| Re: arg!!! cheek puff!
Doh!
Oh, well... she'll get it, I'm sure.
As to the Dizzy comment... sigh... let's get some things straight. Dizzy was a superb MUSICIAN, a classic among trumpeters. His sound, however, was unique to him and not neccesarily what a student might be going for. As much as I love Dizzy's music and style, I, as an orchestral player would likely not look to his SOUND as an ideal for working in an orchestra or Broadway. Let's separate the sound from the musician.
Second, Dizzy's cheeks, when he played, were the result of a medical condition that developed over time. When Dizzy was first coming up he looked nothing like he did eventually. Find some pictures of Diz when he was about 21 and you'll see he looked like most other players you'll see. He played as beautifully as he did in spite of his cheeks, not because of them. That's the larger point.
Now, having said all that, one of the finest players I knew coming up had/has quite a bit of cheek and neck puff and was a great influence on my playing when I was a student at summer music camp. This gentleman holds down a job in a very good professional orchestra and it hasn't bothered him one bit. So, there are exceptions, clearly.
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