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Old 05-10-2007, 09:10 PM   #3 (permalink)
Joe DiMonte
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Re: Wilmer is everywhere!

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Originally Posted by JunkyT View Post
So last week I was in NYC and had the chance to meet Wilmer briefly at Iridium.

Yesterday, back home in Seattle, I went to my friend's house for a rehearsal and he was listening to the Weather Report album (on vinyl, btw!) "I Sing the Body Electric". I was diggin' the tunes and marveling at the sound the band was putting out, when I turned the record over and saw in the credits good ol' Wilmer on trumpets!

That must've been fun as your first record, if the AMG is correct.
If you go through your Sonny Stitt collection you will find the "Schuylkill Mauler" in the lineup. :)
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