“If you have to ask what jazz is, you’ll never know.” ―
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A tribute to an internet friend, one who read the tripe on this website everyday, who recently passed away. Dave played on the selection highlighted below.
Thank you, DB, for your friendship and your devotion to spreading the truth on your website – “The New Abnormal”, and thank you for your musical gifts you shared. Godspeed you, DB!
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“Willow Weep For Me” – The Ohio State University Jazz Ensemble (1979)
Ann Ronell, composer. John Emche, arranger. Tom Battenberg, director. Featuring Terry Douds (bass) and Randy Mather (tenor). Saxes: Jim Gallager (lead), Claude Thomas, Jody Krause, Randy Mather, Dave Williams. Trumpets: Jim Garee (lead), Dean Congin, Kim Pensyl, Jeff Fulgum, Steve Sonntag. Trombones: Steve Grugin (lead), John Fedchock, Dale Hindebrand, Dave Pfieffer, Pat Lewis Rhythm: John Emche (piano), Terry Douds (bass), Jim Rupp (drums), Giles Ponticello (guitar), Kevin Cochran (percussion).
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Dispatches from the Asylum 
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Thank you!
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DB has passed? How did you learn this? Do you have any details? This is very sad, I thought from his active and insightful posts he was in fine health. Thank you for sharing.
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Dave passed on Feb. 20th. We would occasionally exchange emails and I received notification from his friends via email. He had mentioned that he wasn’t in the best of health…still, it was rather sudden.
https://thenewabnormal513330780.wordpress.com/2021/02/22/david-bruce-williams-1949-2021/
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Thank you again for the news. I will miss him. May his influence and inspiration be even greater from the beyond.
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So well said…thank you!
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