You are very welcome, it was a privilege. Monk

Clearly, Jake Hanna was not shy about speaking his mind about music, nor are you Frank. Jake describes Dylan, and by extension, numerous rock & rollers as totally deaf, an embarrassment, while you describe Jake's music and by extension, mainstream jazz, as sad, corny and laughable. Jake was referring to the documentary about the recording of "We Are the World". Have you seen the Dylan section? His song writing is not in play here. Try watching it, imagining you are a professional musician in his 5th decade of playing, having backed up some of the finest singers in the business. Musical tastes have always been to each his own. Have you heard Stewart Copeland's (drummer from The Police) interview about jazz where he states "The Problem with Jazz Musicians is That They All Suck.!" It swings both ways wouldn't you agree? I do concur with this excerpt from your post, " all musicians should encourage other musician no matter what kind of music they play." Monk

Well first you’re missing some of my points and I appreciate your feedback. Jake talked smacked about any music, that he couldn’t appreciate, like bebop, then he played that corny stuff he was playing, I didn’t say MainStreet jazz was corny. I said the music he played on that video the music he plays on all his videos sounds like old school Ragtime jazz, which is so played out when you look at bebop and you look at the amazing players that came out of bebop like Miles Davis, Connie K, Alvin Jones , Elvin Jones , Charlie Parker, Thelonious Monk, these are the guys that brought jazz back to the mainstream, he should be thanking them cause they’re the only reason people even listen to his music in the first place. My whole point is any musician who puts down other players just because they’re not playing the same music they’re playing they are a jerk off a total jerk off a total snob. I don’t some Deaf, metal music, with a blast beats, it makes no sense to me, but I appreciate the players, I say this guy is a talented drummer, and the guitar players are outrageous, so I don’t agree with what they’re saying I don’t agree with their vocabulary, but I agree that talent is there, and I wouldn’t put them down because they like to play a certain kind of music. I worked with Jean Krupa years back in 1966. I could tell you Jean felt the same way about rock players, did buddy to a point . I heard an interview with Jane Krupa, and I worked with a review that he played on, and he would do his Jean group thing, and the review with singers and dancers, what play so his show would last an hour an hour and a half, Jean was real sick and he couldn’t play that much so he just played his Jean group thing sing sing sing, drum boogie and the band played the rest, I would sit in on Jean drums, play the rest of the show, but we played stuff like mercy mercy Some soul , music, Jean said in an interview when his review used to play, he almost got a heart attack, cause he ran up three flights of stairs to get to our dressing room to get away from the music we were playing . If you know, the Metropol Café where we did a lot of shows, they had a ground floor and a long flight of stairs to the second floor, a long flight of stairs to the third floor, and another flight to the dressing rooms. Jean said he ran as fast as he could, and basically was talking about my plan, which was not really rock ‘n’ roll. It was kind of soul. It was kind of fun fusion back then which didn’t exist yet but that’s the kind of music it was but he hated music, if you talk about Stewart Copeland, he’s another jackass , he’s known in the industry jackass talking shit about people. He’s a very talented guy. I can’t take that away from him, like I said before this Jake solo he plays with Bucky Passarello, I love his old-school solo, shows tone tone. The drum sounded great, he shows some speed for an old guy, but I lost all respect for Jake. All respect he sounds like a moron to put down Bob Dylan, no I don’t know the documentary you’re talking about, but if you’re talking about the documentary that Michael Jackson dead, we are the world, Dylan Dylan I never said Dylan was a great singer, but his voice is perfect for the song. She sings like a Rolling Stone, just like a woman, blowing in the wind, some classic songs would you put down Bob Dylan? You might say I don’t like his songs. I’m not a great big Bob Dylan fan myself, I’m a hard rock guy Like AC/DC, Aerosmith Metallica, Korn Red Hot chili peppers. But I also liked a lot of the pop stuff, I’m not a Taylor Swift fan, but I appreciate the talent, I had to go see a movie just to see what she does, she puts on a great show, I listen to Madonna, I listen to Katy Perry, I’m not big fans of pop music, but I appreciate the talent the dedication to music and show business, my only point is I lost all respect for Jake

Gene Krupa I used the microphone device, and sometimes the words get mixed up

Thanks for pointing out this heavy quote, part of fascinating section of the interview where Mr. Foster describes the challenge of surviving in the business after leaving the Basie band. It starts at 1:16:00 in the video. Monk

@filliusjazzarchive it jumped out at me because I think it's a feeling that all musicians wrestle with, regardless of style or era. We are all constantly balancing our musical truth with other expectations including financial, commercial, and stylistic.

Thank you for this compliment. It's interesting that the comment preceding yours was on our first session with Jon Hendricks. The two interviews occurred one after another in a NY hotel room. In fact, they briefly were in the room at the same time. You can imagine how I felt that day.

One of my favorites. You would enjoy our Part 2 with Jon. Both of them have provided wonderful quotes that I have used in our Jazz Backstory podcast.

@@filliusjazzarchive Thank you! I will check it out.

You are welcome! It was a fascinating chat. Monk

Thanks for that cool piece of info about John. Monk

Thank you Tony. You might enjoy our podcast, “Jazz Backstory,” based on excerpts from these interviews. It is available on major podcast providers. Monk

I would not be surprised if the regular pay check was the first reason Buddy took that gig. Sometimes we assume that established or even famous jazz players must be OK financially. I have found that this assumption is unrealistic. Monk

@@filliusjazzarchive Look at all the great composers and arrangers who took teaching jobs in education for the same reason: Eddie Sauter, Aaron Copland, Arnold Schoenberg, and Sammy Nestico. Yep, I am pretty sure you are right. But I would still love to have the conversation! Thanks.

This session was truly a pleasure. Monk

You are very welcome! Monk

Hey Joe, Nice details about Ted Lewis and the times. I was picturing a photo of him in the top hat during that moment in the interview. Thanks, Monk

That was quite an impressive faculty in '72! Monk

Yes, the reality of most jazz musicians lives. Even if they receive treasure and adulation, it may not translate to a decent living. My experience is that the majority of these musicians remain upbeat and positive. Monk

I am pleased that this session was relevant for you. If you go to youtube, search for Fillius Jazz, you can view hundreds of other interviews that are equally interesting, click on the microphone to subscribe. I think you would enjoy interviews with Tom "Bones" Malone and Wayne Bergeron, from the same generation. We also have a podcast called Jazz Backstory, based on the interviews and available on all major providers. Monk

Thanks. On this channel, you can view a part 2 with John as well as sessions with Bucky and Ruth, the Pizzarelli clan.Monk

It was a thrill for me! Monk