V.V.(2) Re: Sphere and Monk

[Alan Westrope]

On Sun, Oct 29, 2000, s~Z wrote:

> And what is the significance of the name McClintic?

What the hell, I'll toss out one remotely plausible source for the
name, although it's probably bogus:  Jackie McLean, an alto player
who was a disciple of Parker and one of the premier post-bop 
saxophonists.  You can read about him at:

http://members.tripod.com/~hardbop/mclean.html

and

http://www.culturekiosque.com/jazz/miles/rhemile24.htm

He also occupies one-quarter of A. B. Spellman's very good
_Four Lives in the Bebop Business_.

He flourished at the time the novel was being written, so
TRP certainly would have had the opportunity to see him at
the Village jazz clubs where Jules says he hung out,
where late the sweet Bird sang...

-- 
Alan Westrope

Whish!  A gull.  Gulls.  Far calls.  Coming, far!  End here.