[Dixielandjazz] Brubeck in Oakland

[macjazz]

Brubeck has a learning disability and is unable to read music.  The Special 
Ed Dean and a team at Ohio State (a  top school for special ed, as well as 
sports in my somewhat biased opinion -- see below) corresponded with him 
extensively about his procedures to deal with the problem.  There was 
supposed to be a book coming out about it, but I'm not sure it ever 
happened.

Mart

Martin D. McKay (Ph.D., Education of the Gifted, The Ohio State University)
        & Designated Listener

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Randy Fendrick" <jfendrick at bak.rr.com>
To: "Martin D. McKay" <macjazz at comcast.net>
Cc: "Dixieland Jazz Mailing List" <dixielandjazz at ml.islandnet.com>
Sent: Monday, June 22, 2009 11:31 PM
Subject: Re: [Dixielandjazz] Brubeck in Oakland


> Wasn't Desmond and Brubeck in the Army together during WW II, but  Desmond 
> wouldn't hire Brubeck because he couldn't read music and it  was only 
> later, in the real late forties, when Desmond started hanging  around and 
> asking for a gig that they were able to hook up.  That was  the story I 
> heard.  Read the book West Coast Jazz by Ted Gioia for  further details.
> Great book, lost of insight
> later,
> rf
> On Jun 22, 2009, at 8:02 PM, Stephen G Barbone wrote:
>
>> Ed Coltrin couldn't remember the name of the club near Lake Merritt  in 
>> Oakland California where he saw the Brubeck trio in 1947 or so.
>>
>> Hey Ed, I think it was probably the Burma Lounge. Does that name  ring a 
>> bell?
>> Clint Eastwood saw him there back then too. Also, back around then, 
>> maybe a little before, Paul Desmond was still playing clarinet in 
>> Dixieland Bands.
>>
>> Cheers,
>> Steve Barbone
>> www.myspace.com/barbonestreetjazzband
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