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Richard Brekne Richard.Brekne@grieg.uib.no
Mon, 21 Oct 2002 09:25:41 +0200


Bill Ballard wrote:

> Just how hard did he drive the piano (as
> compared to Jerry Lee Lewis or Don Pullen)?
>

Ah yes... Don Pullen.... rest his soul.... now THERE was an interesting pianist.
I liked him better on a B3 myself, but boy what a wild one he was.

"So Where's the Piano ?"

Don Pullen, Molde Int. Jazz Festival 1983 upon seeing an upright instead of a
grand on the stage he was to play. I warned them... but they wouldnt listen. Boy
did he run them (festival administration) around the table. :)

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Richard Brekne
RPT, N.P.T.F.
UiB, Bergen, Norway
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