[Dixielandjazz] John Gill

[Daniel Barrett]

Dear Janie (and DJML),
 
After I sent my e/mail in defense of John Gill, I finally read the earlier exchanges, and discovered my error.
 
This will teach me to read the DJML postings in order!
 
Thanks, Janie--
 
Best,
 
--Dan Barrett
Costa Mesa, CA
 
> From: janie39 at socal.rr.com
> To: danpbarrett at hotmail.com
> Subject: RE: [Dixielandjazz] John Gill
> Date: Mon, 18 Apr 2011 11:46:18 -0700
> 
> Dan....I believe they are speaking of the pianist John Gill, not John Gill
> banjoist, etc., as in Yerba Buena ...........
> 
> Janie
> janie39 at socal.rr.com
> janiemc39 at yahoo.com
> 
> "Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don't matter,
> and those who matter don't mind." Anonymous
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: dixielandjazz-bounces at ml.islandnet.com
> [mailto:dixielandjazz-bounces at ml.islandnet.com] On Behalf Of Daniel Barrett
> Sent: Monday, April 18, 2011 11:12 AM
> To: Janie McCue Lynch
> Cc: dixieland jazz mailing list
> Subject: Re: [Dixielandjazz] John Gill
> 
> 
> Dear Mr. Baker, and DJML,
> 
> I just saw Mr. Baker's post about John Gill. Mr. Baker is of course
> reporting Mr. Erdos's side of things. I"m sure John Gill would have his own
> perspective about that session.
> 
> I have known John for years; I met him when was working with Turk Murphy's
> band. Years later, in 1996, we both played in Woody Allen's New Orleans Jazz
> Band (led by banjoist Eddy Davis) on Mr. Allen's European tour. Someone told
> me later that we'd played twenty-nine cities in thirty-three days! Well,
> during all that time, John Gill was unfailingly cooperative, and what I
> would consider to be a perfect, professional sideman.
> 
> i wish I could say the same about myself!
> 
> John has never seemed "eccentric" to me--not that that's a bad thing--any
> more than any of us out here trying to make a living playing in various
> anachronistic jazz styles might be called "eccentric."
> 
> Anyway, I'd give John a break. He's earned it.
> 
> Respectfully,
> 
> --Dan Barrett
> Costa Mesa, CA
> 
> 
> > Date: Mon, 18 Apr 2011 11:22:34 -0400
> > From: djml at dickbaker.org
> > Subject: Re: [Dixielandjazz] John Gill
> > CC: dixielandjazz at ml.islandnet.com
> > To: danpbarrett at hotmail.com
> > 
> > 
> > >I discovered John Gill when he made a record for Stomp Off in 1984 
> > >-- he was a real genius, but pretty hard to deal with, reported Bob 
> > >Erdos. Just eccentric, I guess.
> > 
> > I remastered that 1984 LP a few years ago and have put the sound 
> > files (as MP3) and graphics on my web site at
> > 
> > http://dickbaker.org/Gill/
> > 
> > Just point your browser at it and download the files - or just listen 
> > to them off the site.
> > 
> > 
> > --
> > ---------------------
> > Dick Baker
> > djml at dickbaker.org
> > 
> > 
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