Klarinet Archive - Posting 000959.txt from 2001/02

From: Gary Truesdail <gir@-----.net>
Subj: Re: [kl] Re: You never know who'll you meet...
Date: Sat, 24 Feb 2001 17:02:45 -0500

Many, many years ago our weekly musical ended on a Sunday and I left my bari sax in
the orchestra room. On monday another traveling band was going to play for the week
then following that week the musicals would resume. When Monday came around I got
to thinking 'it's dumb to leave the sax unattended for a week with another band
using our band room' . So that evening about 6:30 ( knew the band room would be open
for the other band) I went downtown to pick up my instruments. I walked into the
room and the band had just left to go on stage. When I picked up my bari someone
had come to lock the door to protect the other guys instruments. When he saw me
with the bari he said, "Do you play bari". I said "Yes, I was part of the regular
house band here". He said "Our bari player just came down with the flu would I mind
playing his part, I could wear one of the extra uniform coats that they carry for
emergencies". Of course, being a good Scot, I couldn't refuse a band in distress
and said, "Yes, I would be happy to help out". The band was Count Basie. What an
experience. The hardest thing to do was relax because of the enormity of the
opportunity. They were good and so laid back, anyone could have fit in.

GaryT

Dave Spiegelthal wrote:

> Maybe about twelve years ago or so, I was playing my (then) regular
> Sunday-afternoon jazz jam session in a Northern Virginia club, and I was in the
> back of the room, packing up my bari sax as I had to leave early that day (can't
> remember what for). I saw a couple of musicians, a tenor sax player and an
> upright bassist, walk in and sit up front near the bandstand, and I watched out
> of the corner of my eye as the sax player took out his horn, a beautiful
> black-lacquer Keilwerth. I kept packing up and left out the back door of the
> club. The next week I found out that the gentlemen were Branford Marsalis and
> his bass player, who were in town for a Blues Alley gig that night and had
> stopped by the club to jam for a bit. Had I stuck around, I could have jammed
> with Branford! I was bummed.
> Dave Spiegelthal
> Calverton, VA
> spiegelthal.dave@-----.com
>
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