David Gitin Posted February 7, 2011 Report Posted February 7, 2011 About the ugly slap at Henry Grimes by "MomsMobley" (above), maybe YOU wouldn't hire him, but these days Roscoe Mitchell hires him, Marc Ribot hires him, Fred Anderson hired him up until the end, Cecil Taylor has hired him seven times in the past few years, and so many other great musicians continue to hire him, and in turn, Henry has hired Rashied Ali, Marshall Allen, Fred Anderson, Marilyn Crispell, Andrew Cyrille, Bill Dixon, Edward "Kidd" Jordan, David Murray, William Parker, and many more in the past few years. Marc Ribot called Henry the Cecil Taylor of the bass, and Roscoe Mitchell said that Henry is among the greatest improvisers living in the world today (and he has known a few), and Roscoe also called Henry's playing "exquisite." Of course, in your not-so-humble opinion, they're all crazy and don't have any idea what they're doing. But you go right on not hiring Henry Grimes, okay? Somehow he'll muddle through without you. Thank you, Margaret! Quote
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