My mom, Dad, and stepmother were classically trained musicians. For my own good and flexibility, they said I had to learn the rules before I could break them intelligently. Dyslexic with ADHD, I see music as colors and shapes. I never learned to read music, lost a scholarship at the Houston Conservatory of Music for faking […]
Challenging the Labels, Honoring the Music
In 1984 at Luciano‘s in Austin, Texas, someone made a cassette of the Forrest Goodenough and David Sloan piano and bass duo. It includes 16 jazz standards and is titled Party of Three Your Table is Ready, because that could be heard over their music. It was never released commercially but I have a copy. […]
Does a Song Say More When It Says Less?
I took a tumble this week (oh no!) and got bruised up, but not broken. As my best friend says, “the first rule is no falling, no kidding.” I was very lucky and have jumped back into our recording project with renewed vigor. My question for your thoughts this week is, when has a song said just enough […]
