Scott LaFaro bass. He played in groups at the College Spa and Joe's Restaurant on State Street in downtown Ithaca. Beginning in 1955, he was a member of the Buddy Morrow big band. He left that organization to work in Los Angeles. LaFaro spent most of his days practicing his instrument. He practiced with a clarinet book to improve his facility. Bassist Red Mitchell taught him how to pluck strings with both the index and middle fingers independently. For much of 1958 he was with Victor Feldman's band. In 1959, after working with Chet Baker, Stan Kenton, Cal Tjader, and Benny Goodman,
Marshall Goodman and friend Michael Happoldt. Goodman and Happoldt also conducted the reunion of LBDA in 2012. 2012: Goodman programmed drums and scratched on Slightly Stoopid’s album "Top of the World" and performed scratches live with band on numerous occasions in 2012 and 2013, including the "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" Show and the KROQ Almost Acoustic Christmas at the Gibson Amphitheatre. In November 2016, Goodman was elected city councilmember for the City of La Palma, California. Goodman is a Vic Firth artist and uses the following drumsticks: He also uses: Marshall Goodman Marshall Goodman (born January 31, 1971), known professionally as Ras MG