Ed Bickert


Please be Kind

Ed Bickert's first two choruses - almost entirely in block-chords - on Please be Kind. This transcription from the album Ed Bickert/Don Thompson [1978, sackville 4005].




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* The original recording Ed Bickert/Don Thompson received a juno award in 1980 for "best jazz album."

* Finally (in 2004) re-released on CD as At the Garden Party with additional tracks which include the participation of drummer Terry Clarke. It is available at CD Universe or Amazon.

* It shouldn't go unnoticed that Don Thompson's contribution on this project extends beyond co-leader/bassist as he also had a significant hand in it's production and recording - a reprise of his role from the fantastic: Jim Hall - Live [1975, A&M Horizon sp-705]. yeah, don!

* File under "G" for "gee, he makes it look so easy."

Paul Desmond Quotes

"When I work with Ed, I find myself turning around several times a night to count the strings on his guitar."

"[Bickert on Just Squeeze Me] . . . I can listen to five times a day for the rest of my life - Ed plays so beautifully."

(Take Five: the public and private lives of Paul Desmond, Doug Ramsey, Parkside Publications, Inc. Seattle, WA, 2005)





Posted: Wed - February 18, 2004 at 09:44 PM          

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