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Buddy Morrow, trombone
virtuoso and good guy, my boss for the 1 year, 1 month & 8 days I spent
with The Tommy Dorsey Orchestra.....all he ever asked was that you "play
your ass off!!"
I was Buddy's road
manager, pianist ('77-'78) and even bus driver for several months - play 7 nights
a week, act as Boy Scout troop leader, and drive 2000 miles a week - good thing
I was young!
Buddy is still leading
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The Trio
at Harrisburg's Holiday Inn Town in '79, Frank Smith, bass and "The Baron"
John Von Ohlen, drums. Two very talented Hoosiers who taught me a
lot about everything. The gig was six nights a week with guest artists
from everywhere. We backed such notables as Sal Nistico, Bob Mintzer, Johnny
Coles, Al Kiger, Morgy Craig, Junior Cook, Joe Lovano, and Cal Collins. During the Three Mile
Island crisis, they left Harrisburg with the note - "It's been great
fun - GOODBYE!!" Frank went to sea on the S.S. Norway and John
moved to Cincinnati where he has led the Blue Wisp Big Band ever
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Trio in '84 with Hassan
J.J. Wiggins, bass and Chris Waller, drums at the Dobbin House in Gettysburg,
our regular Wednesday night haunt for many years.
Hassan is the bassist
for the Ellington Orchestra and now also tours with Monty Alexander. Chris leads his own blues
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Artist
impression of the Trio w/ Hassan & Chris at the Lucky Seven
- Harrisburg's jazz Mecca of the 80's. Helen Moore kept the faith with
us for almost ten years - what a wonderful environment for creative music.
Guests included John Blake, Eric Kloss, Gerald Veasley, & Cal Collins.
Area favorite Tim Warfield did some serious playing at the Lucky 7.
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Ah, the
'70's - one of my first gigs on piano was with this great group in Indianapolis
- "Mary Ann Moss & Footprints". I was the third foot.
Art Riener - drums;
John Scott - bass; and Mary Ann Moss - vocal (That's me on the left - eek!!).
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My favorite
part of the Harrisburg PA area - the Susquehanna River - 1 mile wide and
3 ft. deep with a rocky bottom - perfect for smallmouth bass, crappie,
muskie, catfish, bird watching and canoeing.
A very peaceful place..... |
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Land Ho! Sailing
off
St. John during
a gig at Blackbeard's Castle in St. Thomas '95 - my third trip.
The hurricane of
'95 destroyed the club and ended a great gig. |
Playing for a
packed house at the Lucky 7 with Eric Kloss and Gerald Veasley '85.....two
of the many great musicians who visited there.
The best vibe of any club before or since! |
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Rehearsal at the Whitaker 10-04-04
for the CD NINE w/ ( l - r)
Roger Humphries, Dwayne Dolphin,
& Perky Scott |
With Al Grey and Buddy Tate in
Milan, Italy 1988 |
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 with
Jonathan Ragonese at the Maennerchor Harrisburg 2010
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