Comments on: El Mocambo 1987!

By: R. Eckstrand

R. Eckstrand — Mon, 26 Jul 2021 13:00:54 +0000

First time I saw Jeff was in Ottawa on Canada Day, probably 1987, cause i remember buying his ’45 at Sam the Record Man the same week
A crowd of about 30 people were sitting down in the bus lanes of the city at Lincoln Heights shopping center. The buses were stopped cause it was Canada day.
Jeff and band were on what looked like a hay wagon, sitting in the bus lane. This was the stage and concert for the day in this part of town.
How and why he took that gig, i’ll never know, but it was amazing. Absolutely blew me away.
It was only about a 40 minute gig, but i’ll never forget, he ended with a Hendrix style version of O’Canada, complete with dive bombs and ear blistering feedback.
Awe inspiring!

By: Michael Moseley

Michael Moseley — Tue, 30 Dec 2014 13:29:44 +0000

The first time I saw/ heard Jeff was in the Patrick Swazye movie Roadhouse. Someone else no longer with us.

By: Rog

Rog — Sun, 21 Dec 2014 16:24:18 +0000

In reply to dan.

Unfortunately not at this point, but it is something we are looking into. If they become available, we’ll be sure to make an announcement on the site.

The closest we have is a limited quantity of *cassette* box sets available that were produced during Jeff’s CBC run in the ‘90s. If these are of interest, please send me a message to contact@jeffhealey.com as we don’t have them up in the Store yet…

~Rog

By: dan

dan — Sun, 21 Dec 2014 10:20:26 +0000

I came to know Jeff through his cbc Radio broadcasts. I just finished listening to a 1 hr. tv special he did with the Jazz Messingers on Qello. What a wonderful cultivated talent he had. I miss those cbc shows. He introduced a new generation to a type of music that is worth preserving. Are there any recordings of those shows he did on CBC radio still available comercially?

By: frank par

frank par — Sat, 20 Dec 2014 02:55:56 +0000

of the times together with Jeff and Joe. I believe Pete and I helped roadie this gig with his brown van. I can remember the El Mocambo gig. not the date but so close. Grosman’s was across the street also.

By: Rog

Rog — Wed, 17 Dec 2014 15:22:40 +0000

In reply to David Munoz. Sadly no David. This was taken from a bootleg that's been kicking around in trading circles for the past few years... ~Rog

By: mark

mark — Wed, 17 Dec 2014 15:14:35 +0000

Jeff’s music has been a big influence in my life

By: David Munoz

David Munoz — Wed, 17 Dec 2014 15:09:24 +0000

Is this available retail

By: John O'Donnell

John O'Donnell — Wed, 17 Dec 2014 12:16:11 +0000

I love Jeff’s playing. I lived in Toronto in the 70’s and structured a return trip in 2004 to catch Jeff at his club. An unforgettable evening with Jeff and his fine house band was topped off by the appearance of Edgar Winter at the end of the night and a bunch of excellent musicians playing a set of rock/blues standards. The best gig of my life? Probably.