[Dixielandjazz] Oh Dem Bones

[Marek Boym]

You all did a great job!
Cheers,
Marek

On 14/03/07, Edmetzsr at aol.com <Edmetzsr at aol.com> wrote:
>
> In a message dated 3/12/2007 7:17:20 AM Eastern Daylight Time,
> marekboym at gmail.com writes:
> And one should not overlook the excellent "Jazz Trombones" (if I'm not
> mistaken - Eddie Metz Jr.'s first record), featuring Bill allred and
> Al Winters, issued in the mid-70's of the last century on the Jim
> Taylor Presents label (JTP 1).
> Dear Marek, this indeed was Eddie's first album. It happened by accident.
>     The recording was being done at a studio in Ann Arbor, Michigan about 40
> miles west of Detroit. On the first day of recording, following a brief
> rehearsal at my house, we gathered at the studio waiting for the drummer, an
> older gentleman by the name of Mel Fudge. It turns out that he became
> confused about directions to the studio and returned home to Detroit.
>     With the "meter" running at the studio, and so as to not lose a whole
> day. I offered to go to the local high school where Eddie was a student (age
> 14 - 9th grade) and take him out of school for the afternoon. As a result,
> he ended up on 7 of the tracks on the record. Mel Fudge made it the second
> day and appears on the other tracks.
>     By the way, it was my first ever meeting with Bill Allred, whom I've
> come to know quite well in the 35 years since then.
>     Regards, Ed Metz Sr.
>
>
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