BFrank Posted October 13, 2011 Report Posted October 13, 2011 New bio of the Keystone Korner coming out soon. Quote
phunkey Posted October 13, 2011 Report Posted October 13, 2011 Sounds great! The only shame is that it seems to only start in 1976, when she first came across the Keystone Korner. I guess Todd Barkan (who's currently recovering from a bad car accident earlier this year) will be chuffed about this book... Quote
Hardbopjazz Posted October 13, 2011 Report Posted October 13, 2011 It still should be a good read. Quote
BeBop Posted October 13, 2011 Report Posted October 13, 2011 I probably spent as much time here as I spent in school. I'll be picking this one up for sure. Quote
jazzkrow Posted October 13, 2011 Report Posted October 13, 2011 I'll be looking for it as well. Let us know buying sources. enjoyed my visits there... Quote
BeBop Posted October 13, 2011 Report Posted October 13, 2011 (edited) SF Chronicle Review/Article And we missed the book release party...at City Lights, no less! book release party Four pre-order sources, apparently: Barnes and Noble, Overstock, Buy.com, Deep Discount. Buy.com is cheapest at $24.35+$2.90 shipping. Edited October 13, 2011 by BeBop Quote
BeBop Posted October 13, 2011 Report Posted October 13, 2011 Or Amazon at $26.40, free shipping. Quote
BFrank Posted October 14, 2011 Author Report Posted October 14, 2011 SF Chronicle Review/Article And we missed the book release party...at City Lights, no less! book release party Four pre-order sources, apparently: Barnes and Noble, Overstock, Buy.com, Deep Discount. Buy.com is cheapest at $24.35+$2.90 shipping. Haven't missed it........it's 10/19 - hasn't happened yet! Quote
BeBop Posted October 14, 2011 Report Posted October 14, 2011 (edited) SF Chronicle Review/Article And we missed the book release party...at City Lights, no less! book release party Four pre-order sources, apparently: Barnes and Noble, Overstock, Buy.com, Deep Discount. Buy.com is cheapest at $24.35+$2.90 shipping. Haven't missed it........it's 10/19 - hasn't happened yet! Holy smokes, what's today? Where am I? Thanks for setting me straight. I'm recalibrating my sundial. Edited October 14, 2011 by BeBop Quote
ghost of miles Posted October 15, 2011 Report Posted October 15, 2011 Picked it up today at IU Press's offices and it's a beauty of a book. Full disclosure: my friend Sascha edited it and compiled the accompanying CD. But I still think so far (glancing through it, reading some of the text, and listening to the CD) that by any standard it's a swell tome. Quote
JSngry Posted October 15, 2011 Report Posted October 15, 2011 Does it follow the recent trend of exhaustive biographage and give us a detailed history of the property itself and others that preceded it on that location? Quote
ghost of miles Posted October 15, 2011 Report Posted October 15, 2011 There's a little bit of talk in the early pages about the SF jazz club scene in the 1950s and 60s, but so far I haven't seen anything about the property's history. The book focuses primarily on remembrances from musicians, employees, and fans who were at the club in the Barkan era. Quote
marcello Posted October 15, 2011 Report Posted October 15, 2011 (edited) Does it follow the recent trend of exhaustive biographage and give us a detailed history of the property itself and others that preceded it on that location? In a related story: I knew that a police station was next door (across a alley), but Kenny Barron opened my eyes this Summer on how it relates to the name of the club: Keystone Korner - Keystone Kops. Todd is really out there! It was a strip club/bar before: "The Keystone Korner at 750 Vallejo Street opened in the late 1960's taking over from a bar/club which had operated in the same building. It became a rock venue in 1969 initially providing a weekly venue for Mike Bloomfield. It's popularity grew over the next couple of years at which time the owner, Freddie Herrera, took over a larger club in Berkeley which he named the Keystone Berkeley. The Keystone Korner was sold to Todd Barkan who turned it into a jazz club. It continued as one of the Bay Areas finest jazz venues until closing in 1983." And: "Freddie Herrera opened a club called the Keystone Korner at 750 Vallejo Street in San Francisco. The club was just a few blocks off of the "entertainment" district on Broadway. It had previously been a rock club called DenoCarlo's, and various local bands had played there in 1968, including a regular Monday night residency for Berkeley's Creedence Clearwater Revival. Herrera took over the club in 1969 and tried to make it into a topless dancing place, but it was too far from Broadway to capture the tourists and sailors. Fortuitously, Nick Gravenites wandered in, and he was looking for a club that he could use for various ends. As a result, starting in mid-1969, The Keystone Korner became a rock club, often featuring various expatriate Chicagoans who had relocated to San Francisco, including Mike Bloomfield and Elvin Bishop. Bloomfield and Gravenites played there almost every other weekend from September 1969 through March 1970, and the little venue was sort of like their clubhouse." Edited October 15, 2011 by marcello Quote
jdw Posted November 8, 2011 Report Posted November 8, 2011 Can someone list the artists and tracks included on the accompanying CD? I did some google searches but couldn't find the info. Thanks, John Vancouver BC Quote
ghost of miles Posted November 9, 2011 Report Posted November 9, 2011 Book's at work so I'll have to fill this in tomorrow, but off the top of my head: Rahsaan Roland Kirk, "Jitterbug Waltz" Dexter Gordon, "Antabus" Bill Evans, "Polka Dots and Moonbeams" Art Blakey, "In Walked Bud" ...more to follow, including McCoy Tyner and Woody Shaw. Quote
BFrank Posted November 9, 2011 Author Report Posted November 9, 2011 I have it on order, but it hasn't arrived yet. Quote
jdw Posted November 19, 2011 Report Posted November 19, 2011 I wrote on November 8: Can someone list the artists and tracks included on the accompanying CD? I did some google searches but couldn't find the info. Thanks, A friendly bump for this question. Thanks John Quote
BFrank Posted November 19, 2011 Author Report Posted November 19, 2011 Got the book, but haven't broken into it yet. Looks like lots of interesting stuff, for sure. According to the book's 'liner notes', the CD includes: Jitterbug Waltz, Rahsaan (Bright Moments) Pursuit, McCoy Tyner (Atlantis) Ginseng People, Woody Shaw (Live: Vol 3) Antabus, Dexter (Nights at the Keystone Korner, Vol 1) Polka Dots & Moonbeams, Bill Evans (Last Waltz) Joy Spring, Stan Getz (The Dolphin) My Foolish Heart, Cedar Walton (Among Friends) In Walked Bud, Art Blakey (Keystone 3) Quote
jdw Posted November 20, 2011 Report Posted November 20, 2011 Got the book, but haven't broken into it yet. Looks like lots of interesting stuff, for sure. According to the book's 'liner notes', the CD includes: Jitterbug Waltz, Rahsaan (Bright Moments) Pursuit, McCoy Tyner (Atlantis) Ginseng People, Woody Shaw (Live: Vol 3) Antabus, Dexter (Nights at the Keystone Korner, Vol 1) Polka Dots & Moonbeams, Bill Evans (Last Waltz) Joy Spring, Stan Getz (The Dolphin) My Foolish Heart, Cedar Walton (Among Friends) In Walked Bud, Art Blakey (Keystone 3) I had read somewhere that this book's accompanying CD was to contain a mix of released and unreleased tracks. Thanks for confirming there isn't any unreleased material included. Much appreciated. John Vancouver Quote
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