By Caleb (171.75.83.32) on Tuesday, May 20, 2003 - 08:06 pm:

Ralph,I have seen this man's name on old Motown recordings but don't know much about him.Can you give a little information on him.Thank you,Caleb

By acooolcat (61.58.181.126) on Tuesday, May 20, 2003 - 08:23 pm:

What Motown 45s are those?
I thought Jack had a hand in a label called Six Toe.
Graham

By STUABASS (205.188.209.109) on Tuesday, May 20, 2003 - 10:16 pm:

JACK BROKENSHAW...A MAN SMALL IN STATURE...BUT *HUGE* CHOPS!!!...VIBRAPHONIST EXTRORDINAIRE...LEADER OF THE AUSTRAILIAN JAZZ QUARTET...MR. BROKENSHAW WAS...LIKE THE "FUNK BROTHERS"...A VASTLY UNDERRATED VIBES' PLAYER!!!...WHILE JACK ASHFORD DID PLAY VIBES ON MANY MOTOWN RECORDINGS...JACK BROKENSHAW WAS THE TOP PLAYER AROUND TOWN AND EVEN NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED TO SOME EXTENT!!!...JACK PLAYED VIRTUALLY EVERY TYPE OF RECORDING VENUE AND COMMERCIAL VENTURE...AS WELL AS PLAYING AT NIGHT LOCALLY AT SOME OF THE NICER RESTAURANTS AND NIGHTCLUBS!!!...HIS QUARTET...WITH DETROIT VOCALIST URSULA WALKER...WAS ALWAYS AN OUTSTANDING COLLECTION OF MUSICAL TALENT!!!...STUBASS

By acooolcat (61.58.181.126) on Tuesday, May 20, 2003 - 11:08 pm:

Sorry - I was thinking of Jack Millman.
Graham

By Caleb (171.75.80.221) on Tuesday, May 20, 2003 - 11:19 pm:

Didn't he play on some of those Supremes records?Saw his name as one of the Motown musicians thru the 60's on a Marvin Gaye collection.Didn't hear his name mentioned in the sitsom movie.

By STUBASS (205.188.209.109) on Tuesday, May 20, 2003 - 11:26 pm:

CALEB: BABBITT CAN PROBABLY GIVE YOU MORE INFO ON JUST WHAT SESSIONS JACK B DID AT MOTOWN...ALTHOUGH HE DID MANY!!!...JACK ASHFORD ("BLACK JACK" AS HE WAS KNOWN WHEN COLLABORATING WITH "AUSSIE JACK"(JACK B)...SPECIALIZED ON THE TAMBOURINE AND ALL THAT OTHER WEIRD STUFF HE USED TO MAKE PERCUSSIVE SOUNDS WITH...WHILE JACK B WOULD GENERALLY BE CALLED IN FOR THE MORE "DEMANDING" VIBES' WORK...ALTHOUGH JACK ASHFORD IS AN EXTREEMELY TALENTED MUSICIAN...WHO CAN CREATE JUST ABOUT *ANY* SOUND WITH JUST ABOUT *ANY* OBJECT!!!...MY TAKE!!!...STUBASS

By Davie Gordon (193.122.21.26) on Wednesday, May 21, 2003 - 11:18 am:

Check the archives for a "Jack Brokensha" thread
which has a photo of Mr. B