Larry Kart Posted July 26, 2011 Report Posted July 26, 2011 by way of a post by Crow on the Jazz West Coast site: "Eddie Bert was rehearsing a group for a record date, with JR Monterose. He pulled out a Shorty Rogers original and we ran it down. JR said, 'You play on this one, Eddie, I don't want to play on it.' Eddie said, 'It's just 'I Got Rhythm.' JR replied, 'I have nothing further to say on 'I Got Rhythm.'" Quote
chewy-chew-chew-bean-benitez Posted July 26, 2011 Report Posted July 26, 2011 thats an awesome story Quote
brownie Posted July 26, 2011 Report Posted July 26, 2011 Great story! Just to correct, JR is Monterose Quote
Larry Kart Posted July 26, 2011 Author Report Posted July 26, 2011 Thanks, Brownie -- correction made. Geez, I've pointed out that mistake myself before when others have made it. Must be getting old. Quote
Dan Gould Posted July 26, 2011 Report Posted July 26, 2011 Kinda depends on whether you date it to when Gershwin wrote it or when it first inspired jazz compositions, doesn't it? Quote
Ted O'Reilly Posted July 26, 2011 Report Posted July 26, 2011 Kinda depends on whether you date it to when Gershwin wrote it or when it first inspired jazz compositions, doesn't it? There are those who believe that Gershwin cribbed the changes from Ford L. "Buck" Washington, the pianist and partner to John Bubbles (John W. Sublett). The duo was known as Buck and Bubbles...some stuff on Youtube, of course. Bubbles is possibly the best tap dancer ever. Quote
fasstrack Posted July 27, 2011 Report Posted July 27, 2011 (edited) His best---and longest---story by far is this one about the 1962 tour of the USSR with (to Crow---and others to be sure) everyone's favorite selfish tyrant, Benny Goodman: http://www.billcrowbass.com/billcrowbass.com/To_Russia_Without_Love.html Edited July 27, 2011 by fasstrack Quote
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