I was in a 5 hour session this afternoon with my sax man, trying to finish the cuts for this album that I need to have out by Thanxgiving, and I got so pumped on the basics (piano, bass, drums and sax) that I never used the arranger ONCE tonight at work. I usually have it on about 30% of the night, but I played bass myself (like the old days)and had a ball.

It reminded me that I enjoy the night more when I PLAY more. The same rhythms take on new life with each new song and the tunes are always fresh and specific.

I really have to insist that some of you try this. Even if it's only on a simple ballad like "My way" or "Crazy". It'll open up a whole new world of opportunites to you.

I didn't miss the robots at all, and I got the same response from my crowd as I always do. So......who DID put the Bop in the Bop subop shubop?