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...send a PM to another board member (Sal); he may be willing to part with his....I know it's only been played once........ Mark~

I was at the Interview and it was amazingly candid and funny. It was done for Jazz Times and Howard is a contributor for DM so he's just showing a little courtesy for Larry. I asked Lou if it was his first time in Portland and he said "yes, I had to get a passport to get here". He was very friend....got a photo of myself with him....cool guy. m

I've caught him twice in the past several years....not playing well...but I love Donald Byrd!

...the last time I saw Phil Woods....he was far from "great form". Nothing against Phil as he doesn't need to play another note to cement his place in jazz history....but his playing at this time is very week...limited to a chorus or two. Possible I saw him on a bad night. m

While I love Von...not a fan of Andy's. Too much chatter from the tourists and the last time I was there....they asked us to give up our table after about an hour or so and move to the bar so someone else could sit there...seemed strange as we were still ordering/eating/spending money. We left instead. m

Sorry to miss you at the service; it was well attended by family, friends and many musicians including Mel Rhyne who played piano and organ frequently during the service with many of the other Indy greats. Ran into David Baker and Lida...and then vibist Billy Wooten; chatted with him for about 30 minutes prior to the service. While sad that David is gone, the service was joyous and upbeat like he would have wanted it to be! Regarding more info....I have a couple friends other than the one I turned you on to that have known David for 30-40 years....I can probably help you out there as well. m

Not to mention Freddie.. ...my bad on that one...........and both Aletra and Virtue Hampton...know as the Hampton Sisters (sisters of Slide).

...several of the Indy greats have left us in the past several years....Pookie, Jimmy Coe, Russell Webster, Dick Dickinson, JJ Johnson and now David....damn!

David had maybe one-two leader dates but had such a wonderful sound. Knew and played with Wes Montgomery, David Baker, Mel Rhyne, Jimmy Coe, Al Kiger, Joe Hunt and other Indy greats as well. Mark~

The great tenor player David Young has passed away. David, while not that well known to many...recorded several times with George Russell on many of his greatest albums and was a regular on the Indy Jazz scene for too many years to count. David had lived here in Indy all his life and continued to play until the past 6 months of so. Always a joy to see him play and talk with him.....though he was a very modest guy by most accounts. He didn't really like the spotlight on him and would rarely speak about himself but truly a wonderful man and artist. Certainly will be missed by me and countless others. RIP m~

I was hanging out with the guys in Deep Blue Organ Trio this afternoon (show tonight at the Jazz Kitchen) and Greg Rockingham told me Hank had passed away....what a DRAG !

...$1500.00

7-Up in the late-60s/early 70s was hipper than both of them put together!

...a real gentle soul. I had many opportunities to photograph David and spoke with him many times. Karen and David once gave me some pie ...probably around the time of his birthday or maybe new years eve.... I don't recall. They were always very kind to me. As ejp626 said, I met him at the Showcase a few weeks ago to see David and he was not playing. This is one of the last photographs I made of him. RIP m~

...I'm going out for the last few days of it. m~

A dozen years ago, when Yoshi's was, in the words of its co-owner and namesake Yoshie Akiba, "a hideaway jazz club" nestled among private homes in Oakland's leafy Rockridge neighborhood, few would have expected that the place would come to bear the weight of the jazz world on its shoulders. I'm not so sure about that line....

Jeff did my website and is a great guy; miss him as well. I've traded emails with him from time to time. Mark~

...have a good one!

...37 degrees here in Indy. Not bad for 6:15 pm in the dead of winter. Lots of freezing rain the past couple days and a little snow. m~

...are you Curtis Fuller?

He spoke of his label when I saw him this past August in Chicago. He had copied of his new cd with him at that time. m~

MG - Do you know what the story is with Delmark 443 - Jimmy Coe: After Hours Joint? I've looked for it - love the 2 Coe tracks on Honkers & Bar Walkers Vol. 1 - but have never come across it. Did it go in and out of print very quickly? I don't know. I got my copy in '97, but it was only available on K7 at the time. I've subsequently seen that a CD version was available, but didn't get around to getting it. I seem to remember there were extra tracks). I downloaded the Delmark catalogue in 2003 and it wasn't listed. Delmark also distributed Jimmy Coe's recent (1994) big band album, "Say what?" which has a couple of live cuts from 1987 featuring Melvin Rhyne. I think that may still be available, 'cos I got mine in 2004. It isn't bad; mostly Indianapolis musicians; Coe playing alto except on the live trax. I think you can get the album off Coe's website (sorry, don't have the address any more). He's still playing (well, he was in 2004); a great survivor. MG PS - trivia point: Jimmy Mumford, drummer with Funk Inc, was Coe's drummer until he died, I assume, shortly before "Say What?" was recorded. Funk Inc was an Indianapolis band. Guitarist Steve Weakley was in this band as well...still plays frequently around Indy and still resides here. Jimmy Coe was a good guy and great player.....saw him dozens of times before he passed away. Mark~

Happy New Year to all....hopefully a more peaceful one around the world as well! m~

...I watched a movie last night that I had recorded on vhs many years ago.....the lost weekend...great flick. My vcr sounded as though it was going to "lift off" as it was rewinding! m

Fathead Newman this weekend....Chicago!