Any Sons of Champlin fans out there?
I had the pleasure of seeing Terry Haggerty do a jazz show with Steve Homan, a leading local jazz guitar player here.
Terry IMHO is one of the real unsung heros. He was way ahead of the fusion pack, playing jazz type lines with an over the top rock tone in 1967. Check out the Sons old stuff to see what I mean.
Terry's a real good guy, too. He's involved with spiritual pursuits and is an avid mushroom hunter. His dad recently passed away. Frank Haggerty was a well known jazz guitar player, he played with Frank Sinatra for years.
The show was a real treat, I love the intimacy of a jazz club. They played everything from Body and Soul to Redhouse and a bunch of Terry's originals. The brillance, soul and funk of these guys was insdpiring.
Check both of these guys out if you can.
Have heard a coupla cuts of them on NPR infrequently.... I noted that everything I heard them do, I liked......... senorsal
Terry is still going strong. His group with Steve Homan was gonna be a one of, but they decided to keep it going as Terry Haggerty and Interplay.
Steve, like most musicians of my age that grew up here, has drawn a lifetime of inspiration for Terry and his work with the Sons. Guys like this deserve and need our support.
the Sons were a big hit with my brother`s crowd,so I heard them a lot on the livingroom stereo. What I could say about them is that they were pretty sophisticated,and had a very positive type sound. Absolutly no negatives.
I guess that fit well for the times. i was only hearing something a bit more off with Traffic,who formed earlier than mabe people think.