ValerieB

i'm more excited about Herbie writing the music for the Miles movie!

oh, man, this made my day/week/month!!! i LOVE these guys and have for decades!! thanks so much for sharing.

i forget the story but i think Foreman raised Jimmy's son as he married Jimmy's ex.

I believe Jane Feather was a big-band singer when Leonard met her.

so who was Bird ever legally married to?!?

we certainly lost a special jazz guy.

very sorry for the above post. my computer is messed up, especially on this website. it's a drag. sorry, again. just wanted to say "amen" to what Marcello said about Maxine!

people have been bugging him for years about this!

Sincere belated birthday wishes to you, Big Al! you're one of the best around here!

Are you sure about that? No!

you're right, Bertrand, ecept it's not part of Newport, it's now the CareFusion Festival or something like that!

what wonderful memories you have! i will always love LTD! wish i could get my hands on some of those old Montmartre posters from the '50s or the '60s.

Hi, Bertrand. I believe Bobby recently played a week at the Blue Note in NY. I know Wayne will be joining Herbie at the Bowl in September. Best to you.

Sat., June 12th, 2:30-11pm Chick Corea w/Christian McBride, Roy Haynes & Kenny Garrett Kurt Elling Gerald Albright, Jeff Lorber & Kirk Whalum Los Van Van Marcus Miller Band w/Christian Scott Clayton Hamilton Big Band Javon Jackson Band w/Les McCann Naturally Seven Jake Shimabukuro Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue Sun., June 13th, 2-10:30pm George Benson Manhattan Transfer Bobby Hutcherson & Cedar Walton Quartet Salif Keita Robert Randolph & the Family Band Esperanza Spalding Irvin Mayfioeld & the North Orleans Jazz Orchestra Cos of Good Music (Dwayne Burno, Ndugu Chancler, Mark Gross, Jay Hoggard, D.D. Jackson & Ingrid Jensen) Jazz Mafia’s Brass Bows & Beats

it seems like George Coleman has lost his ex-wife and his present wife within the past couple of months! i remember Gloria and her music from back in my NY days in the '60s. she was wonderful. my condolences to her family and friends.

don't think drummer Dick Berk has been mentioned here! p.s. also trumpeter David Weiss.

so sorry to hear this! what a loss of a terrific drummer and very nice, funny man.

neveronfriday: thank you so much for your post.

it's beautiful to see that so many folks here have so many sweet memories of Barry. i remember first seeing him playing solo piano in the window of a bar called "Junior's" (i think). it was in the early to mid-60's on West 47th Street in the theatre district and was actually a theatre hang-out. i'm happy to say that i've lost count of all the times i've heard Barry play, most recently a couple of times this year in NY. as has been mentioned, he's not only a gifted musician but a humanitarian as well. i know of so many generous and heart-felt things he has done for folks, especially fellow jazz musicians. blessings to Barry, always.

sorry to say i'm having lots of problems. i see one post and the rest of the VERY long page is empty. how does one see all of the most recent posts? "New Content" is only calendars.

Looking forward to Yoshi's in Feb! if i remember correctly, Dwayne will be on bass, Billy Hart on drums and Eddie Henderson on trumpet.

i second that, heartily. when i heard Lee in SF around 1970, Harold and Mickey were in the group!! and what a fabulous one it was!

hi, Gheorghe. thanks for all the very interesting information! i am sorry to say that i really don't remember how Bud sounded while he was practicing. i feel confident though to say that he wasn't playing any "flashy runs". i sadly remember his "shuffling" rather than walking to the piano. it was clear he wasn't well during this time. another topic completely but do you happen to be a fan of Joe Zawinul's at any time during his career?

talk about a "private session". how i wish i had a recording of an evening i was privy to sometime around 1965-67. i was in a friend's apartment in Manhattan where Bud would visit regularly to practice. very sadly, he was living in Brooklyn at the time with no piano!! his friend would let him use his piano at any hour of the day or night. the night i was there, the doorbell rang, my friend buzzed him in downstairs, Bud took the elevator up and immediately upon entering just walked to the front of the apt. where the piano was. no conversation at all. not a word. it was amazing to witness, both the visual and the audio!!!