Sparky who in the hell are you? How dare you put up better Rollins stuff then me. Lol!!

My old trombone buddy often on any tune we would play, would hit the "Quote" "How Are Things in Glocca Morra" on his solos. He really used to turn me on with the "Quotes" here and there.

A great one he would do on "Tea For Two" and it hit the nail on the head was the phrase, "take my hand I'm a stranger in paradise." The tune is called, "Hold My Hand." He was older than the rest of us and had jazz experience.

The rest of us in the band knew "Stardust," Satin Doll," and the "Saints Go Marching In" and we thought we were big time Jazzers, until Eddie Hynes joined the band.

Man you brought back some real fine memories posting "How Are Things In Glocca Morra."
Thanks Sparky

Fran, thanks for putting up that track with Crawford and McGriff - I hadn't heard that one before. Superb. I'm going to have to do some more digging, because I'm sure Crawford did an album with McDuff and it's going to drive me nuts, now.

Boo, thanks to you also, for the Ray Charles tracks. I never caught on to Ray Charles until after his first monster hit in the UK, What'd I Say (I was about 14 at the time). All the groups were doing those things, What'd I Say, I Gotta Woman, Let the Good Times Roll etc. - great days. So anyway, when I went looking, I found some of his earlier jazz stuff. I was surprised (don't know why) and delighted at the same time.

Thanks again, guys.

124,
I think many people think that Ray Charles only did, I Can't Stop Lovin You," and "You Don't Know me."

I bet many have not heard this stuff I'm posting. Maybe from these posting of Ray, some will understand my fascination with the guy. Frank Sinatra referred to him as "Mr Ray Charles the only genius in our business." What a compliment eh? From Sinatra?

Feast on these. David "Fathead" Newman does a bit on these too.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dqszaF0n11E

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=endscreen&NR=1&v=6hHH8KrkO-E

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bqz876VkwwY

I had the privilege of having Mac Rebenack come sit in at the club where I played pretty regular for a while. I also worked with him on a gig but just one time, lol. He wasn't Dr. John then. Just plain old Mac. He was originnally a guitar player but he got a finger shot off in a bar fight (that's Cajuns for ya). I think he couldn't chord the guitar after that.

124, Maybe you'll appreciate this.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HxX15ziypzs