Dave James Posted April 19, 2009 Report Posted April 19, 2009 I had posted this as a tag to the thread discussing the recent Bolton release on Uptown, but I thought it might be overlooked. Given that there seems to be a fair amount of interest in what became of him, I'm reposting this an an independent topic. http://jazz.com/features-and-interviews/20...e-bolton-part-1 Up over and out. Quote
Rooster_Ties Posted April 19, 2009 Report Posted April 19, 2009 Here's a better link... http://www.jazz.com/features-and-interview...e-bolton-part-1 Damn, I can't wait for part 2!! Quote
.:.impossible Posted April 20, 2009 Report Posted April 20, 2009 I still haven't heard Katanga!, but remember hearing The Fox for the first time, being blown away by Elmo Hope and Dupree Bolton, both of whom I'd never heard/heard of before. Thanks for the link! Fascinating!!! Quote
T.D. Posted April 20, 2009 Report Posted April 20, 2009 Probably not news to many, but there's an interesting 20+-page Bolton article (no interview, however) called Gifted, by Richard Williams, in Granta #69 (Spring 2000). Quote
.:.impossible Posted April 20, 2009 Report Posted April 20, 2009 I've never heard of Granta before. Do you have any other information? Quote
BeBop Posted April 20, 2009 Report Posted April 20, 2009 Sonny Simmons and Dupree Bolton playing on the streets of San Francisco. Pleasant memories of youth. If only my co-workers had been a bit more receptive to/tolerant of Simmons. Quote
T.D. Posted April 20, 2009 Report Posted April 20, 2009 (edited) "I've never heard of Granta before. Do you have any other information? " Granta's a well-established "magazine of new writing" published four times a year. Pricey, but back issues are readily available on Amazon Marketplace, for instance. I bought the issue with the Bolton article for under $1 (iirc) plus the Amazon Marketplace S/H. [Added: Lots currently available for a penny plus S/H. Disclaimer: I'm not one of the sellers.] Granta's standards are high: other authors in #69 include Hanif Kureishi and Paul Theroux. Edited April 20, 2009 by T.D. Quote
AndrewHill Posted April 20, 2009 Report Posted April 20, 2009 I still haven't heard Katanga! Great great album! Just managed to snag this one for $5 and Dupree is on fire! What a surprise to get such great jazz at this price! Quote
ghost of miles Posted April 20, 2009 Report Posted April 20, 2009 Probably not news to many, but there's an interesting 20+-page Bolton article (no interview, however) called Gifted, by Richard Williams, in Granta #69 (Spring 2000). Williams did the bulk of the notes for the new Uptown release as well. Was Xeroxing some old Downbeat reviews at the IU School of Music library the other day and came across Larry Kart's 1970 review of a reissue of Harold Land's THE FOX: The support [Elmo] Hope received on this date was ideal--Bolton's soloistic immediacy in the ensemble passages is particularly important in making each performance a single entity instead of a series of solos. His own choruses are nervous, intense extensions of Fats Navarro--he takes a lot of chances and, like Hope, his bold courting of chaos creates an aura of grandeur even when chaos wins out. Quote
medjuck Posted April 20, 2009 Report Posted April 20, 2009 What I presume is the same piece by Williams can be found in a fine collection of his writings on music entitled "Long Distance Call". Quote
.:.impossible Posted April 20, 2009 Report Posted April 20, 2009 What is included on the uptown? Quote
Niko Posted April 20, 2009 Report Posted April 20, 2009 What is included on the uptown? a brief "live version of katanga" (with bolton, amy, ray crawford, dolo coker), two tracks from a pacific jazz session with earl anderza and hadley caliman (same tracks as on the onzy matthews mosaic) and four tracks from 1980 by the "Oklahoma Prison Band" (didn't convince me as much as the other two sessions, but those two are great) don't know where in the world this works (vaguely recall it might work in the us), but i can stream the album here legally, free and even without having to sign-up http://www.lastfm.de/music/Dupree+Bolton/Fireball Quote
Niko Posted April 20, 2009 Report Posted April 20, 2009 can hardly believe what i just read in the comments to the gioia article... the bolton/amy clips from the uptown are available on youtube (including the pictures!!) http://www.youtube.com/user/FranklyJazzTV here's bolton's feature on laura for instance Quote
clifford_thornton Posted April 20, 2009 Report Posted April 20, 2009 I still haven't heard Katanga! Great great album! Just managed to snag this one for $5 and Dupree is on fire! What a surprise to get such great jazz at this price! I once hemmed and hawed at $40 for an original; I think it was a little worn. I should have bought it and have been kicking myself since. Quote
T.D. Posted April 20, 2009 Report Posted April 20, 2009 I still haven't heard Katanga! Great great album! Just managed to snag this one for $5 and Dupree is on fire! What a surprise to get such great jazz at this price! I once hemmed and hawed at $40 for an original; I think it was a little worn. I should have bought it and have been kicking myself since. I watched for it on eBay for a long time and wound up buying a copy for around $15 iirc. Isn't Katanga on the Curtis Amy Select? Quote
Rooster_Ties Posted April 20, 2009 Report Posted April 20, 2009 Isn't Katanga on the Curtis Amy Select? Yup, sure is. Get one, either way, it's a spectacular date. Quote
Shannon Dickey Posted April 21, 2009 Report Posted April 21, 2009 Yeppy, it is indeed included in the Mosaic Select...And what a great album! As well as the FOX by Land. I got yhe Amy box shortly after it was released. A few month's back, I found my original LP copy, on the red wax! I knew I had it, I just thought it was trashed! It was not! Hallejua to 'ya!! Quote
chewy-chew-chew-bean-benitez Posted April 21, 2009 Report Posted April 21, 2009 holy hell yeah: what is up w/ that youtube pg? are these vhs transfers or whats up? this show is great!!! gearld wilson and curtis amy shows, omg! Quote
king ubu Posted April 22, 2009 Report Posted April 22, 2009 Fascinating article there! But somehow I found it a bit irritating to read about his deceiving his interview partner, but then one has to wait for part 2 of the story... leaves a bit of a bad taste. Quote
Niko Posted April 24, 2009 Report Posted April 24, 2009 http://www.jazz.com/features-and-interview...e-bolton-part-2 ... Quote
king ubu Posted April 28, 2009 Report Posted April 28, 2009 Ok, finally read part 2 - quite a tragic story indeed... but I didn't see the part where Bolton deceived Goia... except for not showing up that day, but hey, that has happened to the best of us! Quote
Niko Posted April 28, 2009 Report Posted April 28, 2009 Ok, finally read part 2 - quite a tragic story indeed... but I didn't see the part where Bolton deceived Goia... except for not showing up that day, but hey, that has happened to the best of us! the one thing that really surprised me was that bolton actually called gioia that day... Quote
king ubu Posted April 28, 2009 Report Posted April 28, 2009 Ok, finally read part 2 - quite a tragic story indeed... but I didn't see the part where Bolton deceived Goia... except for not showing up that day, but hey, that has happened to the best of us! the one thing that really surprised me was that bolton actually called gioia that day... Yeah, you see, so he's even better than me, because I'd take at least a day to dare and make that call... Quote
gmonahan Posted April 29, 2009 Report Posted April 29, 2009 Fascinating story, but how very, very tragic. Basically just two records--great records, but only two. What a shame. greg mo Quote
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