I captured a few comments about this"
In listening to Dr. Marvin Smith in the above clip from 1980, I am brought back to the early days when he was in Italy and married to Patrizia Scascitelli, the piano player here. Listen carefully to his ENORMOUS DRUM SOLO on this tune Solar. It's mind blowing. Marvin has always been an amazing gifted drummer no matter how far back you go, even when I first met him when we were both in our 20's. WOW! This clip blows my mind!
"HABIB"
"Basheer Muhammad Baba Bugalu's execution is exqusite. It's as if Baba is born with sticks and drums. One does not communicate without the other…."
"Basheer Muhammad I've seen Elvin Jones and Art Blakey peform. I have never seen them perform like this…."
"Steve Habib Basheer, my musical drumming brother and friend, when I tell folks truth I am also telling them the same thing that you just said. I was a close friend of both Art Blakey, Evelyn Blakey his daughter and Art, Jr, his son, they all knew Marvin and I always hung around Elvin since I was 13 years old back in the 60's and Elvin always said that Bu Ga Lu was special. Marvin has always had that same uniqueness and gifts like all the others but now, 2011, HE MUST BE HONORED. Thank you for honoring my friend Marvin. His time is now and has been LONG OVER DUE. All of us have a duty to the music for him to be recognized properly."
"Steve Habib RECOGNIZING TRUTH AND HONORING A PERSON'S NATURAL UNIVERSAL GIFTS ARE IMPORTANT. WHEN WE DO THIS, WE ARE FACING REALITY AND ARE NOT BULLSHITTING OURSELVES OR ANYONE ELSE. Then, and only then, are we able to reach new heights in our own performance as a human!"
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