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Originally Posted by stchasking  I remember Gap Mangione in the band. I am now reminded that it was not Boddicker in the band. I think it was a guitar player with the last name Harris. His father was a doctor and mother a violin player. Thank you for helping jog my memory. It was a looooonng time ago.
I think it was Pete Harris, a guitar player. Anybody know him today? |
The two Harris' that I recall in the music making business are Barry & Eddie and the latter made a big splash with Exodus To Jazz.
Eddie like Hank Crawford was one of those cats who developed their own voice and which I can recognize within four (4) notes.
Today,the problem with most young players is how they misconstrue the remarks made by the great Clark Terry who said and I quote: "Imitate,Assimilate,and Innovate."
For the period in question, 'git-tarists' were coming out of the woodwork in the Washington Square Park area to rebuild joints that were burnt down by legends such as Jim Hall;West Montgomery,Kenny Burrell,et.al.
To name a few,I recall Eric Gale,Melvin Sparks;Jimmy Ponder (now back in Pittsburgh);John Scofield;John Tropea,and others too nunerous to mention.
Oh,can't say where Don Potter hailed from but I'm curious to learn who is the Mid-Westerner you have in mind that made his way to the belly of Jazz mecca/BROADWAY.