Blues: Mid -late 60's...Paul Butterfield Blues Band at the Golden Bear in Huntington Beach. I was just saucer eyed. Mike Bloomfield. I really didn't know a guy could play like that at the time...
Jazz: Early 70's... Tony Williams Life Time at Shelly's Manhole. I sat about 6 feet away from him. There was maybe 15 people in the room. Saucer eyed again. He broke a couple of 2b's in half. I would have killed to see him with Miles, Herbie, Ron Carter and Wayne Shorter. Oh, and Bill Evans, same venue, about the same amout of people. He had Paul Motian and Eddie Gomez. I was studying bass and thought, well f**k, why bother (sort of). And... the original Weather Report at the Lighthouse
Sorry to go on but I played in a band that split sets with the Thad Jones/Mel Lewis big band and the Basie band at the North Sea Jazz Festival in '76. The Basie band absolutely blew my socks off.
Rock: early 70's... Cream in Santa Barbara. "cross roads" and the whole thing. God, those fukkers played great!
Worst rock concert: Jimi Hendrix at some place in Santa Barbara. After having worn out the records I really had high expectations. He played like a dead dog smacked out fool then lit his guitar on fire. Ridiculous. What a disappointment. I think he fell off the twig not to long after that.
Jeez, I really am getting old...
