Tommy Furtado at Jimmy Weston's

[salcott]

I'm curious to see how many NYC bassists worked with Tommy Furtado at Jimmy Weston's supper club. If you're one of the many, chime in.

[suraci]

I think I sent Will Lee in one night in the early 70's as a sub. My faint recall is, this job was not his thing!

Maybe 1970 Russell George sent me in as a sub.
Jay Leonhardt ( I hope I spelled that correctly ) had the gig after Russell.
Then I came in for the regular gig around 1973.
I loved that place. I got to meet and even sit in with some fine jazz musicians .

I sat in with Wynton Kelly one week before he passed! Bill Doggett ( "Honky Tonk" ) B3 player was cool as was Jonah Jones who may have used George Duvivier.

Pianist Dorothy Donigan played Misty one night for E Garner, with Louis Armstrong's bassist Arvell Shaw.


2 bands alternated from 800 to 200am or was it 900 to 300am? but I am not sure of times. 3 one hour sets, great gig, great 7.4 foot Steinway, Jimmy Weston was very cool.

Arnie Wise and John Wilcox were the drummers
I returned to gig in the 80's for another 2 years.

My personal favorite drummer there was a genius who sadly took his life, Les Perlman.

Norm "Scotty"... sorry, I don't know spelling. I believe Norm had the gig in the 80's.

A Saturday Night Live drummer did gig once... again not his thing Chris Parker.
Drummers Adam Nussbaum did a night or two
and Joey Baron ditto


I just realized- "you" are Steve Alcott.. I recall your name.. not sure if we spoke about things Tommy Furtado , or not.

Thanks for bring it up, that was my favorite venue!
Johnny G

edit Bobby Gosh was a writer singer pianist who had a trio there he use bassist Don Payne and drummer Alan Schwartzberg..

[salcott]

Thanks, John-I sent in Alex Blake ands his brother Russell a few times til I got fired for taking off too much. Got rehired pretty quickly, though, and got to use Bobby Pratt's immortal line, "What good's a steady gig if you can't take off?"