tra i commenti questo di Roger Ingram che mostrava che persona era Lew Soloff
When I first moved to NYC in 1994, Lew invited me to come up to his home in Westchester County to, you know, hang and play trumpet. He showed me his gold plated, medium bore, 1929 NY Bach trumpet which he was VERY proud of. He wanted to hear me play it. So, I start trying to play it and the valves were kinda hanging up on me. So I asked if he had any oil. He gave me a bottle of valve oil and I unscrewed the top valve caps to pull out the valves in order to apply the oil (that's how I do it. I like applying the oil directly on the valve as opposed to simply squirting it into the hole of the bottom cap like some people do). Well, I pull the valves half-way up, and MAN...the ports were just FILLED with green slime. Geez! I said to Lew, "Lew, how often do you clean your horn?" He said, "Oh, whenever I get a moment." Remember now, this was the personal trumpet of one of the greatest players in the world! I quickly realized that I needed to choose my words carefully here...I said, "Well Lew, I think it's been awhile...before I continue trying to play your (rare) gold plated, medium bore, 1929, NY Bach, how about you let me rinse your horn out for you?" He said, "Really? Let me see." He looked at the valves and started laughing! He said, "Well, yeah, I suppose they're a little dirty." I got Lew to FIND his snake, mouthpiece brush, slide grease and a few rags. I then proceeded to spend the next hour giving Lew Soloff's trumpet a COMPLETE cleaning, oiling and lube. Afterwards, I warned him that his horn MAY feel "a little bigger" when he played it next. We then spent the rest of the day playing, eating and exchanging stories. I'll never forget that experience. He was such a gentleman with me. I'm missing him...
mi è capitato di incontrare Lew varie volte negli ultimi anni, di fare un paio di note insieme e di prestargli il mio strumento per un concerto...era una persona di una gentilezza e modestia incredibili, veniva da te a chiederti come aveva suonato
un grande, sotto tanti aspetti
