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Joe Alterman on Mentors, the Blue Note, and Keeping Jazz Joyful
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He tells the story of meeting Les McCann, who took one look at the young player, said "play me some blues, boy," and christened him his "He-Bro" for the next twelve years. He and Jones swap road stories about Ahmad Jamal's advice to "keep your enthusiasm," the magic of sitting down with musicians who grew up on the same records, and why a slow blues still separates the players from everyone else.
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