Re: Chuck Wayne Vids.

Yes, I remember George Bowman telling me Chuck had parkinson's and struggled. I believe his wife was a well known model in her day. In any case he played well even if he was not in the form he had from 10 years previous. Parkinson's did not stop Pope John Paul II he did well until the last 5-6 years.

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It sounds to me like Chuck Wayne did to. Listen to the way he plays the bridge to Round Midnight, there aren't a lot of players out here now who could pull off those fast figures with that effortless sounding finesse. I thought that his solo was great also both from a technical and creative perspective and fail to see what all the criticism is about. Charlie
i agree. i can see that he is suffering from parkinson (and i know what i'm talking about),but that was quite a moving performance. "can't swing a simple melody"? i don't think so.
If indeed Wayne was suffering from Parkinson's at the time, his performance is all the more so. The loss of motor speed and dexterity, especially for hand movements, that comes with Parkinson's is considerable.

I couldn't find any verification of him having Parkinson's in the various online biographies I could find this morning. There are only vague references to "health problems."
http://www.billcrowbass.com/chuck_wayne.htm

you can tell from his mask-like facial expression and his soft and monotonous voice. there is also a slight tremor visible in the right hand. i only watched the vid after someone mentioned parkinson's, but it is quite obvious if you're familar with the disease and it's symptoms.

It's subtle but I see what you're referring to. With medications the symptoms can be suppressed to a degree, in most cases, and quite possibly his illness was worse than is obvious in the video. He would have timed his meds for maximum benefit during the concert. Parkinson's tends to onset affecting one side of the body more than the other.

Hell, I wish I played as well without Parkinson's as he does with it!
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