[Dixielandjazz] Tommy Loy a great loss

Thu, 17 Oct 2002 21:06:00 EDT

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Dear OKOMers;

I had the chance to meet Tommy Loy about a year ago when he came to 
California.

After his performance with the Cellblock 7, I went on stage and shook his 
hand and said to him what a great player he is.

May I say that Tommy was extremely gracious and open. It was clear that this 
man was not aloof or consumed with his talent. He was genuinely friendly and 
had a warm heart and firm handshake.

He talked with me like I was an old friend and he gave me honest answers. We 
talked about various trumpet players in particular my favorite Bobby Hackett. 
Tommy relayed an incident about Bobby's interest in the technical side of 
recording and the fact that Bobby had a vast collection of cornets and trpts. 

Tommy from my perspective was the kind of man who has no enemies. I am sure 
that now he is playing alongside with all the great ones and having a good 
time.

Adios compadre,

Art Wood

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<HTML>Dear OKOMers; 
 
I had the chance to meet Tommy Loy about a year ago when he came to California. 
 
After his performance with the Cellblock 7, I went on stage and shook his hand and said to him what a great player he is. 
 
May I say that Tommy was extremely gracious and open. It was clear that this man was not aloof or consumed with his talent. He was genuinely friendly and had a warm heart and firm handshake. 
 
He talked with me like I was an old friend and he gave me honest answers. We talked about various trumpet players in particular my favorite Bobby Hackett. Tommy relayed an incident about Bobby's interest in the technical side of recording and the fact that Bobby had a vast collection of cornets and trpts. 
 
Tommy from my perspective was the kind of man who has no enemies. I am sure that now he is playing alongside with all the great ones and having a good time. 
 
Adios compadre, 
 
Art Wood</HTML>

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