Jazz for aficionados

http://www.chicagoreader.com/chicago/john-wright-piano-jazz-south-side-soul-prestige-gathering/content?oid=1499599

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Above is an article on John Wright's  I think you'll enjoy. Thanks for posting him again I just bought a CD set encompassing four of his albums.John remained very popular in Chicago and true to his roots there until the end of his life.With regards to Alex purchase of  music I don't believe he purchased these titles when they originally came out. I think that the internet and it's information and places like YouTube and others where people can be exposed to music led him to find the Jazz titles he now has.  but of course until he weighs in on the subject we will not know.

Acman's, "Ole Coltrane"; this was released in 1961; that's very important because Trane evolved at a very rapid pace.

This is arguably his best album. I call several of his albums the best, depending on my mood when I'm listening.

Musicians not normally in the Trane lineup on this album are: Freddie Hubbard on trumpet; and Eric Dolphy on flute. I make this comment because of the significant contributions they make on this album.

BTW
The Kenny dorham caught hosted by pjw with Sonny Rollins "La Villa"Comes from an album title jazz contrasts originally on Riverside by Kenny dorham. Title listed on YouTube is" Kenny dorham" which I believe is incorrect. I have the album on a vinyl reissue twofer titled "but beautiful"

"Afro Blue"; here we see Alvin Jones in his favorite shirt; this was recorded in October of 1963; note Trane's progress on Soprano sax.

I saw Trane, McCoy Tyner, Alvin jones, and I'm not positively sure of who the bassist was, but we had a table close to the bandstand;  It was in the early Winter of 63.

Every jazz musician in St. Louis was there, without their girlfriends; they didn't want any distractions. Jazz drummer Kenny Rice sat at our table. It was nice to have a professional jazz musician at your table; he politely answered our questions.

"My Favorite Things" was the tune everybody came to hear, and Trane performed his very extended live version; it was as I recall 28 minutes long; much longer than what's on record.

Man, I was feeling good and in a fantastic groove on this one. After 25 minutes, I was ready for it to end, but Trane kept on; he had lost McCoy Tyner and Elvin Jones. Tyner looked at Jones as if to say; "We'll hang together until the boss gets back".

Me and my date looked at Kenny Rice who was in heaven; this is what he came to hear; we were lost. Miles commented on these live extended trips to the outer galaxies that Trane made.

That was the most fantastic performance I have ever witnessed in my life, even if I was momentary lost.

nsp, thank you very much for that post, it affirms everything I said about the album "South Side Soul".

You could have taken photographs of those places mentioned on that album, or you could have filmed those places, but nothing captured the feeling and vibrancy of being alive at that time and experiencing the "aura" of those places like John Wright's music.