Ornette: The Lenox Jazz School Concert

[mjzee]

8/29/59

Has anyone heard this? Probably a boot. Looks interesting, though.

[jlhoots]

8/29/59

Has anyone heard this? Probably a boot. Looks interesting, though.

Definitely a boot.

I have this on a 1990 CD release Jeal Records (Denmark) - RJD513.

Sound on my copy is tolerable, the music is worth hearing.

[JSngry]

I just ordered it (through the oBoARD link)

Thanksing you for the tip.

[jlhoots]

My copy does not have the last 4 "bonus" cuts.

[Michael Weiss]

The tune titles include George Russell. Can anyone post complete personnel?

[funkogre]

Here's all but the 4 bonus tracks from http://ubu-space.blogspot.com

http://www.jazzdiscography.com/Lenox/lenhome.htm <----Mike Fitzgerald's site with info on The Lennox School

I also remember there was a documentary made about the Lennox School that I never got to see. I don't think it's out on dvd. It should be, this is important stuff! http://www.musicinnfilm.com/film/index.html

EDIT: I like this trailer better http://www.projectilearts.org/vlog/archive...2_musicinn.html

THE THIRD ANNUAL BENEFIT CONCERT

August 29, 1959

BERKSHIRE MUSIC BARN, LENOX, MASSACHUSETTS (USA)

Max Roach, John Lewis Ensemble: Don Cherry-tpt; Ornette Coleman-asx; Kent McGarity-tbn, btpt; Steve Kuhn, Ron Brown-p; Larry Ridley-b; Barry Greenspan-d

1. THE SPHINX (Ornette Coleman)

2. INN TUNE (Margo Guryan)

Kenny Dorham Ensemble: Peter Farmer, Kenny Dorham-tpt; Sture Swenson-bsx, tsx; Paul Dunyhower-tbn; David Lahm, Ran Blake-p; Walter Bernard-b; John Bergamo-d

3. D. C. SPECIAL (Kenny Dorham)

Bill Evans, Jim Hall, Connie Kay Ensemble: Al Kiger-tpt; Ted Casher-tsx; Dick Wright-tbn; Gary McFarland-vbs; Attilla Zoller-g; Dizzy Sal-p; Doug McLaughlin-b; Bill Sharfman-d

4. MONK'S SPHERE (Gary McFarland)

5. JINGLES (Wes Montgomery, arr. Al Kiger)

Jimmy Giuffre F. & M. Schaefer Scholarship Ensemble: Tony Greenwald-tpt; Jimmy Giuffre-ww; Ian Underwood-f; Lenny Popkin-asx; Herb Gardner-tbn; David Mackay-p; John Keyser-b; Paul Cohen-d

6. STRATUSPHUNK (George Russell)

7. RAY'S TIME (Jimmy Giuffre)

Gunther Schuller Ensemble: Perry Robinson-cl; John Eckert-tpt; Don Stewart-tsx; David Baker-btbn; Gunther Schuller-fr hn; Sandy Schmidt, Nico Bunink-p; Mona Neves-b; Bob Fuhlrodt-d

8. LONE RANGER AND THE GREAT HORACE SILVER (David Baker)

Herb Pomeroy Ensemble: Tony Greenwald, Al Kiger, 2 unknown-tpt; Ornette Coleman, Lenny Popkin-asx; Ian Underwood-f, asx; Ted Casher-tsx; Sture Swenson-bsx?; Herb Gardner, Paul Dunyhower?-tbn; David Baker-btbn; Gary McFarland-vibes; David Mackay-p; John Keyser-b; Paul Cohen-d; Herb Pomeroy-cond

9. TO THEE, O ASPHODEL (Bobby Freedman)

10. PAUL'S PAL (Sonny Rollins)

11. BLUE GRASS (Danny Kent)

Edited August 27, 2009 by funkogre

[Chas]

There might be a market for another CD of this material if it had improved sound and included all 26 pieces played that evening . As it is , I doubt the four bonus tracks of 1964-era Dorham on the job in Oslo with a local rhythm section will be enough of a sweetener for most .

[king ubu]

Fascinating stuff, yes!

And indeed, a legit release of the full package in good sound would be more than welcome!

This was bootlegged a long time ago (the disc I have is from pretty early in the days of CDs, it seems... prob. late 80s or so)

Here's the info for the bonus session:

Kenny Dorham Quintet

Kenny Dorham (tp) Tore Sannes (p) Bijorn Pedersen (b) Jon Christensen (d)

"Metropole Jazz Club", Oslo, Norway, January, 1964

Con Alma Royal Jazz (D) RJD 515

Short Story -

Sky Blue -

Lament -

* Kenny Dorham 1953, 1956, 1964 (Royal Jazz (D) RJD 515)

Royal Jazz is indeed the label I have the Lenox stuff on, so for the reissue they just added some more from another of their discs, assuming that Free Factory is some sort of follow-up (prob. relocated to Andorra, who knows)... stuff such as this should be released by some nice official label, or officially distributed by some outlet such as Smithsonian or what do I know, even more so nowadays, when not even the few big ones do reissues of jazz anymore!

[AllenLowe]

just an interesting note - Tony Greenwald, who plays excellent trumpet on the George Russell, is now a professor (psychology or psychiatry, I can't remember) at the University of Washington. When I was working on my 1950s jazz book I called him up and he was amazed that anyone knew about it and said he was basically thrown into the water and told to swim, solo-wise. Nice guy, plays great on this recording.

Edited August 27, 2009 by AllenLowe

[Niko]

definitely an interesting bunch of names...

for examnple

"KENT McGARITY: Trombone and Bass Trumpet. Kent played and recorded with Woody Herman, Dick Johnson, the Artie Show Orchestra and Slam Stewart, Jack Maheu & Salt City Six, Muggzie Gutt & His Matriculators and Paul Squire & the Orange Peels. Recently an original composition was premiered at the Idyllwild Jazz Festival."

http://desertcitiesjazzband.com/id12.html

where's Kent McGarity completing a frontline of don cherry and ornette coleman...? guess i have to check out Muggzie Gutt & His Matriculators

[John L]

This is the CD that I have. It was released quite a while ago, I believe

[jazzbo]

It's cheaper at Worlds Records.

[clifford_thornton]

Here's all but the 4 bonus tracks from http://ubu-space.blogspot.com

http://www.jazzdiscography.com/Lenox/lenhome.htm <----Mike Fitzgerald's site with info on The Lennox School

I also remember there was a documentary made about the Lennox School that I never got to see. I don't think it's out on dvd. It should be, this is important stuff! http://www.musicinnfilm.com/film/index.html

EDIT: I like this trailer better http://www.projectilearts.org/vlog/archive...2_musicinn.html

THE THIRD ANNUAL BENEFIT CONCERT

August 29, 1959

BERKSHIRE MUSIC BARN, LENOX, MASSACHUSETTS (USA)

Max Roach, John Lewis Ensemble: Don Cherry-tpt; Ornette Coleman-asx; Kent McGarity-tbn, btpt; Steve Kuhn, Ron Brown-p; Larry Ridley-b; Barry Greenspan-d

1. THE SPHINX (Ornette Coleman)

2. INN TUNE (Margo Guryan)

Kenny Dorham Ensemble: Peter Farmer, Kenny Dorham-tpt; Sture Swenson-bsx, tsx; Paul Dunyhower-tbn; David Lahm, Ran Blake-p; Walter Bernard-b; John Bergamo-d

3. D. C. SPECIAL (Kenny Dorham)

Bill Evans, Jim Hall, Connie Kay Ensemble: Al Kiger-tpt; Ted Casher-tsx; Dick Wright-tbn; Gary McFarland-vbs; Attilla Zoller-g; Dizzy Sal-p; Doug McLaughlin-b; Bill Sharfman-d

4. MONK'S SPHERE (Gary McFarland)

5. JINGLES (Wes Montgomery, arr. Al Kiger)

Jimmy Giuffre F. & M. Schaefer Scholarship Ensemble: Tony Greenwald-tpt; Jimmy Giuffre-ww; Ian Underwood-f; Lenny Popkin-asx; Herb Gardner-tbn; David Mackay-p; John Keyser-b; Paul Cohen-d

6. STRATUSPHUNK (George Russell)

7. RAY'S TIME (Jimmy Giuffre)

Gunther Schuller Ensemble: Perry Robinson-cl; John Eckert-tpt; Don Stewart-tsx; David Baker-btbn; Gunther Schuller-fr hn; Sandy Schmidt, Nico Bunink-p; Mona Neves-b; Bob Fuhlrodt-d

8. LONE RANGER AND THE GREAT HORACE SILVER (David Baker)

Herb Pomeroy Ensemble: Tony Greenwald, Al Kiger, 2 unknown-tpt; Ornette Coleman, Lenny Popkin-asx; Ian Underwood-f, asx; Ted Casher-tsx; Sture Swenson-bsx?; Herb Gardner, Paul Dunyhower?-tbn; David Baker-btbn; Gary McFarland-vibes; David Mackay-p; John Keyser-b; Paul Cohen-d; Herb Pomeroy-cond

9. TO THEE, O ASPHODEL (Bobby Freedman)

10. PAUL'S PAL (Sonny Rollins)

11. BLUE GRASS (Danny Kent)

I'd like to hear this. Besides, how many recordings of Bob Fuhlrodt (or Fuhlrod, as I've seen it) are there?

[jazzbo]

Psst. . . King Ubu's blog can help.

[clifford_thornton]

My eyes glossed over... yeah, that way I don't have to give the Andorrans any $$.

[B. Clugston]

It's worth hearing. Not sure if it's worth buying.

[mjzee]

As a lapsed-Zappaphile, it was interesting to see Ian Underwood listed. Also interesting that he seemingly went to school with Lenny Popkin, the Tristano acolyte.

[AndrewHill]

Would really like to hear this. I dig that album cover too.

[king ubu]

Yes, worth hearing, not sure it's worth owning, really... I picked mine out of a sales bin, I never pay regular price for boots. The new edition's cover looks much, much better though. I can't see sidewinder's picture (those storage sites are blocked on my work computer).

Mine looks like this:

This one looks great as well: