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I Think I May Have Seen It All
Posted: Fri Apr 06, 2007 12:23 am
by Chuck Jackson
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UqddmIie2vk
Sean will probably move this, but this is.....well......see for yourself. I bet these guys spent years on eBay.
Chuck"more than a little impressed with the clarinet player than anyone else"Jackson
Posted: Fri Apr 06, 2007 12:53 am
by Chuck Jackson
Yeah, I wasn't impressed beyond the "Golly Gee they have three of them" but the clarinet player was pretty good. Tuba player looked like he needed a spinal adjustment after every tune.
Chuck
Posted: Fri Apr 06, 2007 2:03 am
by Chuck Jackson
One of the best concerts I have ever seen was Cuesta playing at the Lounge at Disneyworld back in 1982. He swung harder than two people. Had a real young guy by the name of Eddie Daniels play a couple of tunes with him. That was a good night. Don't let the "trickery" fool you on the clip, the clarinet player was the most happening thing in the band, at least on "Apex Blues" (loved playing that tune, just not that fast).
Chuck"who immediately missed being able to play when they kicked the tune off"Jackson
Posted: Fri Apr 06, 2007 4:47 am
by sandiegotuba
I feel sorry for the poor duck that clarinet player was sodomizing...
Posted: Fri Apr 06, 2007 9:49 am
by Mitchell Spray
Yeah but the bone player is playing high a flats in first, bad, bad , bad!
Posted: Fri Apr 06, 2007 10:17 am
by Alex Reeder
Am I the only one here who actually likes the double-belled euphoniums? I think the change in sound is very interesting and effective, and they use it well to simulate the different sections of a big band. They can switch from a brighter trombone sound to a smooth, almost saxophone-like sound. Cool!
Posted: Fri Apr 06, 2007 10:29 am
by Dan Schultz
Alex Reeder wrote:Am I the only one here who actually likes the double-belled euphoniums? ....
I like 'em! I've worked on a few of them for customers and finally got one of my own a month or so ago. I'm in the process of doing a valve job on it and am really looking forward to playing it. My take on these things is that folks expect to be virtuosos on them right out of the gate. I suspect that it takes a good bit of effort to develop. The last one I saw played well was last fall when I had the opportunity to hear Billy Robinson (Bay 'Bones) play with a DB euph the Golden Gate Park Band in San Francisco.
I've given some thought to building a double-belled Eb tuba. Something that would have the timbres of a big York Eb and a cimbasso. What do you guys think? Would it be worth the effort?
Posted: Fri Apr 06, 2007 1:35 pm
by Naptown Tuba
What's wrong with some ol' geezers just havin' fun and playing music they like?? Absolutely nothin'
Posted: Fri Apr 06, 2007 1:52 pm
by MikeMason
is saddened me when they panned the (almost non-existent)audience.....
Posted: Fri Apr 06, 2007 8:21 pm
by quinterbourne
Posted: Sat Apr 07, 2007 6:39 pm
by Lew
I have seen more DB euphs on eBay at the same time, but not recently. What is more interesting to me is that 2 of those are from the Conn Worcester factory that he bought from Fiske. That factory was only open under Conn for less than 10 years, so instruments from there are not that common.
Posted: Sat Apr 07, 2007 7:22 pm
by Tom Holtz
Heard Cell Block 7 at Sacramento last year with the dbl-bells doing "Mood Indigo." Mighty fine.
Posted: Tue Apr 10, 2007 7:14 pm
by eupher61
CB7 is a great band.