tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6853772569125614798.post7286472066482963459..comments2024-03-28T03:13:32.555-07:00Comments on JazzProfiles: "What Ever Happened to Ronnie Free?"Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6853772569125614798.post-57350305871790334132022-05-09T03:12:44.015-07:002022-05-09T03:12:44.015-07:00I just watched "The Jazz Loft" a couple ...I just watched "The Jazz Loft" a couple of nights ago and while I liked it, it's a bit confusing as it switches back and forth between Smith's life and problems and the music. I've been a long time jazz fan since I was a sophomore in high school and listened to a live late night broadcast of a jazz trio playing in a hotel lounge in my strangely country and western town. Sorry to say that I hadn't heard of Ronnie Free but he was the most likable of all the people interviewed for the movie. I read Chet Baker and Bill Evan's biographies and it's really shameful the way drugs and drug use have destroyed so many great talents. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6853772569125614798.post-40404924295444517862020-12-15T23:11:04.777-08:002020-12-15T23:11:04.777-08:00I remember how much I enjoyed playing w/Ronnie Fre...I remember how much I enjoyed playing w/Ronnie Free at the loft.... so swinging & musical. I always thought he had such a gr8 name. I also remember playing a tune w/Paul Bley... he wanted to play “When You’re Smiling”.. gr8 memories!! Thnx for this post. Frank PerowskyFrank Perowskyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00593904636472275099noreply@blogger.com