Never forget going to see him at the Jazz Standard in NYC with a friend of mine in the early 2000's. His album Black 🦋, about a decade earlier, captivated my musical imagination in so many ways. We were seated on stage level, much preferred seating. Russell came out and smiled when he saw us. The concert was awesome. My only disappointment was he didn't play The Grass is Always Greener, off that favorite album. Afterwards, we spoke briefly and I told him of my disappointment and he said, "Why didn't you request it?" "I didn't think you were taking requests," I replied. He just shook his head and said, "Next time, speak up." He never had to tell me twice, and he remembered me over the years. He's quite a guy.
Aloha I saw cedar Walton Jackie Maclean’ David Williams billy Higgins village vanguard 99 ! Max roach got sick uptown so we drove downtown!still bummed! But what a blessing to see this quartet ! I met Cecil Taylor their 🌝Thanks for sharing
This man has such a comforting voice
Never forget going to see him at the Jazz Standard in NYC with a friend of mine in the early 2000's. His album Black 🦋, about a decade earlier, captivated my musical imagination in so many ways.
We were seated on stage level, much preferred seating. Russell came out and smiled when he saw us. The concert was awesome. My only disappointment was he didn't play The Grass is Always Greener, off that favorite album. Afterwards, we spoke briefly and I told him of my disappointment and he said, "Why didn't you request it?"
"I didn't think you were taking requests," I replied. He just shook his head and said, "Next time, speak up."
He never had to tell me twice, and he remembered me over the years. He's quite a guy.
Thank you for the message. Fantastic, Brett, thank you so much for doing these. Love your work.
Aloha I saw cedar Walton Jackie Maclean’ David Williams billy Higgins village vanguard 99 ! Max roach got sick uptown so we drove downtown!still bummed! But what a blessing to see this quartet ! I met Cecil Taylor their 🌝Thanks for sharing
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