fasstrack Posted November 11, 2015 Report Share Posted November 11, 2015 It's called Have Piano, Will Swing. Has anyone read this? Hod's a great player. I used to hear him in the 70's with Joe Puma at Gregory's and we played together in Marshall Brown's Wednesday ensemble. He probably has stories to tell, being a veteran. The book's for sale at his website www.hodobrien.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillF Posted November 11, 2015 Report Share Posted November 11, 2015 21 minutes ago, fasstrack said: It's called Have Piano, Will Swing. Has anyone read this? Hod's a great player. I used to hear him in the 70's with Joe Puma at Gregory's and we played together in Marshall Brown's Wednesday ensemble. He probably has stories to tell, being a veteran. The book's for sale at his website www.hodobrien.com Love his stuff, but only know it from the records. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fasstrack Posted November 11, 2015 Author Report Share Posted November 11, 2015 He's a real swinger. Bebopper to his socks, to quote Phil Woods on Pepper Adams. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T.D. Posted November 11, 2015 Report Share Posted November 11, 2015 Thanks for letting me know about this...looks very interesting. I first heard him on the Farmer/Suleiman/Byrd Three Trumpets album. Later, when I purchased his Reservoir albums, I was surprised to find it was the same guy still playing bop after all those years! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justin V Posted November 13, 2015 Report Share Posted November 13, 2015 (edited) I've only heard him on Ted Brown's Free Spirit and Rene Thomas' Guitar Groove and have enjoyed his playing on both, so I'll have to check out more of his work. I see that his I Hear a Rhapsody has the eighteen-year-old bassist Daryl Johns, who is the son of drummer Steve Johns. Daryl is making a name for himself; I saw him in Detroit with Greg Osby and Will Calhoun in September. Anyway, I bet O'Brien's book would be a good read. Not enough veteran jazz musicians have written autobiographies. Edited November 13, 2015 by Justin V Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillF Posted November 13, 2015 Report Share Posted November 13, 2015 Now listening! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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