Milt "Judge" Hinton
Judge you are an angel ...
God just don't make 'em
like you often. You impacted my
entire life ... in music, photography,
honesty, marriage, consistency,
and any other important area.
Your spirit definitely lives every
day in my heart. The highest
compliment I can give anyone
is they're like you.
Thanks Judge ... you are
the GREATEST!
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@Kimball's East - Emeryville, CA
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Ray
"Ding Dong Daddy"
Brown
Anyone trying to play bass
who overlooks Ray Brown
should quit immediately. Words
can't describe your impact and
I will always remember your
advice.
Thanks (Ding) for
your incredible legacy!
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@The Hampton Festival - Moscow, ID
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Percy Heath
Big Brother Percy, you
are one of the classiest
and funniest people I've ever
met ... you are a REAL jazz
cellist/bassist.
I am richly blessed by the fact
that you crossed my life walk,
to have paid tribute to you,
and to have shared the
bandstand with you ... what a
delight!
Thanks ever so much
Big Brother Percy!
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@WHQR - Wilmington, NC
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"Papa" Keter Betts
'Papa ATM', just like Judge
(which is my greatest compliment),
you are an angel on earth; you help
in ways too numerous to mention
and definitely not just musical. You
just have this way of teaching life
lessons in the lightest but most
serious way.
Thanks ever so much Papa ...
Much Love.
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On the SS Norway |
John Clayton
John, you are the most well
rounded musician on earth ...
you do it all at the highest
level and have the nerve to
call yourself someone's fan!
Well, you're THE GREATEST
and I am definitely your
BIGGEST FAN.
Many thanks and
much love!
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@Recording Studio in LA, CA
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Rufus Reid
Rufus, my first association
was when you gave me a
lesson at my place. Imagine
that ... a butt kicking
in your own home!
Even today, you continue
to help me today with
long lasting lessons.
Thanks so much!
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@UNC - Wilmington, NC
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John Heard
John, you are one of the
nicest people I've ever met,
but many are thrown off
because you're
crazy!
We talked on the phone
for 2yrs, met in person, and
have been friends every since.
No one has ever given me
such concise and useful
advice ... you definitely know
what you're talking about.
Thanks so much John! |
@At John's House - North Hollywood, CA
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Larry Ridley
Brother Larry, your incredible
spirit hit me when we met at
the Kennedy Center in
Washington, DC; now, it's an
honor to be in regular contact
on lessons, IAJE, AAJC,
music, and strings.
Thanks for your
wonderful spirit! |
@The Kennedy Center - Washington, DC
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Bob Cranshaw
Crankshaft, you are from
the same mold as Judge and the
things you've told me have all
came true. You can play with
anyone and make them sound
better than ever before; you
are a bass players bassist.
Thanks ever so much for
the life lessons! |
@Sculler's - Boston, MA
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Lee Burrows
Everyone on earth needs
to know someone like you and
I am thankful to have known
you. The Listening List on my
website is dedicated to you;
that list also provided me with
several hundred nicknames for
you, including 'Deacon'! I miss
you madly but you'll always be
in my heart ... thanks for your
warm, genuine, inspirational,
positive, loving, and constant
spirit; you make me strive
to be a better person.
Much Love! |
@The College of Charleston (SC)
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Elmer Gibson
Elmer, you almost single-
handedly turned my life around
the night you sent me home from
a gig; well, it turned out to
be a turning point. You've been
with me throughout my study of Jazz
music; even though you're tucked
away in NC, you have helped
many people, including and
especially me.
Thanks from the bottom of
my heart Elmer! |
@Water Street Cafe - Wilmington, NC
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Ron Free
Ron, you are one of
the tastiest drummers and
gentlest spirits on earth;
you were the first one who
pointed out the importance of
lyrics as well as the first
drummer I really practiced
with regularly. As a result,
you are an integral part of
my entire musical
personality.
Thank you ever so much. |
@Water Street Cafe - Wilmington, NC
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Reginald Veal
Doom, we've been in contact
for over 10yrs on many topics,
especially playing bass in
various bands.
Thanks for the conversations,
hangs, and recommendations
over the years! |
@The Community Center - Wilmington, NC
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Eric Reed
Reed, you are young at heart
and old in the mind; on top of all
that, you are playing a whole
pile of piano.
Thanks for the opportunities we've
had to play together you crazy
individual!
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In Mariehamm, Finland
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Cedar Walton
Lord Walton, you are one
of my all-time favorite composers
and pianists; playing with you
is ALWAYS a lesson that
takes months to internalize.
Thank you so much for all
the wonderful music! |
@The Scottish Rite Temple - Wilmington, NC
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Marcus Roberts
J-Master, you are a genius and
many people are better musicians
as a result of knowing you,
including me.
Thank you for everything and
we still have unfinished business
to tend to! |
@The Wooden Flute In Columbia, SC
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Monty Alexander
Monty, you are one of the few
people whose advice I trust
completely because of the spirit in
which it is always given and what
you went through to know.
Thank you ever so much for the
wonderful music we've made and
I look forward to more of the
same.
Peace and Love!! |
@Birdland in NYC
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Earl May
Brother Earl, I don't know how
you do it but you always play
the right notes in a backwards
kind of way.
Thanks for your encouragement
and advice over the years.
Much Love!i |
On the SS Norway
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Junior Mance
Uncle Junior, I have never met
a pianist who knows as much
about the American songbook;
verses, choruses, lyrics,
composers, arrangers, publishers.
Each time we talk or play it's
an invaluable and unforgettable
lesson ... for me!
Thanks a million. |
On the SS Norway
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Peter Washington
You deserve to be the hardest
working bassist in NYC; and you do
it all with one alternating finger!
Thanks for the advice, hangs,
and music over the years ...
it means a lot. |
On the SS Norway
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Rudy Tyson
We spent many years together
that will never be forgotten.
Rudy ... thanks for your smile
and spirit.
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In Wilmington, NC
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