r.i.p. quincy brown

i was saddened to learn the other day that quincy brown, longtime bassist for lady pearl johnson's b.t.a. band, left the planet a couple of months ago following a lengthy illness. i had the outstanding honor of playing with quincy at the now-defunct swing club at evans and allen for a few sunday nights in 2002-2003, and one memorable road trip to play a poorly-promoted gig in a freezing-ass community center in midway, texas, on christmas eve 2003. quincy's dad was a navy man who was killed at pearl harbor, and he himself was a career air force nco who started his musical career in earnest when he retired to the fort in the '80s. i'll miss hearing quincy sing junior parker's "driving wheel," and hearing him greet me with "_there_ you are, you rascal!" before asking if i had "any of those left-handed cigarettes." a really nice man and a fine muso. go easy, now.