mjzee Posted August 28, 2013 Report Posted August 28, 2013 (edited) Uptown strikes again! I just noticed this on Amazon. Release date September 17: If it's from Baltimore, can we assume it's from the Left Bank? Here's the description from Amazon: The Duke Pearson Big Band of the late 1960s featured great soloists Donald Byrd, Burt Collins, Lew Tabackin, Frank Foster and Pepper Adams. Drummer Mickey Roker propelled the 16 piece band with fire. All this is on display at the April 1969 Baltimore concert issued for the first time on this CD. Where the studio recordings featured relatively short pieces, this concert presents the band stretching out in full force. Even 44 years later, this is big band jazz at its finest and a clear demonstration of Duke Pearson's great talents as a leader, pianist, composer and arranger. Edited August 31, 2013 by mjzee Quote
bertrand Posted August 28, 2013 Report Posted August 28, 2013 Finally. I wonder in what way Sunenblick will acknowledge my involvement, if at all. Bertrand. Quote
ghost of miles Posted August 28, 2013 Report Posted August 28, 2013 Wow! I've been wanting to do a Duke Pearson big band show for years... glad I still hadn't gotten around to it. Can't wait to hear this. Quote
Indestructible! Posted August 28, 2013 Report Posted August 28, 2013 Finally. I wonder in what way Sunenblick will acknowledge my involvement, if at all. Bertrand. Maybe you'll get a complimentary copy of the CD? I look forward to hearing this! Quote
sidewinder Posted August 28, 2013 Report Posted August 28, 2013 (edited) Looks damn good. I'll be ordering this one for sure. Wonder if Daniel A has seen news of this one yet? Edited August 28, 2013 by sidewinder Quote
bertrand Posted August 28, 2013 Report Posted August 28, 2013 I don't need a free CD, I need him to give us a complete list of the tapes he was able to get. Bertrand. Quote
John Tapscott Posted August 28, 2013 Report Posted August 28, 2013 Finally. I wonder in what way Sunenblick will acknowledge my involvement, if at all. Bertrand. What is your involvement? BTW, this one looks like a must-have! Quote
Justin V Posted August 28, 2013 Report Posted August 28, 2013 I was just thinking the other day that I'd love to hear some concert recordings of Duke Pearson. His big band should've been documented more; it's a shame that Now Hear This! wasn't reissued in its entirety. I will definitely be ordering this one. Quote
jlhoots Posted August 28, 2013 Report Posted August 28, 2013 Pre-ordered. What the hell - me too!! Quote
bertrand Posted August 29, 2013 Report Posted August 29, 2013 Finally. I wonder in what way Sunenblick will acknowledge my involvement, if at all. Bertrand. What is your involvement? BTW, this one looks like a must-have! I tracked down the people who have the tapes for him. I never heard after from him on how he fared. I know he got a few things, including the Pearson, which was the initial quest of his hunt. Quote
chewy-chew-chew-bean-benitez Posted August 29, 2013 Report Posted August 29, 2013 so ready 4 this! this is the most splendid news- hope the transfers good. Quote
bertrand Posted August 29, 2013 Report Posted August 29, 2013 Chewy, Mobley definitely appeared at the Left Bank a few times. I will post the dates I have later. But, as I said above, I don't know what Sunenblick was able to get a hold of. Some concerts were recorded, some weren't. Some tapes are AWOL, some are not. Bertrand. Quote
Dan Gould Posted August 29, 2013 Report Posted August 29, 2013 The possibility that Uptown has gotten in its hands on other Left Bank tapes is almost more exciting than this particular release, which I will definitely snatch very soon. I remember when Joel Dorn was supposed to have some group of Left Bank tapes ... and then he died and no one knew what happened to them or if he really had them or not. Too bad Sunneblick seems to play things pretty close to the vest, we may just have to wait and wonder. Quote
mjzee Posted August 29, 2013 Author Report Posted August 29, 2013 A lot also depends on what he can do to the tapes to make them sound better. Quote
chewy-chew-chew-bean-benitez Posted August 29, 2013 Report Posted August 29, 2013 its really great to see stuff like this turning up for release- heres hoping to many more! Quote
bertrand Posted August 30, 2013 Report Posted August 30, 2013 Hank Mobley at Left Bank 11/28/65: Hank Mobley (leader)/Johnny Coles/Reuben Brown/Wilbur Little/Bertell Knox 4/10/66: Hank Mobley (leader)/McCoy Tyner/Eddie Marshall (bass)/Jack DeJohnette 5/15/66: Freddie Hubbard (leader)/Hank Mobley/Ronnie Mathews/Paul Chambers/'Philly' Joe Jones 3/26/67: Jimmy Heath (leader)/Hank Mobley/Cedar Walton/Mickey Roker (no bass player listed) 11/12/67: Wynton Kelly (leader)/Hank Mobley/Cecil McBee/Jimmy Cobb 12/6/70: Wynton Kelly (leader)/Hank Mobley/Lisle Atkinson/Lee Abrams (drums) 2/27/72: Cedar Walton (leader)/Hank Mobley/Charles Davis/Sam Jones/Billy Higgins/Etta Jones Again, don't know which (if any were taped), except the 1967 Wynton Kelly which was released. Bertrand. Quote
marcello Posted August 30, 2013 Report Posted August 30, 2013 This is a little off the topic, but Bernard, do you know any of these musicals from the Left Bank Society?:http://www.flickr.com/photos/jackman_on_jazz/sets/72157629374048702/ Quote
Rooster_Ties Posted August 30, 2013 Report Posted August 30, 2013 This is a little off the topic, but Bernard, do you know any of these musicals from the Left Bank Society?:http://www.flickr.com/photos/jackman_on_jazz/sets/72157629374048702/ Man, somebody start a whole new thread about this -- should generate a LOT of interesting discussion and speculation. Stat!! Quote
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