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In 1977 I was given my first chance to earn a living in Germany touring with the Doug Hammond Trio. Pony Poindexter asked me to bring a rhythm section from New York to make a tour with him. Charles Eubanks, piano and John Loehrke bass and I on drums. Well, I got another offer with a Dutch flutist, Chris Hinze, to tour and do a radio/TV recording with the Hilversum Orchestra. So I asked John Betsch to do the job with Pony until I finished this lucrative job with Chris.
When I came to Heidelberg, Germany to hook up with them and do the few gigs left with Pony, Charles and John were overjoyed I had finally come. The quartet was billed so: Pony Poindexter and the Doug Hammond Trio. They had been off
for two weeks and being that it was billed my trio, they needed money. Trio 2016 (studio live)
Mirko Cisilino: trumpet
Nikola Matošić: bass
Doug Hammond: drums/voice

Well, of course I had to be responsible, even though I was angry with Pony for a few hours. Charles and John had been living over a club out of the kindness of the owner. So one day the owner asked me if we would play a few days so as to make a bit of money for us and the club. I was more than happy to do such and began to compose and select from music I had brought with me from New York. The concert was quite good and I was a bit surprised, but we were hungry to play and have some cash. Of course, I had made quite good playing with Chris.
Two ladies invited me to their table and said, “That is wonderful music the band played. Where do you go from here?” I said,
“Back to New York.” “Why don’t you tour with your trio?” My reply: “That would require a manager.” Uschi Spies said, “I will manage it.”
I said, “Get me ten jobs and the trio will come” and I gave her my telephone number. Four months later I got a phone call from Uschi, “I have 12 jobs for the trio.” This began my real career as a bandleader. Then, being Heidelberg was inspiring and I composed a piece, I could not think of a title and said, well, it’s born anyway, then OH! That’s the title, “It’s Born.”

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from May Be Blue, released May 1, 2017

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Doug Hammond Harper Woods, Michigan

Doug Hammond is a drummer, singer, composer, producer, and coordinator. Best know as a composer for "Moves"on Charles Mingus LP,
MINGUS MOVES 1974; for the Doug Hammond Trio featuring Steve Coleman and Muneer B. Fennell 1980-82 on ground breaking LP "Spaces", D.H. Trio with Dwight Adams and Pablo Nahar LP Singing Smiles 2005; and Doug Hammond Tentet "ROSE"2011. ... more

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