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From there the two trade stories about McKenna, Dick Wellstood, Dick Hyman, and Ruby Braff, including the night Mike had to follow Wellstood in Buffalo and the week he watched McKenna build a tune into a showpiece. Todd also explains how his friend, banjo master Ruby Braff turned Woody Allen's Monday night band toward old New Orleans jazz, with Todd on piano. Plus a pro wrestling nightclub, trance seances, and what Todd really thinks of Mike when Mike steps out of the room.
Chapters
- 00:00 Intro
- 00:22 The Fortune Garden Pavilion
- 03:08 Frank Fay and the emcee
- 05:01 Introducing Dave McKenna
- 08:15 McKenna, Garner, and Wellstood
- 10:34 Following Wellstood in Buffalo
- 16:28 Watching McKenna build tunes
- 21:28 Bradley's and the Green Mill
- 23:11 Eddy Davis and Woody Allen
- 38:05 What comes next
- 39:59 Todd on Mike Jones
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