![]() ![]() Mike Ratledge, the legendary Soft Machine keyboardist and one of my all-time personal music heroes, had made it clear that he wasn't interested in being a part of any recording or live performance music since leaving Soft Machine in 1976. Keith's failure to make a solid commitment got Elton and I fantasizing about the fourth member. ![]() They were all available and excited, except for Keith, who said he would consider it as a possible, occasional special project but not as a steady gig. Elton asked me to talk to Keith Tippett, John Marshall, and Hugh Hopper, who I already knew from his visits to New York. Perhaps acting on the good vibes of the situation, Elton asked Jim and me if we would be willing to help him with Soft Ware in the US. Elton stayed a few extra days at my place in the East Village, and he also met Jim Eigo. So I reconnected with Elton on New Year's Day, 2000, and in June of that year he performed in New York City at a jazz festival with drummer Joe Gallivan, bassist Marcio Mattos and saxophonist Evan Parker. LP: In 2000, I had this crazy idea to help my old friend Elton Dean, to sort of reform or resurrect the legendary Soft Machine based, in large part, on information I found on the internet about a "one-off" show of the Soft Ware project featuring Elton on sax, Keith Tippett on piano, Hugh Hopper on bass guitar and John Marshall on drums. You can read the whole interview on AAJ: bit.ly/2TDkjW6 ![]() 'Leonardo Pavkovic: Nothing Is Ordinary’ by Chris Slawecki Excerpts taken from the All About Jazz article/interview ![]()
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