Pierre Crépon über Bobby Few (1935-2021):
https://www.thewire.co.uk/in-writing/essays/let-it-rain-bobby-few-1935-2021
Daraus:
In the 1950s, Cleveland possessed a dynamic club scene. With his father helping with bookings, Few began to perform on the local circuit as a teenager with a group called The Metronomes. After high school, Few was already advanced enough to put together a quintet made up of significantly older musicians that experienced some success. Simultaneously, he worked a variety of jobs, including postman, door-to-door salesman and crystal polisher. Cleveland was a regular stop for musicians working on the national circuit. When in town, John Coltrane visited bassist Bob Cunningham, Few’s cousin and bandmate, a relationship that led to several up close encounters. During a Miles Davis gig, pianist Red Garland stopped while he was playing a blues number and offered the young Few a chance to take over. Despite his terrified reply of “no thanks”, Few found himself at the piano, playing in the wrong key and pierced by the trumpeter’s infamous glare. Rescued by bassist Paul Chambers, Few eventually left with Davis’s approval.
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