...but here's the thing. No knock on Tony 'cause I love the guy, but on that first tune, a straight 1-4-5 blues that you could put 50 different 'heads' onto, should you actually get credit for playing the tune that's identified only by playing the melody once and then going into 'solo' mode for the next 20 minutes or intermission, whichever comes first . The truth is, any and all solos played to those changes could be applied to any of 100 tunes and anybody that came in after the 'head' was played, wouldn't have a clue what tune it was . This isn't really a criticism, more like a funny observation. Every jazz group does it, both to stretch a set and to get in every blues lick they know in a single tune . I only mention this 'cause I see I had both Steve and Russ' attention in the same post.

So for starters guys, ARE YOU GUILTY?



chas