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Old 08-01-2008, 12:22 PM
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Just Hung Out with Manolo Badrena!

Jim Cammack, bassist with Ahmad Jamal, came by this afternoon for a minor adjustment. With him was the great percussionist Manola Badrena. I told him how "Heavy Weather" by Weather Report was one of my favorite records of all time, and this opened the floodgates! I heard all kinds of cool Jaco stories and it was a blast. Am I nuts to have gotten this excited?

By the way, I'm going to the Caramoor Festival tonight to hear them with Ahmad Jamal.
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Old 08-01-2008, 01:07 PM
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That's not nuts at all, he's a great character. I'd be more than a little stoked to be seeing Ahmad as well.
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Old 08-01-2008, 01:21 PM
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I met him a little bit when I worked at MoMA, he did some work with an old acquaintance, Andy West, so we chatted a while. He seems like a real sweetheart AND a big goof. He'd be a good cat to have on the bus...
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Old 08-02-2008, 12:33 PM
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I met him when my band was opening for Micheal Franks, around 1990 or so. I had to do a triple take before I realized that it was THE Manolo Badrena playing percussion! I talked to him a bit. A really great fellow.

He made a solo LP with Jaco multi tracked on bass.....total madness in a good way. I told him I had a copy and he seemed surprised. Produced by Herb Albert, I dunno if it's available on CD or not.

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