bertrand Posted May 17, 2004 Report Posted May 17, 2004 (edited) Happy 73d birthday to two of my favorite musicians, Jackie McLean and Dewey Redman, both born on this day in 1931, in NYC and Texas respectively. What are the odds? They have yet to record together. Neither has a contract with a label in the U.S. Anyone want to start a record company? Bertrand. Edited May 17, 2004 by bertrand Quote
king ubu Posted May 17, 2004 Report Posted May 17, 2004 Happy birthday to both of them! However, on the record project: while I think McLean is still pretty good, Redman... well, it's sad, but me and another person posting here had a quite similar and somehow quite sad experience recently seing him live (on different occasions, a year or even longer apart). ubu Quote
Hardbopjazz Posted May 17, 2004 Report Posted May 17, 2004 Happy 73d birthday to two of my favorite musicians, Jackie McLean and Dewey Redman, both born on this day in 1931, in NYC and Texas respectively. What are the odds? They have yet to record together. Neither has a contract with a label in the U.S. Anyone want to start a record company? Bertrand. How sad is it that greats like Jackie and Dewey are not on any label. It's not like they will be around for aother 40 years. Some lable should sign these 2 giants. Quote
7/4 Posted May 17, 2004 Report Posted May 17, 2004 Happy birthday to both of them! However, on the record project: while I think McLean is still pretty good, Redman... well, it's sad, but me and another person posting here had a quite similar and somehow quite sad experience recently seing him live (on different occasions, a year or even longer apart). ubu And what's that about? Quote
king ubu Posted May 17, 2004 Report Posted May 17, 2004 Playing out of focus, not able to really construct a solo that makes sense. Not maintaining much interest. Also, he was almost more entertainer then musician - two sets, both of them only some 50 minutes and four tunes, both of them ended with a lengthy rock'n'roll clap-your-hands-and-sing-along number... One fourth of the concert was just that... I thought it was pretty sad. Even more so if you know what he was (hope he still IS, but I just don't know!) capable of! I also recently got the Red/Black in Willisau disc, and his playing there is indeed awesome! He IS a favourite of mine. ubu Quote
king ubu Posted May 17, 2004 Report Posted May 17, 2004 Sorry to hear that. Yes, it was pretty sad. I actually first, right after the concert, shied away from being honest about it - it was too sad. However, it seems he was in pretty good shape when he made the CD with Cecil and Elvin - so there's still hope! Quote
bertrand Posted May 17, 2004 Author Report Posted May 17, 2004 Dewey has been slowed down a bit (principally due to illness), but he can still catch fire. I saw him last year in a septet setting with Jane Bunnett and Stanley Cowell (they did a CD with this lineup), and Dewey took some beautiful solos - not too long, but extremely melodic and thought out. He's been doing that crowd-pleasing/clap yo' hands blues/rock and roll tune for years at a lot of gigs - it's usually either 'Turn Over Baby' or 'Blues For J.A.M.' It's fun the first few times, but it's kinda getting old. But for people who only see him once in their lives, it's probably fun. Bertrand. Quote
king ubu Posted May 17, 2004 Report Posted May 17, 2004 Dewey has been slowed down a bit (principally due to illness), but he can still catch fire. I saw him last year in a septet setting with Jane Bunnett and Stanley Cowell (they did a CD with this lineup), and Dewey took some beautiful solos - not too long, but extremely melodic and thought out. ... That's good to hear, Bertrand! Really! Gotta spin Red & Black again to celebrate his birthday! Quote
jazzbo Posted May 17, 2004 Report Posted May 17, 2004 They're both just a few months or so older than my parents. . . quite interesting to put their careers into THAT perspective! Quote
brownie Posted May 17, 2004 Report Posted May 17, 2004 Many, many happy returns to these gentlemen. And may they continue to produce more great music! Quote
Stefan Wood Posted May 17, 2004 Report Posted May 17, 2004 I saw him play up in Baltimore a couple of years ago and it is still one of the best jazz concerts I have ever seen. Quote
B. Goren. Posted May 17, 2004 Report Posted May 17, 2004 I had the honor and the pleasure to see Dewey Redman 5 or 6 years ago here in Tel-Aviv with a group of local players. Dewey was great. I think The Ear of the Behearer will find the way to my CD player this evening. Quote
ghost of miles Posted May 17, 2004 Report Posted May 17, 2004 to both of these gentleman. Jackie McLean, in particular, has long been a jazz love of mine... DESTINATION OUT and LET FREEDOM RING rocked my world when I first heard them, and to this day he remains my favorite living alto saxophonist (even ahead of Konitz) and right up there w/Parker & Pepper when it comes to my alltime faves list. The man has the soul of jazz in his sound. Quote
BruceH Posted May 18, 2004 Report Posted May 18, 2004 I couldn't have put it better, ghost! Happy Birthday Jackie! Quote
blue lake Posted May 18, 2004 Report Posted May 18, 2004 Last year at this time Lesley and I were sitting at a table at the front of Iridium toasting Jackie Mac's birthday with a room full of fans as Jackie and Rene played their tails off. This year, I'll be featuring J-Mac all night on the radio. Starting with Demon's Dance....Happy Birthday to Dewey, too!!!! Lazaro Quote
Big Al Posted May 18, 2004 Report Posted May 18, 2004 Been spinning a lot of Jackie Mac lately, mostly the Blue Note stuff: Right Now, Let Freedom Ring, Jacknife; great stuff, all of it. Happy Birthday to a true jazz ARTIST! Quote
blue lake Posted May 18, 2004 Report Posted May 18, 2004 Dewey, btw, sounds together on the "new" Cameron Brown release from Omnitone, "Here and How!" with Shelia Jordan recorded in Belgium in 1997. Quote
B. Goren. Posted May 18, 2004 Report Posted May 18, 2004 Dewey Redman's playing is one of the reasons I like Keith Jarrett's recordings for Impulse between 1973-1977. Quote
king ubu Posted May 18, 2004 Report Posted May 18, 2004 Dewey Redman's playing is one of the reasons I like Keith Jarrett's recordings for Impulse between 1973-1977. There's some great Dewey on these recordings, indeed! Quote
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