RDK Posted June 25, 2003 Report Posted June 25, 2003 Great pic Jim! As soon as I tire of looking at Jennifer Garner that's gonna be my next wallpaper. Quote
.:.impossible Posted June 25, 2003 Report Posted June 25, 2003 There is a photo (or series of photos) of Ornette in the early 70's (or very late 60's), rehearsing in a "loft"-type space just as a trio (I think), that I simply love. It's back when he had a full beard for a few years there. I think the photographer was Valerie Wilmer, if I remember right. I'm looking for the image on-line now, but can't seem to find it. I think the picture I'm looking for is in Wilmer's "As Serious As Your Life: The Story of the New Jazz", which I see they have just reissued (again) in paperback, calling it "As Serious As Your Life: John Coltrane and Beyond". (Or at least I presume that this is the same book, retitled.) I'll see if I can find my copy of the book, and confirm it one way or another. Rooster, I think the picture you are thinking of is in Litweiler's The Harmolodic Life. There is one picture of Ornette playing trumpet with Haden, Blackwell, AND Izenzon, AND Yoko Ono is leaning against the wall, probably wailing. The other that fits your description is of Ornette, Redman, Haden, and Blackwell. It looks like they are taking a break, except for Haden, hand in position. If I had a scanner, I'd post the images for you. They are enticing. Oh to be a fly on the wall. Quote
Rooster_Ties Posted June 25, 2003 Report Posted June 25, 2003 (edited) There is a photo (or series of photos) of Ornette in the early 70's (or very late 60's), rehearsing in a "loft"-type space just as a trio (I think), that I simply love. It's back when he had a full beard for a few years there. I think the photographer was Valerie Wilmer, if I remember right. I'm looking for the image on-line now, but can't seem to find it. I think the picture I'm looking for is in Wilmer's "As Serious As Your Life: The Story of the New Jazz", which I see they have just reissued (again) in paperback, calling it "As Serious As Your Life: John Coltrane and Beyond". (Or at least I presume that this is the same book, retitled.) I'll see if I can find my copy of the book, and confirm it one way or another. Rooster, I think the picture you are thinking of is in Litweiler's The Harmolodic Life. There is one picture of Ornette playing trumpet with Haden, Blackwell, AND Izenzon, AND Yoko Ono is leaning against the wall, probably wailing. The other that fits your description is of Ornette, Redman, Haden, and Blackwell. It looks like they are taking a break, except for Haden, hand in position. Just found my Litweiler's "Harmolodic Life", and it's definitely NOT the picture with Yoko. I had forgotten all about that picture (the one with Yoko), and although it is interesting, it was the other one (or one very much like it) that is the one I like so much. This (below) is a cropped version, but the shot in the book shows Charlie Haden (and his bass) standing off to the right, just out of the frame. In fact, I just noticed that Ed Blackwell is in the original (uncropped) picture too, sitting at his drum set - just out of frame. Man, cutting this picture just ruined it. Though cut, here it is again... Can somebody with a scanner who also owns Litweiler's "Harmolodic Life" book, please scan the full version of this picture, and post it to this thread?? Thanks!!!! I'd give the page number, but in my hardcover version, the pages with photos are not numbered. It's the picture across from the full-page picture of Ornette and Anthony Braxton playing pool (which is also a cool picture, I might add). The one I'm talking about is just like the picture in this post, only bigger - and with Haden and Blackwell too. I love this picture so much that when Jazziz or Jazz Times (I forget which) did a story several years ago on jazz photography (and they included this picture in the article), that I wrote off to Val Wilmer (in the U.K.) asking if there was any way I could purchase a print of the photograph directly from her. I included a photocopy of it with my letter, so she was sure of which photo I was talking about. Never heard anything back from her, though. This would have been around 1994 or '95 or so. ========== Also, I'm still searching around for the full verison of that Ornette picture, and stumbled on this one (below), another photo by Wilmer. Never heard of this 'Terroade' cat before... Kenneth Terroade in a Flat in Putney, London, July 1971 (photo by Val Wilmer, born 1941) Edited June 25, 2003 by Rooster_Ties Quote
Chuck Nessa Posted June 25, 2003 Report Posted June 25, 2003 First of all, Kenneth Terroade had his own record on Byg/Actuel and is sideman on a bunch. He's originally from Jamaica and a Google search will reveal some info. All of the Ornette/loft pictures mentioned were taken at Ornette's place on Prince Street. A number of the photos are included in the original vinyl of "Friends and Neighbors" - don't know about the cd versions. Three or four photos from Prince St. are reproduced in "A Harmolodic Life" including one of Ornette and Braxton playing pool. Quote
Bright Moments Posted June 26, 2003 Report Posted June 26, 2003 i hope this works (my first attempt to post a picture) here i am with les paul. Quote
Guest Chaney Posted June 26, 2003 Report Posted June 26, 2003 I Believe Chuck told me that the guy with his finger in the stacks is Billy Crystal's father Jack. Are you sure? I thought that was shrugs. Quote
Joe Posted June 26, 2003 Report Posted June 26, 2003 Way cool avatar Joe! Ernie Caceres! Yep, it was the only really good image of the *great* Ernie Caceres I was able to find online. It would only have been improved if he were holding a baritone sax instead of a clarinet... but why quibble? Quote
jazzbo Posted June 26, 2003 Report Posted June 26, 2003 I'm appreciating Ernie's clarinet artistry more and more as time goes by. . . . But yeah, first thing I think of is that supple baritone sound! Quote
BFrank Posted May 24, 2004 Report Posted May 24, 2004 I always thought this was a great jazz photo. Quote
wesbed Posted May 24, 2004 Report Posted May 24, 2004 I've been enjoying this picture for a few weeks: Quote
marcello Posted April 15, 2006 Report Posted April 15, 2006 (edited) I have these on my study wall: Edited April 15, 2006 by marcello Quote
kenny weir Posted April 15, 2006 Report Posted April 15, 2006 I never tire of Bellocq's pics of Storyville gals: Quote
Rooster_Ties Posted April 15, 2006 Report Posted April 15, 2006 (edited) Funny, I hadn't remembered that this thread even existed. AND, when I saw the title on the "todays topics" page just now, I immediately thought of the EXACT same image that I apparently posted about earlier in this thread (which I have absolutely no memory of having posted two years ago) --- where I mentioned the "Ornette Quartet Loft" pics from the early 70's. Edited April 15, 2006 by Rooster_Ties Quote
sheldonm Posted April 15, 2006 Report Posted April 15, 2006 Here's one of my favorites, scanned from a French postcard sent to me by Peter Pullman (who is in France working on his Bud Powell biography). I just saw this thread today but I bought a poster of this image last week in Chicago....very nice! m~ Quote
sidewinder Posted April 15, 2006 Report Posted April 15, 2006 I have Mosaic prints of these two in my lounge. Never tire of either of them. Quote
makpjazz57 Posted April 15, 2006 Report Posted April 15, 2006 Also dig these: And these: Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh...Minton's. I'm having a brain lapse when trying to post and wanted to post the other famous Minton's pic where Howard McGhee, Monk, Teddy Hill and Roy Eldridge are standing outside of Minton's in 1947. Long live Minton's (whenever it reopens, that is)!!! Marla Quote
sheldonm Posted April 15, 2006 Report Posted April 15, 2006 (edited) Also dig these: And these: Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh...Minton's. I'm having a brain lapse when trying to post and wanted to post the other famous Minton's pic where Howard McGhee, Monk, Teddy Hill and Roy Eldridge are standing outside of Minton's in 1947. Long live Minton's (whenever it reopens, that is)!!! Marla This one? Edited April 15, 2006 by sheldonm Quote
The Magnificent Goldberg Posted April 15, 2006 Report Posted April 15, 2006 I always thought this was a great jazz photo. That's a really nice photo of Blue. I use as my desktop background a scan of one that True Blue magazine had as its cover for a long time. How do I post it? MG Quote
Chuck Nessa Posted April 15, 2006 Report Posted April 15, 2006 I know I've posted this before but it is still a favorite. Quote
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