JSngry Posted March 30, 2008 Report Posted March 30, 2008 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bFloJkNa-Rc...feature=related The electric piano solo (Wurlitzer, not Rhodes) is actually THERE, no small thanks to Buddy & Uncle Fester... Quote
captainwrong Posted March 30, 2008 Report Posted March 30, 2008 The dancers in that clip have absolutely no concept how to dance to that. LOL Quote
Guest Bill Barton Posted March 30, 2008 Report Posted March 30, 2008 That's pretty darned Who woulda guessed Harry James could pull this off? This sounds uncannily like Don Ellis at points to my ears. Oh, and yeah, those dancers are a hoot Quote
Harold_Z Posted March 30, 2008 Report Posted March 30, 2008 I dug it. Harry had incredilble chops - Buddy had incredible chops - and they're playing the right thing. I dunno - I was born in 1946 and it seems that I was in the window of opportunity to see and hear a lot of this type of thing on tv when I was growing up. It kind of led me to a concept of everything blending together and a dislike (to a degree and with exceptions) of things that were SO rock that the chops and musicianship were out the window. I viewed it as a rejection by the rock guys of any music they were incapable of playing. And I didn't like the opposing attitude of rejecting anything rock. Another copout. Quote
BruceH Posted March 31, 2008 Report Posted March 31, 2008 It's news to me that Harry James was still on the scene in the 1960's... Good stuff, though! The early electric piano: always sounds like a party! Who was that on alto sax? He was good. Quote
Larry Kart Posted March 31, 2008 Report Posted March 31, 2008 It's news to me that Harry James was still on the scene in the 1960's... Good stuff, though! The early electric piano: always sounds like a party! Who was that on alto sax? He was good. I caught Harry and his band in the late '70s, on a bill with Frances Wayne. He still sounded great. Quote
AllenLowe Posted March 31, 2008 Report Posted March 31, 2008 she was a beautiful lady and a good singer - in the 1970s Neal Hefti was living in Brookline, Massachusetts; I called him up and went over and met him - he introduced me to Francis Wayne, to whom he was married, and told me that she had finally convinced him, after all the years, to leave Hollywood, as she hated the whole area - sadly, next I read, she was being treated for cancer and died soon afterwards - moral of the story: money isn't everything - Quote
JSngry Posted March 31, 2008 Author Report Posted March 31, 2008 Allow me to call attention to Buddy behind the piano solo. In 1965, he had already figured out how to play "rock" rhythm in a jazz band in a way that swung. All the endless Sons Of Sidewinder weren't barely being thought of yet, not in 1965, it was still new then, and here this cat is, this vet of Dorsey & Shaw & loads of other stuff, doing it right, no questions asked. Kudos! As far as the altoist, could it be Quinn Davis? I know the bassist is Uncle Fester...ah, excuse me...Red Kelley. Quote
Swinging Swede Posted March 31, 2008 Report Posted March 31, 2008 Lord lists the altoists as Joe Riggs and Bill Castell. I'm not familiar with either one. Quote
JSngry Posted April 1, 2008 Author Report Posted April 1, 2008 (edited) Lord lists the altoists as Joe Riggs and Bill Castell. I'm not familiar with either one. Does Lord list a location and/or a show name? And for that matter, who is the pianist? Edited April 1, 2008 by JSngry Quote
Jim Alfredson Posted April 1, 2008 Report Posted April 1, 2008 Is that clip from the same show as the Harry James band doing Green Onions, which I posted somewhere here quite a while ago? Quote
JSngry Posted April 1, 2008 Author Report Posted April 1, 2008 Yep. In what context did you post the link, pro or con? Quote
Swinging Swede Posted April 1, 2008 Report Posted April 1, 2008 Lord lists the altoists as Joe Riggs and Bill Castell. I'm not familiar with either one. Does Lord list a location and/or a show name? And for that matter, who is the pianist? His name is Jack Perciful (not familiar to me either). Here's the full entry: Harry James and His Orchestra : Harry James (tp,arr) Nick Buono, Tom Porello, Fred Koyen, Tony Scodwell (tp) Ray Sims, Joe Cadena (tb) Dave Wheeler (btb) Joe Riggs, Bill Castell (cl,as) Corky Corcoran (ts) Chick Carter (cl,fl,ts,bar) Bob Achilles (cl,bar) Jack Perciful (p) Red Kelly (b) Buddy Rich (d) Cathy Carter (vcl) Big Band Syndicated Telecast, Chicago, August, 1965 Ciribiribin (hj arr) Swingtime Video 102 Don't be that way (rc arr) Swingtime Video 111 El solo torro (rt arr) Broad Trib 6 Walk on the wild side -, Swingtime Video 111 Come rain or come shine (cc vcl) Swingtime Video 102 That's all Broad Trib 6, Swingtime Video 102 Green onions - - Caravan (jti arr) - - Rainbow kiss (nh arr) Swingtime Video 102, 111 Ciribiribin (hj arr) Swingtime Video 111 Shiny stockings (ew arr) Swingtime Video 102 Tuxedo junction (tj arr) Swingtime Video 111 Sunday morning (nh arr) - I'm beginning to see the light (cc vcl) Swingtime Video 102 Take the "A" train (ew arr) - Prelude to a kiss Swingtime Video 111 Two o'clock jump (nh arr) - Quote
JSngry Posted April 1, 2008 Author Report Posted April 1, 2008 BIG thanks for that info. I've got a few of those Swingtime videos and have never been able to find any info until now. :tup :tup Quote
Niko Posted April 1, 2008 Report Posted April 1, 2008 strange coincidence... http://www.allaboutjazz.com/php/news.php?id=17588 RIP mr percifull Quote
JSngry Posted April 1, 2008 Author Report Posted April 1, 2008 Wow, so he was musical director, eh? Probably his idea to bring in the electric piano, then... The more you find out, the more you realize just how deep the history of this music goes, how there's a bunch of people with names that hardly anybody's ever heard of who are not only excellent players, but who also sometimes do something really interesting, out of and/or ahead of the mainstream. I mean, would anybody expect to see an electric piano on a Harry James gig in 1965? Nah, no way. And yet...there it is. And being played quite nicely at that! RIP indeed, Mr. Perciful. Quote
mmilovan Posted April 1, 2008 Report Posted April 1, 2008 (edited) Besides Harry and Buddy, only Corky Corcoran (ts), from that band sounds well-known to me... No matter, it is great band, although slightly out of tune section playing from time to time, and all these efforts in early jazz-rock/funk/whatsoever manner are of great importance (to my ears)! Edited April 1, 2008 by mmilovan Quote
BruceH Posted April 1, 2008 Report Posted April 1, 2008 Lord lists the altoists as Joe Riggs and Bill Castell. I'm not familiar with either one. Does Lord list a location and/or a show name? And does he love a duck? Quote
BruceH Posted April 1, 2008 Report Posted April 1, 2008 Wow, so he was musical director, eh? Probably his idea to bring in the electric piano, then... The more you find out, the more you realize just how deep the history of this music goes, how there's a bunch of people with names that hardly anybody's ever heard of who are not only excellent players, but who also sometimes do something really interesting, out of and/or ahead of the mainstream. I mean, would anybody expect to see an electric piano on a Harry James gig in 1965? Nah, no way. And yet...there it is. And being played quite nicely at that! Perhaps Harry James was a big fan of The Jetsons. Quote
Harold_Z Posted April 1, 2008 Report Posted April 1, 2008 Wurlitzers were kind of on the scene by '63 or '64 if not earlier. Another band where the wurlitzer was a regular was King Curtis. George Stubbs was the player. It's no news to anybody that the pianos in most venues were shot out. Quote
Jim Alfredson Posted April 1, 2008 Report Posted April 1, 2008 Yep. In what context did you post the link, pro or con? Pro. I thought it was cool that a) they were covering Green Onions and b) they did a great job of it and c) the guy was playing a Wurli (and an old tube-based one at that!) Quote
AllenLowe Posted April 1, 2008 Report Posted April 1, 2008 has anybody mentioned that the original performance cited here on Youtube is basically a lift of All Blues? Quote
Larry Kart Posted April 1, 2008 Report Posted April 1, 2008 Some very nice James here, "A Taste of Honey" from the Ed Sullivan Show: I love to watch James play, a quintessential trumpet guy. Swinging drummer, too -- Tony DiNicola. Quote
catesta Posted April 2, 2008 Report Posted April 2, 2008 I have to say I am really enjoying all these videos of Harry James. Quote
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