OT - Dizzy Gillespie and twin?

Whistle
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I saw this postcard on ebay a while back. It is up for sale again and I just have to share this picture. I thought Dizzy Gillespie was the only guy who did the cheek thing! :boggle:


Dizzy Gillespie


Twin

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Maybe he’s playing ‘A night in Tunisia’. :laughing:

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Good one! Maybe the musicien arabe is using circular breathing. I don’t know how to do it but my impression is that you hold air in your cheeks and use it to blow out while breathing in.

Steve

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I believe that circular breathing is a common technique on these ‘Hautboy’ type instruments,wherever they are played (they seem to be known to most cultures,in one form or another,especially in the near,middle and far east).
There was thread on circular breathing quite recently on this board.Can’t say that I’ve seriously tried to do it,even in my Sax. playing days.

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I remember watching Duke Ellington’s band once on TV. As they came to the end of the piece, Harry Carney, the baritone sax player, held on to the last note longer than seemed reasonable. Then he held it some more.. and more. I couldn’t believe it. Later I read he used circular breathing. I was holding my breath the whole time he was holding the note.

Steve

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Aahh,Harry Carney-Great musician :sunglasses:
You know,Zub. and myself were name checking some Baritone saxists recently,and in our joint enthusing over Gerry Mulligan we never mentioned Harry :blush:

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Quite, quite. But don’t forget our near middle Far Ouest (which happens to be just close South from you) and its bombardes.

Btw, I wonder why they call this “circular” breathing. Methinks “spherical” would be more appropriate, judging from the pictures.
Or maybe ball-breathing with some rare Mexican instruments. I guess I should let Brewerpaul solve the issue: he’s our linguistics expert on kinky winds (recorders, etc.)… Or is it lingwhistlicks?

OT: does anyone know how the humpback of Notre-Dame catch his hump?