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I couldn't say for sure if Jimmy played the basslines on the organ, but there was no bass player or other organist in the group as far as I could tell sitting up front on the left side.

Hey Chris...thanks for the great video clips. Are there any shows of yours on Youtube that you know of? I remember seeing you interview Mingus. Was that on your show? Any other performers you remember being on the show? How many episodes were there? (sorry for all the questions. )

Did Jimmy play the basslines on the organ? I've understood he has to play with bass players or another organist these days due to his illness.

I think all these session have their supporters for different reasons. I've found myself actually listening to Memphis To NY Spirit more over the years than Accent. Personally, I feel Memphis is Patton's concept more fully realized than any other album he did during his BN period. If you listen to his later LPs like Soul Connection and This One's For J.A., you'll find it's all a continuem. Also, I like the recording of Memphis very, very much. Stuff like Memphis and Steno really connect with me on a pretty deep level. Rudy Van Gelder really outdid himself on this session. Plus, Cabell and Coleman are killing. My favorite stuff though is from the session that's split between bonus tracks on the CD of Accent and Memphis to NY....the tracks without guitar (Cissy Strut, Dragon Slayer, ect.). THAT session is definately one of the greatest in organ history imho.

Yeah Jim, what a difference a day makes (...year). I guess it's good advice for fasstrack too. If you can tough it out through the rough times in music, perhaps you'll make it somehow. I've noticed music is not so much about talent or making money, but who can hang in there and survive and still love music in the end. Hopefully, I can be one of those people.

All this said....I have a gig now where I play 4 nights a week at one place...playing standards, bebop, ballads, blues and funk (the usual organ thing)....and I have more people interested in this stuff than ever. Why? I have no clue. I do think there is a sort of backlash that might be happening with young people. I've been benefiting from it lately I'd say. Live music can be valid and of interest...even today.

I just went to the local record store and the Kashmere CD had the 15th highest sales of ANY CD of the week...something like 26 copies sold last week. And this is at THE most popular CD/Record store in Austin.

fasstrack, 15 or 20 years ago the general public wasn't bombarded with entertainment like it is now. Also, iPods and cellphones have insulated people from absorbing their immediate surroundings as they walk the street. Now people are watching a Stevie Wonder video on their cellphone as they walk by you playing a Stevie Wonder melody.... Plus, why watch a street musician play a Beatles song when they just saw Clay Aiken sing it last night on American Idol's "Beatles Night." Also, being a singer or musician used to be a somewhat ecclectic idea/lifestyle....now people send their kids to "Rock Camp" at 6 years of age. People are just so OVER-entertained now. A Street musician just hardly has a chance.

Marvin Cabell is still around... Marvin actually roomed with Roland Kirk in their early years....

I'm sure these guys were great....but, it seems to me we've really gotten into the extremely ecclectic funk mode when we're hyping the high school bands of yore.... Blame Dusty Groove...

When I get a little chunk of time, I'd like to add a few things.

Hey Ed, great to hear you're doing so well! Paul, good luck. I saw my brother go through a divorce a couple of years ago and I saw what pain and confusion is causes. Just know that you'll be o.k.

I hope so, as "Salad Fingers" made me want to hide me children....

I watched some of the "France" episode...and my impression was it was some sort of freaky child molester thing.

GREAT NEWS!!!! I can't wait to see this! (If I ever do ) I'll see if I can arrange it. Dan, if you only were 36-24-36....

GREAT NEWS!!!! I can't wait to see this! (If I ever do )

Not to add any feul to the fire. But most marriages seem to end when one of the partners finds someone else. My brother refused to believe that his wife and good friend had something going....until they married each other six months after the divorce.

"Working" musicians almost always have to lean on their spouse in a financial way. I've only seen 2 types of middle-aged 'gigging' musicians....those with spouses that work, and those that live near the povery level. Many times musicians have to hit the road to make a living. But with kids that can become tough to impossible. So you stick around town and take what you can hustle up, watch the kids, clean the house, and play gigs. But that type of financial role reversal is stressful for anyone. Sounds cute at first "Oh, my crazy musician husband!" After 15, 20, 30 years...it maybe ain't so cute. Especially with inflation and gig pay going down basically for most musicians. And, let's face it there IS a lot of laziness involved with many musicians taking advantage of that situation. I'm not saying this implys anyway to you Paul (which I don't think it does). But, music is very tough for many reasons...divorce is one I would say.

I think, in general, musicians have a worse track record on marriage than others. It's part of the landscape as we know it. Many times music consumes us on an intimate level, and also...it doesn't pay worth a shit. That's not really a winning combo for lengthy marriages.

Resentment is the big elephant in the room in many marriages. Laughter and being able to connect on that level goes a long way in cutting down on the resentment factor imho. Of course, I'll probably be given the boot tommorrow after all my good advice to ya'll.

Hey Paul, Sorry to hear this. The same thing happened to my brother 2 years ago. He was a school teacher and so was his wife....2 kids, dog. Then, one day she said she didn't love him and that it was over. Same scenario as yourself. He tried to make it happen, but she was having none of it. He went through some dark times, for the most part because of the kids. However, now he's happier than I've seen him in many years. It frightens me how women can brew for years on this subject and then one day give a guy the boot. The whole time him being clueless as to what's going on. Even though I feel I have a good marriage, I know the hammer could come down on an estrogen whim at any time. Good luck Paul, hope things get better soon for you.

...yeah, that's more like it. Sounds like a great production.

Not to question your success, but 800 people at a festival with McCoy Tyner, B Marsalis, ect. doesn't sound like that healthy of a state of jazz...? Also, "Jazz" is such a homogenous word for such a diversified subject. Say what you will about standards, but I heard Jerry Dodgion play "Body & Soul" at the VV last Monday Night (through the door as they were sold out the first set)...and imho it just doesn't get a whole let better. Other kinds of less accesable jazz might not be faring as well, but it never has I don't think. However, Avant guard gets much more hype and success in my town. The rock clubs and other spaces have done pretty well with folks like Ken Vandermark, Joe McPhee, ect. On the other hand, I've seen Tom Harrell and even Joshua Redman here play to basically small crowds.

Like Chet Baker said when talking about the low demand for jazz in america..."The cultural level in the states is dismally low." And he said that a loooong time ago. Anyway, I was at the Vanguard last Monday and the first set was sold out, the second set was very full. Lonnie Smith had a pretty healthy house on the Sunday night before, especially for the second set. I couldn't even get in to see Kurt Rosenwinkel at the Fat Cat the same night I went to the VV. But, I know what you mean. I'm always surprised there aren't lines 'round the block considering what you're getting to see. That said, lots of the old timers are gone....maybe that's a big part of the reason.

I think I like his sax playing better than his drawing.