Wind

A couple of solos last night, but I can't say that I am pleased with my playing. It is strange, but the passion seems to have disappeared. I still practice religiously every day but my flexibility is crap at this time? Am I worried??? Well no not really. You see, being the person I am, I have never liked myself and always feared dropping a major b****ck. As the fear has always been worse than reality,I figure it's time I did drop a major te***icle and actually see what happens? Now a major Goo*y to me is splitting or fluffing a note. I hate it as most of the tunes I solo on are well known. You can get away with it in jazz, but a well known tune has no hiding place??? Drummers can get away with it as can Bass guitars etc cos they never really do popular solos and how can you get a wrong note on the drums? Singers can get away with ad lib words sometimes, but us brass and reed players are out on a limb. Funny then that drummers and singers always get the most applause. I think I have explained that in a previous blog as the audience figure they understand the drum and voice as they can hit things and sing in the bath. As for brass and reed all they think is ,we move a slide, push a valve or key, blow and the sound just comes out!!! Ah well, bring on the next solo.