BillF

Couldn't for a moment remember Fruscella's name and was googling (without success) "Jazz trumpeters who sound like Chet Baker".

Yes to Oscar! Now playing:

Track 3: Tony Fruscella?

I guess the answer is "yes".

I've just had a look at the contents of this box (which I don't own). A great collection! I've been an enthusiast for this music since my teenage years (which doesn't quite take me back to when it was recorded) and even play a little blues piano myself. Favorite blues pianist: Yancey. Favorite boogie pianist: Meade Lux.

I feel I have a lot in common with Bruce, despite the half century difference in our ages. In yesterday's interview he answers these questions exactly as I would: Favorite trumpet player: Dizzy Gillespie Top all-time hero: Charlie Parker Favorite Coltrane album: Crescent Favorite Coltrane solo: "Exotica"

Agreed. Now reading:

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Reminds me that Mingus said classical music was about the world as it should be, but jazz was about the world as it was.

"Perfect" or "perfection" suggest a single ideal to be attained. Perhaps this concept fits better with classical music. Jazz, with its important improvised element, is more personalized with a variety of top level attainments. Many Charlie Parker solos are at this level, but every one is different.