Their apprehension deepened when Kennedy famously said, "My father always told me that all businessmen were sons of bitches, but I never believed it til now!"
As a sideman, he helped spark jazz's plugged-in fusion (including Miles Davis's 1970 classic, "Bitches Brew"), has upheld its acoustic traditions (nearly 30 years in Keith Jarrett's Standards Trio), and remains a go-to player for veterans and rising stars alike.
And Jannuzzo acted as pit bull in notifying 12 record labels that the company objects to artists using the word "Glock" in rap songs such as Dr. Dre's "Bitches Ain't Shit, " mainly out of fear that Glock's name will become a generic term for handgun.