Thirty-five years ago, I met Johnny Mercer when he was a guest
on a local television show. I was the piano player in the band,
and he very graciously asked where he might come and hear
us later. I gave him the address of a club where my trio was
playing, and later that night he and his dinner companions
came in. He and I wound up the evening sitting on the piano
bench playing "Do you remember this one... singing Mercer
tunes into the wee small hours. That evening is a favorite
memory of mine, and I'm honored to be recording some of his
wonderful music at last. Johnny Mercer was, and will continue
to be, everybody's 'Huckleberry Friend'. Thanks, John
Thirty-five years ago, I met Johnny Mercer when he was a guest
on a local television show. I was the piano player in the band,
and he very graciously asked where he might come and hear
us later. I gave him the addre...
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