"Four" by EDDIE "CLEANHEAD" VINSON

JOHN FRANCIS II DOUGHERTY -- Guitar
Born: Tuesday, 18-January-1944
Died: Saturday, 12-March-2011

Rich Meyers -- Bass
Joe Dabrowski -- Drums

Four

"Mr. Clean" by WELDON IRVINE

JOHN FRANCIS II DOUGHERTY -- Guitar
Born:  Tuesday, 18-January-1944
Died:  Saturday, 12-March-2011

Rich Meyers -- Bass
Joe Dabrowski -- Drums

Mr. Clean

"Prime Bossa" -- JOHN DOUGHERTY TRIO's version of the jazz standard "Blue Bossa," written by KENNY DORHAM

JOHN FRANCIS II DOUGHERTY -- Guitar
Born: Tuesday, 18-January-1944
Died: Saturday, 12-March-2011

Rich Meyers -- Bass
Joe Dabrowski -- Drums

Prime Bossa

"Summertime" by GEORGE GERSHWIN

JOHN FRANCIS II DOUGHERTY -- Guitar
Born: Tuesday, 18-January-1944
Died: Saturday, 12-March-2011

Rich Meyers -- Bass
Joe Dabrowski -- Drums

Summertime

"A Night In Tunisia" by DIZZY GILLESPIE and FRANK PAPARELLI

JOHN FRANCIS II DOUGHERTY -- Guitar
Born: Tuesday, 18-January-1944
Died: Saturday, 12-March-2011

Rich Meyers -- Bass
Joe Dabrowski -- Drums

A Night In Tunisia

"Rolling Funk"

JOHN FRANCIS II DOUGHERTY -- Guitar
Born: Tuesday, 18-January-1944
Died: Saturday, 12-March-2011

Rich Meyers -- Bass
Joe Dabrowski -- Drums

Rolling Funk

JOHN FRANCIS II DOUGHERTY -- Guitar
Born:  Tuesday, 18-January-1944
Died:  Saturday, 12-March-2011

Rich Meyers -- Bass

Joe Dabrowski -- Drums

BIO

This particular incarnation of the John Dougherty Trio was a "battle jazz" band featuring seasoned and veteran virtuoso jazz guitarist JOHN FRANCIS II DOUGHERTY (Born:  Tuesday, 18-January-1944; Died:  Saturday, 12-March-2011), music teacher, guitar theory/pedagogy author, Berklee College of Music alumnus, one of the fastest guitarists in the world during the 70's and 80's (DOUGHERTY excelled in track at school), and inventor of the first stone guitar pick, the "MIN'D Pick."  DOUGHERTY collaborated with famous musicians George Benson, Ernie Watts, and Kool and the Gang, for whom he wrote a portion of "Celebration."  While living in Boston, MASSACHUSETTS, U.S.A., DOUGHERTY worked with world-class acts George Benson, Phil Woods, Kool and the Gang, James Brown, Lonnie Smith, Wilson Picket, Sam & Dave, Pat Martino, Ernie Watts, Pat La Barbar, Ronnie Cuber, Richard "Groove" Holmes, and Jimmy McGriff, to name a few.  Come May 1993 in Wilmington, DELAWARE, U.S.A., DOUGHERTY teamed up with drummer Joe Dabrowski, and bassist Rich Meyers, each also Berklee alumni.  These recordings are from several live rehearsals held in May 1993.

JOHN DOUGHERTY TRIO

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