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on 2/7/03 12:42 PM, JimDBB@aol.com at JimDBB@aol.com wrote:<BR>
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<FONT FACE="Arial"> Joe Levinson is a top Chicago jazz bassist. Joe also possesses a very keen sense of humor. Joe has poignant piece on the Jazz Institute of Chicago website titled, " My Audition for Satchmo." This is a true account and beautifully written up.<BR>
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Let me second that, and add that Levinson is one of my favorite people to hang with. When I first moved to Chicago many years ago, I was recently divorced and so was Levinson; and our bachelor apartments were less than a mile from each other. We hung out a lot. <BR>
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He has a very quick moving mind and a great sense of humor. He is one of those people who can talk with energy and conviction for as long as you'll listen--BUT if you want to talk to Joe, he'll shut right up and listen to you in return! Unusual. And pleasant. <BR>
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Charlie<BR>
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