Thank You

A sincere heartfelt thank you is definitely in order to all the people who helped with this project. To Bucky, Randy and Melissa Meadows, I hope we can work together forever. Thanks to Andrea Foster and Cris Neuman at Border Books and Music for being such great jazz patrons and for keeping the gig alive. All the co-producers are very special people because their collaboration and dedication is the sole reason that we are finished. It took a while but we did it! So to all the investors -- Jim, Gordon, Ladelle, Stuart, Richard, Angela, and Nelson -- Thank You Very Much! Thanks to Donna and Whitecliff Condos in Spicewood, Texas, for being so hospitable. Tom Cummings' back never felt so good after the 4-am jacuzzi treatment! The biggest thanks, of course, goes to my wife, Gretchen, not only for putting up with all of Holter's stuff, but for providing all the meals for the sessions at Pedernales. All of us have to agree, that was kick-ass grub, Gretchen! If you're ever in Spicewood, Texas, check out the Hilltop Restaurant on Route 71. It's the next best thing to Gretchen's cookin'! Thanks to Freddie and Lisa at Pedernales Studios for being so gracious and accommodating. I dig checking out all of Willie's Gold Records all over the wall. I also liked hangin' at Bucky's pad. Muchos Gracious to Larry Greenhill for his expert engineering and patience. We had to finish the project in San Marcos because the head on the Sony Digital Machine went out. Hey, Larry, thanks for driving to San Marcos to finish the project. Thanks to Bobby Arnold, Engineer and Professor of Sound Recording Technology at Southwest Texas State University in San Marcos, Texas, for continually sharing his mastery and expertise during many late night sessions. Hey, Bobby, your cappucino and Cafe de Corte are happenin'. Great jokes, too. Thanks to Mark Richardson, who is head of the Sound Recording Technology Department at Firestation Studios at SWTSU. Your flexibility and consideration is really appreciated and your Program at SWTSU is great! Thanks also to Teresa Brummett for all your studio help. Thanks to Jerry Tubb at Terra Nova Digital Audio in Austin, Texas. Hey, Jerry, it's obvious the reason you're such a fine mastering engineer is because you're a jazzer! Dan Westerman has a truly great eye for photography and his photos prove it! Thanks, Dan!! What can I say about Chris Weigand except that he is the Stratocaster of Graphic Art and Design. Yo, Weigand, you're the man!! Thanks to David Sadler at Birraporetti's Restaurant for keeping Jazz alive. Thanks to Steve Scalet at CRT in Whites Creek, Tennessee, and thanks to all you Jazz Lovers for helping us keep the music alive! ...Mark Holter