Chas, I'm back here after a long time off, and you have once again made it worthwhile with your wisdom, as you were one of those whose posts used to have the most to say to me. thanks. And Bill from NJ, thanks for the Bobby Forrester tidbit. He was a great player, but he always was bitter he never got more recognition. He thought it was because he was white, but then when Joey D skyrocketed to fame, that really threw him for a loop.

One of the highlights of my career was playing tenor sax with the Jimmy Smith Trio
(Phil Upchurch, Frank Smith) at the Clearwater Jazz Festival in 1998. I was there playing with Johnny Conga's band from Miami, and Jimmy's tenor man Bill Easley had to cancel, so i got the gig. Jimmy was a miserable sonofabitch but getting to play with him overrode all that.

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Miami Mo