[NewMusic] Cosby on drumming

[David Slusser]

On Mar 4, 2008, at 2:27 PM, Robair, Gino wrote:

> Thanks, Michael! I knew Bill was a jazz fan but didn't know he'd  
> played
> drums.
> I remember going to the Playboy Jazz Fest at the Hollywood Bowl as  
> a teen,
> Bill would be the MC, and sit in a lounge chair just off stage and  
> watch the
> whole damn thing, all day, even through the somewhat outside-jazz  
> acts.
>
> I remember clearly his introduction of;
>
> "Weather...ReeeePort."
>
> "Weather........ReeeeeePort."

He knew Coltrane (and Shepp) from Philly, and worked
a lot of the same night clubs when he was starting out
as a comic.  He has a great story about filling in with the
Coltrane Quartet when Elvin was tardy for one of the sets.