Mark Stryker Posted December 3, 2008 Report Posted December 3, 2008 (edited) Arguably my favorite is - Charles McPherson - Live At The Cellar - Cellar Live 000726 This is simply a fabulous session that anyone who likes McPherson needs to get. A big strong HELL YEAH on that one! Thanks for the heads-up. I'll add this to my list. I looked at it on Amazon a moment ago and there's no real info. I don't recognize the cats. Also, where's the Cellar? Edited December 3, 2008 by Mark Stryker Quote
relyles Posted December 3, 2008 Report Posted December 3, 2008 Arguably my favorite is - Charles McPherson - Live At The Cellar - Cellar Live 000726 This is simply a fabulous session that anyone who likes McPherson needs to get. A big strong HELL YEAH on that one! Thanks for the heads-up. I'll add this to my list. I looked at it on Amazon a moment ago and there's no real info. I don't recognize the cats. Also, where's the Cellar? The Cellar is in Vancouver and I heartily join in the praise on the Cellar Live date. Quote
ValerieB Posted December 3, 2008 Report Posted December 3, 2008 i just love Charles and always have. i might have written about this earlier but i used to literally sit at his feet (in the audience, that is) when he played with Mingus in NY in the '60s. most recently, i saw him in August in NY at the Charlie Parker Festival playing with Barry Harris et al. he's as wonderful as ever. Quote
ghost of miles Posted July 24, 2009 Report Posted July 24, 2009 A happy 70th birthday to Mr. McPherson--I devoted this week's Night Lights program to him by way of tribute, focusing primarily on his 1960s and early 70s recordings (including one side with Charles Mingus--the other strong influence in McPherson's music, in addition to Charlie Parker): Charles McPherson's Post-Bird Bop Quote
Cyril Posted July 24, 2009 Report Posted July 24, 2009 A very happy 70th Birthday Mr. Charles McPherson! Quote
king ubu Posted July 24, 2009 Report Posted July 24, 2009 Happy Birthday! I picked up this Gambit boot in the summer sales, some terrific blowing by McPherson on it: The Many Faces of Art Farmer line up is: Art Farmer (flhrn), Charles McPherson (as), Tommy Flanagan (p), Steve Swallow (b), Ron Carter (b), Bobby Thomas (d). Quote
Mark Stryker Posted March 1, 2018 Report Posted March 1, 2018 On 12/3/2008 at 0:07 PM, JSngry said: A big strong HELL YEAH on that one! Good God ... Quote
Gheorghe Posted March 1, 2018 Report Posted March 1, 2018 I think Charles McPherson got his influences from the more mellow side of Bird. His playing, even with Mingus always reminded me of a relaxed more laid back side of Bird. He is a wonderful musician and I can enjoy his playing very much. I think my first hearing experiences were the post Dolphy Mingus recordings, stuff like "Monterey" and "Minneapolis", and the marathon session 1970 for the french America label. Quote
soulpope Posted March 1, 2018 Report Posted March 1, 2018 He was part of the 1980 edition of Nat Adderley`s tourband consisting of Nat Adderley cornet, voc Charles McPherson as Jerome Richardson ts, fl Hal Galper piano Walter Booker bass Roy McCurdy drums Wonderful music, unfortuntaely this band was never (official) recorded .... Quote
chewy-chew-chew-bean-benitez Posted March 1, 2018 Report Posted March 1, 2018 cellar is long gone now Quote
jlhoots Posted March 1, 2018 Report Posted March 1, 2018 McPherson will appear here in Santa Fe in July as part of the New Mexico Jazz Festival. Quote
Peter Friedman Posted March 3, 2018 Report Posted March 3, 2018 jhoots, can you send me information on the Santa Fe Jazz Festival. I may decide to come to Santa Fe to hear Charles McPherson in July. I was unable to find any useful information online. Quote
jlhoots Posted March 3, 2018 Report Posted March 3, 2018 1 hour ago, Peter Friedman said: jhoots, can you send me information on the Santa Fe Jazz Festival. I may decide to come to Santa Fe to hear Charles McPherson in July. I was unable to find any useful information online. Go to: outpostspace.org & click on NEW MEXICO JAZZ FESTIVAL Quote
Peter Friedman Posted March 3, 2018 Report Posted March 3, 2018 35 minutes ago, jlhoots said: Go to: outpostspace.org & click on NEW MEXICO JAZZ FESTIVAL Thanks very much. Quote
Cyril Posted March 3, 2018 Report Posted March 3, 2018 Charles is playing in the Bimhuis, Amsterdam. More: https://www.bimhuis.nl/en/calendar/charles-mcpherson-quartet-2/ Quote
soulpope Posted March 3, 2018 Report Posted March 3, 2018 7 minutes ago, Cyril said: Charles is playing in the Bimhuis, Amsterdam. More: https://www.bimhuis.nl/en/calendar/charles-mcpherson-quartet-2/ Looks interesting .... are you attending ? Quote
Cyril Posted March 3, 2018 Report Posted March 3, 2018 Don't know yet. I saw him already several times. You can also listen (see Bimhuis radio). Quote
soulpope Posted March 3, 2018 Report Posted March 3, 2018 1 hour ago, Cyril said: Don't know yet. I saw him already several times. You can also listen (see Bimhuis radio). Thnx for mention - didn`t realize that .... Quote
Dub Modal Posted April 10, 2021 Report Posted April 10, 2021 Very cool story I found on FB this morning about a member of the FB Jazz Vinyl Group sending Charles McPherson some of his records. From the way the post reads, I'm guessing Charles didn't have these in his own collection so the member gifted him these. Quote
mikeweil Posted April 11, 2021 Report Posted April 11, 2021 That's the way it should be. I remember giving my copy of Michael Howell's LP "The Looking Glass" to conga player Tom Nicholas who was on the album but didn't have a copy. And when I learned from Tjader biographer S. Duncan Reid that Paul Horn, with whom he was very close, didn't have a copy of his own album for RCA "Jazz Suites For the Mass Texts" I contacted a friend who had a copy. He digitized the album and de-noised it, and we sent cleaned-up CDR copies to California. Paul was delighted. Quote
Dub Modal Posted April 11, 2021 Report Posted April 11, 2021 52 minutes ago, mikeweil said: That's the way it should be. I remember giving my copy of Michael Howell's LP "The Looking Glass" to conga player Tom Nicholas who was on the album but didn't have a copy. And when I learned from Tjader biographer S. Duncan Reid that Paul Horn, with whom he was very close, didn't have a copy of his own album for RCA "Jazz Suites For the Mass Texts" I contacted a friend who had a copy. He digitized the album and de-noised it, and we sent cleaned-up CDR copies to California. Paul was delighted. Very cool. Quote
felser Posted April 11, 2021 Report Posted April 11, 2021 Had to smile at the huge orange Morris Levy Roulette Records sticker on the one. Quote
Rabshakeh Posted May 2, 2022 Report Posted May 2, 2022 On 27/04/2003 at 1:00 PM, JSngry said: Although tagged (perhaps fairly) as a "bebop ghost" early in his career, he soon moved past the recreative and established his own distinct, wholly personal voice. This is a old thread (19 years), but I’m struck by this excellent turn of phrase, which I assume wasn’t meant pejoratively. Quote
T.D. Posted May 2, 2022 Report Posted May 2, 2022 58 minutes ago, Rabshakeh said: This is a old thread (19 years), but I’m struck by this excellent turn of phrase, which I assume wasn’t meant pejoratively. I think "bebop ghost" was likely meant pejoratively. For instance, in the liner notes (by Ira Gitler) to the "Live at the Five Spot" album an anonymous "foreign pianist" is quoted describing the group "contemptuously" as "ghosts". Quote
JSngry Posted May 3, 2022 Report Posted May 3, 2022 "bebop ghost" was not my phrase, not exactly, and it had no intent one way or the other except to convey the sense that some had (and expressed) at the time. Given the fervor of those times, one might be excused for thinking this at a first, superficial listening No matter, McPherson wasted no time in becoming a quite individual voice. Quote
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