[Spearhead56]

Even the great Phil Woods had GAS...until Bird showed him that he was wrong.

 

[reedsburn62]

Excellent!

 

[maddenma]

100% true, even if it's not.

 

[paulwl]

What Bird had was GDS: Gear Deacquisition Syndrome. He played about every alto out there, one at a time, then hocked them. It was almost Buddhist the way he didn't fetishize his equipment...that is if it hadn't all gone to fund drugs.

You may know that Jimmy Dorsey once gave Bird a new Super-Action, which legend has it went straight to the pawnshop.

 

[kelp55]

He seems to be THE argument for the horn not mattering as much as the player..... always wondered, though.... did he keep a mpc, or did that not matter to him, either?

 

[maddenma]

No one's immune, but I suspect that he's less susceptible.

http://forum.saxontheweb.net/archive/index.php/t-35658.html

This looks like it indicates a NY Meyer 5, switching to a VD V16 fairly recently. I can't tell the difference. Must be him.

There's also a rumor that Charlie Parker, while famous for hocking horns for drugs, kept his mouthpiece in his pocket at all times just in case.

 

[bstrom]

Yep, the equipment is secondary. It won't make you better, it might make it a little easier to play but only working on your playing and the music will make you better. I think we all find that out eventually even when we forget it sometimes.

 

[kelp55]

No one's immune, but I suspect that he's less susceptible.

http://forum.saxontheweb.net/archive/index.php/t-35658.html

This looks like it indicates a NY Meyer 5, switching to a VD V16 fairly recently. I can't tell the difference. Must be him.

There's also a rumor that Charlie Parker, while famous for hocking horns for drugs, kept his mouthpiece in his pocket at all times just in case.

I was actually referring to Parker, since it seems like horns meant little to him, unless he was actually playing, or looking to hock them for something else. The mouthpiece in the pocket makes sense.... there has to be some comfort device, even for a talent that large.

 

[dzve]

Thats just awesome, what an experience!!!!!!!!

 

[RS]

Great story from Phil.

 

[hartt97]

...until Bird showed him that he was wrong.

Until he married bird's widow...

 

[10mfan]

Dear God....
Before I go to sleep tonight, I promise that if you make me sound just like Phil or Bird when I wake up in the morning, then I won't buy ANYMORE horns or mouthpieces!
Deal????


Thank you.

 

[kelp55]

I see this request was posted yesterday.... how did it work out? Are you looking for horns and mpcs, or should we be anxiously awaiting that next gig ;-)

Dear God....
Before I go to sleep tonight, I promise that if you make me sound just like Phil or Bird when I wake up in the morning, then I won't buy ANYMORE horns or mouthpieces!
Deal????

Thank you.

 

[10mfan]

There's good news and bad news.......


I still sound like me.

 

[maddenma]

... and we can still expect to see a flurry of rare and expensive mouthpieces enter the market place, not that this isn't a good thing....

Was there supposed to be an order to "good and bad news"?

 

[10mfan]

I'm actually very happy with how i sound.