Photos from September’s International Jim Day Memorial Party in Portland, Oregon are up! Thanks to Barb Hauser and Carol Newman for the wonderful photographs!
Archive for October, 2009
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Oct-19 2009
International Jim Day Photos
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Oct-19 2009
He Was A Musician’s Musician
0by Joan Harvey of the Oregonian
Musicians say Jim Goodwin taught them how to play music — and how to live.
He was a musician’s musician, largely unknown to the public but legendary among jazz cognoscenti and to those who played with him. His authoritative, stunning cornet leads and spontaneous outpouring of original, appropriate ideas awed other musicians and inspired them to play better.
Photograph by Terri Ohlwein, 1980
His music reflected his soul — he was a gentle person with an oddball, oblique wit; he was brilliant, generous and unerringly true to himself. He was charismatic and immediately charmed everyone he met. Friends stayed friends forever; no one knows of an enemy he ever had.
Jim died April 19 of alcoholism at age 65.
Jim enjoyed a 40-year career as a cornetist.
The outpouring of grief after his death is made more bitter by the realization that such a happy, life-absorbing personality could self-destruct. But most of all, it is grief that his music is silent.
Jim’s music echoed that of Louis Armstrong, Wild Bill Davison, Bix Beiderbecke and Henry “Red” Allen. He was a natural musician who learned to play by ear and never wanted to taint his spontaneity by learning to read music. He could pick up any horn and make it sing. He also was a well-known piano player and earned money playing drums and vibraphone.
Jim wasn’t interested in fame or fortune. He turned down an offer to tour with the Freddy Martin Band, among other offers, and refused to promote himself. He cherished his freedom.
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Oct-18 2009
Fair and Square ♪
0The Sunset Music Company live in Dusseldorf, 1979
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Jim Goodwin – Cornet, Lueder Ohlwein – Banjo & Vocal, Dan Barrett – Trombone, William Carter – Clarinet, Mike Fay – Bass, Jeff Hamilton – Drums
The Sunset Music Company Live in Dusseldorf ’79 is available from Blue Swing.Com.
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Oct-16 2009
New Photos!
0A plethora of wonderful photos submitted by Jeff Hamilton & Barbara Sully and Barb Hauser have been added to the Galleries! Very shortly a slew of photos from the Oregon Party will be up!
Since the gallery now houses over 100 photos, I think the time has come to create separate pages for each group of photos, so in the next few days, be on the lookout for a bit of a site redesign. And don’t forget to sign the guestbook while you’re here!
*Edit: New pages have been created for each Gallery!