Yes, Denny Zeitlin is a full time psychiatrist and musician. I had the
privilege of hanging out with him a few years ago and he is one "organized"
individual. Those in the Atlanta area probably know of Cecil Welch,
insurance person in the daytime and one of the most in-demand lead and jazz
trumpet players on the scene.
One thing you can be sure of, for every jazz player you know of, there are
ten more you don't know about, one third of which are great players.
Win Hinkle
RDBMS, HTML, JAVA,
Software Development
(919) 468 0425
winhink@magicnet.net
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> From: Frank Hamilton <hamprod@atl.mindspring.com>
> To: Multiple recipients of list discussion-l <discussion-l@justjazz.com>
> Subject: Re: substitutions: Star Eyes
> Date: Tuesday, October 08, 1996 5:30 PM
>
> Hi Reed,
>
>
> I'm curious about one thing: have you personally
> >actually gone through a substantial amount of the music I mentioned and
> >analyzed precisely
> >what is going on harmonically (and in particular how the bass motion
works)
> >or have you just listened to it ?
>
> I have been aware of bass motion and have analyzed a lot of chords, being
a
> guitar player. I am in no way setting myself up as an authority on chords
or
> music. I've gone through figured bass in school and have studied some
> arranging and orchestration. But I realize I have a lot to learn and am
> grateful when someone can enlighten me. I analyze everything I do up to a
> point and when my ear tells me something that might conflict with my
> analysis, I trust that instead.
>
>
> >
> >>As to the day job, it didn't hurt Charles Ives' music. I recall that
> >>Rimsky-Korsakov had a gig with the Russian Navy. I think John was just
> >kidding.
> >>
> >>
> >Well perhaps John was kidding but where I come from that's how tell
someone
> >that
> >they suck or are an amateur because otherwise they wouldnt need a day
job.
>
> This is obviously not true. There are many fine musicians who have day
> jobs. One, you might know, Denny Zeitlin who I understand to be a
practising
> psychiatrist in addition to a great jazz pianist. I happen to know quite
a
> few accomplished musicians who have day gigs. A friend of mine says and
I
> quote "It's better to be a professional amateur than an amateur
professional."
>
>
> >
> >>
> >>It seems to me that you have an exceptional talent in music as well.
Keep
> >>up the good work.
> >>
> >Well I can tell you without hesitation that I had no natural talent at
> >music whatsoever
> >but that it's possible to get somewhere if you have perservere. The only
> >thing I had naturally
> >was a love of music.
> >
> There is a theory that a genuine love of music indicates a strong
aptitude
> for it.
>
> Anyway, I, for one, am grateful for any criticism you have to give.
>
> Frank
>
>