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Jay Rattman

One letter away from being half-rodent-half-man.

About Me

Ever precocious, Jay Rattman was born early in his life.

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 8/28/2005
Band Website: cdbaby.com/cd/jrba
Influences: Phil Woods, Dave Liebman, Nelson Hill, Jerry Harris, Sonny Rollins, Bill Evans, Dexter Gordon, John Coltrane, Charlie Parker, Steve Swallow, Lennie Tristano, Stevie Wonder, Bela Bartok, Maria Schneider, Freddie Hubbard, Clifford Brown, Claude Debussy, John Scofield, Cannonball Adderley, Paul Motian, Los Munequitos de Matanzas, Woody Shaw, Dave Douglas, Duke Ellington, J.S. Bach, Hal Galper, Oscar Peterson, Charles Ives, Wayne Shorter, Sonny Stitt, Joe Henderson, SFJazz Collective, Dizzy Gillespie, Keith Jarrett, Sonny Criss, Paul Desmond, Lee Konitz, Art Farmer, Larry Goldings, Don Byron, Miguel Zenon, Steve Wilson, Sergei Prokofiev, Steve Slagle, Paul Chambers, Hank Mobley, Horace Silver, Jason Moran, Art Blakey, Sidney Bechet, Igor Stravinsky, Bill Frisell, Bix Beiderbeck, Art Tatum, Kurt Rosenwinkel, Rosario Giuliani, Red Garland, Red Mitchell, Fred Hersch, Stan Kenton, Chris Potter, Brad Mehldau, The Bad Plus, Charles Mingus, Ella Fitzgerald, Astor Piazzola, Chet Baker, Dick Oatts, Phil Markowitz, Johannes Brahms, Donny McCaslin, Badal Roy, Art Pepper, Paquito D'Rivera, Eddi Daniels, David "Fathead" Newman, Frank Sinatra, Tito Puente, Steve Lacy, Alexander Scriabin, Thelonius Monk, Miles Davis, Benny Carter, Alec Wilder, Ben Webster, Fats Navaro, Jaco Pastorius, Joe Lovano, Maurice Ravel, Tom Harrell, Gyorgy Ligeti, Edward Simon, Johnny Hodges, Michael Brecker, Frederic Chopin, Eric Dolphy, Frank Zappa, McCoy Tyner, Bob Dorough, Urbie Green, Jesse Green, Bill Goodwin, Thad Jones & Mel Lewis/VJO, Stan Getz, Al Cohn & Zoot Sims, Antonin Dvorak, Elvin Jones, Antonio Hart, Count Basie, Herbie Hancock, Donald Byrd, Kenny Garrett, Dmitri Shostakovich, Elis Regina, Ornette Coleman, Joshua Redman, Jack DeJohnette, and Brittany Spears
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Record Label: Jay Rattman
Type of Label: None

My Blog

Falling in Love

I don't know about you, but every so often, I get an urge to climb a tree. I found a big oak near the Delaware River that suited my purposes. About two-thirds the way up, the weight of my foot comprom...
Posted by Jay Rattman on Sun, 08 Jul 2007 12:32:00 PST

2nd installment http://beardays.blogspot.com

I ran into Ralph the Raccoon today by the creek. He and I happened to show up at the same time to get a drink. We both had the usual.After a good many slurps of water, we were sufficiently lubricated ...
Posted by Jay Rattman on Sat, 07 Jul 2007 10:02:00 PST

New Blog Address!

Check it out!http://www.beardays.blogspot.com/Here's the first post:I was walking around in the forest this morning, whistling some happy tunes to myself, as black bears often do. First "Tiptoe Throug...
Posted by Jay Rattman on Fri, 22 Jun 2007 10:01:00 PST