Everything Bob played was a melody of its own. The way he would weave the notes through the harmonics of a song somehow keeping the integrity of both melody relevance and the critically important harmonic notes, was something to marvel at.
Tag: Bob Barnard
Amid the entertaining anecdotes we pick up on Barnard’s perspectives on his colleagues, his recordings and his idols, including Louis Armstrong, the first encounter with whom he describes as ‘possibly the most exciting thing that had ever happened to me’.
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…memorabilia, anecdotes, people, places… this collection gives an intriguing insight into the life of one of Australia’s most famous trumpeters, and creates a sketch of the local jazz scene in the process!
