Chick Corea and I became very close in the 1960s after I first saw him playing in Harlem with Blue Mitchell. Chick was a true modest genius. We had so many incredible jam sessions together over the years and my memories of him haven’t stopped flooding in since hearing of his passing.
I had been wondering in recent months what to do for David’s birthday. We were supposed to be on tour with A Bowie Celebration in January which is just not…
It was almost impossible to make mistakes playing with David. Who would have known then that we were creating with one of the greatest artists of the 20th and 21st…
Oh my. This one is breathtaking! Conversation Piece is one of the most beautiful pieces David ever wrote. He recorded it in the 60s but we recorded it again in…
This one makes me want to cry. This song is so unknown by the general public that it’s pathetic. Here is a live version I hadn’t seen before. When I…
I was lucky enough and so proud to have been able to perform with David Bowie in his first live American performance as well as what I now realize was…
David and I took a trip to New York on a day off of the Outside tour to play this song at a fundraising event at the Manhattan Center in 1995. There were so many great performances throughout the evening but David just tore the house down with this most riveting performance of “My Death.”
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