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No, that's the trumpet player with the same name. I emailed a GB cat who knows someone who's got the LP, so I'm still waiting. He's going to tell me who the cellist is, too. The guy plays with too much balls to be Fred Katz, and I don't know if OP was on the West Coast back then, but it's probably a bass player who also played the cello (Red Mitchell?).

Yes, that's the track that got me interested in Dillard. He was a little out of tune on "Whoopie", but sounded great on a track I heard from the Norvo Quintet LP he played on "Vibe-rations in Hi-Fi", rec'd in 1956. Very Tal-like. "Nocturne", according to someone on the web, was a limited press; less than 100 copies made.

I've spent my life trying to track down the work of artists that interest me. It used to be pretty difficult, but the Internest has made it much easier. However, I've had some difficulty finding this LP: Bill Dillard, "Nocturne". Not the trumpet player. This guy was a West Coast guitarist who took the place of Tal Farlow in the Red Norvo Trio in 1956, and recorded one LP with the Norvo Quintet. Sadly, he died in a fire at the age of 23 (smoking cigarettes in bed).

Don't be afraid, my little friend, it will only hurt for a minute... I don't know what I want. Don't worry, we have ways of treating things like that... As for Circus Maximus' psych influences, Bruno has stories of tripping while being the house band at The Electric Circus, and "seeing" all kinds of strange things. OTOH, he also has stories of tripping while playing upright bass for famous, mainstream swing players back in the 60s. "Neverland Revisited", CM's second LP, has more psych/free jazz influences than the first one. The first one had a folk-rock, jangly guitars, early Byrds type of sound; probably because Jerry Jeff Walker was one of the founding members. Circus Maximus(primarily Bruno) also became known for collaborating with composer Morton Subotnik in a concert in NYC that bridged 20th Cent. classical music with rock.

We have a winner! He also played the guitar solo, the piano solo, and was one of the first to bring elements of jazz into rock and/or roll. Bruno was actually a jazz pianist/brass player/upright bass player/composer/vocalist who played piano in Noah Howard's free jazz group (featuring Rashied Ali) on the live LP they recorded in the early 70s at The Vanguard. He also used to jam with Jimi Hendrix and Larry Young at the studio they both recorded at in the late 60s. Check out his web site(s); there is enough of his music and painting there to keep you busy for the next few weeks!

Don't be afraid, my little friend, it will only hurt for a minute...

This guy led a rock band in 1965 that released two LPs on Vanguard, but he was also into some other stuff. http://www.freewebs.com/superdreamer/

Speaking of the Johnny Richards Orchestra, Quill is featured a great deal on the "Wide Range" LP.