[NewMusic] Marco Eneidi's Animal Farm

[Damon Smith]

On Mar 1, 2007, at 12:23 PM, Phillip Greenlief wrote:

> But I'm trying to move on to other aspects of this discussion...I posed
> some questions. We'll see if anyone takes the bait.

-Well I think the main thing is that each person has to take their own 
responsibility for organizing themselves and their section.
Drums and basses have confront not being the only ones as is the normal 
situation. For this concert that was easy for the basses, George and I 
have been in multiple bass projects many times together over the years 
and understand how to work it out, the other two were my students.

In this concert the only trouble in my mind is that Peter and Timmy 
played as if they were the only drummer. The drummers could have gotten 
together and worked it out or I guess George or I could have tried to 
organize the whole "Rhythm Section" since we know the drill but we 
didn't.

The basses discussed numbering our parts, cueing certain ideas and 
trading off. It took less than a minute of discussion and it worked for 
us.

Weasel and I listened to an incredible Tony Oxley Orchestra recording 
on tour with four drummers that is just amazing. They have the 
traditions of Globe Unity and KIng Übü  to draw from, so that is a big 
help.

My point is that even experienced improvisors show up to these things 
waiting to be told what to do, when you have to show up ready to 
organize yourself.



Damon Smith

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