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PostGenre<p>“I was twenty when I joined Benny Goodman‘s band. Benny was forty-two at the time. But after we played about four bars, we were the same age, you know? That’s what jazz does to you. It has nothing to do with race, creed, or age; when two people play together, that’s all that counts.” - Terry Gibbs</p><p>Read the first of our two part interview with Terry Gibbs. This conversation was captured four days after Mr. Gibbs’ 100th birthday. In part one, we cover the Dream Band, learning from Fred Albright, working with Benny Goodman and Charlie Parker, providing music for Regis Philbin and Steve Allen, and more. Dream Band’s ‘Vol. 7: The Lost Tapes, 1959’ is out now on Whaling City Sound</p><p><a href="https://jazztodon.com/tags/terrygibbs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>terrygibbs</span></a> <a href="https://jazztodon.com/tags/terrygibbsdreamband" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>terrygibbsdreamband</span></a> <a href="https://jazztodon.com/tags/jazz" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>jazz</span></a> <a href="https://jazztodon.com/tags/music" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>music</span></a> <a href="https://jazztodon.com/tags/art" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>art</span></a> <a href="https://jazztodon.com/tags/swingmusic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>swingmusic</span></a> <a href="https://jazztodon.com/tags/bebop" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bebop</span></a> <a href="https://jazztodon.com/tags/charlieparker" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>charlieparker</span></a> <a href="https://jazztodon.com/tags/dizzygillespie" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>dizzygillespie</span></a> <a href="https://jazztodon.com/tags/buddydefranco" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>buddydefranco</span></a> <a href="https://jazztodon.com/tags/steveallen" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>steveallen</span></a> <a href="https://jazztodon.com/tags/vibes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>vibes</span></a> <a href="https://jazztodon.com/tags/vibraphone" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>vibraphone</span></a> <a href="https://jazztodon.com/tags/whalingcity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>whalingcity</span></a> <a href="https://jazztodon.com/tags/whalingcitysound" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>whalingcitysound</span></a></p><p><a href="https://postgenre.org/jazz-master-terry-gibbs/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">postgenre.org/jazz-master-terr</span><span class="invisible">y-gibbs/</span></a></p>
50+ Music<p><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/OnThisDay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OnThisDay</span></a> in 1921, <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/SteveAllen" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SteveAllen</span></a>, American <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/comedian" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>comedian</span></a>, <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/composer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>composer</span></a>, writer and TV host (Tonight Show, Steve Allen Show), born in New York City (d. 2000). 🪦<br><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/RIP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RIP</span></a></p>
Radio Free Trumpistan<span class="h-card"><a href="https://mastodon.social/users/IHasWisdom" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>IHasWisdom</span></a></span> I've seen that act before. <a href="https://friendica.myportal.social/search?tag=CarnacTheMagnificent" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CarnacTheMagnificent</span></a><br><a href="https://friendica.myportal.social/search?tag=ErnieKovacs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ErnieKovacs</span></a> <a href="https://friendica.myportal.social/search?tag=SteveAllen" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SteveAllen</span></a>
50+ Music<p><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/OnThisDay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OnThisDay</span></a> in 2000, <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/SteveAllen" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SteveAllen</span></a>, American <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/comedian" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>comedian</span></a>, <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/composer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>composer</span></a>, actor and TV host (Tonight Show; Steve Allen Show), died of injuries from a <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/caraccident" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>caraccident</span></a> at 78. ✝<br><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/RIP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RIP</span></a></p>
libramoon<p>First Tonight Show 9/27/54<br><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CW4GXtJ_VgY" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">youtube.com/watch?v=CW4GXtJ_Vg</span><span class="invisible">Y</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SteveAllen" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SteveAllen</span></a> Date of birth<br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/December" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>December</span></a> 26, 1921</p>