Old dog new tricks?

[Dave Cox]

Hi! Started playing in the late 60’s and carried on studies at school until a professor told me that I had no hope of ever being able to improvise – said I read great and would could make a living as a legit player whatever that meant, but found it very disappointing. Kept up with the horn and went other directions with music but always felt like this was something I could enjoy listening to but never really participate in. I was too old at the age of 18. Been chasing it ever since, so I’m hoping that I can make it happen now. I’ve kept my hand in over the years but figure now is the time. Videos are great – fingers are crossed.

[john]

We used the term legit to refer to legitimate which to us meant classical players. I guess the rest of us weren’t legitimate!
Sounds like now IS the time for you…good luck with it.

Johnny

[Dave Cox]

Interesting – I always thought the legit players were the ones that could improvise. I remember someone saying once that, in the beginning, all music is improv, in the end, it’s all interpretation. I think that’s part of what was so disappointing. It’s always better to be at the beginning than at the end. Thanks for being here.

[Anonymous]

if you can sing somone elses song but put a different twist on it and not sound like a karoke singer, then plain and simple thats the basics of improvisation – trouble is it works the other way round, if you are a crappy singer. and people don’t want to be honest with you, they often complement for not singing it like the original – i did it my way!

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