High time Jazz&Jazz paid tribute to our magnificent master drummer, Colin Bowden,
who has brought joy to jazz fans for so many decades.
Master Drummer Colin Bowden at Hemsby, 2012
I last spoke to Colin at Hemsby Autumn Jazz Parade back in 2015 when I filmed him on drums with “The Festival New Orleans All Stars”. The band also included Ken Sims on trumpet, so sadly recently departed.
As long ago as September, 2012, I set my mind to painting a portrait of Colin but fear that to this day I haven’t yet put brush to canvas. In my earlier feature entitled “Full Focus on Jazz Drummer Colin Bowden” I even asked fans to select their preference from one of four of my photographs of Colin.
So it would be wonderful if you could revisit that feature – just click on this link – to make your choice, but then post your preference in “Comments” at the foot of this post.
Peter M Butler
Editor & Proprietor Jazz&Jazz
(Photos & YouTubes © Peter M Butler, Jazz&Jazz)
Legendary jazz pianist Erroll Garner, when he got excited about the playing ability of another musician, he used say ‘who chi coo’. He explained it as meaning a ‘magnificent obsession’. I’d say both were in that category. Or, put more simply ‘just amazing’.
Picture number one, by the way.
Norm888
Thank you, Norm!