Posted by Doug Elliott on February 24, 2000 at 19:35:07:
In Reply to: Re: As cheeks poke out like Dizzy Gillespie posted by Gus Pratt on February 24, 2000 at 09:04:33:
If you look carefully at pictures of Dizzy playing, you'll see that his corners ARE firm. He only puffed outside of his corners, and it obviously worked quite well for him, as well as Conte Candoli and a few others. It's not wrong for everybody, but it is a bad idea for most brass players.