@@allthatjazzband3103 - allright then, thx. That is cool, but im sorry i prob wont see you live. But i do have a story for you guys down under. the world is still very big, but we are all connected. I was first exposed to jazz because my father had a rather large collection of records, and Louis Armstrong, "Satchmo", was his favorite. Armstrong was very famous and popular here due to his friendliness and big smile, on top of his great playing. But the story that interests me is about Satchmo's fondness for smoking grass and Mezz Mezzrow, a horn player who was probably not one of the greatest jazz players of that era, but still a vibrant part of the scene, even if or in spite of the fact that few have heard of him. I believe he played with Sidney Bechect. Evidently Mezz was jewish but got into trouble as a young man and was sent to reform school where he first learned to play jazz. As time went on he also wanted to be regarded as being black. I know some of this because my father happened to have a beat-up paperback copy of a book called "Really the Blues" written by Mezzrow and a ghostwriter named Bernard Wolfe (who worked for Leon Trotsky in Mexico for a while). It's Mezzrow's story told from his point of view so we may not be getting the whole unvarnished truth. But it is an interesting story about jazz and American history that few know much about. I share it because you guys are jazz lovers and Aussies who may have never heard of these things. One last detail because i have rattled on way too long.. Mezz also became a grass dealer and one of the trusted suppliers of grass to Satchmo who reputedly loved to smoke dope and to many other jazz musicians. The word mezz even became code for dope. And Mezz always had the best. Of course as an American who is fascinated with history, our common heritage as humans, the black experience in America, and my personal quest to understand the backstory of the world at large, i offer my take. Have a great time as jazzmen.
@@A_Pa-Plainjane Alright! I've ordered a copy of "Really The Blues" I look forward to receiving and reading it. By the way, there is a jazz club in New York City called Mezzrow and they live stream all their gigs. Their timing goes perfectly with my lunch. 1pm in Sydney, Australia is 10pm the previous night in New York
Hey cluck head, I don't understand you comment, "trade in your bone for a trumpet". Didn't you notice me playing the trumpet in the first 20 seconds of the clip? I play trumpet as well as trombone, as well as singing.
