I'm streaming Huston Person and Ron Carter as I type. "Now's the Time/Something In Common"
Love it.
Love it.
Jazz for aficionados
@ghosthouse : +1 - I’ve got playlists for both. :) . There are so many knockout trios coming out of Europe and elsewhere. Also especially taken with Eri: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bbTWbnnmuQg This guy from Finland, Joona Toivanen can make my day. :) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EqAnB3CMxzY |
@frogman "Oh, I get it! West Adams, LA; not Adam(s) West (Batman). You heard Roland Kirk in 1965. Good for you. I’m jealous; never had that privilege. Amazing player." Circa 1963-1965 there were a few large theaters in South Central LA, which often had after hours jazz. The dates might be a bit off- my memory is vague. The name of one was the Adams West Theater. Often the players were first rate, big names. I do remember the Dick Grove orchestra would of play and of course Kirk. I think we heard Gerald Wilson's orchestra as well. I regret I can't remember some of the other giants. . Entry was a few bucks and you could listen to the wee hours. I only had a small sense of what an incredible opportunity that was for a young, naive jazz aficionado like myself. My most vivid memory was Kirk in the spotlight with multiple horns hanging from his neck -making music unlike I'd ever heard before. |
I just remembered something else from that era. A tune called "York's Sauna" which was recorded by the Don Scaletta Trio. The song was getting decent airplay and I heard it performed live not by The Scaletta Trio, but by another group at one of those after-hours theaters. I can't be certain, but it may have been Kirk. I do remember the pronunciation of the title being "York's Sa- Yoona" announced in a deep mellifluous voice by the reeds player after they finished. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B3kuBixDyXo What a time warp.... :) |
This thread has gotten me into flashback time travel. A high school kid falling asleep with a transistor radio under his pillow listening to Symphony Sid. Jumpin' with my boy Sid in the City.... Among many greats Sid introduced me to was Olatunji. AKA 'tunji. "Drums of Passion". I still have the LP. Likewise Ornette. "Change of the Century", which I also still have, 'Un Muy Bonita' is mucho bonita. :) . Cherry Haden. et al. I remember reading the account in the New York Times of Leonard Bernstein jumping up and proclaiming Ornette a genius after hearing him in some club. Damn, for a suburban white kid I sure was lucky. Visited many Village jazz joints. Birdland uptown as well. $20 bux in your pocket went a long way back then. Even with a date. I remember seeing the Toshiko Mariano quartet one night - I think it was at the Half Note, and noticed a large hulking figure off to the side. Toshiko said: "Hi Charlie" It was Mingus of course. |
A very fun, and in my opinion underrated (by some) album which I remember because my wild and crazy N.Y.C. "bohemian" aunt on my Mom’s side hung out with these guys "back in the day," brought me a copy of the newly-pressed, Soul featuring Coleman Hawkins- recorded in 1958 on Prestige. In addition to Hawkins, all the other players are first tier. She would tell me about this sax player called " The Hawk." (and about some of other players she knew) A lot of things seemed simpler then.... I find Hawkin’s work irresistible to this day. My aunt also gave me a copy of MJQ’s "No Sun In Venice" which I still have. It’s virtually unplayable because it’s so worn out, so now I stream it. I vividly remember the impact those tunes had on me. |
For me, one of the challenges, but great joys of living longer, is the increasing number of layers my mind and spirit accrues, and learning to process all that information. What was then becomes what is now. There's a cliche- one foot in the past and one in the future- or some damn notion or other which speaks to that. Every day gives us new opportunities. And, eventually we are gone. :) Cheers from the great Puget Sound. |