brownie Posted November 8, 2009 Report Posted November 8, 2009 From the SF Chronicle: Donald Bailey's woes Best wishes to a fine player! Quote
king ubu Posted November 8, 2009 Report Posted November 8, 2009 What a sad story! I always liked his light touch on all those classic Smith sides. Hope he'll pull through it and be able to perform for some more time! Quote
BeBop Posted November 8, 2009 Report Posted November 8, 2009 I grew up listening to and, on at least one occasion, playing with Bailey. He was (is!) a Bay Area institution. Seems like he and Eddie Marshall split 'house drummer' responsibilities for many years at several clubs. I don't think I ever went more than two weeks without seeing him somewhere, unless he wasd on an extended road trip. His Blueprints CD is one of exceptionally few I bought last year...and I'm glad I did. Wish I could be there for the Yoshi's gig, but I'll be sending positive vibes (or something). Quote
mikeweil Posted November 9, 2009 Report Posted November 9, 2009 (edited) My best wishes - he's one of the most original drummers ever. The CD is available from amazon. Edited November 9, 2009 by mikeweil Quote
kw21925 Posted November 9, 2009 Report Posted November 9, 2009 WTF? He has eight adult children, and "he only recently found a place to stay after a period of homelessness"? What's up with that? Quote
CJ Shearn Posted November 9, 2009 Report Posted November 9, 2009 Donald is one of my all time fav. drummers, I hope he gets well soon. I was really digging his playing on "Open House" the other day. Quote
king ubu Posted November 9, 2009 Report Posted November 9, 2009 WTF? He has eight adult children, and "he only recently found a place to stay after a period of homelessness"? What's up with that? Yeah, I wondered about that as well! Quote
Soul Stream Posted November 9, 2009 Report Posted November 9, 2009 (edited) This is ridiculous. Maybe THE greatest jazz organ drummer ever and he's living like this. Our priorities our COMPLETELY out of whack. THE Donald Bailey...what a travesty. Edited November 10, 2009 by Soul Stream Quote
chewy-chew-chew-bean-benitez Posted November 10, 2009 Report Posted November 10, 2009 does he have an album from the 60s too im sure ive seen? Quote
clifford_thornton Posted November 10, 2009 Report Posted November 10, 2009 You sure you're not thinking of the Dave Bailey LPs on Epic? Quote
Soul Stream Posted November 10, 2009 Report Posted November 10, 2009 Always wondered what happened to him... now I know. What a shame. This type of story is so commonplace among even the greatest of musicians. We just don't value the people that make music in this country in any REAL way. Quote
mikeweil Posted November 10, 2009 Report Posted November 10, 2009 (edited) This Trio LP on Capri Records with Jimmy Rowles and Red Mitchell is where I got how special he is - some of the most subtle and diversified drumming I ever heard. I still try to figure out how he did some of the things on this album ... Edited August 11, 2010 by mikeweil Quote
chewy-chew-chew-bean-benitez Posted November 11, 2009 Report Posted November 11, 2009 oh yes, my mistake Quote
king ubu Posted November 13, 2009 Report Posted November 13, 2009 This Trio LP on Capri Records with Jimmy Rowles and Red Mitchell is where I got how special he is - some of the most subtle and diversified drumming I ever heard. I still try to figure out how he did some of the things on this album ... That's a wonderful disc! Brownie sent me a copy of it, had no idea it even existed, and indeed it was a great surprise to hear Bailey in such a setting! Quote
The Magnificent Goldberg Posted November 13, 2009 Report Posted November 13, 2009 Let's not forget the WONDERFUL job he did on George Braith's "Two souls in one", in particular the jungle of percussion he created on "Braith-away". And he plays on Thornel Schwartz' "Soul cookin'" and Jack Wilson's "Jazz organs" - 2 good albums that few may have heard. Also, he was on the live session that produced Esther Phillips' "Confessin' the blues" and "Burnin' at the Pied Piper". No organ on that one, as I recollect He's given a LOT of pleasure over the years. MG Quote
ValerieB Posted November 13, 2009 Report Posted November 13, 2009 has anybody heard anything about the Yoshi's tribute/benefit? i sure hope lots of folks showed up! Quote
BeBop Posted November 13, 2009 Report Posted November 13, 2009 I flew from Raleigh to Oakland last night to attend, but missed the show due to a late flight/missed connection. Quote
Larry Kart Posted November 13, 2009 Report Posted November 13, 2009 He's in fine form (with Chuck Israels on bass) on Hampton Hawes' trio album "Here and Now" (OJC), -- remarkably loose and elliptical. I went on a bit about that one recently but can't recall on what thread. P.S. It was on "What are You Listening To?" but I don't know how to track it down amid all those posts. Quote
BeBop Posted November 13, 2009 Report Posted November 13, 2009 Funny you should mention Chuck Isreals, one of my other formative-year favorites, a teacher and an influence (broadly speaking). Quote
ValerieB Posted November 13, 2009 Report Posted November 13, 2009 I flew from Raleigh to Oakland last night to attend, but missed the show due to a late flight/missed connection. OMG, BeBop, what a drag!!! to say the very least! Quote
paul secor Posted November 13, 2009 Report Posted November 13, 2009 He's in fine form (with Chuck Israels on bass) on Hampton Hawes' trio album "Here and Now" (OJC), -- remarkably loose and elliptical. I went on a bit about that one recently but can't recall on what thread. P.S. It was on "What are You Listening To?" but I don't know how to track it down amid all those posts. This may be it, Larry: http://www.organissimo.org/forum/index.php...mp;#entry949352 Quote
mikeweil Posted November 13, 2009 Report Posted November 13, 2009 (edited) Just ordered a copy of the recent Japanese CD issue of Here And Now for only € 12.00 - this was on my list for so long ... Edited November 13, 2009 by mikeweil Quote
BeBop Posted November 13, 2009 Report Posted November 13, 2009 Bummer to have missed the show. The travel's no big deal. I'm back at the airport. Destination: Colorado Springs Quote
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