His strength, endurance, intuition, flexibility, time, swing, chops, taste were vital elements in making Sonny Rollins - Our Man In Jazz the success it was.
R.I.P. Bob Cranshaw.
He was my hero when I was 13 and studying jazz clarinet. By 14 I had most of his Coral records. I had a paper route.
I've never lost my love of his jazz playing and consider 'Pete Fountain Day' a great jazz album. For him, Jack Sperling, and the others.
I never saw/heard him live.
BTW, there is much more music from that concert. I think Coral does not have the rights to it. It was on a university campus. Maybe someday it will be released.
Been waiting for someone to post about this. The Jazz Crusaders got a lot of air play in Los Angeles in the early 1960s. I really enjoyed 'Tough Talk'. I did not know Mr. Felder was a top recording bass guitar player. Had his own sound on tenor. RIP. 185