Some indie jazz label folks circa 1978

[AllenLowe]

Bob Cummins was a terrific guy, too, from my experience. I remember his wife was running a coffee shop downtown NYC somewhere, don't know if it's still going. He died way too young. Produced the one Bob Neloms record, Pretty Music, which I basically hounded him about for a year in order to get it going. Great session.

Edited June 14, 2012 by AllenLowe

[Chuck Nessa]

Bob Cummins was a terrific guy, too, from my experience. I remember his wife was running a coffee shop downtown NYC somewhere, don't know if it's still going. He died way too young.

Hmm. You may be right but I can't imagine Nancy, Bob's wife, running a coffee shop - maybe his daughter Beth.

[Pete C]

I suppose it never eventuated.

Kudos! I love when people use rarely-used words correctly. In fact, I don't remember ever seeing the verb eventuate used, so I looked it up to make sure it was indeed a proper usage.

[JSngry]

Where was Don Schlitten?

[Pete C]

Where was Don Schlitten?

Where was Joe Fields?

There was a Fields/Brightman connection, wasn't there?

[Chuck Nessa]

Don Schlitten rarely mixed with others. Joe Fields felt the rest of us were dilettantes. Not aware of a Fields/Brightman connection.

[Pete C]

Not aware of a Fields/Brightman connection.

I think at one point Brightman was distributing remaindered Muse CDs after the label folded.

[Chuck Nessa]

Ah.

[king ubu]

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.

Many thanks for sharing that photo, Chuck! Very nice indeed!

Those sentences about Bob Porter just made me laugh hard! Just as hard as Allen's post on Brightman

[AllenLowe]

just saw Fields at the SESAC luncheon in April. Shook hands with him, and made sure to count my fingers afterwards.

[Pete C]

and made sure to count my fingers afterwards.

Unhappy little boy blue!

[robertoart]

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.

Just listening to WBGO now. Doug Boyle's on. Talk about a gruff voice for radio! And Bob Porter's on later

I might make a long distance request for some Frank Wright

[JETman]

WBGO will NEVER play Frank Wright. Try calling the better jazz station in NY.

[The Magnificent Goldberg]

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.

Bob was the BEST producer of Soul Jazz albums. The musicians who recorded under his supervision generally made their best records with him. I think I have every Soul Jazz album he ever produced.

MG