BLOG SERIES: Musicians I Have Known // Leon Spencer.
Leon Spencer I grew up in the Tri State area, which is the hotbed of the legendary Hammond Organ players. Along with Larry Young and Lee...
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Aug 16
BLOG SERIES: Musicians I Have Known // Merl Saunders.
Merl Saunders The year was around 1986. My girlfriend's godfather of her daughter was one of the Grateful Dead’s Road managers. Her Ex...
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Aug 2
BLOG SERIES: Musicians I Have Known // Ozzie Cadena.
Ozzie Cadena Ozzie Cadena, he was THE producer/engineer for PRESTIGE RECORDS. When I met him it was during its transition from Bop to...
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Jul 26
BLOG SERIES: Musicians I Have Known // Sal Marquez.
SAL MARQUEZ Sal Marquez is one of the baddest trumpet players of all time hands down. I met him through Richie Cole when Richie was...
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Jul 23
BLOG SERIES: Musicians I Have Known // Lonnie Youngblood.
Lonnie Youngblood A great sax player and the only top notch musician I ever met that owned a real club with a legit liquor license....
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Jul 10
BLOG SERIES: Musicians I Have Known // Trevor Lawrence.
Trevor Lawrence Another sax great whom, as a high school kid, I had transcribed solos of; then ended up meeting was Trever Lawrence. In...
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Jul 5
BLOG SERIES: Musicians I Have Known // George Adams.
George Adams When I first started becoming aware of “jazz” it was the funky fusion of Miles, Grant Green, Eddie Harris, John Klemmer,...
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Jun 28
BLOG SERIES: Musicians I Have Known // Phil Woods.
Phil Woods I met and hung out with Phil through my teacher Harry Leahey who worked in his famous quintet in the years of 1976 to 1978....
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Jun 20
BLOG SERIES: Musicians I Have Known // Thomas Chapin.
Tom Chapin Although Tom died young and did not gain the fame of others in this missive, he was unique in his achievements. He recorded...
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Jun 7
BLOG SERIES: Jazz Musicians I Have Known // James Spaulding.
James Spaulding I grew up in the New Brunswick area just a stone’s throw from Rutgers college. In 1960's, Rutgers started one of the...
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May 30
BLOG SERIES: Jazz Musicians I Have Known // Richie Cole.
Right out of high School in 1975 I was still very focused on mastering "jazz" particularly the Coltrane Love Supreme/Sun Ship style. I...
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May 23
BLOG SERIES: Jazz Musicians I Have Known // John Goodsall.
John Goodsall I can’t remember where I first met him I think it was at Cat and Fiddle around 1985. I had always been a fan of Brand X and...
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May 17
BLOG SERIES: Jazz Musicians I Have Known // Eddie Fisher.
Eddie Fisher In 1971, when I was 15 years old, I got the record "Eddie Fisher and the Next Hundred Years." I learned every note. This LP...
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Apr 30
BLOG SERIES: Jazz Musicians I Have Known // Pat Martino.
Pat Martino Pat Martino, a renowned guitarist, had a close friendship with my teacher, Harry Leahey. During my time in high school, I had...
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Apr 11
BLOG SERIES: Jazz Musicians I Have Known // Louis Johnson.
Louis Johnson My first major tour was 1978 when Fatback on the strength of a hit "I Like The Girls" opened up for THE OJAYS, and BROTHERS...
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Apr 9
BLOG SERIES: Jazz Musicians I Have Known // Roland Prince.
Roland Prince One of the biggest influences on my jazz guitar journey was Roland Prince, an Antiguan guitarist. I first saw him perform...
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Mar 15
Welcome to Patrick Butler's Blog, where we will learn about his introduction to the legendary musical artists with whom he studied, as well as his life adventures along the way...
Patrick Butler, a versatile and talented musician, has journeyed through the realms of Funk, Rock, Jazz, and Celtic music, studying and...
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