No more dancing.
This is the sound of the jazz life in Kansas City. Gary Sivils has been blowing his trumpet in area clubs for decades, delighting a few dozen aficionados while being pointedly ignored by the rest of the world. World-class talent isn't always rewarded with riches, of course, so a straight job had to pay the bills. That's one reason his reading of "Mr. Bojangles" resonates so deeply. Sivils' emotional, intelligent playing recalls Clifford Brown and Miles Davis. While this is a 1996 date, Sivils remains active today.
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Gary's been playing great horn for decades, with or without a mute! i'd like to hear him get a bit more adventurous, as in exploring some of the "old and new dreams" repertoire, ornette's stuff, monk, etc. without keyboard/guitar,etc. maybe even a group like ornette's 'double quartet!' long live the sivils!! he is CREATIVE MUSIC personified!!
THANKu for complementing my dad.. he is retiring his trumpet career..and is getting ready to release another cd.. maybe his last... ..but u never know... stranger things have happened... : ) i love my dad and couldnt be prouder of him.. hes very talented and didnt get all the glory he deserved..BUT of im prejudice..LOOK FOR HIS NEW CD IN APRIL or May... thank you for all the support... he loves u all... his daughter... bob... one of the twins... <3
Thanks for your note, Anon 229. Please keep me informed of your dad's activities. I'd like to feature news of his new album at Plastic Sax, my Kansas City jazz site.
Gary used to play Consecutive Seconds with a Vox Echoplex back in the early '70's. Playboy Club Lounge days, with Paul Smith and Pat Metheny (16, with a union card), and others. Been a very long time.
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