Mark Stryker Posted November 15, 2009 Report Posted November 15, 2009 http://thebadplus.typepad.com/dothemath/ Great stuff in this Q-and-A with Ethan Iverson. The discussion of "feathering" the bass drum is particularly intriguing to me, plus the insight into the personalities of the MJQ and the stories of traveling with Bobby Timmons ... Quote
Larry Kart Posted November 15, 2009 Report Posted November 15, 2009 Great stuff. The details of the personal interaction (or non-interaction) of the MJQ are what one might have guessed, but still.... Interesting mention of Warne Marsh down near the end. Quote
papsrus Posted November 16, 2009 Report Posted November 16, 2009 Great interview. Thanks for posting it. Iverson seems to have a knack for really getting people to open up and just talk. Quote
fasstrack Posted November 16, 2009 Report Posted November 16, 2009 Doubly valuable b/c there are hardly any people left who've lived that kind of history. Quote
jlhoots Posted November 16, 2009 Report Posted November 16, 2009 Interesting. I'm sorry to hear that Kenny Clarke didn't think that the MJQ was "jazz" & that Milt Jackson "hated" John Lewis. Quote
JSngry Posted November 16, 2009 Report Posted November 16, 2009 Did he mean Trudy Pitts when he talked about Shirley Scott? Quote
marcello Posted November 16, 2009 Report Posted November 16, 2009 Did he mean Trudy Pitts when he talked about Shirley Scott? Right again, Jim! Quote
Michael Weiss Posted November 16, 2009 Report Posted November 16, 2009 No, he meant Shirley Scott. Quote
brownie Posted November 16, 2009 Report Posted November 16, 2009 Not only is Albert Heath a major drummer buy he is also a very interesting raconteur! Splendid interview! Thanks for bringing it to our attention! Love the photo of Coltrane and Shirley Scott... Quote
mikeweil Posted November 16, 2009 Report Posted November 16, 2009 No, he meant Shirley Scott. That'a Tootie Heath, Shirley Scott, and John Coltrane, but who's that standing behind Shirley? Quote
Michael Weiss Posted November 16, 2009 Report Posted November 16, 2009 (edited) Bill Carney. Also known in Philadelphia as "Mr. C." and husband of Trudy Pitts. Jimmy Heath had forwarded me this photo from Tootie last month asking if I could identify "the other two." This group was called the High Tones. Edited November 16, 2009 by Michael Weiss Quote
JSngry Posted November 16, 2009 Report Posted November 16, 2009 Well, that's what/why I was wonderiong....Tootie referred to Bill Carney as Shirley Scott's husband, not Trudy Pitts'... Quote
Tom Storer Posted November 16, 2009 Report Posted November 16, 2009 A good read, all right. I laughed when I read that Art Taylor used to say his whole career was based on Philly Joe not showing up. And when Jimmy Garrison begged off a gig after Coltrane's death, saying that after seven years of playing vamps he had forgotten all the tunes! Quote
The Magnificent Goldberg Posted November 16, 2009 Report Posted November 16, 2009 Well, that's what/why I was wonderiong....Tootie referred to Bill Carney as Shirley Scott's husband, not Trudy Pitts'... I wondered about that, too. But perhaps Mr C was Shirley's first husband. Interesting that JC was one of the early tenor/organ combo guys; not before Jaws/Doggett, but before Jaws/Shirley. MG Quote
papsrus Posted November 16, 2009 Report Posted November 16, 2009 A good read, all right. I laughed when I read that Art Taylor used to say his whole career was based on Philly Joe not showing up. And when Jimmy Garrison begged off a gig after Coltrane's death, saying that after seven years of playing vamps he had forgotten all the tunes! I chuckled at those, too. He had a few funny lines in there. Sounds like a wonderful guy. I'm going to have to pay a little bit closer attention to Iverson's blog. He gets some good stuff. Quote
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