duaneiac Posted April 12, 2020 Report Posted April 12, 2020 An interesting and very enjoyable date. Mr. Mulligan's band featured some less well-known musicians (although vibist Dave Samuels would become much better known in the following years), but the bandleader spent a little extra and got the veteran rhythm team of George Duvivier and Bobby Rosengarden and the performance of "K-4 Pacific" here shows why it's worth it to spend a little extra and put Duvivier & Rosengarden LLC in your band. I'd imagine even in 1977, Mr Duvivier and Mr. Rosengarden were both still getting a lot of studio work, jazz and non-jazz, and they probably would not have gone out on the road to Europe with just any one. Say what you will about Gerry Mulligan the bari sax player (I love his playing), Gerry Mulligan the composer was pretty cool and "Song For Strayhorn" is as lovely a number as one could ever ask for. Quote
soulpope Posted April 12, 2020 Report Posted April 12, 2020 53 minutes ago, Chuck Nessa said: Great and romping music from 1987 .... on a personal note, what a revelation that Hiram Bullock was not part of these concerts .... Quote
EKE BBB Posted April 12, 2020 Report Posted April 12, 2020 Yes, 1 hour ago, Ken Dryden said: Yes, he roars indeed! Been transfering all my Willie The Lion Smith discs to mp3 these days. Huge pile it was, starting from his very first recordings backing up Mamie Smith in 1920 all the way down to his last recordings in 1972, paired with another giant, Jo Jones. I could call myself a huge lionish freak! Quote
Justin V Posted April 12, 2020 Report Posted April 12, 2020 I have to look at the liners for this one to find out the circumstances of the concert. I'm assuming that this was just Henderson joining the Kelly trio and not a regular quartet. It's hard to believe that Chambers died the following year. Quote
Ken Dryden Posted April 12, 2020 Report Posted April 12, 2020 4 hours ago, EKE BBB said: Yes, Yes, he roars indeed! Been transfering all my Willie The Lion Smith discs to mp3 these days. Huge pile it was, starting from his very first recordings backing up Mamie Smith in 1920 all the way down to his last recordings in 1972, paired with another giant, Jo Jones. I could call myself a huge lionish freak! So much of Smith's music is out of print and then there are the various video clips floating around the web: Quote
saskimo Posted April 13, 2020 Report Posted April 13, 2020 OJC-022 (NJ-8236) LP 1982. Realized I hadn't posted anything in awhile. We are going on week five of Covid stay-at-home orders. It's funny I couldn't really listen to music for the last 4 weeks. For whatever reason it felt strange given the situation. I'm changing that tonite. Love Dolphy. When I started listening to Jazz this dude stood out to me. Always a great listen. Love his bass clarinet and flute playing. Finally found a nice LP copy. An OJC rather than original but sounds super! Quote
jlhoots Posted April 13, 2020 Report Posted April 13, 2020 (edited) 6 hours ago, jazzcorner said: Tommy "Flannagan" on the back cover & pricey. Great album. Edited April 13, 2020 by jlhoots Quote
saskimo Posted April 13, 2020 Report Posted April 13, 2020 OJC -055 (P-7037) LP 1983. Really loving the OJC re-issues. Great way to explore the world of jazz. Just wish I could find more of them around here. If anyone has a bunch of these for sale for a decent price let me know. Quote
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