Frank Morgan on Demand

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We all know by now of the sad passing of alto saxophonist

Frank Morgan last Friday, December 14th.

To hear Frank as you've never heard him before go to:

http://www.wgbh.org/webcasts/

There, you will hear Frank play Dizzy Gillespie's "Night In Tunisia" recorded by

WGBH at Scullers Jazz Club in Boston on February 25th, 1993.

Frank was working with the local rhythm section of the day.

Pianist James Williams, John Lockwood on bass and Alan Dawson on drums.

I am very proud to have Produced this recording with WGBH Engineer James Donahue

You can also read my remembrance of that night and of a later engagement at the same venue.

I also have this personal recollection of Frank which did not make it on the website:

Another memorable occasion was in August of 2005. Frank was booked to play

the Marblehead Jazz Series in that North Shore seaside community. We made

the drive up from Boston, found a place to park the car and were walking towards

the church where the concerts were held. As we walked up Mugford Street,

there was Frank, coming out of a guesthouse across the street from the church.

With saxophone case in hand he descended the stairs as a cat on the sidewalk

stopped and looked up at him. When Frank hit the sidewalk, he bent over and

gave the cat a head scratch, then another and started to pet him and talk to him.

The cat liked that and rolled over on his back, exposing his belly. Frank continued

to rub and scratch and coo. He gave the cat one final head rub and continued

across the street to the gig. His band included pianist Hilton Ruiz; Curtis Lundy

playing bass and Yoron Israel on drums. His playing was a personification of

what we had just seen: Gentle, playful, yet forceful at the same

time…with great humor, also.

Enjoy!

Steve Schwartz

Host/Producer

Jazz from Studio Four

Friday, 8p-midnight

WGBH, 89.7FM, Boston

www.wgbh.org/jazz

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We all know by now of the sad passing of alto saxophonist

Frank Morgan last Friday, December 14th.

To hear Frank as you've never heard him before go to:

http://www.wgbh.org/webcasts/

There, you will hear Frank play Dizzy Gillespie's "Night In Tunisia" recorded by

WGBH at Scullers Jazz Club in Boston on February 25th, 1993.

Frank was working with the local rhythm section of the day.

Pianist James Williams, John Lockwood on bass and Alan Dawson on drums.

I am very proud to have Produced this recording with WGBH Engineer James Donahue

You can also read my remembrance of that night and of a later engagement at the same venue.

I also have this personal recollection of Frank which did not make it on the website:

Another memorable occasion was in August of 2005. Frank was booked to play

the Marblehead Jazz Series in that North Shore seaside community. We made

the drive up from Boston, found a place to park the car and were walking towards

the church where the concerts were held. As we walked up Mugford Street,

there was Frank, coming out of a guesthouse across the street from the church.

With saxophone case in hand he descended the stairs as a cat on the sidewalk

stopped and looked up at him. When Frank hit the sidewalk, he bent over and

gave the cat a head scratch, then another and started to pet him and talk to him.

The cat liked that and rolled over on his back, exposing his belly. Frank continued

to rub and scratch and coo. He gave the cat one final head rub and continued

across the street to the gig. His band included pianist Hilton Ruiz; Curtis Lundy

playing bass and Yoron Israel on drums. His playing was a personification of

what we had just seen: Gentle, playful, yet forceful at the same

time…with great humor, also.

Enjoy!

Steve Schwartz

Host/Producer

Jazz from Studio Four

Friday, 8p-midnight

WGBH, 89.7FM, Boston

www.wgbh.org/jazz

thank you for the treasures, steve!

i look forward to hearing them soon.