Jazzers

It seems that the better the Jazz player the more technical he becomes. This apparently is the case with reed players when they 're improvising. I guess it's difficult to play "simple" and constrained when you're blessed with all of this technique. It's like asking a "home -run hitter " to bunt.

I've heard fellow musicians talking about such players and they will admit to admiring their playing skills.  However, on the other side of the coin will be musicians that will conclude, "He's a very good player but I think he plays too many notes."

I like this one observation about this one astute Jazz tenor (reed) player. "His notes go up .. and then go down... they go up and then go down." (For developing players)   "He's bound to play the right notes .. there are so many of them."

One musician (apparently a fellow competitor wishing he could play like that ) summed it up this way, "He's actually a lot better than he sounds".
Hmm?

A very intense reed player that just mesmerized his audience is sitting at the bar. He's relaxing after playing all night pouring his heart out. An absolutely gorgeous and shapely young lady shyly approaches him and says:

"Excuse me. I hope I'm not intruding, but I must tell you that I heard you play tonight. I don't know much about Jazz, but I've never been so deeply affected by it before. Your playing woke up my mind and my heart.  It also woke me up as a woman". 

"Your solos touched me deeply". (Her breathing starts to quicken noticeably.)

"I couldn't stop  fantasizing about you and I."  She continued somewhat flushed, "You took me on a exciting erotic journey.  I've never been moved like this before and I was totally captivated."  

He stares in awe at her for a few moments.  

Taken in by these glowing responses...  he wonders quizzically,     

"Were you here for the first..... or second set?"

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