Originally posted by PennyStreet:
Originally posted by bvy:
Originally posted by PennyStreet:
Buddy Rich
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I'm jealous. |
hahaha....really??? Of all people.. he did put on a good show, but actually Max Roach was the star for me. |
Roach was no slouch, but I'm partial to Buddy Rich -- he led a hard swinging big band with top notch soloists. He had excellent arrangers working for him too. Good stuff.
I won't bore everyone with all the jazz and opera stars I've seen. Top of the list, respectively, would be Herbie Hancock and Stephanie Blythe as Aida (I performed on stage with her). I've also met two famous American composers in person -- John Adams and Philip Glass. I have pictures of Glass that I'll be developing soon...
Among the best rock shows -- I saw Paul Simon, twice, when he was touring Rhythm of the Saints, and once with what's his name.
I also saw Skynyrd when they played LSU (Baton Rouge) in 1991. It was their first show since the plane crash fifteen or so years earlier that claimed half the band. They were en route to Baton Rouge, so that's where they kicked off this reunion tour. Very cool in that they not only honored tickets from the ill-fated show that never took place, but also reserved the front row for these people. I'm not a huge Skynyrd fan, but I went with a couple friends who wanted to go, and it was a damn good time.
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