Earl May R.I.P.

[kayottick]

Earl's funeral service will be held at:

Bethany Church

275 W. Market Street

Newark, NJ

11:00 am, Thursday, 10 January 2008

[ValerieB]

I first noticed how good he played from this record. I thought he sounded different than other bass players.

Different choice of notes and time figures.

Charlie Rouse Quintet

Blue Mitchell (tp -1/5) Charlie Rouse (ts) Walter Bishop Jr. (p) Earl May (b) Art Taylor (d)

NYC, May 11, 1960

1. Blue Farouq Jazzland JLP 19

2. 204 -

3. Weirdo Jazzland JLP 19, JLP 1001

4. Upptankt Jazzland JLP 19

5. They Didn't Believe Me -

6. Pretty Strange -

so grateful that i got to hear all of these wonderful musicians on many occasions in my ny days. can't believe they're all on the other side, as it were.

[The Magnificent Goldberg]

Issued under license from Upside Records (could that be what Paul was thinking of instead of Blueside?) and yes, Demon Records is in Brentford, Middx.

Blue Side Records was evidently a branch of Upside Records. Blue Side is the name on the label & cover. The copyright is Upside records & in small print - "Manufactured and Marketed by Upside records, Inc.".

Thanks very much Dan & Paul. I'll have a look round for this one.

MG

[paul secor]

Issued under license from Upside Records (could that be what Paul was thinking of instead of Blueside?) and yes, Demon Records is in Brentford, Middx.

Blue Side Records was evidently a branch of Upside Records. Blue Side is the name on the label & cover. The copyright is Upside records & in small print - "Manufactured and Marketed by Upside records, Inc.".

Thanks very much Dan & Paul. I'll have a look round for this one.

MG

Might be easiest to pick up the Alligator CD - still in print.

[The Magnificent Goldberg]

Issued under license from Upside Records (could that be what Paul was thinking of instead of Blueside?) and yes, Demon Records is in Brentford, Middx.

Blue Side Records was evidently a branch of Upside Records. Blue Side is the name on the label & cover. The copyright is Upside records & in small print - "Manufactured and Marketed by Upside records, Inc.".

Thanks very much Dan & Paul. I'll have a look round for this one.

MG

Might be easiest to pick up the Alligator CD - still in print.

I didn't see ANY on Amazon UK - does the Alligator have the same title - "One more for the road?"

MG

[paul secor]

The Alligator issue has the same title, One More for the Road. CD Universe has it in stock - http://www.cduniverse.com/productinfo.asp?pid=1011886

[The Magnificent Goldberg]

Thanks Paul.

MG

[king ubu]

I had no idea May had such a lenghty career - all I was aware of was his appearance on the Coltrane trio session (on "Lush Life", but the best track to me is the alternate take of the blues tune on "The Last Trane"). I also have the Baker Lerner & Loewe disc, but that's it. The Rouse looks great, but I guess it's one of those that Concord quickly put out of print - I mean, who the hell needs any Charlie Rouse disc!?

r.i.p. Earl May