[Dixielandjazz] Al Winters - RIP

[Stephen G Barbone]

Hey Chuck:

You are welcome.

Funny how small the world is. I played with Al at the very beginning  
of his professional career starting in 1957. Steve Hester sent me some  
pictures which brought back memories for me. Al used the nickname  
Jimmy while working in NYC because there was another Al Winters in the  
802 AF of M book and they're was confusion.

I was talking with Ed Metz about Al and Ed worked with him also. As  
did Paul and Frank Hubbell on Long Island 50 years ago.

I loved playing with Al because he was always there with the right  
notes. Not a wrong note in his horn.He was in Kenny Butterfield's  
Beale Street Stompers along with me in the 50s. He and Carl Wilhelm  
played trombone in that band at various times. Wilhelm went on to  
graduate from Juilliard and become principal trombone with the  
Pittsburgh symphony. Funny thing about that, he beat out Glenn Dodson  
for that job as Dodson would relate to me when he joined Barbone Street.

Glenn always claimed he lost because he insulted the concert master  
during the audition. <grin>

Cheers,
Steve




On Apr 14, 2009, at 11:51 AM, Charles Kercher wrote:

> Hey Steve,  Thanks for the message about Al Winters and the  
> attribution to Steve Hester. I played with and enjoyed Al as both  
> musician and friend in late 60s and early 70s.
> Both Steve Hester and his dad were Al Winter fans  and friends of  
> mine. Great jazz historians and swell fellows. I'm sorry to say that  
> I haven't kept in touch with these great guys--thanks again for the  
> message. chuck kercher----- Original Message ----- From: "Stephen G  
> Barbone" <barbonestreet at earthlink.net>
> To: <ekercher at tampabay.rr.com>
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