the little shadow that runs through the grass

dear clark and gwen:words can barely sepsrups the guffaws of delight and recognition i've enjoyed chuckling over your wise, witty, impossibly humane life story! i surely wish i'd'a jumped faster as a writer to pen a few words of deep appreciation in DB or NYC-JR. but, lemme tell you, i think it's a noble testament to your brilliant and loving career to have captured with such gimlet-eyed precision and kindly regard your fine-etched (Harmon-muted?) cameos of every musician you've ever known. we can hear your voice in every dang sentence, just like your trumpet voice in every phrase you've ever played! your story is the finest education in the jazz community and the human spirit one can ever hope to read.God Bless (you) Clark Terry!and a swingin' from Santa's boot-tops Christmas to you and your widely extended family!fred bboston, mass