The Magnificent Goldberg Posted June 19, 2007 Report Posted June 19, 2007 Bill has a new album on Doodlin' Records from CDBaby Playing piano. On my list for soon. MG Quote
mr jazz Posted December 16, 2008 Report Posted December 16, 2008 Bill Heid plays a weekly gig at a club in DC. Of course, the one time I went he canceled even though I was told on the phone he would play . I will have to give it another attempt. Quote
AllenLowe Posted December 16, 2008 Report Posted December 16, 2008 (edited) anybody have contact info for this guy? Just picked up on this thread - by the way, by way of nothing, really, that old stuff about Purdie playing on Beatle records has pretty well been showed to be false - Edited December 16, 2008 by AllenLowe Quote
JSngry Posted December 16, 2008 Report Posted December 16, 2008 (edited) I thought that it was shown to have been overdubbing for the first American release of the Tony Sheridan stuff , but nothing more. No? Edited December 16, 2008 by JSngry Quote
mr jazz Posted December 16, 2008 Report Posted December 16, 2008 google showed this http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fusea...iendid=64636803 Quote
Niko Posted December 17, 2008 Report Posted December 17, 2008 (edited) recently spend a good time watching this heid documentary "that dirty thang" on youtube... nice recollections of playing hotel gigs in shanghai (and clips from those) plus memories of stitt/patterson/james... three parts: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_p5ZFGrCCz0 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7je5D4NWGI8 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w1dZ4ly5vnM another nice heid video in two parts only have one of his albums, "da girl" and like it a lot, great frontline of joe magnarelli and scott petersen... interesting how often they mention mccoy tyner... btw in september heid was in hongkong http://www.henrychung.net/pastgigs2008.htm which of course doesn't mean anything... his brother's webpage with a phone number - maybe a good person to ask about his brother's whereabouts (not that i'd know where my brother is at this point in time) http://www.heidstudios.com/ Edited December 17, 2008 by Niko Quote
AllenLowe Posted December 17, 2008 Report Posted December 17, 2008 good lead - I'll try the brother - Quote
randissimo Posted December 18, 2008 Report Posted December 18, 2008 good lead - I'll try the brother - Bill Heid is "One Of A Kind".. I played with him for the first time in Lansing in the late 70's with Jackson Michigan tenor legend Benny Poole.. He blew me away! I had all I could do to keep up! Quote
AllenLowe Posted December 18, 2008 Report Posted December 18, 2008 talked to his brother yesterday - he's in China until next May - Quote
The Magnificent Goldberg Posted December 18, 2008 Report Posted December 18, 2008 Bill has another out on Doodlin' Jazz Another I will be getting in the new year. MG Quote
sonnymax Posted November 1, 2009 Report Posted November 1, 2009 I wanted to bring this thread back up for those who don't know, as well as for those of us that need reminding, that Bill Heid is one of the best organ players to have ever played the instrument. Every time I play one of his recordings, I'm reminded of how he can reach your mind with his inventiveness, your heart with his beautiful ballads, and your gut with his soul! Like Jim said, more people need to know about Heid. Maybe we should set up a ministry or something: "Excuse me sir, have you accepted Bill Heid as your personal savior of soul organ?" And for members of the NRA, we could show them: Quote
Jim Alfredson Posted November 1, 2009 Author Report Posted November 1, 2009 I just heard his latest, Wiley Ave. Great stuff! I still can't figure out why he isn't more well known. Quote
bertrand Posted November 2, 2009 Report Posted November 2, 2009 (edited) He's back from China; I saw him at Westminster a few weeks ago. He usually plays once a week (Tuesday?) at Utopia on U street. Bertrand. Edited November 2, 2009 by bertrand Quote
mr jazz Posted November 12, 2009 Report Posted November 12, 2009 He's back from China; I saw him at Westminster a few weeks ago. He usually plays once a week (Tuesday?) at Utopia on U street. Bertrand. so it is him playing there. I went there last year on a Tuesday after calling to make sure he was there and he wasn't. I'll have to check this gig out again. Quote
mr jazz Posted January 12, 2010 Report Posted January 12, 2010 may try again tonight if he is really there. Quote
bertrand Posted January 13, 2010 Report Posted January 13, 2010 Sorry I didn't see this earlier to save you a trip, but I think he's back in China. It's starting to tick me off, because now he's taking his sidemen with him. If you are near Utopia tonight, I highly recommend the Sarah Hughes quintet playing Mulligan/Konitz music. I won't be able to come due to early meetings tomorrow, but I highly recomend it. Last week's Ornette Coleman retrospective with 2 altos, tenor bass and drums was brilliant. Bertrand. Quote
mr jazz Posted January 13, 2010 Report Posted January 13, 2010 Sorry I didn't see this earlier to save you a trip, but I think he's back in China. It's starting to tick me off, because now he's taking his sidemen with him. If you are near Utopia tonight, I highly recommend the Sarah Hughes quintet playing Mulligan/Konitz music. I won't be able to come due to early meetings tomorrow, but I highly recomend it. Last week's Ornette Coleman retrospective with 2 altos, tenor bass and drums was brilliant. Bertrand. I did call so saved a trip. Thanks for the recs-I'll check them out at some point! Quote
Kevin Bresnahan Posted June 1, 2016 Report Posted June 1, 2016 So yesterday morning on my way out the door, I grabbed a random CD from the rack. It turned out to be Heid's "Wet Streets" on Savant. What a fantastic CD! This sucker cooks. I can't remember the last time I enjoyed a disc from front to back like I did this one. Great playing all around. Listening to this got me thinking about this thread and how I always meant to pick up Heid's "Dark Shadows" and "This Is My Rifle". Well, "Dark Shadows" is now ordered ($4.50 from Amazon) and I am in the hunt for "This is My Rifle". Quote
fasstrack Posted June 7, 2016 Report Posted June 7, 2016 I used to have his recording Dark Secrets---with a very funny picture of him holding a purported CIA ID up outside their HQ. Joe Magnarelli is on it, and the tunes and playing are very nice. I also heard him at Trumpet's with the late Jimmy Ponder sometime ago. I think we even jammed once, at the old Augie's... Quote
Kevin Bresnahan Posted June 11, 2016 Report Posted June 11, 2016 I spun Heid's "Dark Secrets" yesterday and I have to say, I like "Wet Streets" much more. Don't get me wrong, "Dark Secrets" is a very good date, but it didn't get me moving like "Wet Streets" did. Quote
Jim Alfredson Posted July 24, 2016 Author Report Posted July 24, 2016 Do you have 'Bop Rascal' Kevin? That's one of my favorites. BTW, I produced an album for Bill that we recorded earlier in the spring. We're looking at an early 2017 release. Quote
mr jazz Posted July 25, 2016 Report Posted July 25, 2016 Bill's an engaging gentleman. We enjoyed seeing him this past NYE and I look forward to Jim's recording. Quote
Kevin Bresnahan Posted August 26, 2016 Report Posted August 26, 2016 I'm trying to see if I can get Scullers Jazz Club in Boston to bring Heid in for a gig. I don't know if he's ever played Boston, but if he did, it was either a long long time ago or at some venue far off the beaten path. Kevin Quote
B3 punk Posted January 12, 2017 Report Posted January 12, 2017 Glad to hear about the new recording coming out this year and his affiliation with Jim. I am a great admirer of Mr. Heid's work.  Quote
Stevie Mclean Posted June 12 Report Posted June 12 Is it pronounced hide or heed? or something else entirely? Really enjoying dark secrets btw. I would love to hear some live organ jazz like Bill's. That may be asking too much considering my place in time and space... Quote
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