He turned to the balcony and said,
Thanks...I needed that.
Then he played the note again and turned it into two
unbroken hours of pure improvisation. Pure *magical*
improvisation.
The man had no earthly idea when he walked onstage what
he was going to play.
This story is so
sparaig wrote:
Obsessive Compulsive Disorder can be beneficial in relatively small
doses. Segovia used to practice guitar so much that his friends would
have to come and drag him off to get something to eat.
He died at the age of 94 having sired two sons (one 20 and one 70
when he
Good story dling it
now.
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My brother told me of one at a solo Keith Jarrett
concert. You kinda have to know Jarrett to get the
magic of this story. He was a classical pianist
studdying at Julliard when he got a call one day
from Miles
