Back when I was taking guitar lessons, my teacher turned me on to a whole pile of players like Jim Hall (my teacher was so into Hall that he actually attended a taping of the Merv Griffin just because Hall was in Griffin’s band), Gene Bertoncini and Howard Roberts. I’ve still got the tape made from my teacher’s record, but since I can’t play the tape on anything anymore, this album had to come home. Great guitar trio + organ music.
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I knew howard and most of the cats that he worked/played with. A very nice and a aproachable guy. i was hanging with him and some others during a conversation about starting the G. I. oh yeahhh! MORT WEISS