Re: [Harp-L] Toots/SPAH 99
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- Subject: Re: [Harp-L] Toots/SPAH 99
- From: Winslow Yerxa <winslowyerxa@xxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 5 Jun 2009 13:34:22 -0700 (PDT)
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Toots and Howard were not at SPAH at the same time that I know of; certainly not in 1999 (Toots yes, Howard no).
Winslow
Winslow Yerxa
Author, Harmonica For Dummies ISBN 978-0-470-33729-5
--- On Fri, 6/5/09, Randy Singer <randy@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
From: Randy Singer <randy@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: [Harp-L] Toots/SPAH 99
To: "harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx" <harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: "Tom Stryker" <tstryker1@xxxxxxxxx>
Date: Friday, June 5, 2009, 11:16 AM
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.
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> 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.
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> Perhaps you were referring to a few of the older SPAH members who complained that Toots played too many notes and was too jazzy?
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> Can't please everyone.....
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