Here’s another ‘goodun’ from Bobby Floyd that’s been well worth the wait. A true labor of love, this one reveals Bobby at his best!.
Originally from Marion, Ohio, Bobby moved to nearby Columbus in 1974 just after he graduated from High School to attend Ohio State University. Up until that point it had been the Church and the many hours spent listening to his Dad’s great record collection that fueled Bobby’s love for music. “My first experience with jazz goes back even before I moved to Columbus”, recalls Bobby. “I came out of church but the whole time I was going to church, my Dad played a lot of the great artists for me - organists and jazz pianists - all the greats. I listened to everybody from Thelonious Monk to Erroll Garner to Andre Previn…to Jimmy Smith, Charles Earland to Bill Doggett, Wild Bill Davis and Earl Grant. I would sit down at the piano and the organ and try to play exactly like them. That’s whe...
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