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This is very sad. I remember going to see her at The Caravan Of Dreams in Ft. Worth around 1992. I didn't even know who she was at the time. I went with a pianist and bassist, friends of mine. We sat astonished and in awe throughout the whole evening listening to her. She was with her trio (Ables & Steve Williams) and they played together as if they had been born from the same womb! We got to meet her later backstage and she was so gracious and beautiful to us. She put us on the guest list for the next three nights! And, she even offered to let us open for her with a couple of tunes. All three of us were between 19 and 21 years of age and nervous as I don't know what, but we played anyway. Seeing her perform those four nights was the greatest musical thrill (as a listener) I've experienced so far in life. The ballads brought me to tears, especially when she sang "A Song For You". It was inspiring on a spiritual and musical level. The honesty, beauty, sound, and swing of those sets will stay with me for the rest of my life. Thank you and God Bless you Ms. Horn!

I know I'm getting to this thread WAY late, but just wanted to say that my guess would be Junior Mance as the pianist on the aforementioned Stitt session. Makes me want to hear it again to see.

One of the greatest bassists! RIP Percy Heath. I remember seeing the MJQ in Dallas around 1990 or 1991 with the original lineup. Beautiful concert! I was fortunate to be able to shake hands with Mr. Heath at the end of the concert. The other three went backstage immediately, but Mr. Heath stayed on stage for awhile to greet some of the audience.

Sorry to hear this. RIP the great Benny Bailey.

RIP Mr. Levey. Another giant has departed! I hadn't checked the board for a few days and all of a sudden NHOP, Jimmy Woode, and Stan Levey gone.

Another great basso profundo gone. RIP Mr. Woode. That great tune "Blues In Blueprint" off of Ellington's "Blues In Orbit" album just came to mind. The first part with Carney on bass clarinet playing unison with Woode's bass; what a sound!

RIP Mr. Pedersen. Those were some fast fingers!

WOW! A live version of Monk's Mood w/ Trane!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! + Bye-Ya, etc. Somebody's gotta put this out! And I'm with you on the Newk trio thing Jim!

GREAT pictures Al! Sorry I missed it Jim; I was at home with the kiddos, but hopefully you'll be booked there again. I love the "plaintive" picture. Jim "The Sage" Sangrey! B-) Plus, I think Pete & Dennis need beards!

The Ramsey Lewis Trio was one of the first jazz groups I heard growing up. I guess I was about 2 or 3 when I first heard the "In Crowd" lp. Certainly the blues-based music that made up much of their repetoire had a big influence on me in terms of what a "jazz" sound was. And, being a drummer, I still count Red Holt as an early influence. That group could swing! I don't listen to them much now, but "More Music From The Soil" remains a favorite lp of mine.

Pete Brown Norris Turney Sahib Shihab Got to name Sonny Red again, one of my all-time favorites!

Klook is one of my all-time favorites! I HIGHLY recommend the following: 1) The Trio (Savoy cd) Hank Jones, Wendell Marshall, and Klook (masterful brushwork) 2) Dexter Gordon: Our Man In Paris (Blue Note) 3) Bud Powell: Tribute to Cannonball (Columbia) w/ Don Byas (great early 60's Bud and Klook) 4) Charlie Parker: Swedish Schnapps (Verve) w/ Klook on half and Max Roach on half 5) Sonny Rollins: Live In France 1959 (Landscape) Hard to find live date with Klook and Henry Grimes (Killer stuff!!) I think it's been released on several different labels 6) Monk: Plays Duke Ellington (Riverside) very subtle Klook on brushes mostly; great Monk trio date; with Oscar Pettiford also!

Thanks for the reply Jim R. Interesting that the guy from New York found all but the Flanagan. I have the Weston and the Hanna lps. Perhaps the Flanagan was never issued. There's a Flanagan discography on the Modern Jazz Discography website, and the Hi-Fly lp isn't listed there either. Hopefully someone will know .

Hello all and Happy Thanksgiving! I would like to trade for cdrs of the following lps that I've been trying to hunt down for a long time: 1) Freddie Redd: Extemporaneous (Interplay 1978) 2) Tommy Flanagan: Informal Solo Piano (Hi Fly 1975?) 3) Willie The Lion Smith: The Lion Roars (Dot 1958) 4) Various Artists: Kings Of Harlem Stride (Euphonic lp; includes Fats, James P., and a rare radio broadcast of "The Beetle" Henderson) If anyone has any or all of these, I would love to set up a trade. Thanks to all who respond.

Sorry to hear this. RIP Martin Banks. Maybe he and G.T. are starting a band together.

Hi Soul Stream, surely we must know each other! To answer you're question about the Fred Jackson record, I'm pretty sure that the listing may be incorrect. There was a drummer around the same time in NYC named Wilbert Hogan. He played with Lionel Hampton's band & G.T. knew him, although they were not related. To add to the confusion, though, Wilbert Hogan also played with Randy Weston around the same time as G.T., so personnel & discography listings have sometimes confused the two. Totally different sounding players, though. Also, G.T. is occassionally listed as Granville Hogan. Granville was his actual first name. Hope this helps. I'll try and double check on that Fred Jackson record, though. Glad you got to meet G.T.. Really warm person. And one of my favorite drummers.

The great jazz drummer from Galveston,Tx., G.T. Hogan, passed away Sunday morning. He had been suffering from emphysema for quite some time. He was a great influence on me as a musician, and I was very blessed to get to know him some during his last years. Some great G.T. recorded appearances: 1) Walter Bishop Jr.: Milestones (Black Lion) 2) Kenny Dorham w/ Ernie Henry: Two Horns Two Rhythm (Riverside) 3) Kenny Drew: This Is New (Riverside) 4) New Faces At Newport: half of this lp with Randy Weston's Trio (Metrojazz) SHOULD BE REISSUED! God Bless G.T.

GOD BLESS ELVIN! MY THANKS FOR ALL HE GAVE TO THE WORLD!

Gotta add Milt Grayson & Betty Roche to the list as well. I dig both of them. And, Lon, in response to the Alice Babs query: I like her! I especially like the way Duke used her in his sacred concerts; beautiful stuff! On the swing stuff she's ........ well. I like the way he used Kay Davis and Adelaide Hall also.

BIG THUMBS UP for "Soul Finger" on Limelight! Bu with Lee & Freddie, + Gary Bartz (not credited on lp), Lucky Thompson, John Hicks, & Victor Sproles. My favorite of the Limelight lps, but "Buttercorn Lady" (live) is close. AND "The Jazz Messengers" on Columbia! w/ Hank, D. Byrd, Horace, & D. Watkins. Contains my favorite version of "Nica's Dream". A MUST HAVE!

For a great Mahalia cd EKE, try "Live At Newport 1958" on Sony Legacy. Ms. Jackson at her best! The Apollo recordings are also among my favorite Mahalia, particularly the releases on Fremeaux & Assoc. (The Complete Mahalia Jackson Vols. 1-3 {each volume is sold seperately}). But "Live At Newport" is a great place to start!

Great choice Nate! Elvin's brushwork is masterful on the whole cd of Upon Reflection. One of my favorite Hank trio recordings. Those tempos are very difficult to play also; in between slow & medium, etc. And those ARE great liner notes by Kenny Washington. I would highly recommend the Tommy Flanagan "Let's........" cd. Lewis Nash is at the top of his game on that one! I also picked up the Great Jazz Trio "Autumn Leaves" cd. I like it though! It's definitely a spontaneous blowing session; no rehearsals or anything I'm sure. It was very much a producer's concept; in fact Hank was apparently somewhat reluctant to participate according to the liner notes. But when you have three great musicians like that, even familiar tunes are nice to hear. It's great to hear Hank sounding so good at 80+! And the fact that Elvin takes a solo on practically every tune doesn't bother me! Recommended to fans of Hank & Elvin; anytime they play together I want to hear it! For more great trio Elvin I STRONGLY urge everyone to check out: Tommy Flanagan: Overseas Barry Harris: Preminado Phineas Newborn: Harlem Blues

Yes, that's the dial lp I was asking about. Thanks so much for that info, Christiern! Hopefully that session will wind up on the Smith 1950 Classics cd.

I have an lp by Willie The Lion on Mainstream called "A Legend". It came out in 1965 according to AMG. The tracks are all supposedly Commodore tracks, but only 4 of them show up on the Classics series, and at least two of those sound like alternate takes when compared. Track List: 1) What Is There To Say 2) Stormy Weather (sounds like an alternate) 3) Tea For Two (sounds like an alternate) 4) Between The Devil And The Deep Blue Sea 5) I Can't Give You Anything But Love * Side two: 1) Just One Of Those Things* 2) Madelon* 3) Hallelujah* 4) Poor Butterfly* 5) Smoke Gets In Your Eyes* * = not on Classics CD series. S 6027 Mainstream Have these tracks been issued any place else? Maybe on the Complete Commodore recordings on Mosaic? 2nd question: Any recording/ tune info for an apparently obscure Lion date on Dial? c.1949 Thanks to all that respond!

Yes, THANK YOU Luke for recording Gil Coggins! Please let us know if/when this material becomes available. I WOULD LOVE to hear the solo stuff. And a video with Louis Hayes...........my mouth waters!