r.i.p. dewey redman

dewey redman, a fort worth native and jazz saxophonist best known for his work with ornette coleman and keith jarrett, left the planet saturday, aged 75, from liver failure. donna van ness from jazz by the boulevard forwarded me his new york times obituary. last time he was in town, she asked me if i would interview him for the fort worth public library's jazz history project. i told her i was too busy. an object reminder that before you put off something for "next time," remember there might not _be_ a next time. it was a stone pleasure, at least, to see dewey play before a big, listening crowd at the festival in his hometown a coupla yrs back.