[Harp-L] Toots/SPAH 99

[Randy Singer <randy@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

my memory is clear that toots was VERY unhappy to be performing  
especially with howard. He mentioned it to me in passing and  
confidence that night.

i have an incredible collection of almost everything toots has done on  
cd and lots of live shows plus one of the few ever to be invited to  
perform on stage with him when we did a 7 minute version of BLUESETTE.

I also have some recordings of that show.

I have never heard him sound so uninspired......I can hear it clearly

it was not his brightest moment......Howard was relentless and Toots  
wanted to leave, IMO


On Jun 5, 2009, at 10:18 AM, harp-l-archives@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:

> [Harp-L] Toots/SPAH 99
> Posted by: "icemanle@xxxxxxx" icemanle@xxxxxxx
> Thu Jun 4, 2009 3:52 pm (PDT)
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> Tom Stryker sez:
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> It was shameful the
> audience and attention Toots and Mauricio had some time back.
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> What was shameful about Toots? At SPAH 1999, his performance w/Kenny  
> Werner was stellar. The audience consisted of attendees and a very  
> large attendance by local St. Louis folk who were turned onto the  
> concert via excellent radio promotion from the local jazz station  
> and media coverage. SPAH brought in a lot of extra $ from the  
> tickets sold for this event.
>
> His workshop was well attended, too. We had Kenny give an Effortless  
> Mastery workshop as well - not as well attended and understood as,  
> say The Hotshots workshop, but it definitely was a few levels above  
> what usually happened at the Convention - in content.
>
> Perhaps you were referring to a few of the older SPAH members who  
> complained that Toots played too many notes and was too jazzy?
>
> Can't please everyone.....