ONOFFON

[drew]

That's as good as it gets!Great stories, Von, I enjoy them all.

[onoffon]

Quote:Von,I have been a fan of Jimmy Wyble for some time. Do you know if any of his recorded music has been released in CD?ChuckNone that I know of on CD. I do know of at least five albums that have Jimmy Wyble on them in our archives of the jazz museum. Part of the more than 500 hours of master tapes we are trying to raise the money for to digitally remaster. One of them is "Interpretations for Classic Guitar by Jimmy Wyble - Etudes", a beautiful solo album recorded in various sessions from 1974-76. I see now that one Etude is a dedication to George Van Eps.There's another called, "classical/jazz", by the Jimmy Wyble Trio, with my father on bass, and Roy Harte and Bill Douglas sharing the drum duties.The other albums are with a variety of groups that recorded in their studio.I think Jimmy also worked with Spade Cooley. I'm just learning about his storied career. That's why this museum of ours is so necessary to preserve this musical legacy that will disappear if not taken care of.I'll let Jimmy know he has another fan...

[onoffon]

Quote:Von,I took a look at my LP collection last night and I have a copy of "Classical/Jazz"!!!Wasn't Jimmy Wyble also in the Tony Rizzi guitar ensemble that played the arrangements of Charlie Christian tunes?? (kind of a "Super Sax" on guitar thing)ChuckUnless it's a bootleg, that album should be on the Jazz Chronicles Label, which was a division of the non-profit my dad started called the Los Angeles Theaseum. That's a very rare album and one of the tapes we want to remaster...I'm not sure about the Tony Rizzi group. I'll ask him next time I see him...Pretty cool that you actually have an album with my dad on it...

[onoffon]

Here's a pretty cool email I just received -"Dear Von,We would appreciate it if you would send us your mailing address, so that we can send you a complementary copy of our film "Severe SuperMoto", which your music is featured in. "Severe Supermoto" was nominated for 2007 Xtremey Awards "Best Race Film of the Year"! We are very thankful for your participation in the film! We hope we can work with you again in future films! If you have any new tunes that you would like us to consider, please send them in and we will check them out. We have a couple new projects in the works, so now is the time to send them in!Best Regards,Severe Racing Films and Products"Just another nice little feather in the cap...

[onoffon]

Well, I think I just made a breakthrough. A jazz lover who is also a producer was forwarded my story and he emailed me. Upon his request, I sent him a full proposal for the film and as a bonus, a copy of ONOFFON's latest CD. After about a week, I received this email last night -"Dear Von,I read through everything and wanted to see what's a good time on Thursday to call you.I think the project is great and my wife and I love the tunes that you sent...great stuff!Let me know"We had a great conversation today and it looks like we will be working together. He is very well connected and has both philanthropic and entrepreneurial contacts that would be very interested in helping this film get made.Nothing in writing yet but we will be hammering out the details over the weekend...He also told me he had guests over to his house this last weekend and played our CD for them. They all loved it...I also recently joined a media networking group whose founder absolutely loved the project. He wants to help in any way he can.I'm so close I can taste it...

[onoffon]

Hahaha, Bob... thanks for the well wishes...If it is a train, I could end up being another bug on the windshield... SPLAT...

[sgs4u]

Quote:Hahaha, Bob... thanks for the well wishes...If it is a train, I could end up being another bug on the windshield... SPLAT... or you could get ready to allow this huge event, to unfold, the way it's ready to.cause Von, this is so frikkin wicked, to get to witness this dream, start growing. and I still think there should be a movie made about you trying to get this done... woohoo

[ragani]

Quote:I'm so close I can taste it... Oooooo!! That's sooooo juicy!!! I love it when the universe lets loose its ties of connections and synchronistic events-- what fun it is to read about yours, Von! This is the stuff dreams are made of! Me thinks you have a solid 12-course meal of deliciousness coming your way! May you feast like a king in the heavens of life...Raags

[onoffon]

Quote:or you could get ready to allow this huge event, to unfold, the way it's ready to.cause Von, this is so frikkin wicked, to get to witness this dream, start growing. and I still think there should be a movie made about you trying to get this done... I can't tell you all what your support means to me...You know I've envisioned this for a long time, Steve. I've watched the movie in my mind and even accepted posthumous awards on behalf of my father. This film will show at international film festivals and be embraced by the entire arts world. Some might say I'm delusional - that I'm living in a dream world, but I see it as an inevitability. A few years ago, I received a Certificate of Commendation to my father, signed by Los Angeles Mayor, James Hahn, honoring him for his cultural contributions at a series of events at city hall - that's just the tip of the iceberg.And the story of how this gets made will be in the extra features section of the DVD... Thanks to you too, Raags! That feast will honor the entire west coast jazz community that blazed a trail of creativity and integrity that shaped the face of music forever! Their time is coming...

[onoffon]

Last night, I played with my cover band at our monthly gig in Orange County. A particular woman who regularly attends our performances came up to me at the break. She asked me if I'd ever heard of the movie, "The Band's Visit". That's the movie I posted earlier about that mentions my father's "Harry Babasin Octet" in the dialogue, in reference to being the first recording Chet Baker played on in his storied career.Obviously, I knew of the film but it was so cool to have someone recognize his name and be excited about hearing it - especially in such a respected context.Incidentally, while I don't own it yet, I have found a couple of CDs that have a recording of that very group.A real gem for the documentary...