Subject: RE: I've bought a trumpet
From: Insane Beard - PM
Date: 23 Feb 09 - 05:57 AM

"A mute is pretty essential. As a free-folky (pocket) trumpeter (moved by the playing of Don Cherry) I use a Harmon / Wow mute (with and without the wow-tube) which 1) warms up the tone 2) doesn't piss the neighbours off, and 3) helps with the lower registers."

I wanted a straight mute, but they didn't have one in stock, so I bought a buzz-wow mute. I tried it, but I was still having trouble producing a tone at all at the time (yesterday or the day before) and haven't tried since. I've decided to buy a new case for my guitar, anyway, so I'll ask about the practice mute when I'm there.

"For examples check tracks 4 (Domus Terra) and 6 (Gospa Peregrinus...) at www.myspace.com/sedayne"

Thank you for the link; that's you, I take it? I'll have a listen as soon as I get a chance.

I've liked some of what I've heard of Don Cherry's music. I like some of the music of Don Cherry, Ornette Coleman, The Art Ensemble of Chicago, Anthony Braxton, etc., but not all of it. I mostly loathe free improvisation, so I hesitate to buy CDs of these musicians.