Marcus Belgrave

[Mark Stryker]

http://freep.com/article/20091008/ENT04/91...usic-to-Detroit

Thought the board might like to see a nice story from today's paper about a Detroit hero getting some love and some cash. A nice sound clip with the story too of Marcus playing Thad's "Mean What You Say" with the Tommy Flanagan Trio in 1994.

Edited October 8, 2009 by Mark Stryker

[Dan Gould]

Very nice piece, Mark, and a well-deserved honor to Mr. Belgrave. And a great track that makes me want to go to the website and purchase some discs.

[Hot Ptah]

One of the benefits of living near Detroit in the late 1970s was the chance to see Mr. Belgrave live. I still remember his performance with his II-V-I Orchestra, featuring a teenage Kenny Garrett, at the 1978 Ann Arbor Jazz Festival. Belgrave was a compelling, memorable soloist.

[Michael Weiss]

Marcus plays his ass off on "Mean What You Say." Of course so does Tommy. He quotes the rhythm of Thad's big band Shout Chorus. Listen to it!

[paul secor]

Thanks for writing and posting the story, Mark. And most of all - congratulations to Mr. Belgrave.

[mikeweil]

I always liked Belgrave's playing a lot - great to see he's doing well.

[Lazaro Vega]

Obama gets the Nobel and Marcus gets a Kresge on the same day.

[RJ Spangler]

One of the benefits of living near Detroit in the late 1970s was the chance to see Mr. Belgrave live. I still remember his performance with his II-V-I Orchestra, featuring a teenage Kenny Garrett, at the 1978 Ann Arbor Jazz Festival. Belgrave was a compelling, memorable soloist.

I was in the audience for that concert as well. I remember Steve Wood was also in the sax section, maybe Dan McAllister on bone, after that, its foggy. Swain of course was on bari.

One of the benefits of living near Detroit in the late 1970s was the chance to see Mr. Belgrave live. I still remember his performance with his II-V-I Orchestra, featuring a teenage Kenny Garrett, at the 1978 Ann Arbor Jazz Festival. Belgrave was a compelling, memorable soloist.

I was in the audience for that concert as well. I remember Steve Wood was also in the sax section, maybe Dan McAllister on bone, after that, its foggy. Swain of course was on bari.

[The Magnificent Goldberg]

Very nice piece; very well deserved award. Nice to see some of them are.

And, of course, nice music. Like Dan, I feel like going onto his website and getting one of those albums.

MG

[Hot Ptah]

One of the benefits of living near Detroit in the late 1970s was the chance to see Mr. Belgrave live. I still remember his performance with his II-V-I Orchestra, featuring a teenage Kenny Garrett, at the 1978 Ann Arbor Jazz Festival. Belgrave was a compelling, memorable soloist.

I was in the audience for that concert as well. I remember Steve Wood was also in the sax section, maybe Dan McAllister on bone, after that, its foggy. Swain of course was on bari.

Do you remember the woman vocalist, who came out to sing "I'm Beginning to See The Light", but was overcome with stage fright?

[RJ Spangler]

One of the benefits of living near Detroit in the late 1970s was the chance to see Mr. Belgrave live. I still remember his performance with his II-V-I Orchestra, featuring a teenage Kenny Garrett, at the 1978 Ann Arbor Jazz Festival. Belgrave was a compelling, memorable soloist.

I was in the audience for that concert as well. I remember Steve Wood was also in the sax section, maybe Dan McAllister on bone, after that, its foggy. Swain of course was on bari.

Do you remember the woman vocalist, who came out to sing "I'm Beginning to See The Light", but was overcome with stage fright?

No, but I could ask Swain.

[AllenLowe]

about 20 years ago a friend of mine was getting married near Detroit, and I asked Bob Neloms about a band - Bob not only played at the wedding, but brought Marcus Belgrave with him. Good wedding band.

[Guest Bill Barton]

Nice to see this thread resurfacing... I've been thinking about him quite a bit recently. The other day I listened to "Batista's Groove" from Geri Allen's The Nurturer and was - yet again - blown away by his talents as an improviser and as a composer. The man is a Master.