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Chapter Eleven: The Brotherhood Expands
by Alan Bryson
Chapters 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 Dirk Bakker, ever thoughtful, decided to pick Bobbi Holloway up from Schiphol Airport alone. A transatlantic flight was exhausting, and he figured the young woman would appreciate a quiet welcome rather than an immediate immersion into the full, boisterous band. He found ...
Continue ReadingChapter Ten: Blueprints and New Blood
by Alan Bryson
Chapters 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 The Monday meeting with Mr. Alistair Finch, the solicitor Ronnie Scott had recommended, was a refreshingly straightforward affair. Finch, a dapper man with a keen eye for contractual nuance, confirmed Dirk's assessment: the EMI offer was not only generous but also remarkably ...
Continue ReadingChapter Nine: Big Deal
by Alan Bryson
Chapters 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 Relying on Dirk Bakker's wise counsel was rapidly proving to be one of the most providential decisions of Django's young, dislocated life. While Django was still navigating the dizzying aftermath of their second Ronnie Scott's triumph, Dirk took a quiet moment with ...
Continue ReadingChapter Eight: Cosmic Conversations and Carnaby Street
by Alan Bryson
Chapters 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 Django slept the deep, exhausted sleep of a conquering hero until well past noon. When he finally surfaced, reality felt more vibrant, more surreal, than any dream. The previous night replayed in his mind in vivid flashes: the roar of the Ronnie ...
Continue ReadingChapter Seven: The Night London Heard
by Alan Bryson
Chapters 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 The afternoon soundcheck at Ronnie Scott's legendary jazz club in Soho was, by all accounts, explosive. Django, testing the room's acoustics and the house equipment, had let fly a few signature runs that left the jaded sound engineer and a handful of ...
Continue ReadingChapter Six: The London Gambit
by Alan Bryson
Chapters 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 The Paradiso gig was more than a lightning strike; it was an earthquake. By a stroke of luck Dirk still marvelled at, The Django Phralipen Brotherhood had landed the coveted opening slot for Pink Floyd, EMI's rapidly ascending psychedelic behemoth, right there ...
Continue ReadingChapter Five: The Brotherhood
by Alan Bryson
Chapters 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 The year 1968 dawned over Amsterdam like a freshly painted psychedelic mural--vibrant, chaotic, and humming with a restless energy. Paradiso, the former church on Weteringschans, had finally thrown open its doors in March, instantly becoming the city's pulsating heart for music, happenings, ...
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