Unfortunately, it was on the phone, but WHAT A CHARACTER!

And I mean that in the best possible way. He's a hard liner and an expert on jazz, jazz history, chords, changes...anything that involves improvisational music, music giants, etc.


He's the real deal. Without even hearing him, I'd bet he can blow some serious brains out on tenor.

We're cut from the same cloth, and I'm looking forward to working with him....using his expertise with horns and jazz, plus his knowledge of how those convoluted musician heads work...on a project just now in formation. My great friend Don will also be involved, as will the guy I'd like to be when I grow up; Chas.

If you guys have never visited at length with a real jazz horn player, you're missing out, big-time.

For 4 years, every once in a while, I just call a member here out of the blue. It's amazing what you learn and how much more you get when talking person-to-person.

Boo is "DA BOMB"!

Love to share a bandstand with him.

Russ

Boo is a super nice guy, we have been friends for years, but his wife Penny is much smarter and better looking. Sorry Boo, the Devil made me say that!

Gary

I also talked with Boo today. He is excited, as I am, about the upcoming project. I'm looking forward to seeing Boo again. I can tell you first hand he is a really fine sax man, and his solo keyboard act is good too!

... so, will the rest of us here get to hear/see the results of this project??? ...

Geez! Now I've got to sell my sax. There's no way I'm gonna try playing or recording for anyone on this forum after this crap you guys spread around.

I am not Dexter Gordon, Sonny Rollins, John Coltrane, or Coleman Hawkins. I'm more of an Ace Cannon, Gato Barbaro,(did I spell that right?, Boots Randolph and a tennie weenie bit of Getz, just a tennie weenie bit of Stan.

Really I'm a decent commercial musician who loves jazz and strives to play a little bit of it. However, I know one when I hear one.

You're a modest kinda guy, too. I like that.

... well WE want to hear you play ... it's time to make believers of ALL of us ...

and boo ... it's Gato Barbieri ...

Tony I don't know why we only have a very short window to edit our post. That's biggest fault with this forum. Sometimes we want to say something but don't have but 5 minutes or so because we have to go to the Doctor, go to the store, go beat up the neighbor because they just insulted our wife and a million other reasons. Then, if I'd say to myself, well I'll post later, I've forgotten about it 3 minutes later. Sometimes I see a stupid mistake I made after spending 20 minutes check spelling so on and so fort and read it a week later, what can you feel but stupid and can't do anything about it. I can't see one reason for this. Would someone help me understand this? Nigel please?

boo ... it goes back to when people were saying unkind things and then removing the post after other people commented about it ... overall, it is probably a good thing because it makes people think before they post ... at least SOME of the time ...

It is simply because in the past there have been occasional cases of forum members posting extremely inflammatory posts then editing them away after the s*** hits the fan. So you can thank them for the short editing window.

Oops, I remember Uncle Dave was always picking on me now that you mentioned it. He said I couldn't carry a tune in a bucket and I did carry a tune in a bucket many times. I think he's tone deaf, maybe!!!

Boo please post some of your songs off your CD as I cant find the copy you sent me years ago....

Donny no sax tunes friend. I never had the patience with the Tascam recorder later when I tried to record. I had a hard enough time learning the keyboard and getting lyrics off of the internet.

Here's what I have on the NET. It's all on the Demo Page. My excuse is, I was just a sax player, trying to learn the keyboard in 2001 or so, learning the lyrics ( never sang but the same 2 maybe 3 songs on gigs in my whole life, and learning the Sony minidisc one track recorder that Don recommended at the time. So nothing is polished.

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Tony, Boo, Don and Chas and I will be working on a program to provide instruments to a very needy group of displaced professional players in New Orleans. I am in negotiations with the folks behind the entire project. When details are ironed out, we'll let you know.

Chas doesn't know I'm going to ask for his help, and he's too tall for me to twist his arm. He is already working on the infrastructure of the complex.

Don will help supervise the purchase, installation and maintenance of recording equipment if that is part of the approved plan and overall contact/management of the initiative.

Boo will select recipients of instruments, purchase and maintain the equipment and manage the inventory and over-all program. There will be a process by which a horn player can earn a horn...average price; $6,000.00. The hard part is the details, and management. We don't want non-pros involved; nor do we want mis-use of the equipment. We're thinking a 5 year note, with 1/5 of the note forgiven every year. The horn will be taken back if there are any violations of the rules of the program (drugs, alcohol abuse, arrests, etc.). Sadly, the risk of a horn being pawned for a $50.00 "hit" is very real.

I'll let you know more at a later date. Chas and I have, separately, done some things for the existing effort. Before I get more involved, I want to make sure we're on the same frequency, and may combine our efforts.

This is the biggest philanthropic effort of my life. Negotiations are TEDIOUS! The result could be PRICELESS!
And I can't imagine a better group to work on something like this!

Wish us GOOD LUCK!


Russ

I'm very proud of you guys for undertaking such an extensive project.

Gary

WOW ... no, make that WOW !!! ...
with that core group, I am sure you will be successful ...
As the pastor of my Church says, "It's not about luck, it's about good works, and Faith !" ...

That's a great mission Russ. I wish you all the very best with it.

Thanx Boo,
......yes I remember most of these tunes off your CD...
nice Job Thanx!!

... boo ... some good, fun stuff there ... thanks ...

Thanks Donny and Tony for listening, I appreciate it.