[Zeke]

My aunt lived in an apartment house in Oakland in the very early 50's. Brubeck and Paul Desmond lived there as well. My uncle went with those guys to France to study with Darius Milhaud, who taught alternatively at Mills College and in France. My aunt was also a Mihaud student while at Mills.

My aunt and uncle dropped out of the music business in their 40's after struggling, divorcing and settled into teaching other than music. I met Brubeck and crew backstage a couple of times. I really didn't have much of an idea of what it was all about.

You don't unless you're one of them.

I don't know the connection with Denise McCluggage, the racer and writer, but she was at Mills at the same time. I don't know if she moved with the music crowd, but my aunt and she would correspond occasionally throughout life. My aunt passed a few years ago.

Quite a bunch. Pretty much hipper than hep.