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Originally Posted by BPinard You've played with Thad? He's one of my idols. What was he like in person? |
I lived at 11th and 7th in the early seventies, right across the street from the Village Vanguard.
On many Monday nights, I would get a last minute call from one of the guys in the trumpet section to cover for a set or two. The band was incredible. Snooky had just left. Lew Soloff or Marvin Stamm were usually there on lead. Richard Williams, Jimmy Bossy, Steve Furtado or Cecil Bridgewater were the trumpets. Faddis appeared on the NYC scene about 1974 or 75. He was instantly put on the lead chair.
Thad played a lot of cornet at first, but switched to a Getzen flugel before he moved to Europe. I knew Thad all the way back to his days with Basie.
Many nights we trudged up those six flights to my place for a nightcap.
Thad was an under-appreciated player. Get his first album, if you can find it.
Thad's arrangements are ground breaking.
Thad was in the band that played "The Toast of the Town/ The Ed Sullivan Show." Bet you didn't know that
Wilmer