Hi MG,

>I'm afraid I'm still chuckling about the trumpet you sorta rented for the weekend at a total cost of $20.
Me, too!

>I wish I had got far enough with the trumpet to have an idea of whether jumps of an octave or more are possible to play fast, but I don't really know.
I don't believe there is very much that a good musician can't play. When I listen to some of your trumpet parts, I recall my old trumpet player, Mike Palmiere, warming up in the dressing room. It sounds just like him. Then he would go out on stage and have to play the stuff we were forced to play in order to make a buck. What a waste!

>Is more Dixie Land in the pipeline?
Maybe so! I haven't done very much lately. I have been spending a lot of time trying to get my web site the way I want it. I have been playing around with some more big band jazz stuff, but I am not happy with it. The ideas have been a little weak lately. It might be fun to get back to another Dixie thing. Thanks!
Cheers,
Fred