Interview: John Levy (Part 1)

Bassist John Levy will turn 98 years old on April 11th, but he sounds half his age on the phone, and his memory is rock solid. For those unfamiliar with the name, John played bass in the Stuff Smith Trio in 1943 and 1944 and recorded with Don Byas and Erroll Garner in 1945. John was a member of the Lennie Tristano Trio with Billy Bauer on guitar in 1947…