It was 1961 and i had just finished the Ted Mack show (see video) and my dad took me to the famous jazz club in NYC Birdland.  Those days if you were under age you could sit in a section called the bleachers and watch the shows and they didn’t serve alchohol. At the time my dad was working with Maynard Ferguson making him a mouthpiece and he was performing that night with his famous 1961 big band. Also headlining was the classic Miles Davis Sextet above with Cannonball Adderly and John Coltrane in the front line with Miles. After Miles finished his set i went over to the bandstand to take a look at his horn from a distance. As i was looking this head pops out from behind the courtain (Miles) and he says in that voice “what are are you doing”.  I reply “i am a trumpet player and i am just looking at your horn”.  Miles says “alright” and dissapears and i never saw him again !   After Maynard saw my performance on Ted Mack he asked my dad if he could take me out on the road as his protege in which my dad politely said “thankyou but i would like him to have a normal childhood”.  Amazing times !  Glenn