Chuck Nessa Posted September 15, 2005 Report Share Posted September 15, 2005 In JR's "Iowa chapter" we were good friends. He'd pick me up in the morning in his red MG Midget and we'd go to the Airliner Lounge and drink 2 bloody marys then retire to his car parked across the street from the campus. He would watch the females and sip on his bottle of cough syrup. Maybe more later, but Ann just announced dinner. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSngry Posted September 16, 2005 Report Share Posted September 16, 2005 Didn't he take up guitar because of dental problems, or for fear of someday having them? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jazzydaddy Posted September 16, 2005 Report Share Posted September 16, 2005 Chuck, isn't that the car pictured on the cover of JRs Atlas album with Carl Fontana. Anyone heard that album? Comments??? I assume it is long OOP like most of JRs work. BTW, I don't believe I saw that album on Mike's JR discography. Hmmmmmm Speaking of Mike's discography I noticed mention of a radio broadcast (late 1980's?) of JR along with Sal Nistico and Todd Coolman on bass. Todd is now professor of jazz studies at Purchase College as well as on the faculty of the Skidmore Summer Jazz Institute. I'll have to ask him if he has a copy of that material on tape. Don In JR's "Iowa chapter" we were good friends. He'd pick me up in the morning in his red MG Midget and we'd go to the Airliner Lounge and drink 2 bloody marys then retire to his car parked across the street from the campus. He would watch the females and sip on his bottle of cough syrup. Maybe more later, but Ann just announced dinner. ← Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Fitzgerald Posted September 16, 2005 Author Report Share Posted September 16, 2005 The Monterose/Nistico broadcast exists and is circulating. As for an Atlas issue by Monterose with Carl Fontana - I've never heard of such thing. Would love to know more - but I wonder if you might be confusing it with the album Fontana recorded with Bill Watrous. See Atlas listing here: http://jazzlabels.klacto.net/atlas.html Mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuck Nessa Posted September 16, 2005 Report Share Posted September 16, 2005 The Monterose/Nistico broadcast exists and is circulating. As for an Atlas issue by Monterose with Carl Fontana - I've never heard of such thing. Would love to know more - but I wonder if you might be confusing it with the album Fontana recorded with Bill Watrous. See Atlas listing here: http://jazzlabels.klacto.net/atlas.html Mike ← Yes, the broadcast with Sal is floating around. Never heard of the Atlas disc either and I thought I had all of them at one time or another. I doubt the Midget survived the trip to California. Concerning the guitar, I think he played it in private to explore chords - cheaper and more mobile than a piano. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Fitzgerald Posted September 16, 2005 Author Report Share Posted September 16, 2005 And compared to an accordion...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSngry Posted September 16, 2005 Report Share Posted September 16, 2005 Fair enough. I was hearing "through the grapevine" back in the late 70s that dental issues were looming. But how reliable that grapevine was, I'll make no claim. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jazzydaddy Posted September 16, 2005 Report Share Posted September 16, 2005 Oops........... You are absolutely correct Mike. My error. (Don't I feel dumb.......) Hmmmm, anyone interested in sharing that JR & Sal tape??? Don The Monterose/Nistico broadcast exists and is circulating. As for an Atlas issue by Monterose with Carl Fontana - I've never heard of such thing. Would love to know more - but I wonder if you might be confusing it with the album Fontana recorded with Bill Watrous. See Atlas listing here: http://jazzlabels.klacto.net/atlas.html Mike ← Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuck Nessa Posted September 16, 2005 Report Share Posted September 16, 2005 And compared to an accordion...... ← Here I'm talking about musical instruments and you bring up something else. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeweil Posted September 16, 2005 Report Share Posted September 16, 2005 So that Teddy Charles session with Mingus was his recording debut .... my hat off to this! What a debut! Just happened to listen to this yesterday and again this morning. What an original player! Thanks for the disco, Mike! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jazzbo Posted September 16, 2005 Report Share Posted September 16, 2005 And compared to an accordion...... ← Here I'm talking about musical instruments and you bring up something else. ← Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jazzydaddy Posted September 16, 2005 Report Share Posted September 16, 2005 My prayers have been answered! There are some great guys around here. Don Oops........... Hmmmm, anyone interested in sharing that JR & Sal tape??? Don The Monterose/Nistico broadcast exists and is circulating. As for an Atlas issue by Monterose with Carl Fontana - I've never heard of such thing. Would love to know more - but I wonder if you might be confusing it with the album Fontana recorded with Bill Watrous. See Atlas listing here: http://jazzlabels.klacto.net/atlas.html Mike ← ← Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RDK Posted September 17, 2005 Report Share Posted September 17, 2005 Good timing. For anyone else interested, check out dimeadozen.org. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clifford_thornton Posted October 19, 2005 Report Share Posted October 19, 2005 Got a copy of the original Munich "Body and Soul" (guess it is a de Graaff record after all!) and according to the liners, de Graaff composed "For Hank." I suspect it's actually "For Henk (Haverhoek)" but I could be wrong... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clifford_thornton Posted October 20, 2005 Report Share Posted October 20, 2005 "Just Blues" is also credited to De Graaff in the liner notes, though indeed it may be from a Zoot line. Hope this helps... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ghost of miles Posted November 26, 2006 Report Share Posted November 26, 2006 Starting some preliminary work on a J.R. Monterose Night Lights program. I've already got JAYWALKIN', the Blue Note, THE MESSAGE, IN ACTION, and LIVE AT THE TENDER TRAP. Have the Charles, Mingus, Eardley, and Jazz Prophets material as well... and I think we may have the Munich on LP at the station. Any other recs from the dates listed in Mike's discography? Thanks much, as always. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brownie Posted November 26, 2006 Report Share Posted November 26, 2006 I would also include the Jazzland session with René Thomas, George Wallington's 'Prestidigitator' and Monterose's 'Body and Soul'. All good! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T.D. Posted November 26, 2006 Report Share Posted November 26, 2006 Maybe the 1981 Uptown A Little Pleasure (CD on Reservoir) session with Flanagan. J.R. plays soprano on three of the tunes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chas Posted November 27, 2006 Report Share Posted November 27, 2006 Although not listed in Fitzgerald's discography , J.R. Monterose is featured on two tracks of this very rare record : Introducing Sue Childs , Studio 4-200 ( 1964 ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluesman Posted November 27, 2006 Report Share Posted November 27, 2006 The Pretidigitator has just been released as a paper sleeve in Japan. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ghost of miles Posted December 5, 2006 Report Share Posted December 5, 2006 Although not listed in Fitzgerald's discography , J.R. Monterose is featured on two tracks of this very rare record : Introducing Sue Childs , Studio 4-200 ( 1964 ) Chas, I passed along your post here to Mike Fitzgerald--he ran down some more info on it & it's now listed in the discography. Thanks much! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Late Posted November 4, 2013 Report Share Posted November 4, 2013 What does Side 2 of the Paradiso record (1969, with Han Benink) sound like? The "Sonnymoon for Two" side is great, but I've never heard the other side. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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