tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2890708154880054256.post6188406779075265579..comments2024-03-27T22:41:44.357+00:00Comments on bebop spoken here: RIP Bob Wilber (1928-2019)Lancehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04494856116843281101noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2890708154880054256.post-6849916134752769342019-08-07T13:56:35.414+01:002019-08-07T13:56:35.414+01:00A last direct link to the era of Louis, Condon and...A last direct link to the era of Louis, Condon and (especially) Bechet, has been broken.<br /><br />I like the story Bob recounted in his memoir ('Music Was Not Enough') of his time with the Eddie Condon band (they toured the UK in 1957). Bob recalls that he was then something of a perfectionist. One night Condon whispered to him on the bandstand: “Hey, kid! Make a mistake!”Jim Denhamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01642992463679646250noreply@blogger.com