I'm old. I don't feel old, I just am, but when I find an old album I have searched for over the years, I feel like a kid at Christnas, and when I find an
artist I have supported over the years and get a chance to talk, it is way beyond that. Not long ago, I found
Nick Holmes through a now mutual friend,
Brian Cullman, and got him to explain where he has been since the release of the only solo album of which I was aware,
Soulful Crooner, in 1973. Not only was it a fascinating story, I found that he had albums released of which I was unaware--- solid albums, really good albums. Albums which I would qualify as genuine
Nick Holmes, which to me equals great. You want to read about
The Brecker Brothers?
Tony Levin?
Donald McDonald?
Hugh McCracken? A whole string of incredible New York players who would become famous on the jazz scene shortly after
Soulful Crooner was released? Here's your chance. I give you
Nick Holmes, pretty much in his own words.
Read this. As always, it isn't about the writing but about the music.