Oscar Peterson' s endorsement of my friend

[Prof. Euphonious Thump]

Thanks, David! 
     Luther's been one of my very best friends, for 20
years, and is, in fact, just an "amateur" pianist ! (
His last job, pe-Katrina, was working the Internal
Standards Division at the NOPD. ) 
     But, now that Katrina has "flushed" him out of
NO, a great many people are trying to create condtions
conducive to his playing professionally ( if not
full-time ) by trying to find him a piano (
preferably, some sort of player, to study recordings
by "The Masters" from 1900 - 1935 ) a ground-floor
residence., etc.,.

     Thanks!
 G


--- David Ilvedson <ilvey at sbcglobal.net> wrote:

> Last night at my friends Jim and Morning Nichols,
> they played Luther's new CD.   
> Morning heard him on Terry Gross' Fresh Air and
> ended up talking with Thump 
> and got the CD for Christmas...really an amazing
> player...
> 
> David Ilvedson, RPT
> Pacifica, CA  94044
> 
> ----- Original message
> ----------------------------------------
> From: "David Doremus" <algiers_piano at bellsouth.net>
> To: "Pianotech List" <pianotech at ptg.org>
> Received: 12/28/2007 5:59:51 PM
> Subject: Re: Oscar Peterson' s endorsement of my
> friend
> 
> 
> >Marketing ploy or not, Luther Williams is more than
> a good story. Good 
> >playing, thanks for the link and Im glad he's on
> record now. He's 
> >someone I have heard of for a while but never had
> the chance to hear. 
> >Although I wouldnt put him up in the category of
> Oscar Peterson, very 
> >few belong there.
> 
> >NPR also has great links to other stories on Tatum,
> Booker, Waller and more.
> 
> >--Dave
> >  New Orleans
> 
> >Prof. Euphonious Thump wrote:
> >> Dear List,
> >>      I certainly wouldn't want to be accused of
> using
> >> Oscar's passing as a  "marketing ploy"
> >>   
> 



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