[TPIN] Analysis/JACOBS/HERSETH/ENCHILADA

[Glenn Bengry]

Maties,
 
    The word was that nobody at New England Conservatory thought BUD HERSETH was great while he was there.  He was always in the practice room hacking away at stuff he couldn't play.  He was woodshedding and figuring out (code word for for the hated "a" word)how to play the stuff.   Bill Babcock already had it goin on.  He had already worked out his stuff(classmate of Buds who later became asst principal in CSO)  Babcock never finished at NEC, because he was in such demand in Boston for the best work.  
 
Once he got to Chicago for his audition, HERSETH had done his prep work to be an artist trumpet player.  He had a lot of things figured out so he could become not only perhaps the greatest orchestral  trumpet player there has ever been,  but perhaps the greatest brass section leader of one of the greatest brass sections to ever grace a concert stage, and perhaps the musical leader of one of the finest orchestras in the world.  The same could be said about ARNOLD JACOBS, the foundation of that magnificent brass section.  They had it FIGURED OUT.
 
JACOBS was the foremost analyst(figure outer) of lung function and breathing for musicians in the world attracting singers and wind players from all corners of the globe. JACOBS was forced to perfect the EFFICIENCY of his chops and air since he had only ONE FUNCTIONAL LUNG. He got more out of One lung than most people get out of 2.
 
    One more thing about their ability to play anything their artistic minds could conceive, they were strong as bulls.  Combine efficiency of chop function, strong chops, and huge efficient air and you have arguably the loudest, most beautiful, awesome, stunning, muscical players anchoring that most GLORIOUS of all brass sections.  I don't think I could ever listen to those guys and not be in complete awe and filled with inspiration.  Those boys had it figured out and put it all together.  They got the WHOLE ENCHILADA.
 
 
glenn, aspiring musician, bengry
 
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x> > I spent the last two weeks hanging out with my brother, > who was a much better player than I was before he gave it > up. I always thought he was a natural, and not inclined > to analyze trumpet playing. After two weeks of rehashing > the good old days I have to admit that a big part of his > being a natural was his ability to observe, analyze and > act on his analysis with confidence. Some things that > took me years to figure out were just common sense to him.> > In other words, I'm pretty sure a big part of this > argument is that we are assuming "anaylsis" to mean the > same thing for each of us. Thought process that is > instinctive for one person might take conscious effort for > someone else. I am quite certain that Bud and Maynard > instinctively knew how to size up a situation and fix it. > What an observer might think of as analysis was simple > common sense to them.> John> > > > > > I'm not a meany, nor do I wish to discredit all > >analysis.> > It's just that the older I get the more I realize the > >complexity> > of things I once thought simple and understandable. I am > >wary> > of those who claim to understand these things.> > > > Just be careful out there whe you are analyzing stuff. > >Your> > first hyposthesis may not be correct.> > > > -Ellis> > - Question Authority> > > > > >