mhatta Posted December 3, 2017 Report Share Posted December 3, 2017 Ellis Larkins is rarely told nowadays, but he is without a doubt one of the piano greats in the history of jazz. He is known as a superb accompanist, but also a great solo pianist. His left hand is legendary. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Posted December 3, 2017 Report Share Posted December 3, 2017 5 hours ago, mhatta said: Ellis Larkins is rarely told nowadays, but he is without a doubt one of the piano greats in the history of jazz. He is known as a superb accompanist, but also a great solo pianist. His left hand is legendary. Also, Jimmy Jones. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mhatta Posted December 3, 2017 Report Share Posted December 3, 2017 3 hours ago, Joe said: Also, Jimmy Jones. You stole my next one! ;-) Yes, JImmy Jones is REALLY great. It's a pity that he didn't record much as a leader. This little-known omnibus CD features lots of Jones' fine playing, including solo piano. Highly recommended. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mhatta Posted December 10, 2017 Report Share Posted December 10, 2017 Al Haig was a prime bebop pianist in 40s, but I think his greatness is more lucid in his 70s "comeback" recordings. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soulpope Posted December 10, 2017 Report Share Posted December 10, 2017 2 hours ago, mhatta said: Al Haig was a prime bebop pianist in 40s, but I think his greatness is more lucid in his 70s "comeback" recordings. Superb platter for sure .... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Friedman Posted December 11, 2017 Report Share Posted December 11, 2017 Milton Sealey is truly an obscure jazz piano player. The CD below is his only recording under his own name and it is very good. All the tunes are originals and I hear influences from a wide range of players such as Herbie Nichols, Monk, Elmo Hope and others. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ted O'Reilly Posted December 14, 2017 Report Share Posted December 14, 2017 (edited) I recorded Milton Sealey at Café des Copains in Toronto, in what was supposed to be a solo piano performance, but he had brought along an amped bass box of some description (played with pedals a la an organ) which I hadn't anticipated. I only had two mics, direct to digital recorder, so the bass box did naught but muddy the sound. He didn't wish to play without it, so the end result was somewhat unsatisfactory. On 03/12/2017 at 9:03 AM, mhatta said: You stole my next one! ;-) Yes, JImmy Jones is REALLY great. It's a pity that he didn't record much as a leader. This little-known omnibus CD features lots of Jones' fine playing, including solo piano. Highly recommended. I went out of my way to get this one, on the recommendation of Gene Di Novi, who approved mightily of Jimmy Jones' solo performances, but it didn't get to me the same way... Edited December 14, 2017 by Ted O'Reilly add "solo"... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
king ubu Posted September 22, 2018 Report Share Posted September 22, 2018 Norris Austin anyone? He plays on three of the seven tracks on Fathead Comes On, including a very catchy tune of his, "Cellar Groove". Newman revisited that tune 40 years later and it can be heard as the opener of his album "Davey Blue" (HighNote), which alas I don't know. A New Orleans soul jazz group (?) that calls themselves "The Prime Ministers" has also recorded the tune: https://www.discogs.com/The-Prime-Ministers-ReadEm-And-Weep/release/10337217 Could that 1965 album be some kind of lost gem, I wonder? (The credit doesn't turn up via discogs, I found it on Allmusic which lists composer credits for that platter) Next, and final (?) piece is another tune, recorded on the Jazzland album of Joe Alexander's, "Brown's Town": https://www.discogs.com/Joe-Alexander-Blue-Jubilee/release/6075891 Alas, I don't know that album yet (Fresh Sound has reissued it though). I can't quite read the print on the cover scans on the interwebs, but there's no backcover liners and the text on front only boldens (large caps, that is) the sidemen, not sure there's anything on the composers/tunes, the text is fairly short after all. So, who was (is?) Norris Austin? How did he end up with David Newman on that album? A Texas homeboy? Maybe also a nom-de-plume? Anyone? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rooster_Ties Posted October 16, 2018 Report Share Posted October 16, 2018 On 7/22/2015 at 9:54 PM, Chuck Nessa said: not everyone has been mentioned yet, get going folks. Is there anybody else left to mention? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Reynolds Posted October 16, 2018 Report Share Posted October 16, 2018 2 hours ago, Rooster_Ties said: Is there anybody else left to mention? Agusti Fernandez Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Д.Д. Posted October 17, 2018 Report Share Posted October 17, 2018 Was Richard Grossman mentioned? I thought his trios on Hat Hut were very interesting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Reynolds Posted October 17, 2018 Report Share Posted October 17, 2018 4 minutes ago, Д.Д. said: Was Richard Grossman mentioned? I thought his trios on Hat Hut were very interesting. That recording is a doozy. The 18 minute + Like Godzilla is exactly that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EKE BBB Posted October 18, 2018 Report Share Posted October 18, 2018 On 16/10/2018 at 1:52 AM, Steve Reynolds said: Agusti Fernandez Yes! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mhatta Posted October 11, 2020 Report Share Posted October 11, 2020 I didn't know until today that Bob Neloms passed away this year (March 2, 1942 - July 28, 2020). R.I.P. He is way overlooked because (I think) he retired early. Neloms was the last pianist of the Charles Mingus group. Recently, I obtained Mingus' Feb. 1977 live recordings at Michigan Union Ballroom, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Mi. For some reason, Dannie Richmond missed this date, so was done by the Mingus (drumless) Quartet. Neloms simply shines. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clifford_thornton Posted October 11, 2020 Report Share Posted October 11, 2020 I didn't know that either. Sad news. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjazzg Posted October 11, 2020 Report Share Posted October 11, 2020 Often wondered about his India Navigation release. I'd pick it up if I saw it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gheorghe Posted October 12, 2020 Report Share Posted October 12, 2020 15 hours ago, mhatta said: I didn't know until today that Bob Neloms passed away this year (March 2, 1942 - July 28, 2020). R.I.P. He is way overlooked because (I think) he retired early. Neloms was the last pianist of the Charles Mingus group. Recently, I obtained Mingus' Feb. 1977 live recordings at Michigan Union Ballroom, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Mi. For some reason, Dannie Richmond missed this date, so was done by the Mingus (drumless) Quartet. Neloms simply shines. I have read in Brian Priestly´s biography About Mingus About that drumless Performance early in 1977. That last Mingus Group with Bob Neloms, Ricky Ford and Jack Walrath appears only on the much more over produced Studio Albums "Three or Four Shades of the Blues" and "Cumbia", together with many Studio musicians, but it´s sad to say there were no legit live Recordings of that band. I heard some soundboard tapes from Buenos Aires and from Spain from summer 1977 and they contain live versions of both title tunes of the before mentioned Albums. I also did not know that Bob Neloms had passed away, and I didn´t know he retired early. As much as I remember, Neloms came to Mingus in 1977. Between Don Pullen and Neloms, on piano was Dannie Mixon, another underrated Pianist., He can be heard on "Music for Todo Modo"..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soulpope Posted October 12, 2020 Report Share Posted October 12, 2020 49 minutes ago, Gheorghe said: I have read in Brian Priestly´s biography About Mingus About that drumless Performance early in 1977. That last Mingus Group with Bob Neloms, Ricky Ford and Jack Walrath appears only on the much more over produced Studio Albums "Three or Four Shades of the Blues" and "Cumbia", together with many Studio musicians, but it´s sad to say there were no legit live Recordings of that band. I heard some soundboard tapes from Buenos Aires and from Spain from summer 1977 and they contain live versions of both title tunes of the before mentioned Albums. I also did not know that Bob Neloms had passed away, and I didn´t know he retired early. As much as I remember, Neloms came to Mingus in 1977. Between Don Pullen and Neloms, on piano was Dannie Mixon, another underrated Pianist., He can be heard on "Music for Todo Modo"..... Both excellent but overlooked pianists .... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gheorghe Posted October 12, 2020 Report Share Posted October 12, 2020 10 minutes ago, soulpope said: Both excellent but overlooked pianists .... yeah and as much as I remember, Dannie Mixon was the Pianist, when they did Vienna in September 1976. Very fine ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Gould Posted October 12, 2020 Report Share Posted October 12, 2020 18 hours ago, mhatta said: I didn't know until today that Bob Neloms passed away this year (March 2, 1942 - July 28, 2020). R.I.P. He is way overlooked because (I think) he retired early. Neloms was the last pianist of the Charles Mingus group. Recently, I obtained Mingus' Feb. 1977 live recordings at Michigan Union Ballroom, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Mi. For some reason, Dannie Richmond missed this date, so was done by the Mingus (drumless) Quartet. Neloms simply shines. 18 hours ago, clifford_thornton said: I didn't know that either. Sad news. 3 hours ago, Gheorghe said: I have read in Brian Priestly´s biography About Mingus About that drumless Performance early in 1977. That last Mingus Group with Bob Neloms, Ricky Ford and Jack Walrath appears only on the much more over produced Studio Albums "Three or Four Shades of the Blues" and "Cumbia", together with many Studio musicians, but it´s sad to say there were no legit live Recordings of that band. I heard some soundboard tapes from Buenos Aires and from Spain from summer 1977 and they contain live versions of both title tunes of the before mentioned Albums. I also did not know that Bob Neloms had passed away, and I didn´t know he retired early. As much as I remember, Neloms came to Mingus in 1977. Between Don Pullen and Neloms, on piano was Dannie Mixon, another underrated Pianist., He can be heard on "Music for Todo Modo"..... Member Allen Lowe was very close with Bob and put up several posts on Facebook when he passed: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gheorghe Posted October 12, 2020 Report Share Posted October 12, 2020 (edited) Thanks @Dan Gould for those inside informations, very interesting. I also have a Bob Neloms story for you all: Around 1980 there was a jazz festival in Austria and a 15 years old budding jazz pianist , after the sets went to the piano players to get some advices for his future. First he asked Ronnie Matthews, then the pianist of the Johnny Griffin quartet, and Ronnie told him: "Don´t just play, SAY SOMETHING !" Bob Neloms was the next pianist, I don´t remember in what formation, but after the set the young boy went to meet Bob Neloms and said to him: "Hello, Ronnie Matthews gave me the advice "don´t just play, say something", what else can you tell me ? Bod Neloms said "Well, if you say something, take care WHAT YOU SAY"! Edited October 12, 2020 by Gheorghe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clifford_thornton Posted October 12, 2020 Report Share Posted October 12, 2020 Those FB posts are great. I'm not on FB anymore, so thanks for sharing them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soulpope Posted October 12, 2020 Report Share Posted October 12, 2020 2 hours ago, Gheorghe said: I also have a Bob Neloms story for you all: Around 1980 there was a jazz festival in Austria and a 15 years old budding jazz pianist , after the sets went to the piano players to get some advices for his future. First he asked Ronnie Matthews, then the pianist of the Johnny Griffin quartet, and Ronnie told him: "Don´t just play, SAY SOMETHING !" Bob Neloms was the next pianist, I don´t remember in what formation, but after the set the young boy went to meet Bob Neloms and said to him: "Hello, Ronnie Matthews gave me the advice "don´t just play, say something", what else can you tell me ? Bod Neloms said "Well, if you say something, take care WHAT YOU SAY"! .... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mhatta Posted September 28, 2021 Report Share Posted September 28, 2021 I recently found that Mike Wofford is an overlooked but great pianist. This one is little known since it is a live recording in Japan and billed as "The Shelly Manne Trio". Playing "Nardis" for (the recently deceased at that time) Bill Evans with Manne is a dauntless task... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larry Kart Posted September 28, 2021 Report Share Posted September 28, 2021 Fine player. I've got a good number of his albums. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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