[78-L] Blistering exchange between Leonard Feather and Chris Albertson

[Jeff Sultanof]

Dr. Biel,

Would you please share a couple of Martin Williams stories? I had a brief
encounter with him at an International Association of Jazz Educators
convention back in the eighties when it was in D.C. and whatever respect for
him that I'd had went out the window.

To add my two cents about Mr. Albertson, he and I are on an e-mail list of
jazz researchers, and he has sent me some wonderful e-mails on my
restoration work, as well as supplying some very insightful comments on
various issues in jazz research. His Bessie Smith bio is a model of
excellent scholarship as well.

Jeff Sultanof

On Sun, Sep 13, 2009 at 1:53 AM, Michael Biel <mbiel at mbiel.com> wrote:

> The more I read here about Leonard Feather, the more he reminds me of
> Martin Williams, another pompous @ss!  I've told this story before, but
> at the Rochester ARSC conference the year after Martin died, there was a
> session upstairs in the smaller classroom auditorium named after Howard
> Hanson, and following a glowing tribute by Fred Williams about his
> departed friend Don Wetzell, Phil Elwood came forward to say a few words
> about Martin.  He began: "My mother always told me that if you should
> not speak ill of the departed, (pause, pause, pause) but in Martin's
> case I will make an exception!"  There followed a most delightful
> venting of the spleen with loads of Martin Williams stories -- and I
> probably added my three run-ins with him!
>
> From: david.diehl at hensteeth.com
>  > I had a nice conversation with Chris a few years back and he struck
> > me as a very straightforward guy who was more than a little weary
> > of dealing with inflated egos like Feather's.
>
> Likewise I've been a fan of Chris Albertson ever since his "Inside With
> Uncle Chris" late night radio program on WBAI in the mid-60s, and have
> had a couple of nice email exchanges with him.
>
> Mike Biel   mbiel at mbiel.com
>
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