[Trombone-l] clams and perspective

[Jeff Albert]

I think we are getting some disagreement on clams because we are  
coming to the concept from different perspectives.

As a listener I don't mind a few clams if the music is moving.  I can  
understand that some listeners might have a higher clam standard, but  
it just isn't that important to me as a listener.

Part of the reason clams aren't a big deal to me as a listener is  
that my primary performance mode is as an improviser.  Improvisers  
tend to dismiss clams even as performers, because too much worry  
about that sort of thing can interfere with the improvisational process.

If I am performing composed music with weeks or months of preparation  
time, I am much less tolerant of clams, because we have the time to  
get it right.

Jeff