Did he tell you about the time Brookmeyer said to Phil Woods "Come on Phil, be a man, sell out!
He was trying to get Phil to move to the West Coast and be a studio musician so that he could play dance music for Jim Sangrey to dance to.
“Eddie Condon Town Hall Concerts Vol. 2” Jazzology 2 cd set, disc 1
Love the tribute to Fats Waller episode.
Early jazz and Chicago Style jazz are comfort musical “food” for me. . . I’m leaning into that lately, need some comfort.