Chuck Nessa Posted June 13, 2012 Report Posted June 13, 2012 Gene Perla, Richard Seidel, John Norris, Bob Koester, Bob Porter, Nils Winther, Bernie Brightman, Bill Smith, me, Marvin Goldberg, Susan and Jim Neumann, Bob Cummins. Quote
paul secor Posted June 13, 2012 Report Posted June 13, 2012 Gene Perla, Richard Seidel, John Norris, Bob Koester, Bob Porter, Nils Winther, Bernie Brightman, Bill Smith, me, Marvin Goldberg, Susan and Jim Neumann, Bob Cummins. Had never seen a photo of a number of those people. Now I can put faces with the names. Quote
Chuck Nessa Posted June 13, 2012 Author Report Posted June 13, 2012 Should I edit it and put label affiliations in? Quote
Matthew Posted June 13, 2012 Report Posted June 13, 2012 Should I edit it and put label affiliations in? I'd say a seperate post with the labels would suffice, but that's just me.... Quote
paul secor Posted June 13, 2012 Report Posted June 13, 2012 Should I edit it and put label affiliations in? I'd say a seperate post with the labels would suffice, but that's just me.... That would be fine. I know most, but there are a couple I don't know. Quote
Chuck Nessa Posted June 13, 2012 Author Report Posted June 13, 2012 (edited) OK. Gene Perla - PM, Richard Seidel - Schwann catalog, Contemporary, Verve/Universal, John Norris - Coda, Sackville, Bob Koester - Delmark, Bob Porter - Phoenix, Prestige, Savoy, etc, Nils Winther - SteepleChase, Bernie Brightman - Stash, Jass, etc, Bill Smith - Coda, Sackville, me, Marvin Goldberg - Jazz Archive, Susan and Jim Neumann - BeeHive, Bob Cummins - India Navigation. I neglected to say Paul Bley - IAI and Bernard Stollman - ESP were there but we couldn't find them at photo time. Thanks to my Ann for getting it all together. The next night I ran into Cecil in the hotel bar. He was in town visiting family. Edited June 13, 2012 by Chuck Nessa Quote
jeffcrom Posted June 13, 2012 Report Posted June 13, 2012 Great picture. And I don't want to get too maudlin, but thanks to you all for your contributions to our culture. Quote
paul secor Posted June 13, 2012 Report Posted June 13, 2012 OK. Gene Perla - PM, Richard Seidel - Schwann catalog, Contemporary, Verve/Universal, John Norris - Coda, Sackville, Bob Koester - Delmark, Bob Porter - Phoenix, Prestige, Savoy, etc, Nils Winther - SteepleChase, Bernie Brightman - Stash, Jass, etc, Bill Smith - Coda, Sackville, me, Marvin Goldberg - Jazz Archive, Susan and Jim Neumann - BeeHive, Bob Cummins - India Navigation. I neglected to say Paul Bley - IAI and Bernard Stollman - ESP were there but we couldn't find them at photo time. Thanks to my Ann for getting it all together. The next night I ran into Cecil in the hotel bar. He was in town visiting family. Looks like Bob Koester, Nils Winther, and yourself are the only ones in the picture who are still in the record business. I guess that Bob Porter is still active, but he's not running a label. Quote
GA Russell Posted June 13, 2012 Report Posted June 13, 2012 Great! Thanks, Chuck. The name Bob Porter rings a bell to me, and I'm almost certain that he wrote the liner notes to a Groove Holmes Prestige album I got in high school, but I can't remember which one. Maybe Misty? Quote
brownie Posted June 13, 2012 Report Posted June 13, 2012 Are these LPs that Jim Neumann was holding under his arm? Very nice photo! Quote
jazztrain Posted June 13, 2012 Report Posted June 13, 2012 Del Shields is credited for the liner notes on Misty. Bob Porter is credited for the liner notes on the following Groove Holmes LPs: - Broadway - Blue Groove - Groovin' with Jug - After Hours - Spicy Great! Thanks, Chuck. The name Bob Porter rings a bell to me, and I'm almost certain that he wrote the liner notes to a Groove Holmes Prestige album I got in high school, but I can't remember which one. Maybe Misty? Quote
Pete C Posted June 13, 2012 Report Posted June 13, 2012 (edited) The name Bob Porter rings a bell to me, and I'm almost certain that he wrote the liner notes to a Groove Holmes Prestige album I got in high school, but I can't remember which one. Maybe Misty? I believe Porter produced a number of dates for Prestige in the "soul jazz" vein. He's had a radio program on WBGO for years. He looks a lot like Garrison Keillor in that photo. http://www.wbgo.org/profile/bporter Edited June 13, 2012 by Pete C Quote
Pete C Posted June 13, 2012 Report Posted June 13, 2012 Is there another person obscured behind Jim Neumann, to the left of Bob Cummins? Quote
Chuck Nessa Posted June 13, 2012 Author Report Posted June 13, 2012 Is there another person obscured behind Jim Neumann, to the left of Bob Cummins? No, it's a reflection in the glass. I have 2 or 3 other shots from then and no one is there. Quote
AllenLowe Posted June 13, 2012 Report Posted June 13, 2012 I see Bernie Brightman in the back row - is he picking pockets? Quote
BeBop Posted June 13, 2012 Report Posted June 13, 2012 Looks like the Great Day in Harlem (Art Kane) photo. Well, almost. Quote
Pete C Posted June 13, 2012 Report Posted June 13, 2012 Looks like the Great Day in Harlem (Art Kane) photo. Well, almost. An OK Day in Boston. Quote
robertoart Posted June 13, 2012 Report Posted June 13, 2012 (edited) I see Bernie Brightman in the back row - is he picking pockets? I had no idea who Bernie Brightman was, but your post made me laugh so much I could not resist a quick search. And I see he was responsible for 'Reefer Songs'. A classic LP in many a young persons jazz journey I suspect. And he never paid royalties - alledgedly BTW I wish Bob Porter would post here. I have really enjoyed his recollections on many re-issue liner notes he has written. I remember reading he was going to write a book, but I suppose it never eventuated. I keep meaning to check out his radio show over the net, but keep forgetting. Edited June 13, 2012 by freelancer Quote
GA Russell Posted June 13, 2012 Report Posted June 13, 2012 Del Shields is credited for the liner notes on Misty. Bob Porter is credited for the liner notes on the following Groove Holmes LPs: - Broadway - Blue Groove - Groovin' with Jug - After Hours - Spicy Great! Thanks, Chuck. The name Bob Porter rings a bell to me, and I'm almost certain that he wrote the liner notes to a Groove Holmes Prestige album I got in high school, but I can't remember which one. Maybe Misty? Thanks a lot, jazztrain! I have or had Blue Groove (if that's the cd with Teddy Edwards), After Hours and Spicy, so maybe I am thinking about After Hours, a PJ date. Quote
AllenLowe Posted June 13, 2012 Report Posted June 13, 2012 Bernie stole $3000 from me, so I'm not his biggest fan. Quote
Chuck Nessa Posted June 13, 2012 Author Report Posted June 13, 2012 I see Bernie Brightman in the back row - is he picking pockets? I had no idea who Bernie Brightman was, but your post made me laugh so much I could not resist a quick search. And I see he was responsible for 'Reefer Songs'. A classic LP in many a young persons jazz journey I suspect. And he never paid royalties - alledgedly BTW I wish Bob Porter would post here. I have really enjoyed his recollections on many re-issue liner notes he has written. I remember reading he was going to write a book, but I suppose it never eventuated. I keep meaning to check out his radio show over the net, but keep forgetting. I think I met Bob Porter in the mid '70s - maybe earlier. He hated the music I recorded (really hated) and was not an admirer of Von Freeman (he later bragged to me about all the edits he made to the Willis Jackson/Von Freeman date issued on Muse). In spite of this we became friends and probably ate/drank together around 3 times a year for quite a while. I even stayed in his basement for a night or two. Bob is a great guy who believes Roscoe, Lester, Braxton and more of my friends are a sign of the end of the world. Bob has a large, resonant voice as you might be able to tell from his radio shows. At one of these indie conventions he saw me across the hotel lobby and shouted "Nessa! After recording all the shit you put out, how could you make the record of the year!! The Warne Marsh is a Mother Fucker!!" Bob also wrote the notes for my Lucky Thompson release. I wish we lived closer together so we could have an occasional beer or two. Quote
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