BeBop Posted September 28, 2012 Report Share Posted September 28, 2012 How 'bout Jimmy Cobb? (born 1929) I don't know of any recordings with Bird, but, if San Francisco State University, President's Medal proclamation is to be believed, he "collaborated" with him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swinging Swede Posted December 30, 2012 Report Share Posted December 30, 2012 Annie Ross (if vocalists count) Are Al Porcino and Don Ferrara still with us? I couldn't find any mention of them having died. They both recorded with Bird. When this thread was started in September, Dick Hafer could have been added too. Unfortunately he left us two weeks ago. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hardbopjazz Posted December 30, 2012 Author Report Share Posted December 30, 2012 Annie Ross (if vocalists count) Are Al Porcino and Don Ferrara still with us? I couldn't find any mention of them having died. They both recorded with Bird. When this thread was started in September, Dick Hafer could have been added too. Unfortunately he left us two weeks ago. Don Ferrara passed away a few ago. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sgcim Posted December 30, 2012 Report Share Posted December 30, 2012 (edited) Buddy DeFranco played with Bird on the Metronome All Star recordings. From the Montreal 1953 album on Uptown, we have Hal Gaylor. I'm not sure about his whereabouts, but Dick Garcia is also on that recording. Dick Garcia was a friend of my mom's family. I believe he passed long ago. As far as I know Dick Garcia (born in 1931) is still alive. Yes, Dick Garcia is still around, and living in his parents' house in Astoria, NY., according to a relative I contacted on the net. He practices zen buddhism, and is living in seclusion. His phone # is in the White Pages. One guy that played and recorded with Bird and Diz, who I've done many gigs with is Aaron Sachs. He's still playing very well, and lives in the Bronx. He's in his late 80s now. He told me a story once about how he was walking down Broadway back in the 40s or 50s, and he ran into Bird. Bird said something to him like, " Don't go thinking that you're the top cat around" OSLT. Aaron was interviewed by Phil Schaap a number of years ago about his involvement with Tiny Kahn's version of a head based on "Indiana" that was very similar to "Donna Lee". He used to jam with Tiny and Terry Gibbs in the Bronx in the 40s, and they recorded it on a Terry Gibbs Quintet LP. I transcribed it, and while it was not the same melody as Donna Lee, you can see that DL probably evolved from Tiny's tune. They elaborated on lines at sessions back then, and came up with variations that got picked up by various players. http://www.allmusic.com/artist/aaron-sachs-mn0000586928/credits Edited December 30, 2012 by sgcim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam Posted December 30, 2012 Report Share Posted December 30, 2012 Big Jay McNeely told me that Parker once stayed at his home in Watts when he played in LA, and his mother did his laundry, but I don't think that he actually played with him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JETman Posted December 30, 2012 Report Share Posted December 30, 2012 Buddy DeFranco played with Bird on the Metronome All Star recordings. From the Montreal 1953 album on Uptown, we have Hal Gaylor. I'm not sure about his whereabouts, but Dick Garcia is also on that recording. Dick Garcia was a friend of my mom's family. I believe he passed long ago. As far as I know Dick Garcia (born in 1931) is still alive. Yes, Dick Garcia is still around, and living in his parents' house in Astoria, NY., according to a relative I contacted on the net. He practices zen buddhism, and is living in seclusion. His phone # is in the White Pages. Thanks for finding this out. I'll let my dad know. He played at my folks' wedding reception back in 1951. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StarThrower Posted January 5, 2013 Report Share Posted January 5, 2013 Jon Hendricks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danasgoodstuff Posted January 6, 2013 Report Share Posted January 6, 2013 Big Jay McNeely told me that Parker once stayed at his home in Watts when he played in LA, and his mother did his laundry, but I don't think that he actually played with him. But did Bird help him decide which note was The note? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeBop Posted January 6, 2013 Report Share Posted January 6, 2013 Maybe it's just me. Could we rename this thread "Don't Worry, Roy Haynes is Still Alive". Every time the thread resurfaces, my heart skips a beat (unlike Mr. Haynes). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ElginThompson Posted January 6, 2013 Report Share Posted January 6, 2013 Maybe it's just me. Could we rename this thread "Don't Worry, Roy Haynes is Still Alive". Every time the thread resurfaces, my heart skips a beat (unlike Mr. Haynes). Agreed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hardbopjazz Posted July 28, 2013 Author Report Share Posted July 28, 2013 Another one who played with Parker and is still with us is Larance Marable Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marcello Posted July 28, 2013 Report Share Posted July 28, 2013 Nope. He passed away a year ago. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hardbopjazz Posted July 28, 2013 Author Report Share Posted July 28, 2013 I didn't know that. Damn, another one gone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ted O'Reilly Posted July 28, 2013 Report Share Posted July 28, 2013 Gene DiNovi is alive and well and still playing great. I saw him last week, and he talked about playing once (at 15!) with Bird... BTW, he's been co-operating with a good writer (Jack Batten) on a biography. Gene has a remarkable memory, so it could be a darn good book... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marcello Posted July 28, 2013 Report Share Posted July 28, 2013 I've read several interviews with Gene DiNovi, so I look forward to the book. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
king ubu Posted July 29, 2013 Report Share Posted July 29, 2013 Maybe it's just me. Could we rename this thread "Don't Worry, Roy Haynes is Still Alive". Every time the thread resurfaces, my heart skips a beat (unlike Mr. Haynes). Agreed. agreed ... had that skipped heartbeat once again yesterday ... at least add a disclaimer: this thread can impair your sanity Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hardbopjazz Posted July 29, 2013 Author Report Share Posted July 29, 2013 I updated the topic. I don't want anyone mistaking what the discussion is all about. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mmilovan Posted August 5, 2013 Report Share Posted August 5, 2013 Sir Charles Thompson!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gheorghe Posted August 7, 2013 Report Share Posted August 7, 2013 Sir Charles Thompson!!! he´s still alive? To bad I missed him many years ago when he played at Jazzland in Viena. Anyway, I don´t know much more about him that the tune "The Street Beat", and heard the original version much later. First I knew it only from the 1950 date Bird with Bud and Fats...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chewy-chew-chew-bean-benitez Posted August 8, 2013 Report Share Posted August 8, 2013 sir charles? really? this is slightly OT but is it true Jymie Merritt is still alive? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hardbopjazz Posted August 9, 2013 Author Report Share Posted August 9, 2013 Merritt was alive in 2009. He had a nightly gig with piano in a steak house in Philadelphia. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mmilovan Posted August 9, 2013 Report Share Posted August 9, 2013 Sir Charles Thompson!!! he´s still alive? To bad I missed him many years ago when he played at Jazzland in Viena. Anyway, I don´t know much more about him that the tune "The Street Beat", and heard the original version much later. First I knew it only from the 1950 date Bird with Bud and Fats...... Right! He is living in Japan, and even recorded few albums recently, also this year ("Jazz Legend" on Marshmallow Records). And, you guess, that elegant style Lester gave him nickname after is still there! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ghost of miles Posted December 5, 2014 Report Share Posted December 5, 2014 Has anybody here picked up last year's reissue of Haynes' 1971 Mainstream album Hip Ensemble? I came across it in a shop here in Bloomington earlier this evening and had them put it on hold for me... going back to get it after payday. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hardbopjazz Posted March 10, 2015 Author Report Share Posted March 10, 2015 Roy will be turning 90 in a few days. He sure doesn't look like someone 90 years young. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Bresnahan Posted March 10, 2015 Report Share Posted March 10, 2015 I saw Roy this past Friday and while the music was very, very good, his age seems to caught up with him. The signs of dementia that I saw when I talked to him a year ago (forgetting shows/places he's played) have only gotten worse. His is on a tour now (at the Blue Note in NYC this week) and if you want to see him play live, I would strongly suggest doing it on this tour. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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