“TWO BASS SAXOPHONES, NO WAITING!”: DAN BARRETT, BOB BARNARD, SCOTT ROBINSON, VINCE GIORDANO, MARTY GROSZ, KEITH INGHAM, JOHN VON OHLEN (Jazz at Chautauqua, Saturday brunch, September 15, 2001).

Legendary but unseen until now, unless you were there.

Adolphe Sax bass saxophone (Paris, ca. 1877) at the National Music Museum, Vermillion, South Dakota.

Here is a wonderful set from Jazz at Chautauqua, Saturday brunch, September 15, 2001.

Dan Barrett, trombone; Bob Barnard, cornet; Scott Robinson, bass saxophone, assorted reeds; Vince Giordano, bass saxophone, aluminum double bass; Keith Ingham, piano; Marty Grosz, guitar; John Von Ohlen, drums. DO YOU EVER THINK OF ME? (2 bass saxophones, Robinson and Giordano) / BLUE AGAIN (Barnard) / THAT DA DA STRAIN //

Great fun and unforgettable music, with the musicians having a good time being playful and play-full.

This music was made possible by the blessed jazz enthusiast and organizer Joe Boughton; made available to us through the kindness of Sarah Boughton Holt and Bill Boughton:

I am told that a bass saxophone weighs between 18 and 25 pounds, so imagine that around your neck on a strap. Also, novels are written about violins and pianos and the people who play them (most recently, Ian McEwan’s emotionally grueling tale:

but there is also a wonderful novella by the Czech author Josef Skvorecky,

Few readers come to JAZZ LIVES for literary recommendations, but these books are extraordinary.

May your happiness increase!