[Dixielandjazz] Re: Dixielandjazz digest, Vol 1 #308 - 26 msgs

[Patrick Cooke]

>>>you actually played with Billy Maxted? Whatever happened to him?<<<

       I played one or two single gigs with Billy.  He was using a little
electronic keyboard .........the smallest one I've ever seen...3 or 4
octaves, I think.  It was a terrible sounding thing, but if anybody could
make it sound good, Billy was the man.  What happened to him?  I believe he
died about 5 or 6 years ago.
   Pat Cooke
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Sent: Thursday, November 07, 2002 2:07 PM
Subject: [Dixielandjazz] Re: Dixielandjazz digest, Vol 1 #308 - 26 msgs


> In a message dated 11/7/2002 3:02:18 PM Eastern Standard Time,
> dixielandjazz-request@ml.islandnet.com writes:
>
>
> > Thanks for mentioning Lee Gifford. I played a bunch of gigs with him in
> > NYC in the late 1950s and band mates and I marveled at what this fine
> > trombone player put down on every tune he played. My, my, my, how good
> > it was to work with him and listen to what he was playing. Initially met
> > him at Nick's when he was gigging there with Maxted. Not your everyday
> > Dixieland line trombone player, but oh how he played, his command of the
> > horn, his imagination, it was very exciting.
> >
> > Cheers,
> > Steve Barbone
> >
>
> Dan Spink replies:
>
> Steve, you actually played with Billy Maxted? Whatever happened to him?
I've
> been trying to find his old records or tapes or whatever. He played in the
> Village with one of the tightest groups I ever heard, although his records
> never sounded as good as he did in person for some reason. Please let me
know
> if he's still around and where I can hear his music. Much much
appreciated...
>
> Dan Spink
> dwsi@aol.com
>