JACK OF ALL TRADES?
The More You Bring To The Party!
The More You Bring To The Party!
The phrase "a jack of all Trades" was originally purely a compliment. It has become a pejorative with the addition of "and master of none." Another line (probably apocryphal) is now sometimes added: "but oftentimes better than a master of none." "Polymath" is good term.
Whatever the label, being a jack of all trades is the prime skill set possessed by most successful studio musicians. As Phil Teele once told me regarding style and technique, "You need to be able to do 98% of the stuff, at a 98% level, 98% of the time." Also see Doubling . . .
Even symphony orchestras, once citadels of specialization, are starting to employ "utility infielders" in the low brass section. Alto trombone, tenor trombone, bass trombone, contrabass trombone, bass trumpet, tenor tuba . . ." Jim Nova, Jim Miller, Brian Hecht, et al. . . . This appears to be the wave of the future!
Speaking of Jim Nova . . . and Denis Jiron . . .
Whatever the label, being a jack of all trades is the prime skill set possessed by most successful studio musicians. As Phil Teele once told me regarding style and technique, "You need to be able to do 98% of the stuff, at a 98% level, 98% of the time." Also see Doubling . . .
Even symphony orchestras, once citadels of specialization, are starting to employ "utility infielders" in the low brass section. Alto trombone, tenor trombone, bass trombone, contrabass trombone, bass trumpet, tenor tuba . . ." Jim Nova, Jim Miller, Brian Hecht, et al. . . . This appears to be the wave of the future!
Speaking of Jim Nova . . . and Denis Jiron . . .
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