Hadley Caliman

[Dave James]

A brand new Hadley Caliman CD called Straight Ahead will be released a week from next Tuesday. Here's a list of the tunes:

1. Cigar Eddie (5:50)

2. Rapture (5:59)

3. You Leave Me Breathless (6:28)

4. Cathlamet (4:54)

5. Blues For PT (3:15)

6. Lush Life (3:25)

7. Totem Pole (4:47)

8. The Night Has A Thousand Eyes (4:32)

Up for pre-order at Amazon.

[Guest Bill Barton]

A brand new Hadley Caliman CD called Straight Ahead will be released a week from next Tuesday. Here's a list of the tunes:

1. Cigar Eddie (5:50)

2. Rapture (5:59)

3. You Leave Me Breathless (6:28)

4. Cathlamet (4:54)

5. Blues For PT (3:15)

6. Lush Life (3:25)

7. Totem Pole (4:47)

8. The Night Has A Thousand Eyes (4:32)

Up for pre-order at Amazon.

The review copy arrived in the mail today. I'm looking forward to checking it out. Loading it in the player as I type this... Last time I saw him he was looking (and sounding) very healthy indeed.

Personnel:

Thomas Marriott - trumpet

Eric Verlinde - piano

Phil Sparks - bass

Matt Jorgensen - drums

The liner notes are by Hadley and are very warm and personal.

Edited January 13, 2010 by Bill Barton

[randyhersom]

It's on eMusic, though that's not the bargain it used to be.

[Guest Bill Barton]

"You Leave Me Breathless" from the new CD is gorgeous. A knock-out ballad performance...

[Chas]

Hadley Caliman died today at age 78 of liver cancer.

[JSngry]

Hadley Caliman died today at age 78 of liver cancer.

Aw hell... RIP and damn, you did good.

[chewy-chew-chew-bean-benitez]

R.I.P- i am blessed to have seen Hadley numerous times in recent years and im so happy to have been able to do that, he always sounded phonemonal and was by far the most legitimate jazz musican we have in the city. from the gerald wilson orchestra to the grateful dead, how many people can say that besides hadley?

[sidewinder]

Sorry to hear this sad news - RIP. I did see him once, I think, with Gerald Wilson's Orchestra. Very fond of his recordings with Bobby Hutcherson.

[JohnS]

Sad news. I was fortunate enough to see him in London with a Bobby Hutcherson band. A memorable evening. The tour got a mention in the aforementioned Cadence interview. Apparently they found it hard to 'score' in London.

Edited September 11, 2010 by JohnS

[Late]

Both Ace UK and Solid (Taiwan) have reissued this album. Am I correct in understanding that the UK version has some remastering flaws?

[king ubu]

13 hours ago, Late said:

Both Ace UK and Solid (Taiwan) have reissued this album. Am I correct in understanding that the UK version has some remastering flaws?

It has been pulled because it combines half of the album with half of the next one ... bit of a goof. So go for the Japanese reissue if you want to get it.

[JSngry]

say whaaaaat?

Those are two totally different records, that one and Iaepetus. how the hell did THAT happen?

[felser]

2 hours ago, JSngry said:

say whaaaaat?

Those are two totally different records, that one and Iaepetus. how the hell did THAT happen?

 

[Late]

6 hours ago, king ubu said:

It has been pulled because it combines half of the album with half of the next one ... bit of a goof. So go for the Japanese reissue if you want to get it.

Thanks for this information — very helpful. The Solid edition of this album (released in Japan, March 2017) appears to already be on the cusp of going out-of-print.

Question to those who have the Solid edition — how's the sound? (The original album seems to be one of the better-recorded Mainstream efforts.) 

[jazzbo]

I like the sound of the Solid edition myself. In general I think this series from Solid sound very good.

I haven't really warmed up to this session though. . . . I heard it years ago and wasn't crazy about it, and I still find it not really my cup of tea. I'll revisit it soon . . . things do "grow on me."

[felser]

5 hours ago, jazzbo said:

I like the sound of the Solid edition myself. In general I think this series from Solid sound very good.

I haven't really warmed up to this session though. . . . I heard it years ago and wasn't crazy about it, and I still find it not really my cup of tea. I'll revisit it soon . . . things do "grow on me."

I also think it sounds good for a Mainstream.

[ghost of miles]

I'm listening right now to a CD-R I made years ago from the station's old vinyl copy of Iapetus... is the recent Solid reissue well-done?

[felser]

3 hours ago, ghost of miles said:

I'm listening right now to a CD-R I made years ago from the station's old vinyl copy of Iapetus... is the recent Solid reissue well-done?

Yes, very well done.  BTW, I really like the two albums (combined on one CD) he did for Catalyst a couple of years later.   Every bit as good/essential as the Mainstreams.

[ghost of miles]

8 minutes ago, felser said:

Yes, very well done.  BTW, I really like the two albums (combined on one CD) he did for Catalyst a couple of years later.   Every bit as good/essential as the Mainstreams.

Thanks--I've been considering checking that one out as well, so your nudge should do it.

[JSngry]

If necessary, I'll be happy to turn that nudge into a shove!