JSngry Posted May 3, 2008 Report Share Posted May 3, 2008 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Magnificent Goldberg Posted May 4, 2008 Report Share Posted May 4, 2008 Bumpin' fer later. MG Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Magnificent Goldberg Posted May 4, 2008 Report Share Posted May 4, 2008 Thanks Jim. Interesting article. Rather neglected them, I'm afraid. MG Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeweil Posted May 4, 2008 Report Share Posted May 4, 2008 I have all their Black Jazz LPs. They were some of the best issued in those years, and their concept of writing their own lyrics to some real great and famous jazz tunes was excellent. Shorter, Hutcherson and several others gave their permission. Perhaps there was a little too much black consciousness in their attitude for the jazz mass audience? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSngry Posted May 4, 2008 Author Report Share Posted May 4, 2008 Perhaps there was a little too much black consciousness in their attitude for the jazz mass audience? I don't know...I heard them regularly on all the jazz radio shows I could get at the time. Then again, those were all "black" stations anyways... I do think that people who only know Jean Carn from her "commercial" R&B recordings might be more than a little surprised to hear her in this context. She's damn good, as are the entire presentations. Those who worship at the altar of Strata-East would do well to check out the Carns, I think. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ValerieB Posted May 4, 2008 Report Share Posted May 4, 2008 remember them well from the '70s in l.a. and from their Black Jazz recordings. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest youmustbe Posted May 4, 2008 Report Share Posted May 4, 2008 Check out the first Earth Wind and Fire album on which they are on. Doug will have 'new' album coming out. It's the one he did under a Muslim name and on which he sings. Mastered from my vinyl copy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christiern Posted May 4, 2008 Report Share Posted May 4, 2008 (edited) Is that little homophobe creep still round, Jim? That said, thanks for posting this, Jim. They were an interesting pair, too soon forgotten. Edited May 4, 2008 by Christiern Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hot Ptah Posted May 5, 2008 Report Share Posted May 5, 2008 (edited) I have seen Doug Carn live twice in recent years, playing as a sideman on piano only. I have enjoyed the performances. He plays well in a supporting role. He has had an immense amount of hair tied back from his head. I mean, it looks like a log from a mature tree back there. I saw Jean Carn sing in a package concert two years ago with other 1970s commercialized pop/jazz stars. She sang none of the material from the earlier days with Doug. She sang only her commercial material. She acted very goofy onstage. She was either inebriated or has quite a strange personality. Edited May 5, 2008 by Hot Ptah Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BFrank Posted May 7, 2008 Report Share Posted May 7, 2008 I have most of their Black Jazz albums. Really enjoy all of them - especially Adam's Apple. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest youmustbe Posted May 9, 2008 Report Share Posted May 9, 2008 BTW Doug's Mom played piano briefly with Dizzy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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