Ich höre gerade die 1985er „Piano Jazz“-Folge mit Ahmad Jamal – da spricht Marian McPartland mit ihm u.a. über die Frage, ob die Lyrics eine Rolle spielen und sie bejaht vehement, meint dann aber auch, sie würde darüber eigentlich nie reden.
Später nennt Jamal die Namen von Leuten, die er aus Pittsburgh kenne – und die beiden kommen auf Dodo Marmarosa zu sprechen – und fragen sich, wo der eigentlich abgeblieben sei. Wiki:
For the rest of his life, Marmarosa alternated between living with his sister Doris‘ family and in a veterans‘ hospital, both in the Pittsburgh area. Some of his friends blamed Marmarosa’s family for keeping him in their home because of shame about his mental problems, and suggested that the family blamed musicians and music for his instability. Marmarosa himself did not explain his withdrawal from performing. Irritated by telephone calls from a fan seeking an interview in 1992, Marmarosa passed on the news that he had died; this led to premature obituaries being published in two British newspapers. He sometimes played piano in the family’s basement or for other residents at the hospital. His mother died in 1995, after his father. Marmarosa died of a heart attack on September 17, 2002, in a veterans‘ hospital in Pittsburgh. He was survived by his two sisters.
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