[78-L] All-American?

[Julian Vein]

simmonssomer wrote:
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Jeff Lichtman" <jeff at swazoo.com>
> To: "78-L Mail List" <78-l at klickitat.78online.com>
> Sent: Thursday, June 03, 2010 5:41 PM
> Subject: Re: [78-L] All-American?
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> 
>>> What does "All-American" mean in the jazz context? Count Basie's rhythm
>>> section was once known by this title, and Duke Ellington introduced
>>> Harry Carney at the 1956 Newport Jazz Festival as an "All-American"
>>> baritone sax player.
>>>
>>>       Julian Vein
>> I agree with the others who have replied - it's a sports reference.
>> The term "All-American" seems to have originated in college football
>> - several different organizations pick All-American teams every year,
>> with the purpose of recognizing the best players in the country at
>> each position. That is, "All-American" means "the best in all of
>> America." So when Duke called Carney an "All-American" baritone
>> player, he meant Carney was the best in the U.S. at that instrument.
>>
>>
>>                        -        Jeff Lichtman
>>                                 jeff at swazoo.com
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>>
> Hey Duke..was Carney better than Serge Chaloff, Adrian Rollini, or Gerry 
> Mulligan ?
> 
> Al S. 
> 
> _______________________________________________
Rollini didn't play baritone, though he played bass sax better than most 
of the others played baritone. Chaloff has never done much for me (the 
guy sounded constipated). Tony Scott was one of the best. My favourite 
baritone sax solo is by Edgar Sampson on Lionel Hampton's "Ring Dem 
Bells" (Victor). The best bass sax solo I've heard was by Spencer Clark 
on "I Know That You Know", recorded at Squirrel Ashcraft's (1939?)/

A musician once said that he didn't like Mulligan because he played 
notes "that fell easily on the chords, rather like Joe Marsala". Stanley 
Dance once said about Carney that he was a great embellisher rather than 
a great soloist.

      Julian Vein


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