littlegrooves wrote:GoAndPractice wrote:I've never been able to pinpoint why Gary never "hit" in the 90s, in terms of getting a huge name like Weckl or Chambers or _________. I've wondered if it was because he followed Weckl with Chick and people couldn't get adjusted to it and stigmatized him because he "wasn't Dave"? Who knows.
'Huge' is relative, and somewhat inconsequential. One would assume the money was better playing stadiums than half empty jazz clubs. I remember hearing the opening bars of Paint the World, sensing something fresh was going on. He had a writing background too, if I recall.