Sonday Love and Blessings, June
"My Father's Secret Piano Garden" is what I am inspired to name this year's (life without a) Father's Day special greeting from God aka to me THIS visual image speaks more than a thousand words especially considering after living life without any knowledge of my father I am now discovering that the previously "mystery dad" is a jazz pianist with history of writing and creating recordings with Capitol Records, Columbia Records, Delmark Records, the oldest jazz and blues independent record label in the United States, Decca Records, Hollywood Stampede, King Records, RCA Victor, Vanguard Records,
and included on the A list of jazz, rhythm and blues rock pioneers performing , composing and contributing arrangements since the age of 10 with Annisteen Allen, B. B. King, Barney Kessel, Ben Webster, Bennie Moten, Benny Goodman, Benny Green, Big Joe Turner, Big John Greer, Billie Holiday, Buck Clayton, Bull Moose Jackson, Charlie Dixon, Charlie Green, Charlie Parker "Bird", Coleman Hawkins, Cootie Williams, Count Basie/"Holy Man", Dexter Gordon, Dizzy Gillespie, Duke Ellington, Earle Warren, Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis, Ella Fitzgerald, Erroll Garner, Ethel Waters, Frank Sinatra, Freddie Green, George Shearing, Gerald Wilson, Harry "Sweets" Edison, Irving Ashby, James P. Johnson, Herb Ellis, Herbie Hancock, Herschel Evans, J.C. Heard, Jimmy Dorsey, Jimmy Rushing, Jo Jones, Joe Williams, John Hammond, Keith Emerson, Lester Young, Lionel Hampton, Louis Armstrong, Lucky Millinder, Miles Davis,.Nat King Cole, Oran 'Hot Lips' Page, Oscar Peterson, Quincy Jones, Ray Brown, Roy Eldridge, Ruth Brown, Sarah Vaughan, Sam Jones, Snooky Young, Sonny Greer, Stan Getz, Tab Smith, Thomas "Fats" Waller, Tommy Dorsey,Vernon Page, Vic Dickenson, Walter Page, Wes Montgomery, Willie "The Lion" Smith, Woody Herman, Wynonie Harris... and even more by now as I am in the process of discovering. since he is "still performing and playing a mean game of golf " ...AT THE AGE OF 94 !!!
He was also honored with official musician royalty title by Sax/Clairinet Icon Lester "Prez" Young after performing for Queen Elizabeth II ♪♫^♥^♪♫
When I contacted him at his home in Hollywood, he said he was sorry that my (night club jazz singer) mom never informed him about my apparently secret unexpected miracle birth ...but in consideration of potential reaction from adopted family of his jazz singer wife from Japan 25 years ago ...he requested no further communication.
As I was ready to abide by his wishes and hang up "something" made me say one last thing for his consideration... "I don't know if you believe in God or not but if so maybe you could pray about it"
which resulted in him continuing the conversation to inform me that "as a matter of fact" he had intended on following the path of his dad ...and his dad by becoming a 3rd generation minister
but instead chose what he referred to as the opposite spectrum of life in the entertainment industry
Ironically my jazz singer mom chose to give up her life within "the brat pack" entertainment industry to become a minister
Even more ironic is how the results of every career + personality assessment I have ever taken just for fun
has always had the same two almost equally compatible recommendation for best choices of occupation...
Entertainment OR Social Service (includes ministry) lol
No wonder it seems like my entire life has accidentally by no conscience choice of my own
been quite an eclectic combination of BOTH even during those rare few seconds during those rare times in my life when I have almost tried to consider the advice of others suggesting that I should really focus on one or the other ...lol
"A father to the fatherless, a defender of widows,
is God in His Holy House" Psalm 68:5
Our 2012 Father's Day Heavenly Breakfast with Our Heavenly DAD aka pesto omelette at Menagerie Castle Oceanview Cafe. "I will not leave you as orphans" John 14:18 "You are now fully adopted as God's own children because He sent the Spirit of his Son into our lives to cry out, "Papa! Father!" Doesn't that privilege of intimate conversation with God make it plain that you are His child? And if you are a child, you're also an HEIR, with complete access to the INHERITANCE" Galations 4:4-7 "I will BLESS you to BE a BLESSING Genesis 12:2 "The Blessing of a father"www.EdTandyMcGlasson.Com "The difference a father makes...It's NEVER too Late VIDEO>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xMyFHBIQbEw ♪♫^♥^♪♫