Thanks Mary Jo.
I had no intention to look on here today, some force made me (really)I had to do something with Ike.
He and Horace Silver were first 2 jazz LP’s I ever
bought for 99 cents in U of MN bookstore .Loved him first time out !
Had posted him before , as I recall not much interest at that time .
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There must be something special with star alignment on Sept. 23. Just a few of the great players that were born today. Happy Birthday to all! Albert Ammons Frank Foster George Garzone Jeremy Steig Les McCann Ray Charles Roy Buchanan ....and, of course, the one and only John Coltrane. Seems appropriate to post something from an album celebrating his music...and speaking of fusion (of a kind). Great record! Check out Robert Hardt on soprano. Had never heard of this guy and goes to show how great new players just keep coming up. https://youtu.be/4yJK70nRj-w |
Both great players, pjw. I’ve been a fan of “Cleanhead” for a long time and posted some of his stuff over the years. |
Thanks frogman for sharing that Jaco story. alec I like fusion. Believe me that "Kid and Brute" album is a must have for any fan of Ben Webster and/or Illinois Jacquet. Strange no one commented on Willis "Gator" Jackson. He is sort of like Eddie "Clean head" Vinson on this thread. I have mentioned the 2 of them and posted some tunes various times and never a response. Am I missing something? Are they considered sub par saxmen? If that's the case or the general regard for them by jazz aficionado's I still like a lot of their music. Here are 3 good ones from Clean Head:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eFnQHVxcjuY
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MvEI3v4-bA8
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZqBASHEyuHo
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**** but after I watched the documentary, I understood. Meaning, heard what the protagonists had to say about their thougts and feelings towards the music, about social circumstances and about that moment in time in general.
Its just one foreigner’s opinion, by looking America from distance, but its only natural that with all that social and other changes, the music took new turns as well. In fact, it would be strange if it did not. ****
Exactly! A basic truth about any good art; always a reflection of the times. Same thing happened with European Classical music and other genres.
Jaco was a revolutionary. When I was in college in the late 70’s in Miami, Fla., Jaco would come in and bring big band charts that he had written for us to play. He would play drums. Rough as hell as a drummer, but simply amazing sense of rhythm. Very interesting guy who is missed by many. |
Paul, Jacquet-Webster album is knew for me, will try ro listen it. Frogman, I know the story of Martino, its fascinating, also never heard that Blakey album, will have to check it Regarding 'new horizons' few days ago watched documentary on tv about Jaco Pastorius, it was on ytube as well, looks like it was removed. Here is the trailer https://youtu.be/xYE-tm8UBSMAnyway, I was never a fan of fusion and in fact I always wondered how such transition (from 'classic' jazz) ever happened. Shame on me, but after I watched the documentary, I understood. Meaning, heard what the protagonists had to say about their thougts and feelings towards the music, about social circumstances and about that moment in time in general. Its just one foreigner's opinion, by looking America from distance, but its only natural that with all that social and other changes, the music took new turns as well. In fact, it would be strange if it did not. I still do not like that music,ha,ha, but I understand where it comes from and it finally made sense (to me,at least) |
And what a great album you chose frogman. Art, Sonny and the rest of that band are truly in the category of "The Giants of Jazz" |
Good to see you back schubert.
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I just pulled into a parking lot in Margaretville, NY. Margaretville is one of the few places where a satellite connection is available for many miles. I made a quick check on you guys while listening to SiriusXM- Real Jazz. I read Schubert’s mention of Sonny Stitt while listening to Sonny Stitt’s fabulous tenor solo on this cut and thought “I wonder how Schubert’s doing?” https://youtu.be/4Dhc-GAU1Po |
Just dawned on me that most would not know that it’s his monsters saxophone man Joey "G-clef "Casaseno playing "Willow Weep for Me " .My mind was on would he could get from his players.. https://youtu.be/IS9lnNP6xtg?t=2 |
Somehow, I had lost track of Illinois Jacquet, now it's like getting reacquainted with an old friend.
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Schubert, glad to see you back posting.
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For once, this thread is in perfect harmony; that's when everyone is submitting music that I like and wish to add to my collection.
Some might consider that a narrow point of view; as Miles would say "So What".
While the music and the albums are new to me, none of the artists have been new to me, and therein lies the crux. It has been suggested that I should expand my horizons, I believe my horizons are quite wide enough; this ton of records I have that can go elsewhere were acquired in an attempt to "expand my horizons"; no thank you to the horizon expansion.
I'll try to get around to commenting on everything that's been submitted, but I want you to know that anything I don't have will be added to my collection, and that's as high of an endorsement as you can get.
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I didn't know you could see me Mary_jo; but that won't make any difference today, maybe I'll exercise tomorrow, but I'm glad you're working out, it's good for you.
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Good morning boys! Wake up call (Buđenje) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zQGaNZHnUbA(You are) In the army now https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EIxsPBbZ_b8Morning exercise... 1, 2, 1, 2 and again...1, 2, 1, 2 O-10, don't cheat, I see you...1, 2, 1... |
Wow, the selected albums of Illinois Jacquet. That's pure perfection, man. Pure. Thank you.
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It is almost nine o’clock in the evening. My old friend often tells me stories about the time when he was young soldier in now ex - YU army. (When a guy starts to talk about the time serving, that can last.) Anyway, one of his fond memories was the sound of trumpet they had on all occasions. One of these was trumpet announcing the bed time. They called it ’Povecerje’ (term close to Evening time). After Povecerje was played, you could not hear a single soul anywhere. The army discipline. :--) https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=LWw9-4-VV0EIt’s still early to go to sleep but after the prelude, my earphones are eager to hear the music from my jazz friends. Good night boys. |
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Here are notes by Michael Cuscuna:
One Summer afternoon in 1980, I was driving through the town of Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey. Rudy Van Gelder was my passenger. I popped in a cassette of Ike. After a tune, Rudy said, "That's lovely, who is that?" I replied, "Well you recorded it, it's Ike Quebec."
Rudy looked out his window in silence, then finally said in a soft tone, Ike always played beautifully, even at the end when he was dying...I mean literally dying.
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Actually, Ike Quebec’s ’Soul Samba’ is his last album.He paseed away couple of months after recording it.
To me, that is aslo his most beautiful one and because of grim cicumstances even more touching.
To be able to make a such beautiful album, in such moment is something that leaves me speechless.
Paul I agree about that ballad with Jutta Hipp that Op posted. Will browse some of the others album you mentioned (I have few of those, and few others) |
Pjw, I thought I had everything by Ike, but I see that I don't; I don't have "Blue Harlem", and I like it a lot, must have it.
Can't go wrong its a great album. |
Jutta Hipp's piano sounds just right on this one; it has the sound of "lost longing" that some would call "Blue".
I listened to the whole "Jutta Hipp" album and will be adding it to my Zoot Sims collection along with one album alec posted on the previous page. |
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Pjw, I thought I had everything by Ike, but I see that I don't; I don't have "Blue Harlem", and I like it a lot, must have it.
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**** I cannot believe no one mentioned this colossus album: ****
Great record. I posted from that record about three or four (!) years ago. No way would that record go unmentioned in a Jazz thread. |
Like you said Pjw, that is a colossus album. I like the "West Coast" sound it has, even with JC.
This is the first time I ever even saw the album; hope it's readily available in vinyl.
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Another rarely mentioned artist is Ike Quebec; he's one of my absolute favorites, and here is my favorite tune by him. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yYaSGxDJPw8Ike had been given a diagnosis of terminal cancer before they made this recording, hence the title; all the musicians had "Heavy Souls" on that day. |
Thanks for the compliment Pjw; I'll look into your Zoot collection and get back to you.
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orpheus10 that zoot sims ballad is sublime as was your description of a place the mood of the music takes you. I looked through my extensive zoot collection and could not find that song. I shall have to remedy that.
Here are the Zoot Sims albums in my collection with notables in parentheses then recording dates.
"Blues For Two" (with Joe Pass) 1961
"Choice" (Zoot plays tenor with Gerry Mulligan on baritone. Jim Hall and Billy Bean on guitar) 1954, 1959
"Down Home" (Hard swinging quartet with Zoot on tenor) 1960
"Either Way" (Zoot Sims and Al Cohn on tenor, Cecil "Kid Haffey" Collier vocals on tracks 2, 3 and 7) 1961
"In Copenhagen" (with Niels Henning Osterd Pedersen) 1978
"Jazz Alive! A Night at The Half Note" (Zoot Sims Al Cohn tenor, Phil Woods alto and Paul Motian drums) 1959
"Live At Ronnie Scott’s" 1961
"The Modern Art Of Jazz" (Milt Hinton bass and Bob Brookmeyer valve trombone) 1956
"New Beat Bossa Nova volume 1" (Phil Woods alto sax clarinet Jim Hall and Kenny Burrell guitars) 1962
"New Beat Bossa Nova Means the Samba Swings" (Milt Hinton bass, Sol Schlinger bass clarinet) 1962
"Plays alto, tenor and baritone" (Zoot sims vocals track 11) 1956
"Quartets" (Art Blakey drums) 1956
"Solo for Zoot" 1962
"The Zoot Sims Quintet" (Wilbur Ware bass, Osie Johnson drums) 1960
"Zoot Sims with Eddie Lockjaw Davis - Oscar Peterson Meets the Tenor Giants" (Oscar Peterson piano, Niels Henning Ostard Pedersen bass and Louie Belson drums) 1975
"Zoot Sims and the Gershwin Brothers" (Oscar Peterson piano, Joe Pass guitar, George Mraz double bass and Grady Tate drums). 1975.
"Zoot!" 1957 |
Music takes me to places that I've never been, or places that I have been but just can't quite remember when. This music takes me to someplace not far from the river, between the hours of midnight and daylight when there's a misty light fog that makes the glowing neon beer signs kind of hazy; the kind of night that you might see a Mickey Spillane detective stepping out of the mist. Maybe that's a memory that never happened; music does things like that to me. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0I7JXzsyDhI |
This is mellow deep in the pocket jazz, that sounded best between the hours of midnight and daylight at an out of the way nightclub. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7kE1K6o2UfEThat LP is on it's way to my collection |
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I must get more Zoot Sims. "Memories..." are great@ |
DJ hasn't come? I think I have spoiled him. I'll fire him. CD player will do on it's own.
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