I came across that last night too - in one of the barndances. Fingering it, you could tell you'd jump up to the higher B but I really had to plaster my ear to the speaker before I could hear that higher B.bradhurley wrote:It's probably the "aural illusion" ...chas wrote: There's a set of mazurkas (I think one of them is shoe the donkey); the second one is in A, and he sure seems to be playing down to the low B. ....
Funny to have no argument from Cat on this re style - I havent heard JS live since a few years now, so assumed she'd set us straight here.. however I guess his point of repetition has truly burnt the sound of his flute into my mind!
John K thank you also for your heart-rending story which included the Good Dr. Claudy's involvement .. I also read last night some of the accounts on the web which came out around the time of the obit and it is just so gut wrenching.
And again thanks to all so far, this is really enlightening.
Interesting point of Craig's about fleshing out the style some more. Aaron said:
Yes, anyone for continuing on from there? I'll be trying to hit the slowdown button tonight myself.Frankie's playing doesn't sound ornamented but it is. They are more articulations than ornamentations.