Arnett Cobb - Welcome Back: A Love Letter to Houston

[Dan Gould]

Colt .45 is out on Amazon

https://www.amazon.com/Colt-45-Arnett-Cobb/dp/B07C1RWSJ2/ref=sr_1_129?ie=UTF8&qid=1530468217&sr=8-129&keywords=arnett+cobb

Is it actually the same track as the soundcloud cut?

[Dan Gould]

One more time, the one track released. I tried to contact their Facebook page, no reply. God only knows if this is coming out a pretty nice taste of Cobb and Wilkerson and sound is fine to these ears.

 

[paul secor]

Not sure if this has already found its way onto this thread. If not:
https://www.houstonchronicle.com/entertainment/music/article/Houston-celebrates-jazz-legend-Arnette-Cobb-s-13130751.php

[Dan Gould]

17 minutes ago, paul secor said:

Not sure if this has already found its way onto this thread. If not:
https://www.houstonchronicle.com/entertainment/music/article/Houston-celebrates-jazz-legend-Arnette-Cobb-s-13130751.php

Thank you, Paul, for finally there is some info:

 Lizette and her son Shae have also unearthed a diamond of a previously unreleased recording from 1963 that Cobb made with some top jazz players of the day. The Cobbs planned to release the album this week for the saxophonist’s birthday, but some personal complications have pushed back the release a few months. 

[Dan Gould]

I've been hounding the writer of the original piece about the status of the release. He still has no solid info but the scuttlebutt/rumor is that this was to be an independent release but after the initial publicity other companies may have stepped up to produce a wider-reaching better quality release.  But that's just rumor at this point.

Its kind of ridiculous that it was around spring training last year that the first report came out and the single was released for download.

[Dan Gould]

On 4/3/2018 at 8:38 AM, Dan Gould said:

Well I am very intrigued by this mention on oldies.com about Jimmy "T99" Nelson:

"From the mid-60s he worked outside the music business until he was recorded with Arnett Cobb’s band by Roy Ames in 1971 for Home Cooking Records." 

But there is zero mention of any such recording on discogs, and eBay and Amazon are empty too. Would definitely like to hear that one.

The things you find thru Discogs and in the stacks. Turns out Home Cooking Records put out an LP, which lists Jimmy Nelson. And of course I already had it. The liners mention that the Nelson tracks (only two) are with Arnett's band. Since it says Unissued Masters I guess these are the only tracks ever issued from that session.

[chewy-chew-chew-bean-benitez]

i have this one!  

[king ubu]

Any News? August came and went, and another August is coming up pretty soon ...

[Dan Gould]

20 minutes ago, king ubu said:

Any News? August came and went, and another August is coming up pretty soon ...

Since December I have kept in contact with the author of the article but to date he has heard nothing direct from the family about firm plans to finally release. Supposedly a family member in direct charge had been ill and most recently he said there are whispers about not putting it out independently but thru more traditional means and that is a new hang up.  I actually just emailed him again as I realize its been two months since our last exchange. I'll let everyone know if there is something new to report.

[king ubu]

Thanks @Dan Gould 

[Dan Gould]

3 minutes ago, king ubu said:

Thanks @Dan Gould 

No problem @King Ubu, and if I am not mistaken I just generated two notices for you - one that I quoted you and another that I mentioned you. Had no idea now that if you use @King Ubu or any other user name you generate a notification. Oops now that's three. Somebody STOP ME.

 

[king ubu]

1 hour ago, Dan Gould said:

No problem @King Ubu, and if I am not mistaken I just generated two notices for you - one that I quoted you and another that I mentioned you. Had no idea now that if you use @King Ubu or any other user name you generate a notification. Oops now that's three. Somebody STOP ME.

 

The notification using the @-sign didn't work - it only works if/when you pick the username from the list that will load while typing (for some reasons, that list will not always load). It's convenient in cases where you don't have a post to quote (or don't want to quote).

[Dan Gould]

No new info from the arts writer. He's tried to contact the family member again.

[mjzee]

Put Zev Feldman on the case!  He's the "jazz detective," isn't he?

[JSngry]

That's what he calls himself.

[Gheorghe]

On 6/15/2018 at 1:49 PM, JSngry said:

Jimmy ford lived in Houston with his mom after he got out of New York. Moved there, stayed there. Quite a story, as they say.

Oh I remember that you posted that because someone bumped the thread I had forgotten.

What kind of story about Jimmy Ford ? As I say, I saw him perform with Arnett Cobb, maybe his alto sounded a bit rusty, and he wore a quite out of fashion grey suit, which usually would have been for clerks in the 1950´s , 1960´s where it possibly came from....

If he was so good to play with some of the greatest boppers of all times (Tadd, Fats, Klook), why didn´t he continue ? 

[JSngry]

Supposedly he became a recluse who stayed in his room and drank. And practiced. Only came out to play.