Charles Kynard

[monkboughtlunch]

Kynard is one of my favorite Hammond organists. I have not heard his 1963 Pacific Jazz Lp debut. Has anyone heard it? How is it? Has it ever been reissued--or has anyone asked Michael Cuscuna about it? I assume EMI owns this material now? They frequently reissue Jazz Crusaders material from the Pacific Jazz vaults -- why not Kynard?

[Brad]

Not to my knowledge. However, it was the subject of an AOTW a couple of years ago and thank god I have it.

[monkboughtlunch]

cool found it: http://www.organissimo.org/forum/index.php...=charles+kynard

Edited July 30, 2006 by monkboughtlunch

[monkboughtlunch]

is this Lp hard to find on ebay?

[Dan Gould]

I saw it recently. You might try searching completed items, you might find out what it sold for.

[The Magnificent Goldberg]

"Where it's at" is a great album. "Warm winds", his other album for Bock - WP1823 with Buddy Collette - is a nice affair; latin tinged stuff.

Charles is one of my favourites.

MG

[monkboughtlunch]

An album by Cal Green called Trippin has been reissued in Japan. Kynard is on organ for this one.

Has anyone heard this date? How is it? It's on an obscure label called Mutt & Jeff. How's the production and recording? Worth picking up?

[Dan Gould]

Interesting. After I instigated the Where its At AOTW, I was contacted by Charles' brother, Gary because that was one of the many albums that Charles did that the family did not have copies of. I've since provided copies of every Kynard album I've been able to find, and now it looks like there is one more.

ebay shows that original vinyl recently sold for about $80, so the Japanese CD will be a relative bargain, that's for sure.

[andybleaden]

Interesting. After I instigated the Where its At AOTW, I was contacted by Charles' brother, Gary because that was one of the many albums that Charles did that the family did not have copies of. I've since provided copies of every Kynard album I've been able to find, and now it looks like there is one more.

ebay shows that original vinyl recently sold for about $80, so the Japanese CD will be a relative bargain, that's for sure.

Here is an image of the single ...sorry I could not upload it

http://www.rehashmedia.com/images/caltrippin.gif

there is also a sound sample but not sure if it works

http://www.rehashmedia.com/audio/caltrippin.ram

Wasn't he on Charles' Professor Soul?

[andybleaden]

Sorry found more info here:

http://mora.jp/package/80311841/PCD-23788/

Trippin Cal Green 4:58

Sweet September Cal Green 3:49

Days Of Wine And Roses Cal Green 6:54 150円

Sieda Cal Green 6:30

My Cherie Amour Cal Green 3:56

Mellow In Blue Cal Green 3:07

Johnny's Gone To Vietnam

Looks as if you can buy the tracks as downloads!!!

[andybleaden]

Here is the Pacific side and yet another I have not heard on the Mainstream label (called Woga)

Here is the Pacific Info

Charles Kynard(org), Clifford Scott(ts,as), Howard Roberts(g except A1), Ray Crawford(g on A1), Milt Turner(dr except A1), Leroy Henderson(dr on A1), Ronnell Bright(p on A1)

'62-'63 Hollywood

sideA: I'LL FLY AWAY ; AMAZING GRACE ; MOTHERLESS CHILD ; THE LORD WILL MAKE A WAY SOMEHOW ; I WANT TO BE READY

sideB: SMOOTH SAILING ; I WONDER ; BLUE GREENS AND BEANS ; SPORT'S LAMENT ; WHERE IT'S AT

Anyone heard the latter?

Produced by Bob Shad

Musical Supervision : Ernie Wilkins

Arranged and Conducted by Richard Fritz

Photography : David Shepard

Cover Design : Maurer Productions

CREDITS (musicians) :

Charles Kynard : electric organ

Chuck Rainey : Fender bass

Arthur Adams : electric guitar

David Roberts : trombone, bass trombone

George Bohanon : trombone, bass trombone

James Kartchner : trumpet, flugelhorn

Jerome Rusch : trumpet, flugelhorn

Paul Humphrey : drums

TRACKS (total time 36:18) :

1. Little Ghetto (3:04) [DeRouen-Howard]

2. Hot Sauce (4:32) [Richard Fritz]

3. Lime Twig (3:43) [Richard Fritz]

4. Slop Jar (9:12) [Richard Fritz]

5. Rock Steady (3:13) [Aretha Franklin]

6. Name The Missing Word (3:21) [banks-Jackson-Crutcher]

7. The First Time Ever (I Saw Your Face) (2:58) [Ewan MacColl]

8. Shout (6:15) [Richard Fritz]

Apols if been discussed before

[monkboughtlunch]

Interesting. After I instigated the Where its At AOTW, I was contacted by Charles' brother, Gary because that was one of the many albums that Charles did that the family did not have copies of. I've since provided copies of every Kynard album I've been able to find, and now it looks like there is one more.

ebay shows that original vinyl recently sold for about $80, so the Japanese CD will be a relative bargain, that's for sure.

Here is an image of the single ...sorry I could not upload it

http://www.rehashmedia.com/images/caltrippin.gif

there is also a sound sample but not sure if it works

http://www.rehashmedia.com/audio/caltrippin.ram

Wasn't he on Charles' Professor Soul?

Thanks for the audio clip! So does Kynard play piano instead of organ on Cal Green's Trippin' Lp?

[The Magnificent Goldberg]

Charles Kynard’s album appearances, as far as I know, have been:

Marvin Jenkins – Big city – Palomar 24001 (1962)

Les McCann – The gospel truth – PJ69 (1963)

Sonny Stitt – My mother’s eyes – PJ71 (5/1963) - a total BMF album!

Charles Kynard – Where it’s at –PJ72 (1963) BMF!

Charles Kynard & Buddy Collette – Warm winds – WP1823 (1964)

Clifford Scott – Lavender sax – WP1825 (1964)

Howard Roberts – Somethin’s cookin’ – Capitol T2214 (7&8/1964)

Howard Roberts – Goodies – Capitol T2400 (6/1965)

Charles Kynard – Professor soul – PR7599 (8/1968) (Cal Green was on this) BMF!

Cal Green – Trippin with Cal Green – Mutt & Jeff MJ001 (1969)

Charles Kynard – Soul brotherhood – PR7630 (3/1969) BMF!

Johnny Almond – Johnny Almond’s music machine – Deram (UK) 1057 (6/1969)

Charles Kynard – Reelin’ with the feelin’ – PR7688 (8/1969)

Charles Kynard – Afro-disiac – PR7796 (4/1970)

Charles Kynard – Wa-tu-wah-zui – PR10008 (12/1970)

Charles Kynard - Charles Kynard – Mainstream 331 (1971)

Various artists – Get it together – Mainstream 350 (prob 1972) (CK leader on 2 tracks)

Charles Kynard – Woga – Mainstream 366 (1973)

Charles Kynard – Your mama don’t dance – Mainstream 389 (1973)

Blue Mitchell – Last tango = blues – Mainstream 392 (1973)

Afrique – Soul Makossa – Mainstream 394 (1973)

Paul Jeffrey – Paul Jeffrey – Mainstream 406 (1974)

Tom Waits – Blue Valentine – Asylum 53088 (1978)

Charles died in 1979.

The Cal Green is one I DEFINITELY want.

MG

[The Magnificent Goldberg]

yet another I have not heard on the Mainstream label (called Woga)

Anyone heard the latter?

Produced by Bob Shad

Musical Supervision : Ernie Wilkins

Arranged and Conducted by Richard Fritz

Photography : David Shepard

Cover Design : Maurer Productions

CREDITS (musicians) :

Charles Kynard : electric organ

Chuck Rainey : Fender bass

Arthur Adams : electric guitar

David Roberts : trombone, bass trombone

George Bohanon : trombone, bass trombone

James Kartchner : trumpet, flugelhorn

Jerome Rusch : trumpet, flugelhorn

Paul Humphrey : drums

TRACKS (total time 36:18) :

1. Little Ghetto (3:04) [DeRouen-Howard]

2. Hot Sauce (4:32) [Richard Fritz]

3. Lime Twig (3:43) [Richard Fritz]

4. Slop Jar (9:12) [Richard Fritz]

5. Rock Steady (3:13) [Aretha Franklin]

6. Name The Missing Word (3:21) [banks-Jackson-Crutcher]

7. The First Time Ever (I Saw Your Face) (2:58) [Ewan MacColl]

8. Shout (6:15) [Richard Fritz]

Apols if been discussed before

"Woga" is OK. I much prefer his PJ & PR material to his Mainstream stuff. As far as Mainstream material is concerned, I like "Your mama don't dance" quite a lot more than "Woga". I don't like Richard Fritz' arrangements much ("Afrodisiac" onwards) - a bit rigid, I feel.

MG