[Dixielandjazz] Great trombonists

[Steve Heist]

Thanks - Yes, Dave Ruffner - aggressive and VERY talented...  sorry for the 
confusion...
The great Sammy Gardner passed away - a result no doubt, in my mind, of 
drinking about a quart of Jack Daniels a day...  But BOY what a talent!  The 
perfect fusion of passion AND extrodinary ability...!  I used to listen to 
him with my jaw on the floor - (Did you ever listen to somebody with SO much 
concentration, because they were spectacular, and FORGET to play??? 
Happened many times with my "mentors" in St. Louis....)
Sorry to bring belated bad tidings...
He left us along with (a few years later) Don Gumpert (trumpet), whose wife 
Sandy is still on the list (Hi, Sandy)
ALL the Best,
Steve Heist


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Don Robertson" <jdrobertson at att.net>
To: "Steve Heist" <steveheist at earthlink.net>
Cc: "Dixieland Jazz Mailing List" <dixielandjazz at ml.islandnet.com>
Sent: Wednesday, February 13, 2008 12:12 PM
Subject: Re: [Dixielandjazz] Great trombonists


> Blue Street is based in Fresno, CA and the trombonist is Dave Ruffner.
> Don't know of a Fulton, CA, there is a Fullerton.  There is also Bob
> Ringwald's Fulton Street Jazz Band, based in Sacramento.
>
> I remember seeing Jimmy Haislip with Sammy Gardner's Mound City band at
> the Tiger's Den in 1958.  A few years ago I saw him at Sacramento with
> Cornet Chop Suey and spoke to him about the old days.  I subsequently
> heard he had suffered a heart attack,but survived.  Don't know how he is
> now.
>
> Don Robertson
> Napa, CA
>
> Steve Heist wrote:
>> Hi gang,
>>
>> Well, just to add a couple more - in a LOT of years in the business, the 
>> ones I worked with that REALLY blew me away - Jimmy Haislip and Skip 
>> Deringer (both from my hometown of St. Louis...), and whomever that guy 
>> is that plays with Blue Street Jazz Band (Fulton, Calif?)  He could cut 
>> down trees with that bone of his!  Oh, and Scotty, a street musician from 
>> New Orleans whom I met years and years ago...  (Sorry, I just remember 
>> his first name - a residual effect from the Mad Dog 20/20 consumption...)
>> ALL the Best,
>> Steve
>>
>>
>>
>>>> Nancy Giffin <NANCYink at surewest.net> said (polite snip)
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> P.S. And may the great trombonist Glenn Dodson rest in peace, right 
>>>> Steve?
>>>
>>> Right Nancy.
>>
>>
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