Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2013/05/19
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Alto and clarinet or baritone are fairly common, but oboe is an unusual one. 'Begin the Beguine' is of course a classic Arty Shaw number and, although I don't know for sure, I would have thought that would have been played on the clarinet rather than the oboe. The long hours of a music career coupled with the constant touring certainly take their toll, and I think you probably made a wise decision. Gerry Gerry Walden +44 (0)23 8046 3076 or +44 (0)797 287 7932 www.gwpics.com On 19 May 2013, at 17:36, Jim Nichols <jhnichols at lighttube.net> wrote: > Hi Gerry, > > It is an alto, my primary instrument. I also played clarinet, and even > oboe, for a "Begin the Beguine" number. Later, as folks graduated, I > switched to baritone, which was a lot of fun. > > No, I haven't played in years. I figured that music was a hard way to > make a living, unless you were quite talented. I put my Engineering > degree to work. > > Jim Nichols > Tullahoma, TN USA > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Gerry Walden" <gerry.walden at me.com> > To: "Leica Users Group" <lug at leica-users.org> > Sent: Sunday, May 19, 2013 3:32 AM > Subject: Re: [Leica] IMG: The Bass Player - Jim > > >> That is great Jim. I am assuming that you mean 4th right as I look at it. >> That looks like an alto, but the angle makes it a little difficult to be >> sure. The guy to the left of you looks a bit like Gerry Mulligan. Do you >> still blow? >> >> Happy days! >> >> Gerry >> >> Gerry Walden >> +44 (0)23 8046 3076 or >> +44 (0)797 287 7932 >> www.gwpics.com >> >> On 19 May 2013, at 07:20, Jim Nichols <jhnichols at lighttube.net> wrote: >> >>> Gerry, >>> >>> All I have from those days are scans from 8x10 glossy prints, shot with >>> a Speed Graphic and large flashbulb. This is poor quality, but gives an >>> idea of our band during my early college years. I'm 4th from the right, >>> front row. This was a typical college sorority dance. >>> >>> Jim Nichols >>> Tullahoma, TN USA >>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Gerry Walden" <gerry.walden at >>> me.com> >>> To: "Leica Users Group" <lug at leica-users.org> >>> Sent: Sunday, May 19, 2013 12:16 AM >>> Subject: Re: [Leica] IMG: The Bass Player - Jim >>> >>> >>>> Jim >>>> >>>> Thanks for your comments, and I wish I had been around to hear your >>>> band it those days. With that line-up in a college cafeteria you >>>> wouldn't have needed much sound equipment. Sounds a very similar >>>> grouping to orchestras like Woody Herman, who I saw twice here in the >>>> UK. I think the high cost of travel probably killed that era of music >>>> off. >>>> >>>> Gerry >>>> >>>> Gerry Walden >>>> +44 (0)23 8046 3076 or >>>> +44 (0)797 287 7932 >>>> www.gwpics.com >>>> >>>> On 19 May 2013, at 06:06, Jim Nichols <jhnichols at lighttube.net> >>>> wrote: >>>> >>>>> Hi Gerry, >>>>> >>>>> Can't say about the 60s, but in the late 40s - early 50s I played a >>>>> number of gigs in college cafeterias where we set up at one end >>>>> against a brick wall like that, and photos would have been very >>>>> similar to yours. Of course, we were much less well endowed with sound >>>>> equipment. ;~) (Five saxes, six brass, four rhythm) The advent of >>>>> small combos then killed off the big bands. >>>>> >>>>> Jim Nichols >>>>> Tullahoma, TN USA >>>>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Gerry Walden" <gerry.walden at >>>>> me.com> >>>>> To: "Leica Users Group" <lug at leica-users.org> >>>>> Sent: Saturday, May 18, 2013 11:26 PM >>>>> Subject: [Leica] IMG: The Bass Player >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>> This is from a recent soundcheck, and the bass player is Reid >>>>>> Anderson of The Bad plus. I wanted to try and create a 1960's feel. >>>>>> The shot was taken on the X-Pro1 with the 35mm lens at 3200iso and >>>>>> then processed through SEP2. >>>>>> >>>>>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/gwpics/The+Bass+Player.jpg.html >>>>>> >>>>>> Gerry >>>>>> >>>>>> Gerry Walden >>>>>> +44 (0)23 8046 3076 or >>>>>> +44 (0)797 287 7932 >>>>>> www.gwpics.com >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>>> Leica Users Group. >>>>>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >>>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>> Leica Users Group. >>>>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >>>> >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> Leica Users Group. >>>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >>>> >>> >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Leica Users Group. >>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information