Earl Gardner
When the band was playing, Thad was happy. He made the music. The music came out of him.
When the band was playing, Thad was happy. He made the music. The music came out of him.
John Belushi told me he was going to make me the most famous trombone player since Jimmy Dorsey. I didn’t have the heart to tell him Jimmy was the saxophone player.
Woody Shaw was an intense person and that’s why his music had that intensity. He believed in what he believed in and wasn’t scared to say it. He was 100% focused!