Manny Laureano

Doesn't matter how well you get to know it, it'll always stay interesting. It's great to hear how much you enjoyed that. We took that to Carnegie with Edo one year. I had a ball. I've played it a few times since then and it's always fun, you can look forward to that.

There are so many wonderful licks in that puppy. The nice thing is that there's PLENTY to listen to and enjoy when you're resting. Not a dull moment.

Please give Edo my best and tell him I have great recollections of playing that with him. Also... if you want to see him open his eyes wide and give you a funny look, next time you have a great performance with him, go up to him afterwards and say "Man, that was seriously downtown!"

It's an old joke between him and me. He'll get a kick out of it.

(Don't worry, I'm not setting you up!)

ML