I Kept these Old Blues Go! Beat ” The resultant album represented

” The resultant album represented the first fully formed document of Astatke’s trademark Ethio jazz sound

on his way to becoming one of modern jazz’s outstanding pianists

only bassist Jimmy Bond remains from Chet's original lineup

in a silent home

a love of playing freely

I Kept these Old Blues Go! Beat ” The resultant album represented"This is my first album. Most of these tunes were originally recorded by the great blues men and women who were making records from the 1920s and 1930s right up in some cases to the early 1970s. I have also found inspiration for the renditions recorded here in the playing of some of the musicians who began recording this music in the 1960s and later, and who in some cases learned at the feet of the greats. Many of these guitarists played pivotal roles