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- 0:00Know,
- 0:00this.
- 0:00This
- 0:01is
- 0:01what
- 0:01I
- 0:01wanted
- 0:01to
- 0:01do,
- 0:02you
- 0:02know,
- 0:02before
- 0:03producing
- 0:03was
- 0:03fashionable.
- 0:05You
- 0:05know,
- 0:05everybody's
- 0:06a
- 0:06producer.
- 0:07Like,
- 0:07I
- 0:07knew
- 0:07that
- 0:08That's.
- 0:08That
- 0:09was
- 0:09my.
- 0:09My
- 0:09thing.
- 0:10I
- 0:10loved
- 0:11sound.
- 0:11I
- 0:11loved
- 0:12creating
- 0:12sound.
- 0:13I
- 0:13mean,
- 0:13one
- 0:13of
- 0:13the
- 0:14things,
- 0:14too,
- 0:15is
- 0:15that
- 0:16my
- 0:16dad
- 0:16was
- 0:16also
- 0:17a
- 0:17musician,
- 0:17right.
- 0:18So,
- 0:19you
- 0:19know,
- 0:19I'd
- 0:19sit
- 0:20in
- 0:20the
- 0:20corner
- 0:20and
- 0:20hear
- 0:21the
- 0:21stories
- 0:22that,
- 0:22you
- 0:22know,
- 0:22the
- 0:22tr.
- 0:23He's
- 0:23traveled,
- 0:24he's
- 0:24recorded
- 0:25for
- 0:25Decca.
- 0:26And,
- 0:26you
- 0:26know,
- 0:26all
- 0:27his
- 0:27friends
- 0:27would
- 0:27come
- 0:27over
- 0:28and
- 0:28they
- 0:28talk
- 0:28about
- 0:28the
- 0:29old
- 0:29days
- 0:29when
- 0:29they
- 0:30play
- 0:30and
- 0:30they
- 0:30travel
- 0:31and,
- 0:31you
- 0:32know.
- 0:32Yeah.
- 0:33And.
- 0:33And
- 0:33that
- 0:33was
- 0:34very
- 0:34intriguing
- 0:34to
- 0:35me.
- 0:35And
- 0:35then
- 0:35they'll
- 0:35talk
- 0:36about
- 0:36the
- 0:36records,
- 0:36the
- 0:37records
- 0:37that
- 0:38shaped
- 0:38their
- 0:39trajectory,
- 0:40the
- 0:40record
- 0:40that
- 0:41made
- 0:41them,
- 0:42you
- 0:43know,
- 0:43want
- 0:43to
- 0:43play
- 0:43music.
- 0:44So
- 0:44then
- 0:44I'd
- 0:44listen
- 0:45to
- 0:45those
- 0:45records
- 0:45because
- 0:45my
- 0:46dad
- 0:46held
- 0:46those
- 0:46records.
- 0:47Right.
- 0:47And
- 0:48to
- 0:48compound
- 0:49that
- 0:49even
- 0:49more
- 0:50is
- 0:50that
- 0:50my
- 0:50dad
- 0:51had
- 0:51a.
- 0:52He
- 0:52had.
- 0:52He
- 0:52had
- 0:52the
- 0:53only
- 0:53music
- 0:54store
- 0:54on
- 0:54the
- 0:54island.
- 0:55Oh,
- 0:55wow.
- 0:55So
- 0:56I'm
- 0:56surrounded
- 0:56with
- 0:57everything.
- 0:57Guitars,
- 0:58bass,
- 0:58pianos,
- 0:59drums,
- 1:00everything.
- 1:00Yeah.
- 1:01And
- 1:01what
- 1:01will
- 1:02happen
- 1:02is
- 1:03a
- 1:03lot
- 1:03of
- 1:04times,
- 1:05musicians
- 1:06who.
- 1:07Who.
- 1:07From.
- 1:08Who
- 1:08have,
- 1:09you
- 1:09know,
- 1:09Grenadian
- 1:10roots
- 1:10would
- 1:10travel
- 1:11all
- 1:11around
- 1:11the
- 1:11world.
- 1:12And
- 1:12they.
- 1:12They'd
- 1:13all
- 1:13know
- 1:13my
- 1:13dad.
- 1:14So
- 1:14when
- 1:15they
- 1:16visit
- 1:16their
- 1:17parents
- 1:17or
- 1:18their
- 1:18brothers
- 1:18and
- 1:18sisters,
- 1:19they
- 1:20would
- 1:20come
- 1:20into
- 1:20the
- 1:21store.
- 1:21Because
- 1:21you're
- 1:21a
- 1:21musician,
- 1:22you
- 1:23want
- 1:23to,
- 1:23you
- 1:23know,
- 1:23go
- 1:24to
- 1:24the
- 1:24music
- 1:24store.
- 1:25And
- 1:26my
- 1:26dad
- 1:26would
- 1:26see
- 1:26them
- 1:26and
- 1:26he
- 1:26said,
- 1:27okay,
- 1:27jam
- 1:27session.
- 1:28He'd
- 1:28call
- 1:28up
- 1:28his
- 1:29friends,
- 1:29he
- 1:29goes,
- 1:29listen,
- 1:30I'm
- 1:30closing
- 1:31the
- 1:31shop.
- 1:32We're
- 1:32having
- 1:32a
- 1:32jam
- 1:33session.
- 1:33And
- 1:34he'd
- 1:34bring
- 1:34out.
- 1:35And
- 1:35then
- 1:35like,
- 1:36all
- 1:36the
- 1:36traffic
- 1:37and
- 1:37cars,
- 1:37and
- 1:37we'd
- 1:38have
- 1:38these
- 1:38jam
- 1:38sessions.
- 1:39Wow.
- 1:39You
- 1:39know,
- 1:40from
- 1:41even,
- 1:41like
- 1:42the
- 1:42tourist
- 1:43ships
- 1:43that
- 1:44would
- 1:44come
- 1:44in,
- 1:44and
- 1:44the
- 1:44musicians
- 1:45would
- 1:45come
- 1:45off
- 1:45the
- 1:46tourist
- 1:46ships
- 1:46and
- 1:46look
- 1:47for
- 1:47the
- 1:47music
- 1:47store.
- 1:48Right.
- 1:48And
- 1:48here
- 1:48we
- 1:48go,
- 1:49we
- 1:49have
- 1:49a
- 1:49jam
- 1:49session
- 1:49again.
- 1:50So
- 1:50my
- 1:50dad
- 1:51would
- 1:51always,
- 1:51you
- 1:52know,
- 1:52so
- 1:52music
- 1:52was
- 1:52his.
- 1:53Was
- 1:54his
- 1:54thing.
- 1:54You
- 1:54know
- 1:54what
- 1:55I
- 1:55mean?
- 1:55So.
- 1:57So
- 1:57I
- 1:57was
- 1:57a.
- 1:58I
- 1:58was
- 1:58also
- 1:58a
- 1:58piano
- 1:59repair.
- 2:00I.
- 2:01I
- 2:01can
- 2:01repair
- 2:02pianos.
- 2:02I
- 2:02can
- 2:03tune
- 2:03pianos.
- 2:04I
- 2:04just
- 2:04had
- 2:04to
- 2:04do
- 2:05that.
- 2:05I
- 2:05was,
- 2:05you
- 2:05know,
- 2:05my
- 2:06dad
- 2:06was
- 2:07pretty
- 2:07adamant
- 2:07that
- 2:08I.
- 2:09I
- 2:09learned.
- 2:09So
- 2:10I
- 2:10repair
- 2:11basses,
- 2:11drums,
- 2:12like,
- 2:13anything.
- 2:13Yeah.
- 2:13You
- 2:14know,
- 2:14we
- 2:14sold
- 2:14it
- 2:15broke,
- 2:16had
- 2:17to
- 2:17repair
- 2:17it.
- 2:17Right,
- 2:17right.
- 2:18You
- 2:18know
- 2:18what
- 2:18I
- 2:18mean?
- 2:18I
- 2:19mean,
- 2:19we.
- 2:19We
- 2:19repaired
- 2:20pipe
- 2:20organs,
- 2:22electric
- 2:23organs,
- 2:23anything
- 2:24on
- 2:24the
- 2:24island.
- 2:25So
- 2:25we
- 2:26had
- 2:26all
- 2:26of
- 2:26those
- 2:26things,
- 2:26and
- 2:26my
- 2:27dad
- 2:27had
- 2:27a.
- 2:28And
- 2:28I
- 2:28actually
- 2:28started
- 2:29playing
- 2:29organ.
- 2:30And
- 2:30my
- 2:30dad
- 2:31had
- 2:31a.
- 2:31A
- 2:31Hammond
- 2:32B3
- 2:32with
- 2:32three
- 2:33Leslies.
- 2:34Right.
- 2:34That's
- 2:35that
- 2:35speaker
- 2:35we
- 2:35were
- 2:35talking
- 2:35about.
- 2:36It
- 2:36spins.
- 2:37So
- 2:38that's
- 2:38kind
- 2:38of
- 2:38really
- 2:39what
- 2:39I
- 2:39cut
- 2:39my
- 2:39teeth
- 2:39on.
- 2:40Favorite
- 2:40instrument.
- 2:41Wow.
- 2:41Oh,
- 2:41yes.
- 2:43But
- 2:44yeah,
- 2:44I
- 2:45sort
- 2:45of
- 2:45migrated
- 2:45to
- 2:46piano
- 2:46after
- 2:46that.
- 2:47But
- 2:47I
- 2:47mean,
- 2:47I
- 2:47still
- 2:48play.
- 2:48I
- 2:48have.
- 2:48I
- 2:49have
- 2:49a
- 2:50Leslie
- 2:51and
- 2:51an
- 2:51organ
- 2:52in
- 2:52my
- 2:52house.
- 2:52So
- 2:53can
- 2:53I
- 2:53ask,
- 2:53what
- 2:53do
- 2:53you
- 2:53mean
- 2:54by
- 2:54three
- 2:54Leslie's?
- 2:55Three
- 2:56Leslie.
- 2:57Like,
- 2:57how
- 2:57do
- 2:57you
- 2:57position
- 2:58them?
- 2:59Well,
- 2:59he
- 2:59had
- 2:59them.
- 3:00One,
- 3:00two,
- 3:01three.
- 3:01Organ
- 3:01is
- 3:02here.
- 3:02Three
- 3:03Leslie's.
- 3:03Can
- 3:04I
- 3:04ask
- 3:04a
- 3:04silly
- 3:04question?
- 3:04Because
- 3:05I
- 3:05don't.
- 3:05I
- 3:05don't
- 3:05know.
- 3:06But
- 3:06why
- 3:06would
- 3:06you
- 3:06need
- 3:07three?
- 3:07Just
- 3:07out
- 3:07of
- 3:07curiosity.
- 3:09Just
- 3:09more
- 3:09volume.
- 3:10Okay.
- 3:10Power.
- 3:11Power.
- 3:11Okay.
- 3:12You
- 3:12also
- 3:12get
- 3:12a
- 3:12weird
- 3:13stereo.
- 3:13So
- 3:14a
- 3:14Leslie
- 3:14speaker
- 3:14is
- 3:15a
- 3:15speaker
- 3:15that
- 3:15spins
- 3:17at
- 3:17different
- 3:17speeds
- 3:18and
- 3:18it
- 3:18gives
- 3:18you
- 3:18kind
- 3:18of
- 3:18like
- 3:18a
- 3:19effect.
- 3:20And
- 3:20if
- 3:20you
- 3:20have
- 3:21multiples
- 3:21to
- 3:21your
- 3:22left
- 3:22and
- 3:22to
- 3:22your
- 3:22right,
- 3:22then
- 3:23you
- 3:23get
- 3:23this
- 3:23sort
- 3:23of
- 3:24shaky
- 3:24feeling
- 3:25from
- 3:25her.
- 3:26That's
- 3:26really
- 3:26cool.
- 3:26I've
- 3:26never
- 3:26heard
- 3:26of
- 3:27that.
- 3:27That's
- 3:27a
- 3:27brilliant
- 3:27idea.
- 3:27And
- 3:28the
- 3:28reason,
- 3:28and
- 3:28actually
- 3:28that,
- 3:29the
- 3:29reason
- 3:29for
- 3:29that
- 3:30is.
- 3:32And
- 3:32he
- 3:32was
- 3:33the
- 3:33agent
- 3:33for
- 3:33Hammond
- 3:34as
- 3:34well
- 3:34too.
- 3:35So
- 3:36all
- 3:36these
- 3:37like,
- 3:37all
- 3:37the
- 3:39export.
- 3:40All
- 3:41those
- 3:41guys,
- 3:41the
- 3:42agents
- 3:42would
- 3:42come
- 3:42to
- 3:43the
- 3:43island,
- 3:43they'd
- 3:43travel
- 3:44to
- 3:44the
- 3:44island
- 3:44just
- 3:44to
- 3:44meet
- 3:45the
- 3:47sales
- 3:48person.
- 3:48Music
- 3:49store.
- 3:49Right.
- 3:50But
- 3:50what
- 3:51happened
- 3:51is
- 3:52there
- 3:52was
- 3:52a
- 3:52guy
- 3:52from
- 3:53Yugoslavia
- 3:54who
- 3:55was
- 3:55an
- 3:55organ
- 3:55player
- 3:56on
- 3:56one
- 3:56of
- 3:56the
- 3:56ships
- 3:57and
- 3:58he
- 3:58was.
- 3:58Finished
- 4:00his
- 4:02tour
- 4:02of
- 4:02duty.
- 4:02Yeah,
- 4:03yeah,
- 4:03tour
- 4:03of
- 4:03duty.
- 4:05And
- 4:06he
- 4:06wanted
- 4:07to
- 4:07sell
- 4:07the
- 4:07organ.
- 4:07So
- 4:08he
- 4:08had
- 4:08really.
- 4:09He
- 4:09was
- 4:09on
- 4:09a
- 4:09ship.
- 4:09And
- 4:09the
- 4:10reason
- 4:10that
- 4:10he
- 4:10had
- 4:10three
- 4:10Leslie's
- 4:11is
- 4:11because
- 4:11he
- 4:11was
- 4:12pushed,
- 4:12positioning
- 4:13them,
- 4:13you
- 4:14know,
- 4:14in
- 4:14different
- 4:14spots.
- 4:15In
- 4:15different
- 4:15spots.
- 4:16Right,
- 4:16right.
- 4:17And
- 4:18you
- 4:18know,
- 4:18it
- 4:18was
- 4:18a
- 4:19thing
- 4:19that
- 4:19my.
- 4:19He
- 4:20wanted
- 4:20to
- 4:20sell
- 4:20it
- 4:20and
- 4:20my
- 4:20dad
- 4:21said
- 4:22definitely,
- 4:22yeah.
- 4:23So
- 4:23he
- 4:23was
- 4:23on
- 4:23a
- 4:24ship,
- 4:24so
- 4:24he
- 4:24just
- 4:24sold
- 4:24it
- 4:25and
- 4:25he
- 4:25just
- 4:25moved
- 4:25it
- 4:25off
- 4:26the
- 4:26ship.
- 4:26My
- 4:26dad
- 4:27didn't
- 4:27have
- 4:27to.
- 4:27He
- 4:28didn't
- 4:28have
- 4:28to
- 4:28order
- 4:28it.
- 4:28He
- 4:29didn't
- 4:29have
- 4:29to
- 4:29pay
- 4:29freight
- 4:30and
- 4:30duty
- 4:30and
- 4:31everything
- 4:31like
- 4:31that.
- 4:31Probably
- 4:31got
- 4:31a
- 4:32good
- 4:32price
- 4:32too,
- 4:32right?
- 4:32He
- 4:33got
- 4:33it
- 4:33at
- 4:33a
- 4:33good
- 4:33price.
- 4:34The
- 4:34guy
- 4:34wanted
- 4:34to
- 4:34just
- 4:35got.
- 4:35Get
- 4:35rid
- 4:36of
- 4:36it.
- 4:36Yeah.
- 4:36Because
- 4:36I
- 4:36guess
- 4:37when
- 4:37he
- 4:37goes
- 4:37back
- 4:37to
- 4:38Yugoslavia
- 4:38it's
- 4:38like,
- 4:39well,
- 4:39what
- 4:39am
- 4:39I
- 4:39going
- 4:39to
- 4:39do
- 4:39with
- 4:39three
- 4:40Leslie?
- 4:41Right.
- 4:42They're
- 4:42big
- 4:42too.
- 4:42They're
- 4:43like.
- 4:43They're
- 4:43bigger
- 4:43than.
- 4:43They're
- 4:44like
- 4:44two,
- 4:44three
- 4:44mini
- 4:45fridges.
- 4:45We
- 4:45see
- 4:46them
- 4:46at
- 4:46churches
- 4:46all
- 4:46the
- 4:47time.
- 4:47Oh,
- 4:47yeah.
- 4:47I
- 4:47was
- 4:47telling
- 4:48Matt
- 4:48yesterday
- 4:49specifically,
- 4:49like
- 4:50I
- 4:50would
- 4:50marvel
- 4:51at
- 4:51the
- 4:51one
- 4:51I
- 4:51would
- 4:51see
- 4:52at
- 4:52Rochester.
- 4:53It
- 4:53would.
- 4:53Had
- 4:53a
- 4:53big
- 4:54organ
- 4:54in
- 4:54this
- 4:54big
- 4:55giant
- 4:55Leslie.
- 4:55I
- 4:56never
- 4:56knew
- 4:56what
- 4:56it
- 4:56was
- 4:56until
- 4:57like
- 4:57yesterday.
- 4:58Yeah,
- 4:58yeah.
- 4:58It's
- 4:59crazy.
- 5:00Yeah.
- 5:00And
- 5:00you
- 5:00know,
- 5:00all
- 5:01those,
- 5:01the,
- 5:01the,
- 5:02the
- 5:02Switches.
- 5:03And,
- 5:03you
- 5:03know,
- 5:03you
- 5:04switch
- 5:04them
- 5:04on.
- 5:05So
- 5:05I.
- 5:05I
- 5:05mean,
- 5:06there
- 5:06was,
- 5:06you
- 5:07know,
- 5:07several
- 5:07organists
- 5:08would
- 5:08come
- 5:08and
- 5:08play
- 5:09that
- 5:09thing
- 5:09and
- 5:09it
- 5:09just
- 5:09be
- 5:10wiling
- 5:10out,
- 5:10man.
- 5:11That
- 5:11was
- 5:12so
- 5:12loud,
- 5:13you
- 5:14know,
- 5:14and
- 5:14they.
- 5:15They'd
- 5:15get
- 5:15off
- 5:15the.
- 5:16The.
- 5:16The
- 5:16organ
- 5:17and
- 5:17I'd
- 5:17get
- 5:17on
- 5:17and
- 5:17I,
- 5:18you
- 5:18know,
- 5:18as
- 5:18a
- 5:18kid,
- 5:19just
- 5:19try
- 5:19to.
- 5:19To
- 5:20mimic
- 5:20them,
- 5:21you
- 5:21know.
- 5:21And
- 5:22then
- 5:22there.
- 5:22There
- 5:22was
- 5:23a
- 5:23family,
- 5:23actually
- 5:23a
- 5:23Canadian
- 5:24family,
- 5:24who
- 5:25saw
- 5:25me
- 5:26as
- 5:26a
- 5:26kid,
- 5:26and
- 5:26they.
- 5:27They,
- 5:27you
- 5:27know,
- 5:27they.
- 5:28They
- 5:28thought
- 5:28I
- 5:28was.
- 5:29I
- 5:29had
- 5:29a
- 5:29little
- 5:30potential.
- 5:30So
- 5:31they
- 5:31were
- 5:32snowbirds.
- 5:33And
- 5:34one
- 5:35year
- 5:35they
- 5:35came
- 5:35back
- 5:35and
- 5:35they
- 5:36brought
- 5:36a
- 5:36stack
- 5:36of
- 5:37Jimmy
- 5:37Smith,
- 5:37who
- 5:38is.
- 5:38I
- 5:38don't
- 5:38know
- 5:38if
- 5:38you
- 5:38guys
- 5:39know
- 5:39who
- 5:39Jimmy
- 5:39Smith
- 5:39is.
- 5:39Jimmy
- 5:40Smith
- 5:40is
- 5:40the
- 5:40ultimate
- 5:41organ
- 5:41jazz
- 5:41organ
- 5:42player
- 5:42that,
- 5:43like,
- 5:43you
- 5:44know,
- 5:44you
- 5:44look
- 5:44in.
- 5:44In
- 5:45the,
- 5:45you
- 5:46know,
- 5:46in
- 5:46the
- 5:46encyclopedia
- 5:47on
- 5:47the
- 5:47organ
- 5:48player
- 5:48and
- 5:49Jimmy
- 5:49Smith
- 5:49is
- 5:49it.
- 5:49Everybody
- 5:50followed
- 5:50Jimmy
- 5:50Smith.
- 5:51He
- 5:51was
- 5:51like
- 5:51the
- 5:52George
- 5:52Benson
- 5:52of
- 5:52guitar.
- 5:53Like
- 5:53Jimmy
- 5:53Smith
- 5:54with
- 5:54you.
- 5:54So
- 5:55they
- 5:55brought
- 5:55me
- 5:55all
- 5:55these
- 5:55Jimmy
- 5:56Smith
- 5:56albums,
- 5:56man,
- 5:57and
- 5:57it
- 5:57was.
- 5:58It
- 5:58was
- 5:58crazy.
- 5:59So
- 5:59I
- 5:59listened
- 5:59to
- 5:59the
- 5:59record
- 6:00and,
- 6:02you
- 6:02know,
- 6:02you
- 6:02hear
- 6:02the
- 6:03walking
- 6:03bass,
- 6:03like
- 6:03for
- 6:03the
- 6:04jazz
- 6:04organs.
- 6:04You
- 6:04hear
- 6:04all
- 6:05these
- 6:05guys
- 6:05walking
- 6:06bass.
- 6:07They're
- 6:07bass
- 6:08pedals.
- 6:08So
- 6:08I
- 6:08thought
- 6:09that
- 6:10they
- 6:10use
- 6:10their
- 6:11feet.
- 6:11So
- 6:11I'm
- 6:12using
- 6:12both
- 6:12my
- 6:13feet
- 6:13walking,
- 6:15but
- 6:15they
- 6:15use
- 6:16the
- 6:16left
- 6:16hand.
- 6:18You
- 6:18know
- 6:18what
- 6:18I
- 6:18mean?
- 6:19I
- 6:19listen
- 6:19to
- 6:19the
- 6:19record.
- 6:19So
- 6:20what
- 6:20were
- 6:20you
- 6:20doing
- 6:20with
- 6:20your
- 6:20left
- 6:20hand
- 6:21at
- 6:21that
- 6:21time?
- 6:21I
- 6:21was
- 6:21just
- 6:22playing
- 6:22chords
- 6:22with
- 6:22my
- 6:22left
- 6:23hand.
- 6:23I
- 6:23just
- 6:23didn't.
- 6:23You
- 6:24were
- 6:24adding
- 6:24something
- 6:24extra.
- 6:25Yeah,
- 6:25I
- 6:25just
- 6:25didn't.
- 6:26I.
- 6:26It
- 6:26just
- 6:26didn't
- 6:27make
- 6:27sense
- 6:27to
- 6:27me
- 6:28as
- 6:28a
- 6:28kid.
- 6:28Yeah.
- 6:29Trying
- 6:29to.
- 6:29I
- 6:30listened
- 6:30to
- 6:30it
- 6:30and
- 6:30I'm
- 6:30like,
- 6:31okay.
- 6:31Because
- 6:32what
- 6:32was
- 6:33happening
- 6:33too
- 6:34is
- 6:34that
- 6:35they
- 6:35were
- 6:35playing
- 6:35with
- 6:36a
- 6:36band.
- 6:36Right,
- 6:36Right.
- 6:37So
- 6:37you're
- 6:37hearing
- 6:38guitar,
- 6:39bass.
- 6:40Right.
- 6:40Drums,
- 6:41organ.
- 6:41Yeah,
- 6:42Right.
- 6:43Little
- 6:43bass
- 6:43player
- 6:44is
- 6:44black
- 6:44playing
- 6:45bass.
- 6:45But
- 6:45I'm
- 6:45assuming
- 6:46that,
- 6:47you
- 6:47know,
- 6:48he's
- 6:48playing
- 6:48bass
- 6:48with
- 6:48his
- 6:49feet
- 6:49because
- 6:49there's
- 6:50the
- 6:50bass
- 6:50clap.
- 6:51Yeah.
- 6:51So
- 6:51I
- 6:52did
- 6:52that
- 6:52until
- 6:52an
- 6:53organ
- 6:53player
- 6:53came
- 6:53over,
- 6:54came
- 6:55and
- 6:55saw
- 6:55me
- 6:55and
- 6:55was
- 6:56freaking
- 6:56out
- 6:57and
- 6:57was
- 6:57like,
- 6:58this
- 6:58kid
- 6:58is
- 6:59like,
- 6:59what
- 6:59is
- 6:59he
- 7:00doing
- 7:00playing?
- 7:01You're
- 7:02walking
- 7:02bass
- 7:02with
- 7:02his
- 7:02feet.
- 7:03And
- 7:03I'm
- 7:04like,
- 7:04yeah,
- 7:04it's
- 7:04not
- 7:04what
- 7:04you
- 7:04guys
- 7:05do.
- 7:05He
- 7:05goes,
- 7:05no,
- 7:05we
- 7:05just
- 7:06play
- 7:06with.
- 7:07That's
- 7:08when
- 7:08I
- 7:08figured
- 7:08it
- 7:08out.
- 7:09Wow.
- 7:09You
- 7:09know,
- 7:10so,
- 7:10you
- 7:10know,
- 7:11sometimes
- 7:11what
- 7:11you
- 7:11don't
- 7:12know
- 7:12and
- 7:12you
- 7:12try,
- 7:13you
- 7:13just
- 7:13come
- 7:14up
- 7:14with.
- 7:14That
- 7:15reminds
- 7:15me
- 7:15of
- 7:16Jimi
- 7:16Hendrix.
- 7:16A
- 7:17lot
- 7:17of
- 7:17his
- 7:17style
- 7:17had
- 7:18to
- 7:18do
- 7:18with
- 7:18listening
- 7:19to
- 7:19Les
- 7:19Paul
- 7:20recordings,
- 7:20not
- 7:21understanding
- 7:21that
- 7:22Les
- 7:22Paul,
- 7:22who
- 7:23technically
- 7:23invented
- 7:24multi
- 7:24tracking,
- 7:25was
- 7:25actually.
- 7:25Was
- 7:26multiple
- 7:26Takes
- 7:27of
- 7:27Les
- 7:27Paul
- 7:28at
- 7:28the
- 7:28same
- 7:28time.
- 7:28And
- 7:29Jimi
- 7:29Hendrix
- 7:29was
- 7:29like,
- 7:30this
- 7:30is
- 7:30one
- 7:30guy.
- 7:31And
- 7:31he's
- 7:31just
- 7:31kind
- 7:32of
- 7:32learned.
- 7:32That's
- 7:32kind
- 7:32of
- 7:32how
- 7:32shredding
- 7:33was
- 7:33invented.
- 7:33It's
- 7:33funny
- 7:34how
- 7:34technology
- 7:34can
- 7:35do
- 7:35that.
- 7:35Yeah.
- 7:36It's
- 7:36actually
- 7:36the
- 7:36same
- 7:36thing
- 7:36with
- 7:36Oscar
- 7:37Peterson.
- 7:38Yeah,
- 7:38right.
- 7:38Oscar
- 7:39Peterson.
- 7:39That
- 7:40kid
- 7:40gave
- 7:40him
- 7:40a
- 7:40record.
- 7:41Yeah.
- 7:41And
- 7:42it
- 7:42was
- 7:42a
- 7:42piano
- 7:43player
- 7:43by
- 7:43the
- 7:43name
- 7:43of
- 7:43Art
- 7:44Tatum.
- 7:45Art
- 7:45Tatum
- 7:45is
- 7:46almost
- 7:46blind,
- 7:47but
- 7:48when
- 7:48you
- 7:48hear
- 7:48Art
- 7:49Tatum
- 7:49play,
- 7:50you
- 7:50think
- 7:50it's
- 7:50two
- 7:51people.
- 7:51Like
- 7:51this
- 7:51one
- 7:52guy
- 7:52just
- 7:52can't
- 7:52do
- 7:52this.
- 7:53So
- 7:54Oscar
- 7:54Peterson's
- 7:55dad
- 7:55worked
- 7:55on
- 7:55the
- 7:56railway.
- 7:56So
- 7:56he
- 7:56gave
- 7:57him
- 7:57the
- 7:57record,
- 7:57went
- 7:58away
- 7:58for
- 7:58a
- 7:58week
- 7:59and
- 7:59came
- 7:59back
- 8:00and,
- 8:00you
- 8:01know,
- 8:01said,
- 8:01you
- 8:01know,
- 8:01do
- 8:02you
- 8:02listen
- 8:02to
- 8:02that
- 8:02thing?
- 8:02He
- 8:03goes,
- 8:03yeah,
- 8:03it's
- 8:03two
- 8:03piano
- 8:04players.
- 8:04Like,
- 8:05what
- 8:05do
- 8:05you
- 8:05want
- 8:06me
- 8:06to
- 8:06do?
- 8:06Two
- 8:07piano
- 8:07players?
- 8:08And
- 8:09he's
- 8:09dad
- 8:09said,
- 8:09no,
- 8:09no,
- 8:09no.
- 8:10That's
- 8:10one
- 8:10guy.
- 8:11And
- 8:11I
- 8:11was
- 8:11going
- 8:11to
- 8:11say,
- 8:12there's
- 8:12no
- 8:13way.
- 8:13And
- 8:13I
- 8:13was.
- 8:14I
- 8:14mean,
- 8:14he
- 8:15always
- 8:15told
- 8:15the
- 8:15story.
- 8:15He
- 8:15said
- 8:16he
- 8:16didn't
- 8:16play
- 8:16the
- 8:16piano
- 8:17for
- 8:17about
- 8:17a
- 8:17week
- 8:18because
- 8:18it's
- 8:18like,
- 8:18there's
- 8:19no
- 8:19way
- 8:19I
- 8:19could
- 8:19be
- 8:20this
- 8:20guy.
- 8:20Wow.
- 8:21So
- 8:21the
- 8:22reason
- 8:22that
- 8:22he's
- 8:22so
- 8:23amazing
- 8:23is
- 8:23because
- 8:24he
- 8:24listened
- 8:24to
- 8:24Art
- 8:25Tatum
- 8:25and
- 8:26tried
- 8:26to
- 8:26copy
- 8:26Art
- 8:27Tatum.
- 8:27So
- 8:28when
- 8:28Oscar
- 8:29plays
- 8:29like,
- 8:31it's
- 8:31like
- 8:31two
- 8:31people.
- 8:32Yeah,
- 8:32yeah.
- 8:33So
- 8:34anyway,
- 8:34I
- 8:34think
- 8:34that
- 8:34was
- 8:34one
- 8:35of
- 8:35the
- 8:35things
- 8:35that
- 8:35happened
- 8:35to
- 8:36me
- 8:36with
- 8:36my
- 8:36bass
- 8:36pedals.
- 8:37That's
- 8:37incredible.
- 8:38You
- 8:39still
- 8:39do
- 8:39stuff
- 8:39like
- 8:39that
- 8:39or
- 8:40you
- 8:40started
- 8:40playing
- 8:40with
- 8:40your
- 8:40left
- 8:41hand?
- 8:41I
- 8:41started
- 8:41playing
- 8:42my
- 8:42left
- 8:42hand.
- 8:45Wow.
- 8:46If
- 8:46we
- 8:46go
- 8:46back
- 8:47to
- 8:47when
- 8:47you
- 8:47were
- 8:47a
- 8:47child,
- 8:48do
- 8:48you
- 8:48remember
- 8:49some
- 8:49of
- 8:49the
- 8:49music
- 8:49that
- 8:50kind
- 8:50of
- 8:50shaped
- 8:50your
- 8:51love
- 8:51and
- 8:51led
- 8:52you
- 8:52down
- 8:52the
- 8:52path
- 8:52towards
- 8:53producing
- 8:53and
- 8:54ultimately
- 8:55picking?
- 8:55Besides
- 8:55Jimmy
- 8:56Smith,
- 8:56obviously.
- 8:57Yeah,
- 8:57yeah,
- 8:57definitely.
- 8:58There's
- 8:58some
- 8:59albums
- 9:00that
- 9:00are
- 9:01paradigm
- 9:01shifting
- 9:02moments
- 9:02in
- 9:03my
- 9:03life.
- 9:04One
- 9:05of
- 9:05them
- 9:05is
- 9:05a
- 9:05flautist
- 9:06by
- 9:06the
- 9:06name
- 9:06of
- 9:07Hubert
- 9:07Laws.
- 9:08Okay.
- 9:08Not
- 9:08quite
- 9:08sure
- 9:08if
- 9:09you
- 9:09guys
- 9:09know,
- 9:10but
- 9:10Hubert
- 9:10Law
- 9:11is
- 9:12the
- 9:12most
- 9:13amazing
- 9:13flist.
- 9:14Wow.
- 9:16And
- 9:17he
- 9:17has
- 9:17a
- 9:17record
- 9:17called
- 9:18Romeo
- 9:18and
- 9:18Juliet.
- 9:19And
- 9:19he
- 9:19was
- 9:19the
- 9:19first
- 9:19guy
- 9:21I
- 9:21heard
- 9:21do
- 9:22circular
- 9:22breathing.
- 9:23I
- 9:23don't
- 9:23know
- 9:23if
- 9:23you've
- 9:23heard
- 9:24of
- 9:24circular.
- 9:24Right.
- 9:25So
- 9:25he
- 9:25does
- 9:26circular
- 9:26breathing.
- 9:26Like,
- 9:27it's
- 9:27like.
- 9:28To
- 9:28those
- 9:28of
- 9:29you
- 9:29that
- 9:29don't
- 9:29know.
- 9:29Can
- 9:30I
- 9:30explain
- 9:30what
- 9:30it
- 9:30is?
- 9:30So
- 9:30it's.
- 9:31You
- 9:31fill
- 9:31up
- 9:32your
- 9:32cheeks
- 9:32with
- 9:32air
- 9:33and
- 9:34then
- 9:34you
- 9:34exhale,
- 9:35and
- 9:35then
- 9:36you
- 9:36fill
- 9:36up
- 9:36your
- 9:36cheeks
- 9:37as
- 9:37well.
- 9:37And
- 9:37you
- 9:37keep
- 9:37exhaling
- 9:38the
- 9:38air
- 9:38in
- 9:38your
- 9:38cheeks
- 9:39while
- 9:39you
- 9:39inhale
- 9:39from
- 9:39your
- 9:40nose.
- 9:40So
- 9:40basically,
- 9:40you
- 9:40can
- 9:40play
- 9:41a
- 9:41note
- 9:41continuously
- 9:42without
- 9:42ever
- 9:42taking
- 9:43a
- 9:43breath.
- 9:43Wow.
- 9:43I
- 9:43had
- 9:44no
- 9:44Idea.
- 9:45So
- 9:45just
- 9:46think
- 9:46of
- 9:46a
- 9:47person
- 9:47who's
- 9:47playing
- 9:47a
- 9:47flute
- 9:48and
- 9:48it
- 9:48just.
- 9:48It
- 9:49goes.
- 9:49You.
- 9:49No
- 9:49breath.
- 9:50He's
- 9:50just
- 9:50playing.
- 9:51Yeah,
- 9:51Just
- 9:52continuous.
- 9:52He
- 9:53plays
- 9:53on
- 9:53a
- 9:53flute.
- 9:54I
- 9:54never
- 9:54heard
- 9:55of
- 9:55that.
- 9:55Working
- 9:55on
- 9:55a
- 9:55flute.
- 9:56Flutes
- 9:56take
- 9:56a
- 9:56lot
- 9:56of
- 9:57air.
- 9:57That's
- 9:57amazing.
- 9:58A
- 9:58lot
- 9:58of
- 9:58air.
- 9:58And
- 9:58this
- 9:59guy
- 9:59does
- 9:59this
- 10:00on
- 10:00a
- 10:01dime.
- 10:01And
- 10:01every
- 10:02flute
- 10:02player
- 10:02is.
- 10:03He's
- 10:03sort
- 10:03of,
- 10:04again,
- 10:04the.
- 10:04George
- 10:04Benson.
- 10:05If
- 10:05you're
- 10:05playing
- 10:05flute
- 10:06and
- 10:06Hubert
- 10:06Laws
- 10:07walks
- 10:07in
- 10:07the
- 10:07room,
- 10:07you
- 10:07stop.
- 10:08Where's
- 10:08Hubert
- 10:08from?
- 10:09He's
- 10:10from
- 10:10the
- 10:10United.
- 10:11United
- 10:11States.
- 10:11Okay.
- 10:12Okay.
- 10:12Right.
- 10:12Wow.
- 10:13And
- 10:14like,
- 10:14I
- 10:14mean,
- 10:15he's
- 10:15a.
- 10:15He's
- 10:15one
- 10:15of
- 10:16those
- 10:16guys
- 10:16who
- 10:16is
- 10:17a
- 10:17classical
- 10:18player.
- 10:18He
- 10:18plays
- 10:19with
- 10:19orchestras
- 10:19and
- 10:19he
- 10:20also
- 10:20is
- 10:20a
- 10:20jazz
- 10:21player.
- 10:21So
- 10:21he
- 10:21plays.
- 10:22You
- 10:22know,
- 10:22it's
- 10:22like
- 10:22there
- 10:23are
- 10:23fair
- 10:23few
- 10:23people
- 10:23who
- 10:24could
- 10:24do
- 10:24that,
- 10:24like
- 10:24Wynton
- 10:25Marcellus.
- 10:25Is
- 10:25that
- 10:26true?
- 10:27He.
- 10:27He's.
- 10:27That,
- 10:28you
- 10:28know,
- 10:28Oscar
- 10:29Peterson's.
- 10:29That
- 10:30they
- 10:30can
- 10:30do
- 10:31both
- 10:31of
- 10:31them
- 10:31really
- 10:32well.
- 10:32Yeah,
- 10:32yeah.
- 10:33So,
- 10:33yeah.
- 10:33Hubert
- 10:34Lars
- 10:34is
- 10:34Romeo
- 10:34and
- 10:34Juliet.
- 10:35That.
- 10:35That
- 10:35record
- 10:36was
- 10:36like
- 10:36a
- 10:37staple
- 10:37for
- 10:37me.
- 10:38George
- 10:38Benson
- 10:39Breezing.
- 10:40That
- 10:40was
- 10:40another
- 10:41record
- 10:41that
- 10:41was.
- 10:42You
- 10:42know
- 10:42what
- 10:42I
- 10:42mean?
- 10:43Yeah.
- 10:43Oscar
- 10:43Peterson
- 10:44has
- 10:45this
- 10:45album
- 10:45called
- 10:46We
- 10:47Take
- 10:47Requests.
- 10:48Just
- 10:48amazing
- 10:49record
- 10:49that
- 10:50this
- 10:50was.
- 10:51You
- 10:51know,
- 10:53Bob
- 10:53James
- 10:54had
- 10:54a
- 10:54record
- 10:55called
- 10:56Head,
- 10:57and
- 10:57that
- 10:57was.
- 10:58That
- 10:58was
- 10:58amazing.
- 10:59A
- 10:59lot
- 10:59of
- 10:59Bob
- 10:59James
- 11:00albums,
- 11:00those
- 11:00were.
- 11:01Anyway,
- 11:01those
- 11:02are
- 11:02the
- 11:02ones
- 11:02that
- 11:03really
- 11:04shaped
- 11:05me.
- 11:05And
- 11:05there's.
- 11:06There's
- 11:06one
- 11:06from
- 11:07a.
- 11:08A
- 11:08gentleman
- 11:08who
- 11:09really
- 11:10pushed
- 11:10the
- 11:10envelope
- 11:11on
- 11:11calypso
- 11:12jazz,
- 11:13a
- 11:13guy
- 11:13called
- 11:13Clive.
- 11:14Clive
- 11:15Xander.
- 11:16Okay,
- 11:17Right.
- 11:17So
- 11:18he.
- 11:18He
- 11:18created
- 11:19a
- 11:19whole.
- 11:20So
- 11:21because
- 11:22I'm
- 11:22from
- 11:22the
- 11:22Caribbean,
- 11:23I
- 11:23gravitate
- 11:24to
- 11:25Caribbean
- 11:25jazz
- 11:26or
- 11:26calypso
- 11:26jazz.
- 11:27So
- 11:28some
- 11:28of
- 11:28those
- 11:29things
- 11:29I
- 11:29put
- 11:29on
- 11:29my
- 11:29cd.
- 11:30So,
- 11:31yeah,
- 11:32Clive
- 11:32Zander
- 11:32was
- 11:33very
- 11:33instrumental.
- 11:33Clive.
- 11:34And
- 11:34another
- 11:35guy
- 11:35by
- 11:35the
- 11:35name
- 11:35of
- 11:35Raph
- 11:36Robinson
- 11:37who
- 11:37was
- 11:38very
- 11:38instrumental
- 11:39in
- 11:39my
- 11:40understanding
- 11:40of
- 11:41the
- 11:41whole
- 11:42calypso
- 11:42jazz
- 11:43works.
- 11:45And
- 11:45also
- 11:46Clive
- 11:46has
- 11:46a
- 11:47son
- 11:47who
- 11:48is
- 11:48a
- 11:48piano
- 11:48player
- 11:49as
- 11:49well,
- 11:49too.
- 11:50And
- 11:50for
- 11:51years
- 11:51he
- 11:51was
- 11:51the
- 11:51piano
- 11:52player
- 11:52for
- 11:52Adele.
- 11:53So
- 11:53if
- 11:53you
- 11:53see
- 11:54Adele,
- 11:54you
- 11:54see
- 11:54the
- 11:55piano
- 11:55player.
- 11:56That
- 11:56was
- 11:57my.
- 11:57You
- 11:58know,
- 11:58he's.
- 11:59Yeah.
- 11:59Not
- 12:00Clive,
- 12:00but
- 12:01Raph
- 12:02Robinson.
- 12:02Okay.
- 12:03His
- 12:03son.
- 12:03His
- 12:03name
- 12:03is
- 12:04Miles
- 12:04Robinson.
- 12:05Gotcha.
- 12:05Okay.
- 12:06So,
- 12:06yeah,
- 12:07so
- 12:07you
- 12:07look
- 12:07at
- 12:07the
- 12:07Grammys,
- 12:07you
- 12:08look
- 12:08at
- 12:08all
- 12:08those
- 12:08things.
- 12:08Yeah,
- 12:08he's
- 12:09all
- 12:09over
- 12:09the
- 12:09place.
- 12:09Yeah,
- 12:09he's
- 12:09also.
- 12:10So,
- 12:11you
- 12:11know,
- 12:11again,
- 12:11he
- 12:12sort
- 12:12of
- 12:12grew
- 12:12up
- 12:13around
- 12:14me
- 12:14and
- 12:14Raf
- 12:15and.
- 12:15Yeah.
- 12:16I
- 12:17want
- 12:17to
- 12:17know,
- 12:17how
- 12:17did
- 12:17you
- 12:18kind
- 12:18of
- 12:18transition
- 12:19from
- 12:19being
- 12:20the
- 12:20organ
- 12:21as
- 12:22your
- 12:22first
- 12:22instrument,
- 12:22your
- 12:23first
- 12:23love,
- 12:23to
- 12:23piano?
- 12:24What
- 12:24was
- 12:25the
- 12:25process?
- 12:26I
- 12:26think
- 12:28one
- 12:28of
- 12:28the
- 12:28things
- 12:29is
- 12:29that
- 12:30there's
- 12:31you
- 12:31know,
- 12:31when
- 12:31you
- 12:32travel,
- 12:32you
- 12:32go
- 12:32to
- 12:32somebody's
- 12:33home
- 12:33or
- 12:33you
- 12:34hang
- 12:34out
- 12:34at
- 12:34a
- 12:35bar,
- 12:35there's
- 12:36not
- 12:36an
- 12:36organ,
- 12:36there's
- 12:36no
- 12:37organ
- 12:37there.
- 12:37So.
- 12:38Right.
- 12:39And
- 12:40playing
- 12:41an
- 12:41organ
- 12:41is
- 12:41totally,
- 12:42it's
- 12:42a
- 12:43different
- 12:44approach
- 12:45and
- 12:45a
- 12:45different
- 12:45technique.
- 12:46Right.
- 12:47Playing
- 12:47organ
- 12:48and
- 12:49like
- 12:49organ
- 12:49players
- 12:50are
- 12:50not
- 12:50great
- 12:50piano
- 12:50players.
- 12:51And,
- 12:51and
- 12:52some
- 12:53piano
- 12:53players
- 12:54are
- 12:54not
- 12:54great
- 12:54organ
- 12:55players.
- 12:55Right.
- 12:56You
- 12:56got
- 12:56to
- 12:56be
- 12:57playing
- 12:57the
- 12:57both
- 12:57of
- 12:57them
- 12:58to
- 12:59really
- 12:59switch
- 13:00your,
- 13:00your
- 13:01technique.
- 13:01You
- 13:02know
- 13:02what
- 13:02I
- 13:02mean?
- 13:02Right.
- 13:04So.
- 13:04Because
- 13:05with
- 13:05an
- 13:05organ
- 13:06there,
- 13:06there's
- 13:06no
- 13:08sustain.
- 13:08You
- 13:09have
- 13:09to
- 13:09hold
- 13:09your
- 13:10keys
- 13:10down
- 13:10before
- 13:11you
- 13:11let
- 13:11go.
- 13:11The
- 13:12other
- 13:12ones,
- 13:12where
- 13:12a
- 13:12piano
- 13:13player
- 13:13can
- 13:13just
- 13:14play
- 13:15staccato
- 13:16and
- 13:16it,
- 13:17it
- 13:17works.
- 13:17Right.
- 13:17You
- 13:18know
- 13:18what
- 13:18I
- 13:18mean?
- 13:18So
- 13:20I,
- 13:20I,
- 13:21you
- 13:21know,
- 13:21I'd
- 13:21go
- 13:21to
- 13:22somebody's
- 13:22home
- 13:22and
- 13:22I've
- 13:23struggled
- 13:23to
- 13:23play
- 13:23the
- 13:24piano
- 13:24because
- 13:24there's
- 13:25no
- 13:25bass
- 13:25pedals.
- 13:26I
- 13:26can't,
- 13:26I
- 13:26can't.
- 13:27You
- 13:27know
- 13:27what
- 13:27I
- 13:27mean?
- 13:28Yeah.
- 13:28So
- 13:28playing
- 13:28a
- 13:28piano.
- 13:29No,
- 13:29I'm,
- 13:29I
- 13:29have
- 13:30to
- 13:30play,
- 13:31I
- 13:31have
- 13:31to
- 13:32play
- 13:32bass,
- 13:33play
- 13:33the
- 13:33chords
- 13:34and
- 13:34play
- 13:35the
- 13:35melody
- 13:35at
- 13:35the
- 13:35same
- 13:36time.
- 13:36Right.
- 13:37So
- 13:37I
- 13:37had
- 13:37a.
- 13:38Figure
- 13:38that
- 13:38out
- 13:38because
- 13:39I
- 13:39was
- 13:39struggling,
- 13:40you
- 13:40know,
- 13:40just
- 13:40trying,
- 13:41trying
- 13:41to
- 13:41kind
- 13:42of
- 13:42transition.
- 13:42So
- 13:43I,
- 13:44I
- 13:44just
- 13:45decided
- 13:45I
- 13:45gotta,
- 13:46I
- 13:46gotta
- 13:46try
- 13:47this
- 13:47because
- 13:47I,
- 13:48I
- 13:48sound
- 13:48terrible
- 13:49playing
- 13:49the
- 13:49piano.
- 13:51Just
- 13:51determination.
- 13:52Yeah,
- 13:52yeah,
- 13:53yeah,
- 13:53just
- 13:54determination.
- 13:54And
- 13:54I,
- 13:55and
- 13:55I
- 13:55love,
- 13:56I
- 13:56liked
- 13:56a
- 13:56lot
- 13:56of
- 13:56piano
- 13:57players,
- 13:57you
- 13:57know
- 13:57what
- 13:57I
- 13:57mean?
- 13:58And,
- 13:58and
- 13:58I
- 13:58just
- 13:59started
- 13:59kind
- 14:00of
- 14:00trying
- 14:00to,
- 14:00to
- 14:01play,
- 14:02you
- 14:02know,
- 14:02play
- 14:03piano
- 14:03and
- 14:03play
- 14:04solo
- 14:04piano.
- 14:05That's
- 14:05a
- 14:05really
- 14:05challenging
- 14:06to.
- 14:06Thing
- 14:06to
- 14:06do,
- 14:07you
- 14:07know
- 14:07what
- 14:07I
- 14:07mean?
- 14:08For
- 14:08example,
- 14:08sitting
- 14:09on
- 14:09a
- 14:09P
- 14:09an
- 14:10hour,
- 14:10just
- 14:10solo
- 14:11piano.
- 14:11Yeah,
- 14:12right.
- 14:12And,
- 14:13and
- 14:14not
- 14:14have
- 14:14it
- 14:15be
- 14:15just
- 14:15ballads,
- 14:16you
- 14:16know,
- 14:17I
- 14:17can,
- 14:17you
- 14:17know
- 14:17what
- 14:17I
- 14:18mean?
- 14:18Because
- 14:18sometimes
- 14:18you
- 14:19could
- 14:19play
- 14:19solo
- 14:19piano,
- 14:19but
- 14:20you,
- 14:20you
- 14:21can't
- 14:21play
- 14:21anything
- 14:22really
- 14:22fast
- 14:22and
- 14:23make
- 14:23it
- 14:23sound
- 14:23great.
- 14:24So
- 14:24there's
- 14:24a
- 14:25thing
- 14:25called
- 14:25stride
- 14:25piano.
- 14:26I'm
- 14:26not
- 14:26quite
- 14:26sure
- 14:27if.
- 14:27Do
- 14:27you
- 14:27know
- 14:27what,
- 14:27that
- 14:28you
- 14:28want.
- 14:28To
- 14:28explain
- 14:28it
- 14:29to
- 14:29the
- 14:29audience
- 14:29or.
- 14:29In
- 14:29my.
- 14:30Yeah,
- 14:30Stripe
- 14:30piano
- 14:30is
- 14:31where
- 14:31your
- 14:32left
- 14:32hand
- 14:32is
- 14:32playing
- 14:33the
- 14:33bass.
- 14:33Yeah.
- 14:34So
- 14:34you
- 14:34play
- 14:34the
- 14:34bass
- 14:35and
- 14:35then
- 14:35you,
- 14:35you,
- 14:36you
- 14:36quickly
- 14:36move
- 14:37your
- 14:37hands
- 14:37up
- 14:37and
- 14:37play
- 14:37the
- 14:38chord.
- 14:38So
- 14:39you're
- 14:39going.
- 14:42And
- 14:42then
- 14:42your
- 14:43hands
- 14:43playing
- 14:44the
- 14:44melody.
- 14:44So
- 14:45that
- 14:45is
- 14:45really
- 14:46challenging.
- 14:46Sounds
- 14:46challenging,
- 14:47right?
- 14:47It's
- 14:47very
- 14:47challenging
- 14:48to
- 14:48do
- 14:49because
- 14:49what
- 14:49you're
- 14:49doing
- 14:49is
- 14:49you're
- 14:50playing,
- 14:50you're
- 14:50being
- 14:50the
- 14:50whole
- 14:51band.
- 14:51You
- 14:51know,
- 14:52you're
- 14:52having
- 14:52a
- 14:52rhythm
- 14:53going,
- 14:53which
- 14:53is
- 14:54sort
- 14:54of
- 14:54the
- 14:54drums,
- 14:55and
- 14:55then
- 14:55you
- 14:55have
- 14:55bass
- 14:56and
- 14:56chords,
- 14:57and
- 14:57then
- 14:57you're
- 14:57playing
- 14:57the
- 14:57melody
- 14:58and
- 14:58soloing
- 14:59on
- 14:59top
- 14:59of
- 14:59that.
- 14:59So.
- 15:01And
- 15:01then
- 15:01it's
- 15:02a
- 15:02bit
- 15:02of
- 15:02a
- 15:03dying
- 15:04art
- 15:04right
- 15:05now.
- 15:05Have
- 15:05you
- 15:06tried
- 15:06doing
- 15:06that
- 15:07with
- 15:08also
- 15:09pedals?
- 15:11Yeah.
- 15:11No,
- 15:12I've
- 15:12never
- 15:12tried.
- 15:13Break
- 15:13some
- 15:14record
- 15:14now
- 15:14that
- 15:15you're
- 15:15in
- 15:15quarantine.
- 15:15Yeah,
- 15:16I
- 15:16know
- 15:16there's
- 15:16a
- 15:16couple
- 15:16of
- 15:17people
- 15:17who've
- 15:17done
- 15:17that.
- 15:17You
- 15:18know
- 15:18where
- 15:18they
- 15:18put
- 15:19the
- 15:19piano
- 15:19and
- 15:20they
- 15:20have
- 15:20a
- 15:20small
- 15:21bass
- 15:22unit
- 15:22and
- 15:22they'll
- 15:23play
- 15:23the
- 15:23bass.
- 15:23Wow.
- 15:24Yeah,
- 15:25wow.
- 15:26Like,
- 15:26I
- 15:26mean,
- 15:26I've.
- 15:27I've
- 15:27kind
- 15:27of
- 15:27worked
- 15:28hard
- 15:28on
- 15:28sort
- 15:29of
- 15:29stride
- 15:29piano.
- 15:29Yeah.
- 15:30So.
- 15:30So,
- 15:31you
- 15:31know,
- 15:32I
- 15:32like
- 15:32that.
- 15:32Yeah.
- 15:33Wow.
- 15:33Yeah.
- 15:34So
- 15:35I
- 15:35guess
- 15:35how
- 15:36did
- 15:36you
- 15:36end
- 15:36up
- 15:37coming,
- 15:37moving
- 15:37to
- 15:37Canada?
- 15:40Well,
- 15:43I'll
- 15:43just
- 15:44preface
- 15:44it
- 15:44that
- 15:44my
- 15:45dad
- 15:45had
- 15:45the
- 15:45music
- 15:45store,
- 15:46and
- 15:46he
- 15:46was
- 15:47really
- 15:48keen
- 15:48on
- 15:48me
- 15:49taking
- 15:49over
- 15:50the
- 15:50music
- 15:50store
- 15:51and
- 15:51running
- 15:51the
- 15:51music
- 15:51store.
- 15:52But
- 15:53I
- 15:53think
- 15:54I
- 15:54hung
- 15:54around
- 15:54with
- 15:55way
- 15:55too
- 15:55much
- 15:55of
- 15:56his
- 15:56friends
- 15:56and
- 15:56listened
- 15:57to
- 15:57all
- 15:57those
- 15:57crazy
- 15:58musician
- 15:58stories,
- 16:00and
- 16:00I
- 16:00didn't
- 16:00want
- 16:00to
- 16:01have
- 16:01anything
- 16:01to
- 16:01do
- 16:01with
- 16:02the
- 16:02business.
- 16:02I
- 16:02didn't
- 16:02want
- 16:02to
- 16:03repair
- 16:03any
- 16:03pianos.
- 16:04I
- 16:04didn't
- 16:04want
- 16:04to.
- 16:05You
- 16:05know
- 16:05what
- 16:05I
- 16:05mean?
- 16:06I
- 16:07just.
- 16:07Nah.
- 16:07I
- 16:08wanted
- 16:08to
- 16:08be
- 16:08a
- 16:08musician.
- 16:09I
- 16:09wanted
- 16:09to
- 16:09travel.
- 16:10I
- 16:10wanted
- 16:10to
- 16:11hang
- 16:11out.
- 16:11I
- 16:11want
- 16:11to
- 16:11have
- 16:12musician
- 16:12stories,
- 16:13and
- 16:13I
- 16:13love
- 16:13it.
- 16:14You
- 16:14know
- 16:14what
- 16:14I
- 16:14mean?
- 16:15So
- 16:17my
- 16:17mom,
- 16:18who
- 16:18immigrated
- 16:19to
- 16:19Canada
- 16:19because
- 16:19of
- 16:20my
- 16:20sister.
- 16:20My
- 16:20sister
- 16:21suffered
- 16:21from
- 16:21a
- 16:21disease
- 16:22called
- 16:22sickle
- 16:22cell
- 16:22anemia,
- 16:24and
- 16:25so
- 16:25she
- 16:25came
- 16:25to
- 16:25Canada
- 16:26for
- 16:26treatment,
- 16:27and
- 16:27my
- 16:27mom
- 16:28sort
- 16:28of
- 16:29moved
- 16:29here.
- 16:29You
- 16:29know,
- 16:30they.
- 16:30They
- 16:30decided
- 16:31that
- 16:31my
- 16:31sister
- 16:31will
- 16:32come
- 16:32in
- 16:32and
- 16:33study,
- 16:34I
- 16:34mean,
- 16:34and,
- 16:35you
- 16:35know,
- 16:35live
- 16:36and
- 16:36get
- 16:36treatment.
- 16:37Yeah.
- 16:38And
- 16:38my
- 16:38mom
- 16:38was
- 16:38here,
- 16:39and
- 16:39eventually
- 16:40my
- 16:41dad
- 16:41and
- 16:41my
- 16:42mom
- 16:42separated
- 16:43because,
- 16:44you
- 16:44know,
- 16:44that
- 16:44became
- 16:45an
- 16:45issue,
- 16:46and
- 16:48my
- 16:48mom
- 16:49asked
- 16:49if
- 16:49I
- 16:49wanted
- 16:49to
- 16:49come
- 16:50to
- 16:50Canada,
- 16:50and
- 16:50I'm
- 16:50like,
- 16:51yeah,
- 16:52yeah.
- 16:53What
- 16:53made
- 16:53you
- 16:54want
- 16:54to
- 16:54come?
- 16:54So
- 16:54I
- 16:54just
- 16:54wanted
- 16:55to
- 16:55come.
- 16:55I
- 16:55wanted
- 16:55to
- 16:55get
- 16:56out.
- 16:56I
- 16:56mean,
- 16:56I'm
- 16:56living
- 16:57in
- 16:57a.
- 16:58On
- 16:58an
- 16:58island
- 16:59with
- 16:59100,000
- 17:00people,
- 17:01and
- 17:01I'm
- 17:01playing
- 17:01at
- 17:01the
- 17:01hotels,
- 17:02and
- 17:03I
- 17:03want
- 17:03to
- 17:03see
- 17:04George
- 17:04Benson.
- 17:05I
- 17:05want
- 17:05to
- 17:05see.
- 17:06Yeah,
- 17:06right.
- 17:07You
- 17:07know,
- 17:07I'm.
- 17:07I'm.
- 17:08I'm
- 17:08a
- 17:08musician,
- 17:09man.
- 17:09Yeah.
- 17:10And
- 17:10I
- 17:10want
- 17:10to
- 17:11see
- 17:11Oscar
- 17:11Peterson,
- 17:11and
- 17:12I
- 17:12just
- 17:13want
- 17:13to
- 17:13travel,
- 17:14you
- 17:14know,
- 17:14I
- 17:14want
- 17:14to
- 17:14go
- 17:14on
- 17:15the
- 17:15road.
- 17:15Yeah.
- 17:16You
- 17:16know,
- 17:16you
- 17:16hear
- 17:16musicians
- 17:17talk
- 17:17about
- 17:17road.
- 17:18I'm
- 17:18like,
- 17:18I
- 17:18want
- 17:18to
- 17:19go
- 17:19on
- 17:19the
- 17:19road,
- 17:19man.
- 17:20So
- 17:20when
- 17:21she
- 17:21said
- 17:21that,
- 17:22when
- 17:22she
- 17:22offered,
- 17:23I
- 17:23was
- 17:23like,
- 17:24I.
- 17:24I
- 17:24want
- 17:25to
- 17:25go.
- 17:25My
- 17:25dad
- 17:25was
- 17:26not
- 17:26happy,
- 17:26my
- 17:27friend.
- 17:27Oh,
- 17:27man.
- 17:28Because
- 17:28he
- 17:28didn't
- 17:28have
- 17:28anyone
- 17:29to
- 17:29help
- 17:29him
- 17:29with
- 17:29the
- 17:29business
- 17:29anymore.
- 17:30Yeah,
- 17:30he
- 17:31was
- 17:31not
- 17:31happy.
- 17:31Yeah,
- 17:32he
- 17:32was
- 17:32not
- 17:33happy.
- 17:33He
- 17:33was
- 17:34very
- 17:34unhappy
- 17:35that
- 17:35I
- 17:35was
- 17:35leaving.
- 17:36But
- 17:36As
- 17:37a
- 17:37kid,
- 17:38you
- 17:38really
- 17:38don't
- 17:38care.
- 17:39Yeah.
- 17:39Opportunity,
- 17:40right?
- 17:40Yeah,
- 17:40it's
- 17:40an
- 17:40opportunity,
- 17:41man.
- 17:41I'm.
- 17:42I'm
- 17:42coming.
- 17:42I
- 17:43want
- 17:43to
- 17:43get
- 17:43out
- 17:43of
- 17:43here.
- 17:43I
- 17:44want
- 17:44to.
- 17:44I
- 17:44want
- 17:44to.
- 17:44I
- 17:44want
- 17:44to.
- 17:45I
- 17:45want
- 17:45to
- 17:45experience
- 17:45the
- 17:46world.
- 17:46Wow.
- 17:47So
- 17:48my
- 17:48mom
- 17:49swansea
- 17:50me
- 17:50and
- 17:51actually
- 17:51my
- 17:52brother
- 17:52as
- 17:52well,
- 17:53and
- 17:53we
- 17:53immigrated
- 17:54to
- 17:55Canada.
- 17:55And
- 17:55I
- 17:56mean,
- 17:56I
- 17:56remember
- 17:57landing
- 17:58and
- 17:58calling
- 17:59my
- 17:59friend
- 17:59the
- 18:00very
- 18:00next
- 18:00day,
- 18:00and
- 18:00I'm
- 18:00like,
- 18:01I
- 18:01have
- 18:01enough
- 18:01money.
- 18:02I
- 18:02want
- 18:02to
- 18:02buy
- 18:02a
- 18:02roads.
- 18:04He
- 18:04took
- 18:04me
- 18:04to
- 18:04Long
- 18:04McQuid,
- 18:05and
- 18:05the
- 18:05roads
- 18:06were
- 18:06way
- 18:06too
- 18:06expensive.
- 18:07I
- 18:07couldn't
- 18:07afford
- 18:07it.
- 18:08Then
- 18:08we
- 18:08started
- 18:09looking
- 18:09in
- 18:09the
- 18:09papers
- 18:10and
- 18:10found.
- 18:11Well,
- 18:11I
- 18:12found
- 18:12one
- 18:13and
- 18:13I
- 18:14called
- 18:14him
- 18:14up.
- 18:14I
- 18:14found
- 18:15one
- 18:15because
- 18:15he
- 18:15wasn't
- 18:16moving
- 18:16fast
- 18:16enough
- 18:16for
- 18:16me.
- 18:17And
- 18:17I
- 18:17found
- 18:17it
- 18:18and
- 18:18he.
- 18:19We
- 18:19went
- 18:20to
- 18:20look
- 18:20at
- 18:20it,
- 18:20and
- 18:20the
- 18:21roads
- 18:21was
- 18:21so
- 18:22raggedy.
- 18:22I
- 18:23would
- 18:23want
- 18:23you
- 18:23to
- 18:23buy
- 18:23it
- 18:23anyway,
- 18:24but
- 18:24the
- 18:24rose
- 18:25was
- 18:25so
- 18:25raggedy.
- 18:25He
- 18:25says,
- 18:26no,
- 18:26no,
- 18:26but
- 18:26you
- 18:26knew.
- 18:26How
- 18:26to
- 18:26fix
- 18:27it.
- 18:27Yeah,
- 18:27I
- 18:27knew
- 18:27how
- 18:28to
- 18:28fix
- 18:28it,
- 18:28but
- 18:29he
- 18:29didn't
- 18:29allow
- 18:30me
- 18:30to
- 18:30buy
- 18:30it.
- 18:30And
- 18:31then
- 18:31we
- 18:31found
- 18:31one
- 18:32that
- 18:32was
- 18:32really
- 18:32good,
- 18:33and
- 18:33I
- 18:33bought
- 18:33it.
- 18:33And
- 18:33then
- 18:34I
- 18:34went
- 18:34and
- 18:34bought
- 18:35a
- 18:35synthesizer.
- 18:36And
- 18:36what
- 18:37did
- 18:37you
- 18:37get?
- 18:37I
- 18:37got
- 18:38a
- 18:38poly
- 18:38six
- 18:40called
- 18:40Poly
- 18:41six.
- 18:41Okay.
- 18:42I
- 18:42mean,
- 18:42I
- 18:42had
- 18:42a
- 18:43lot
- 18:43of
- 18:43synthesis.
- 18:43I
- 18:43had
- 18:43the
- 18:43Oberheim,
- 18:44I
- 18:44had
- 18:44the
- 18:44COG.
- 18:45Poly
- 18:456.
- 18:47What
- 18:48else
- 18:48did
- 18:48I
- 18:48have?
- 18:49Yeah.