****Bob Stewart is a Professor at Julliard. He played Tuba with Mingus for a while. It may not be to your'e liking, but he is great.****
I did not question his musical ability. He knows his way around the Tuba, and if he teaches at Julliard, well, what else is there to say?
My point is this. The Tuba is just not a 'Jazz' instrument. Sure, some New Orleans groups and the brass bands use them, but that's about it. Anything else is a gimmick.
And I would bet there is not a musical instrument on planet earth that has not been a part of at least one Mingus recording date. I am sure I have heard Tuba on a Mingus record.
How many Saxophone players do you know with the ambition to play with a Classical Symphony Orchestra? Same problem that Jazz Tuba players have.
Even I find Dylan dated. Once the war in Viet Nam ended and the Civil rights violence subsided, he was finished. He was a niche performer. Loved his stuff back in the day. His was the first LP I ever purchased. Along with Baez and Saint-Marie.
And Jazz, like all great music, is not subject to a 'listen to by' date. It does not get old. I have an entire rack of Classical CDs. The music on these CDs was composed by people long dead. It ain't old.
I listened to 'Satch Plays Fats' today. WOW! Wanna hear Jazz trumpet? Listen to Pops. Just as current as when Waller wrote it.
Good one, about lady Gaga! Serves them right! hahahhah
Cheers
I did not question his musical ability. He knows his way around the Tuba, and if he teaches at Julliard, well, what else is there to say?
My point is this. The Tuba is just not a 'Jazz' instrument. Sure, some New Orleans groups and the brass bands use them, but that's about it. Anything else is a gimmick.
And I would bet there is not a musical instrument on planet earth that has not been a part of at least one Mingus recording date. I am sure I have heard Tuba on a Mingus record.
How many Saxophone players do you know with the ambition to play with a Classical Symphony Orchestra? Same problem that Jazz Tuba players have.
Even I find Dylan dated. Once the war in Viet Nam ended and the Civil rights violence subsided, he was finished. He was a niche performer. Loved his stuff back in the day. His was the first LP I ever purchased. Along with Baez and Saint-Marie.
And Jazz, like all great music, is not subject to a 'listen to by' date. It does not get old. I have an entire rack of Classical CDs. The music on these CDs was composed by people long dead. It ain't old.
I listened to 'Satch Plays Fats' today. WOW! Wanna hear Jazz trumpet? Listen to Pops. Just as current as when Waller wrote it.
Good one, about lady Gaga! Serves them right! hahahhah
Cheers