Michael Weiss

Sonny 1962

Barry Harris has been dealing with this scale for years. You wouldn't want to play it over a Cmaj7 because the Bb lands on the beat. Like a regular bebop scale, the idea is that the chord tones, in this case - root, third, b5 and b7 - are hit on the beat. Symmetrically the same for C7 and F#7.

Around 1983-4 Bucky was a regular sitter-in at the Star Cafe with the house band, which was Harold White or Clifford Barbaro on drums, Junior Cook, Ed Howard and myself. I remember him being a little high-strung, perhaps with a chip on his shoulder most of the time. Being on crutches I'm sure didn't help. I don't recall his playing being particularly memorable.

What I've always wanted to know is who is this??

Buddy Terry's a Newark saxophonist who did some sides for Prestige & Mainstream in the late 60s/early 70s. Natural Soul on Prestige, the one with Shaw & Young, is my favorite, but Pure Dynamite on Mainstream is a real out-of-left-field treat. Terry's always been a solid blues-based soul-jazz/hard bop player, but on this one he ventures into sort of a stretched out late-60s Miles bag. Not necessary a "great" side, but definitely an "interesting" one. I thought that he had sorta "disappeared", but apparently not: http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/swingadelic2/from/scottp So hey - Buddy Terry lives! I'm playing a concert in NJ in a few weeks with Slide Hampton's quintet with Buddy Terry. Wish I checked out those Mainstream LPs. Looking forward to playing with him.

Went to hear Maceo Parker in Prospect Park tonight and guess who joins the band for an encore?

Ah yes, the good ol' wind machine.... "War of the Worlds", last scene, taken from our apartment window in Brooklyn, November 30, 2004

The executive editor of Marvel is moving into my building this month.

Serious shit. Listen: Feinberg Sonatas 1-6 Feinberg Sonatas 7-12 Like Roslavets, but even more so, Samuil Feinberg is another unsung heavyweight composer of post Scriabin Russian music. Definitely worth being aware of!

Marvel's executive editor is moving into my building this month.

I met Roy DeCarava Sunday night. Beautiful guy.

Nothing in between Love Supreme and Ascension? I'd drop the Quinechette and add Live at the Half Note or First Meditations or Sun Ship or something from 1965 pre-Ascension.

More information here: hangoverlounge.com There's a private screening in NYC on June 17. If I get any info about public release I'll pass it on here.

From dailymotion.com

Speaking of Mondays, when I played with the big band at the Vanguard a few weeks ago, Alex was subbing for Scott Wenholdt and really sounded nice.

Not sure myself, but I recently got the Fantasy CD reissue of The Mastersounds, and while listening, kept saying to myself how f.......ng great this man was on vibes - he was a monster on piano, but on vibes I think he belongs into the top ten. May I recommend one of my favorite LPs: The Two-Sided Album Milestone 9015

I haven't backtracked through all the posts here but has anyone mentioned Buddy Montgomery?

I used to play that tune with Junior Cook a lot. We also used to play "One Shirt" from "Down With It." Somewhere on a 7" reel I have the Blue/Junior Quintet live at Mintons with Chick Corea, Gene Taylor and Al Foster. Cookin'.

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Half Note. My Favorite Things. McCoy's solo Devastating.

We're playing in Slide Hampton's big band tribute to Jobim. June 4 at Tribeca Performing Arts Center

Hugh Walker sounds nice on the live KD with Sonny Red and Cedar from the Half Note, February 25, 1966.

When I was a freshman in college, I was curious and crazy enough to transcribe Trane on Venus, beginning to end. (Gee, it just doesn't sound the same on piano - oh well.) His rapid fire harmonic movement isn't really that different from what he was doing in 1965, but his tone seems to have changed a lot. Makes you wonder where he would have gone from here.

Half Note broadcasts. Can't get enough. McCoy on My Favorite Things, Song of Praise and Afro Blue is for me some of the best McCoy on record period. It's all there. This music is also a great exercise-workout motivator. Really helps me get through my routine.

Blue Mitchell and Harold Vick. Nice soulful front line. Have had an original pressing of this since college when I used to play the title track with a quintet I had with Pookie Johnson and Al Kiger.