Harold_Z

Exactly. All the majors are interested in is the big prize. They ignore a secondary and I think lucrative secondary market. I believe the same is true of TV and Radio.

Is there food? Do we eat on the gig?

I saw the first set at the Tower in Paramus NJ last night.

I'd like to hear that. What do you play? PS: That's nothing compared to the way club daters (and, sorry to say, also 'hip' jazzers) massacre Jobim. Oy vay..... Electric Bass. But I swing. Yeah..they kill Jobim too.

Thanks for the reminder. I meant to read this when it first came out and had forgotten all about it. Hopefully this will prompt me into reading it. I'm sure I would dig it. Also meant to read A Drinking Life. I'm gigging a lot with an excellent singer guitarist who really knows the Sinatra stuff inside out. It's great to be doing a lot of those tunes and to be doing them with the right changes (amazing how club daters masacre a lot ot those tunes). I had (and have) to shed with the records on occasion and I dig the hell out of doing that!

Happy Birthday JAZZKAT!

Baby Washington Sugar Chile Robinson Little Peggy March

Best of luck Fass.

Just to add to my post above - I was fortunate enought see Louis with Trummy Young, Barney Bigard, Billy Kyle, Arvell Shaw and Danny Barcellona. The female vocalists were on varying occasions either Jewel Brown or Laverne Baker. My God. What wonderful memories. Many years later I had the good fortune to work opposite Arvell at Jimmy Weston's on 53rd St in NYC. He was either with Dorothy Donegan or Hazel Scott. Both worked there frequently and I really can't be sure, but I think it was Dorothy. Arvell was a nice cat too. Rudy Collins, another nice cat, was the regular drummer (different guys subbed. Sometimes Ray Mosca or Roy Haynes, for example).

I had "fan" contact when I was a teenager. I saw him live several times and got his autogrpah each time. usually on a program or an 8X10. He was always friendly and warm. When I was in high school I played trumpet and was in marching band and took lessons (never worked out in the long run - I became a bass player). I told Louis I played trumpet. He smiled and said in that marvelous voice "Keep blowin' Pops". HE called everyone pops. AND he was Pops. Nothin'[ but good vibes from my contacts with him.

You caught me at the right time on that one Chuck. I almost choked on my stoly on the rocks.

Happy birthday SJ, and many more.

Now I'm hungry ! Splash some olive oil on some eggplant and have it on the side.

I'll second that!

Happy Birthday and many more. Safe and Healthy.

Friendly Chap Buddy Guy Pal Joey

WOW ! Lot's from around the Northern Jersey Area. Passaic was home to Shirelles and Donald Fagen lived here at one time. Joey Dee was born in Passaic, but as far as I know lived in Lodi. The Tokens were from Paterson as was Jimmy Charles. The Duprees and Kool and the Gang were from Jersey City. The Rascals and The Vanilla Fudge were local also. Around the Garfield/Lodi area. I'm sure I've left out as many as I've put in, if not more. Oh! The Four Seasons were from Newark. All these towns are within 10 or 15 miles from one another.

Most I've seen use two fingers. When I first saw that video and JOS was doing it with one finger, I was dumbfounded. I still don't know how he does it. Here's to THE MAN of the Hammond organ.... Jimmy Smith. RIP. I think he puts his finger in "overdrive" and lets it rip. I'd like to see him do THAT with his chin.

Good advice. I remember Bobby Forrester. I didn't know him, but I did hear him and thought he was a fine player.

Sorry to hear abut your buddy. One note: You can be pretty obscure. Even in a NYC jazz club.

Peggy had it !

OHHH! So he does that fast 3 against 4 triplet thing (or whatever that is) with ONE finger! A lot of cats I know use 3 fingers for that. 321321321 etc. It's always the good feel that wins it.

Happy 4th to all !

Les Brown Brownie McGhee Maggie Jones

They are friends and both of us admire the hell out of Herbert. He's a great man and a voice in the wilderness. Couldn't agree more.