On Wed, 03 Nov 2004 21:04:20 +0000, Mike Gilmour wrote:

Iain said that he really enjoyed the exchange of info and ideas and asked
me to pass his best regards to Keith,
Andy, Jim and Dave, etc but said he unfortunately couldn't continue in the
group under the present circumstances.
I'm now getting some very interesting info from Iain by email & I'm sure
he
won't mind me passing a bit on...

"I met the saxophone players from the Duke Ellington Orchestra when we
recorded a concert in the UK not long before his death. I attended the
rehearsals, and found them fascinating." "The saxophones sat in a circle,
and each player had his eye on Johnny Hodges, first alto. They followed
his level and vibrato, so that five saxophones sounded like one saxophone
with five voices:-) It was magic:-)))))." "I talked at length with Harry
Carney, (baritone sax/clnt.) He had played with Ellington
from the very early days - more than 40 years. He said "Where is there to
go when you have played in the Famous Duke Ellington Orchestra?" I could
see what he meant."


Good stuff!
I think it's a shame that he's gone from this NG :-(


Am I allowed to say "me too" on here? ;-)

In spite of Stewart's apparent insistance that "audio" and "music" are two
different subjects I'm sure he would agree that they can be closely
related. Audio equipment is fascinating in its own right, but most people
listen to other things apart from test tones. Music is also fascinating,
but as we (mostly) can't fit a symphony orchestra (or even an acoustic
folk duo in some cases!) into our living rooms the audio equipment comes
in handy.

IMHO we can only lose valuable insight into the music side of things by
losing Iain's comments. That can only be bad for those interested in
recreating the atmosphere of live performances.

Stewart, please don't try to convert this ng into another
rec.audio.high-end. There is room here for material that would be
considered OT on there. There is nothing in the ng title to suggest that
we are looking for perfect sound - the word "audio" leaves a lot of space
for those who like to listen to single-ended OC81 transistors into 75ohm
2.5" speakers!

--
Mick
(no M$ software on here... :-) )
Web: http://www.nascom.info