JSngry Posted September 26, 2012 Report Posted September 26, 2012 (edited) Character, ladies and gentlemen, CHARACTER! Not as a moral judgement, but as a way of being! Edited September 26, 2012 by JSngry Quote
mikeweil Posted September 26, 2012 Report Posted September 26, 2012 Very nice! That drummer's got taste - he has one of those ancient thin crash cymbals almost sounding like a China, and hits it only once, to great effect. Quote
Tom Storer Posted September 26, 2012 Report Posted September 26, 2012 Very cool! Bud Freeman was his own man. "The Dolphin Has a Message," from the early 80's sometime, is a great one, but my favorite stuff is a bunch of trio sides he made with Jess Stacy and George Wettling in 1938. Quote
marcello Posted September 26, 2012 Report Posted September 26, 2012 I just happen to be re-reading "Selections From The Gutter". Quote
jazzbo Posted September 26, 2012 Report Posted September 26, 2012 Bud Freeman is something else. . . and Art Hodes was a true master. Quote
Chuck Nessa Posted September 26, 2012 Report Posted September 26, 2012 Had personal experiences with both. At one point in my dealings with Hodes he promised a lawsuit because I billed Jabbo Smith ahead of him. My Freeman memories are warmer. I brought him back the Chicago, and the US for a festival gig. He stayed and finally died there. He was a frequent guest at our home and I accompanied him to Bears games - he loved Walter Payton. After any number of plays he'd say "The man is an artist, isn't he". Quote
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