tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-694480735393172006.post3195253287984918373..comments2023-09-30T06:09:28.429-05:00Comments on Plastic Sax: Chasin' the BirdHappy In Baghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03325328547476858000noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-694480735393172006.post-75425236657303696242013-07-02T22:44:17.275-05:002013-07-02T22:44:17.275-05:00Heavily in to 70's rock and pop then I joined ...Heavily in to 70's rock and pop then I joined the school band. My jazz love and career started in middle school with the music of Glen Miller and then on to Basie and the Boss Brass and Dizzy, Bird, Dexter etc.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-694480735393172006.post-31173552613114629712013-07-01T11:42:51.628-05:002013-07-01T11:42:51.628-05:00interesting. my path started i'm sure with dav...interesting. my path started i'm sure with dave brubeck. we didn't live in jazz friendly house per se, but "take five" was a popular tune and got radio play. from there, amidst the beatlemania and british invasion, i discovered wes montgomery, grover washington, jr. and the modern jazz quartet. i'm sure there were others. chicago was a favorite band (first release still is), BS&T also a favorite. got into fusion quite a bit too with jon luc ponty, weather report, among others. oddly, took me years even after that to discover miles davis and "kind of blue". - mike t.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com