Back AGAIN: my sweet God.....Jiggs was so absolutely casual.....standing at the very last second to begin and simply NAILING it. WHAT a beautiful young professional. I will never forget you, Jiggs.
This was an absolutely stunning, magnificent moment in time which can never be repeated. I will spend the remainder of my days longing to go back in time and personally witness the magic of Bert and these incredible musicians. I am forever in awe.
My favorite version of this song is by Maynard Feruguson on the 1974 album Camelion. It featured a trombone solo by Randy Purcell who was the arranger.
@SafeInNewYorkCity -thats true! ...although several years back in a corner of Idaho I'd rather not mention I saw Trombonist James Miestone knocked out by thugs that placed him into a cheap "Creature from the Black Lagoon" suit. He woke up with his trombone by his side when a totally different thug forced him (at gunpoint) to play a fast version of "My ex blew my cats paws off"