Don't want to further rock the boat, but I feel that I need to explain a little about how Boo and other jazz soloists think. These folks live and die according to the structure they must use when soloing...a structure set by the rhythm section. A missing dminished chord or a chord played with incorrect notes, for example, necessitates restructuring the line, which is often being played at blinding speed. Monotonic section players live and die as a function of structure. They "run the chords" and when the chords are wrong, everything goes south. Structure must be perfect and understood by ALL participants when "trading fours", for instance.


Horn players; particularly jazz horn players are solely dependent on the section and the structure...can't do without the right structure.

This particularlty affects GOOD horn players and, believe me, Boo is a GREAT horn player. I've known lots of jazz horn players. Maybe it's the constant pressure on the cranium, but;' at first, you think they're dancing a "different tune".

Their focus is so singular that they sometime rub people wrong. But like Boo, most are really intelligent, funny folks.

Sitting in the same room with Boo would be a hoot.

He wears his heart on his sleeve and loves his craft.

He's welcome on my bandstand anytime.


Russ