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Humph

Sep 14, 2008 00:17

I'm watching "Humph's Last Stand" (from the Brecon Jazz Festival last year) and the solo that opened Trouble In Mind was just beautiful - you could see that Humph wasn't quite able to pull off the technical feats he used to be capable of, but the passion for the music, the ability to communicate it - that was still there and shone through. Then the ( Read more... )

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Um, er... hello...! song_of_copper September 22 2008, 13:45:45 UTC

This has nothing to do with your entry, sorry...

Fortuitous clicking brought me here. I think we are the only two people on LJ who list both Kyril Bonfiglioli and Captain Beefheart as interests. And have Beefheart lyrics for journal titles.

Serendipity made me friendify you; I hope you don't mind. ;-)

Re: Um, er... hello...! blue_condition September 22 2008, 14:45:04 UTC

Sure, no problem.

Re: Um, er... hello...! blue_condition September 22 2008, 14:46:40 UTC

I am now trying to think of some daft chain of connections between Humph and Bon or Don. I reckon you probably can get from Humph to Bon via a chain including George Melly, after all, who else was interested in jazz and the seedier goingn on in the art world? ;)

Re: Um, er... hello...! song_of_copper September 22 2008, 15:40:13 UTC

Well, indeed. RIP all of 'em; perhaps they are now in a better place, with better music... :-)

[Edit! RIP H., G. and B., obviously... not Don... not yet... we hope. ^_^]