Paul knew almost everyone in the festival circuit and he loved to talk about his connection with them. One of many things that I will remember about Paul is his ability to listen to your stories about some conversation you had with a musician at a festival, or during your travels as a musician, and he would know exactly who you were talking about and share his experience about them as well. He will always be a part of Cornet Chop Suey! I don't think I ever saw Paul in a bad mood. He always had ideas floating in his head for new arrangements. His arrangements were clever and always fun to play. If it was a high energy, up tempo arrangement, no one could match Paul. If we were playing a beautiful ballad Paul was right there with the perfect chords and substitutions. I realized right away how talented Paul was. I�ve been blessed to have had the opportunity to know him and share the stage with him, he will be missed! He could not be satisfied with conforming to routine, and called me often to share new musical ideas and concepts. you never knew quite what to expect, except that his playing would be creative, unique, and at times. Having him in the band was like having Mel Brooks in the band. He was gifted with a knowledge of the great melodies of the classics, and the standards from the great American songbook. Working with Paul Reid was special! He was much more than our piano player. He will always be a very important part of Cornet Chop Suey�s success and �eclecticism�. Paul Reid was a friend to all! Regardless of arguments or differences of opinion that might occur, you could always count on Paul�s friendship and support. He was an avid collector of antiques and memorabilia wherever we traveled, and always able to provide names and dates when a question arose about recordings and movies. We will all miss Paul�s knowledge of 20th century music and movie history. Even watching Paul eat could be considered an eclectic event: I remember watching him reconstruct the breakfast buffet on his plate in the most unusual ways! He was always pushing the limit, searching for new ways to express himself or interpret music. Whether coming up with creative performance arrangements (like recreating the voices of Jack Teagarden and Louis Armstrong in our Louis Armstrong tribute), or performing creative and beautiful song interpretations, Paul was a truly unique voice. Paul Reid epitomized our eclecticism through his musical versatility, experiences and creativity. As Bob Draga once noted, ï¿❜ornet Chop Suey is like an operating blender with no lid!� Many listeners consider Cornet Chop Suey to be an �eclectic� group. Thank you to all the jazz fans and friends of my grandpa Paul Reid who have said all The festivals will be hard to attend but I am going to try my best to persevere. It was so hard to listen to CCS when my grandma passed away but I finally got back to listening to them and I enjoyed it all. I remember when my grandma Virginia married I remember going to the Monarchīutterfly Grove and I remember staying the night in the beautiful Pismo Beach house. I remember a lot of home videos and a lot of train rides. And then once I met my husband, I started taking him and we continued the traditionĪnd our son now goes to the festivals and dances on the dance floor. That is where I met most of my jazz friends I have today. And then at about age 13, I volunteered at the festival I remember at age 6, I use to go to the jazz festival in Pismo and dance on the dance floor with my cousins.
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