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From: "John McLoughlin" <zonnie@xxxxxxxxx>
Date: Tue, 23 Nov 1999 13:58:26 -0000
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Michael,

I just rang Bobby Shew, who knew Mendez.  He thinks it's Hungarian and
possibly a girl's name (Kate?).  If that's the case, what she did to get her
name immortalised in this way is anyone's guess!  I'm fairly sure it's based
on one of the lesser known Hungarian Dances by Brahms, but beyond that we're
not certain.

Jim Davies might know a little more.  He used to play it very convincingly
when I was with B & R.

John McLoughlin

P.S.: Bobby is playing with the Wigan Youth Jazz Band (previous BBC Big Band
of the Year) at 12:00 this coming Sunday.  In the evening (8.00 PM) he's
playing in Bury, Lancashire.  I'll try to confirm precise details within the
next 24 hours, along with other venues in London and Dublin, before he
returns to the US.  For anyone who wants to hear a World-class jazz
trumpeter / flugel player (ex Tommy Dorsey, Maynard Ferguson Band, lead
trumpet Buddy Rich, Woody Herman, ex-session player on hundreds of albums,
films, TV shows, etc.), try to get to hear him live.  I've primed him over
the last few years on brass bands and he loved it when he came along to a
Besses rehearsal a couple of years ago.

Visit his web-site, if you can't get along to any of his gigs.  It's on
www.bobbyshew.com.

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References:
- advice...
  - From: Michael Alcorn

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