Spiegle Willcox Climax Jazz Band

Way down yonder in New Orleans Wilcox 1987

Spiegle Wilcox in the recording studio with Climax Jazz Band in Toronto in 1987.
We had met Spiegle Wilcox approximately a year earlier in one of the clubs we played.
From his home in New York State he was on a visit to friends in Brampton and wondered if there was any jazz locally. His friends took him to this club and when he walked in I recognized him instantly. (Just a day before I had watched and taped the documentary "Bix" in which Spiegle had been interviewed several times. He had not seen the movie, I mailed him a copy and we became friends.) I asked him if he would like to sit in and ( like most of us do) he just happened to have his horn in the trunk of the car ( like most of us do) outside the club.
Spiegle made quite a few more visits to Toronto and we invited him to record with the band. Somewhere there is a professionally made cassette which I have lost unfortunately.
George Aug, the father of our young drummer Jamie, videotaped some of the recording session
Here is a short glimpse of Spiegle Wilcox with Climax Jazz Band. Sorry about the quality. It is just a beautiful memory.