jazzbo Posted July 18 Report Posted July 18 Enjoying the early morning cool while it lasts! (Almost said “and quiet” but it’s generally quiet here round the clock–so nice to have so few neighbors and all these lovely trees). Keith Jarrett “Sun Bear Concerts” disc 6, “Encores” (which were not included in the original LP box set). Quote
jazzbo Posted July 18 Report Posted July 18 Wayne Shorter “Adam’s Apple” Blue Note Japan 85th Anniversary UHQCD Quote
Dub Modal Posted July 18 Report Posted July 18 13 hours ago, Chuck Nessa said: Joe Segal ran those things with his wife and a couple of his kids helping. I arrived about 90 minutes early. Joe met me at the door and said something like "Great, someone who knows something. Prestige wants this recorded, and I hired an engineer but I'm here all alone and I have to work the door. Will you take charge of the recording?" I later found out there was a big family fight and as a result they all stayed away. I look inside to find my old friend Leon Kelert fiddling with a tape machine. Leon was some sort of electrical engineer, trad band fanatic, record collector and proprietor of Blackbird Records. He had a semi-pro Concord tape machine and had recorded a few dixie dates for his own label. Leon was in over his head and knew it. He was as happy to see me. The recorder was on the right edge of the stage, no playback facilities and only a pair of headphones. Since the sound of the band would overpower the headphones, I decided my best chance was to have as thorough a soundcheck as I could get for balances and just watch the VU meters. Oh yeah, I moved the recorder off the risers and set it on a folding chair or something. The show was 3 tenors - Jug, Dexter and Don Byas. Joe told me we would not be recording Byas since Don and Prestige had not come to terms. The format was a continuous program of tenors rotating in quartet and quintet formats, sort of "round robin" style. Because of the format, Joe had hired 2 rhythm sections, or they would have played for hours at a time. The place was packed with a rowdy Chicago crowd and Byas took to the stage and announced there were 2 thieves at the edge of the stage and asked the audience to police us while he was on playing. This became an ongoing "joke" throughout the day and by the end of the evening Byas was plying me with Courvoisier back at the bar, and exhorting me to punch him in the stomach so I could see just how tough he was. We rolled tape when the other guys played, both afternoon and night. I watched the dials and Leon sat there with his headphones, shaking his head from side to side. In the evening, during a fantastic version of "Lonesome Lover Blues" (or what passed for it) a drunk tripped over the power cord and unplugged the machine. At the end of the piece, a delighted Jug, wiping his brow with a bar towel, looked over at me and said "How's it goin' fellas?". I held up 2 fingers, he stared at me for a few seconds and turned to the mike. Then Jug said "the man says we have to do it again". Dexter chuckled and the crowd went wild. Great story. Thanks for sharing that. You should write some memoires! Quote
Balladeer Posted July 18 Report Posted July 18 Sven Jungbeck, Juan Camilo Villa Robles & Jose Diaz De Leon - Django Latino (Tomofon/GLM) Quote
JSngry Posted July 18 Author Report Posted July 18 18 hours ago, Chuck Nessa said: Joe Segal ran those things with his wife and a couple of his kids helping. I arrived about 90 minutes early. Joe met me at the door and said something like "Great, someone who knows something. Prestige wants this recorded, and I hired an engineer but I'm here all alone and I have to work the door. Will you take charge of the recording?" I later found out there was a big family fight and as a result they all stayed away. I look inside to find my old friend Leon Kelert fiddling with a tape machine. Leon was some sort of electrical engineer, trad band fanatic, record collector and proprietor of Blackbird Records. He had a semi-pro Concord tape machine and had recorded a few dixie dates for his own label. Leon was in over his head and knew it. He was as happy to see me. The recorder was on the right edge of the stage, no playback facilities and only a pair of headphones. Since the sound of the band would overpower the headphones, I decided my best chance was to have as thorough a soundcheck as I could get for balances and just watch the VU meters. Oh yeah, I moved the recorder off the risers and set it on a folding chair or something. The show was 3 tenors - Jug, Dexter and Don Byas. Joe told me we would not be recording Byas since Don and Prestige had not come to terms. The format was a continuous program of tenors rotating in quartet and quintet formats, sort of "round robin" style. Because of the format, Joe had hired 2 rhythm sections, or they would have played for hours at a time. The place was packed with a rowdy Chicago crowd and Byas took to the stage and announced there were 2 thieves at the edge of the stage and asked the audience to police us while he was on playing. This became an ongoing "joke" throughout the day and by the end of the evening Byas was plying me with Courvoisier back at the bar, and exhorting me to punch him in the stomach so I could see just how tough he was. We rolled tape when the other guys played, both afternoon and night. I watched the dials and Leon sat there with his headphones, shaking his head from side to side. In the evening, during a fantastic version of "Lonesome Lover Blues" (or what passed for it) a drunk tripped over the power cord and unplugged the machine. At the end of the piece, a delighted Jug, wiping his brow with a bar towel, looked over at me and said "How's it goin' fellas?". I held up 2 fingers, he stared at me for a few seconds and turned to the mike. Then Jug said "the man says we have to do it again". Dexter chuckled and the crowd went wild. You taped the entire night (minus Byas)? Do you know how much of that has survived? Quote
Chuck Nessa Posted July 18 Report Posted July 18 17 minutes ago, JSngry said: You taped the entire night (minus Byas)? Do you know how much of that has survived? Afternoon and evening shows. The cd has 2 tracks (31 minutes) not on the original lp. Not sure if more survived. Quote
JSngry Posted July 18 Author Report Posted July 18 Was Byas in good form throughout, like all the way to the end? The mouth waters at the possibility of the entire thing still being intact somewhere, just waiting to be stumbled upon ...and not thrown away. Quote
Chuck Nessa Posted July 18 Report Posted July 18 17 minutes ago, JSngry said: Was Byas in good form throughout, like all the way to the end? The mouth waters at the possibility of the entire thing still being intact somewhere, just waiting to be stumbled upon ...and not thrown away. Byas was not recorded. Quote
JSngry Posted July 18 Author Report Posted July 18 Sorry, those were separate items. A question about Byas and then a fantasy about the tapes. Quote
jazzbo Posted July 19 Report Posted July 19 George Benson “The Other Side of Abbey Road” A&M Universal Japan SHM-CD. This is an odd record. Has its moments! Quote
jazzbo Posted July 19 Report Posted July 19 Stan Turrentine “Cherry” CTI Supreme Blu-Spec CD I’m definitely in the mood for this one! And it delivers. Milt Jackson is featured, and on occasion Cornell Dupree’s Telecaster steals the show. Quote
optatio Posted July 19 Report Posted July 19 10 hours ago, Rabshakeh said: Lee Konitz - Alone Together 👍 Quote
mjazzg Posted July 19 Report Posted July 19 11 hours ago, Rabshakeh said: Lee Konitz - Alone Together I have that somewhere, unlistened to for years. I should dig it out Quote
soulpope Posted July 19 Report Posted July 19 32 minutes ago, mjazzg said: I have that somewhere, unlistened to for years. I should dig it out For me the Konitz/Haden duo recording "Sweet & Lovely" works even better .... Quote
jazzbo Posted July 19 Report Posted July 19 Greg Groover Jr. “Negro Spiritual Songbook Vol. 2 – The Message” 600×600 75.7 KB 780×1024 80.1 KB Jason Palmer – trumpet, Gregory Groover, Jr. – tenor sax, Jesse Taitt – piano, Clay Nordhill – guitar, Max Ridley – bass, Jharis Yokley – drums Quote
Rabshakeh Posted July 19 Report Posted July 19 1 hour ago, mjazzg said: I have that somewhere, unlistened to for years. I should dig it out I find that I tend to react to it based on my mood (last night I was definitely in the mood for it), but I do think it is very strong. It is one of the few places in which I react well to Mehldau, who is otherwise one of my least favourite jazz musicians. Quote
jazzbo Posted July 19 Report Posted July 19 The ever-intriguing Hermeto Pascoal. “Natureza Universal” disc 2 960×640 47.9 KB Quote
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