[Dixielandjazz] WGJB--Dick Gibson

[Norman Vickers]

To:  Musicians and Jazzfans; DJML

 

 

 

Ken Dryden, jazz journalist of Chattanooga, responds to the Dick Gibson
obituary post.

From: Ken Dryden [mailto:askkendryden at yahoo.com] 
Sent: Friday, February 12, 2010 9:43 AM
To: Norman Vickers
Subject: WGJB

 


Just for you, unless you think it merits sharing...

 

Norman:

  I think it was in Bill Crow's Jazz Anecdotes that Ralph Sutton was being
interviewed when the question was asked, "World's Greatest Jazz Band--isn't
that a bit of a pompous name?" Sutton replied "We were going the call
ourselves 'The Sheep----ers'", as the recorder was quickly switched off,
"...but we didn't." Sutton confirmed that story to me during one of the
Triangle Jazz Parties.

 

Ken Dryden

 

Norman writes:  Nah, let's share it.  Too good to waste.  I think I'd heard
that before-maybe Bill Crow's column.

Can anyone share with us how Maddie Gibson is faring?  I saw her a couple of
times, it was at Mat Domber's Arbors Records Jazz party.  Mat started those
a few years after Gibson's jazz parties shut down after 30 years!

 

 Speaking of Domber and Arbors Records, there was a feature article in the
current American Rag about him and Rachel and their service to jazz.  I
attended the January Arbors piano jazz party in Clearwater.  It was superb.
Our table of 10 has re-subscribed for next year's event. I guess that's the
ultimate compliment!  See ArborsRecords.com for details.

 

 
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