Yeah, Stewart, I remember that organ. I heard it a number of times—especially when organist Richard Ellsasser played a recital on it sometime around 1948 or '49.

Roosevelt didn't have a jazz program when I was there (1946-49). I don't think it was regarded as "serious" music back then. But then, it took the University of Washington School of Music awhile to wake up to the fact that jazz and folk music are serious music. And, yes, the guitar IS a serious musical instrument! I got a lot of crappola when I was in the music department in the 1950s ("Firth, when are you going to stop fooling around with that 'hill-billy music' and get serious?"). Now, the U. of W. School of Music has a classic guitar teacher on the staff—Michael Partington. I like to think I kicked a few bricks out of the wall back in the Fifties….

Hi, Anita! I've often wondered where you'd wandered off to.

Don Firth