I came across - Part II

[ValerieB]

i only recognize James Williams and Steve Wilson but no one looks like Javon to me.

[Stereojack]

i only recognize James Williams and Steve Wilson but no one looks like Javon to me.

Billy Pierce is third from left, standing behind James Williams.

[Christiern]

Thanks for the IDs.

This batch starts of with another old friend of mine, Genya, who first recorded under her birth name, Genyusha "Goldie" Zelkowitz. She has a fascinating story to tell, and I hope she gets it down.

Genya Ravan (20th Century Fox)

Walter Vinson (when I recorded him w. The Mississippi Sheiks in Chicago, 1961) (Steve Schapiro)

Jack DeJohnette, Keith Jarrett, Gary Peacock (Rose Ann Colavito)

Ornette Coleman (Art Maillet)

Christian McBride, Nicholas Payton, Mark Whitfield (Jimmy Katz)

[Aggie87]

Charlie Haden in Montreal (Jan-Henri Thijs)

How many album covers did that image become? LOL

[Dan Gould]

Would the rest of the James Williams photo be his "ICU" group? I recall none of the members were what you'd call "name" guys.

[Christiern]

Thanks for pointing that out, Aggie—I have only gone through about 1000 of these photos, so far (a mere dent) and was struck by how many of them include Haden. Somebody must really like that particular shot!

Yes, Dan, that is his ICU group. I should have made a note of that. What does ICU stand for (I see you?).

Jacky Terrasson and Cassandra Wilson - 1997 (William Claxton)

Danilo Perez (Michael Halsband)

Les McCann (Alan Abrahams)

Ron Holloway (Steve Manuta)

Joe Pass (Takao Miyakaku)

[Dan Gould]

Same as the hospital meaning - Intensive Care Unit.

[AllenLowe]

Chris, you know Genya Ravan? 10 Wheel Drive - also she was the agent for the Dead Boys - she actually has an autobiography out -

[Bright Moments]

This batch starts of with another old friend of mine, Genya, who first recorded under her birth name, Genyusha "Goldie" Zelkowitz. She has a fascinating story to tell, and I hope she gets it down.

i of course bought her 2 solo albums on vinyl in the '70's! imagine how ahead of her time she was when she released "i won't sleep on the wet spot no more"!

what ever happenned to her?

Edited January 14, 2009 by Bright Moments

[blajay]

Looking at all these publicity pics reminds me how many of these folks (in person) acted like real jerks and how Duke was always a gentleman.

That's a strong insight, Chuck. I wish I had the first-hand knowledge having met the people that you've.

[Christiern]

Chris, you know Genya Ravan? 10 Wheel Drive - also she was the agent for the Dead Boys - she actually has an autobiography out -

Thanks, Allen, I just ordered Genya's book. I haven't spoken to her in a while, but I'll give her a call when I get the book. I hope she tells all about her music business experiences. Knowing Genya, she does. We first met when she came here for an interview. We did a long interviews and when I said, "well, guess that about covers it all," her response was: "Except that my period starts tomorrow."

I knew we would be friends/

[AllenLowe]

there's some particularly crazy stuff about the Dead Boys (Stiv Bators was one, I recall) and their misadventures including on-stage sex. I believe they also got into a terrible knife fight on the lower East Side in which one may have been killed, or at the least badly wounded, as I recall. Good group, one of my favorites of the whole punk era

I saw the band Ten Wheel Drive when I was in high school - also a good group, came out of the whole rock-with-horns thing that started with Blood Sweat and Tears. She was a good singer -

[The Magnificent Goldberg]

What's really nice about all these photos, in my view, is that you're not just doing the usual suspects. Who mentions Ron Holloway nowadays? Thanks.

MG

[Christiern]

Here's another Eclectic Batch, MG.

Anthony Braxton (Arista)

Edward R. Murrow and Louis Armstrong (CBS)

Jane Monheit (Allan Titmuss)

Howard and The White Boys (Dan Machnik)

Don Grolnick (Darryl Pitt)

David Sancious (Epic)

[Christiern]

A few more ...

Carl Weathersby (James Fraher)

Doc Cheatham and Nicholas Payton (Herman Leonard)

Gary Bartz (Capitol)

Franco Zeffirelli, Diana Ross and Lionel Richie at opening of Endless Night (Kragen)

Claudio Roditi (David Gahrl)

Chico O'Farrill (César Vera)

[ValerieB]

hysterical photo of Gary Bartz! love it!

entire page is tainted though with Ms. Monheit! yuck!

[Christiern]

"...entire page is tainted though with Ms. Monheit! yuck!"

That sounds serious, Valerie. Is it her singing or is it her personality?

The gallery continues....this way...

Joe Pass (Takao Miyakaku)

Joe Simon (Kliman)

Les McCann (Alan Abrams)

Joni Mitchell (Jay Blakesberg)

Hendrik Meurkens (John Clifford)

Marcus Johnson (Danny Miller)

[Christiern]

Roy Hargrove (Novus)

Miles Davis (Don Hunstein)

Richie Beirach (Jacqueline Kim)

Ronny Jordan (Brian Cross)

Thorbjørn Sunde, Sveinung Hovensjø, Terje Rypdal, Svein Christiansen, Brynjulf Blix (ECM)

McCoy Tyner (Milestone)

[The Magnificent Goldberg]

What a brilliant expression on Ronny Jordan's face!

MG

[ValerieB]

Chris: have you heard her perform?!? she ain't jazz, that's for sure. i guess she's ok as a cabaret singer but when i saw her at the Hollywood Bowl, a large portion of the audience was "tittering and giggling" (including me!) as she was selling "sex" in her act SO blatantly, it looked ridiculous. it was almost like a spoof of Marilyn Monroe!

[Christiern]

Thanks, Valerie. No, I have never heard Monheit, just thought the photo was interesting. In general, I'm being somewhat indiscriminate in my choices here.

That said, here we go with 4 faded oldies from Elmer Snowden's wall, a shot of Bobby Brown (Columbia never released his album, but I used 1 track on my Stars of the Apollo compilation), and a dim but dear photo of my recently departed friend, Odetta.

Big Sid Catlett (associated Booking)

Billy Kyle (Kriegsmann)

Louis Jordan (Kriegsmann)

Velma Middleton (Photographer unknown)

Bobby Brown at Apollo Theater (Photographer unknown)

Odetta in Israel - September, 1965 (Photographer unknown)

[Christiern]

This six-pack starts with another photo from Elmer's wall, continues with another stunning pose by Carmen DeLavallade, modulates into photos from 3 of my own sessions, and ends as we come full circle and return to the 8 x 10 glossies pile with Roy Hargrove.

Cab Calloway (Photographer unknown)

Carmen DeLavallade (Photographer unknown)

Percy Humphrey, Emanuel Sayles and Louis James - New Orleans, January 24, 1961 (Florence Mars)

Elmer Snowden, Abe Bolar, Rudy Powell and Floyd Casey at Van Gelder's studio July 20, 1961 (Chris Albertson)

Junior Mance and George Tucker at Howard McGhee session - NYC Dec. 8, 1961 (Charles Nadell)

Roy Hargrove (Novus)

[ValerieB]

if memory serves, didn't Geoffrey and Carmen live near you/us as well?!? aside from wanting to look like Lena, Carmen might have been my second choice!

[Christiern]

Yes, Carmen and Geoffrey lived on Broadway (apartment adjoining Wayne Shorter's) in the upper 90s, but they moved to a loft in Soho, where Geoffrey's sculptures and paintings dominate, but in a wonderful way.

Here are more glossies...

Ralph Petersen (Enid Farber - 1992]

Steve Lacy and Roswell Rudd (guy Le Querrec - 1999)

Marcus Printup (Lisa Peardon - 1998)

The Headhunters. Mike Clark, Paul Jackson, Herbie Hancock, Bennie Maupin, Bill Summers (Beth Herzhaft)

Courtney Pine (Kwaku Alston)

David Amram (Photographer unknown)

[Christiern]

Norman Brown (Kate Garner)

LL Cool J (Danny Clinch)

Chico Banks (Mark Castle)

Al Dimeola, John McLaughlin, Paco DeLucia (Christian Rose)

André Previn (Christian Steiner)

Danilo Perez, Roy Haynes, John Patitucci (Michael Halsband)