Hardbopjazz Posted March 23, 2004 Report Posted March 23, 2004 Back in the 70's it did host a number of jazz shows. Is this place still around. Quote
Rooster_Ties Posted March 23, 2004 Report Posted March 23, 2004 Bumping this up, just for the heck of it... Quote
Hardbopjazz Posted March 23, 2004 Author Report Posted March 23, 2004 I guess I'll bump it up again. Quote
Gary Posted March 23, 2004 Report Posted March 23, 2004 My turn BUMP! (I'm sure it closed a loooong time ago) Quote
Hardbopjazz Posted March 23, 2004 Author Report Posted March 23, 2004 (I'm sure it closed a loooong time ago) I thought so. I had downloaded a Miles show from off of sharingthegroove and this was the club. I couldn't find any info on it. Quote
Tony Pusey Posted March 23, 2004 Report Posted March 23, 2004 Ah yes, the Rainbow...aka the Finsbury Park Astoria, was mainly a rock oriented ballroom, kind of a wannabe Fillmore... Opened by 3 shows by the Who, followed by Alice Cooper if I recall correctly. I remember seeing Poco,Little Feat, Steve Miller, a John Cale/Nico/Kevin Ayers thing which I think was recorded and so on...It closed after a few years when the Punk thing cleared the air. I do not recall ever seeing any jazz shows there. Quote
Hardbopjazz Posted March 23, 2004 Author Report Posted March 23, 2004 The date was July 10, 1973. Here's the info. Rainbow Theatre, London Band recording Miles Davis Septet Miles Davis (tpt, org); Dave Liebman (ss, ts, fl); Pete Cosey (g, perc); Reggie Lucas (g); Michael Henderson (el-B); Al Foster (d); James Mtume Foreman (cga, perc) First set Turnaroundphrase (M. Davis) 11:55 Tune in 5 (M. Davis) 10:24 Unknown title 730620 (M. Davis) (with applause, announcement) 21:27 Second set Right Off (M. Davis) 13:38 Ife (M. Davis) 20:50 Calypso Frelimo (M. Davis) (incomplete) 12:18 Cut off at 12:18. Commentary by Peter Losin: This recording was probably made by one of the band members, since musicians' voices are audible at several points (9:20, 10:38, 16:50 of "Unknown 730620" and 9:59 of "Right Off"); and Davis can be heard tapping out the tempo for "Ife" at 0:03-0:08. Quote
Jason Drake Posted March 23, 2004 Report Posted March 23, 2004 the building is still there, but it's owned by a religious group now and used a centre for worship of whatever belief system they're pushing. Quote
Tony Pusey Posted March 23, 2004 Report Posted March 23, 2004 ....and of course it was from the stage of the Rainbow that a jealous boyfriend threw/knocked Frank Zappa into the orchestra pit breaking his legs, that was a good show! Quote
JohnS Posted March 23, 2004 Report Posted March 23, 2004 I remember it well, especially as the Astoria Finsbury Park. Saw some great concerts there, my first Duke Ellington concert (absolutely electrifying), Art Blakey and more. As the Rainbow I think I only saw Miles (offensively loud) and the electric Return to Forever. As a cinema it was magnificent with a Moorish interior. I believe it was listed as a historic building. Unfortunately it was deteriorating badly last time I was there. Quote
Rooster_Ties Posted March 23, 2004 Report Posted March 23, 2004 (edited) I presume this was recorded at the same place?? The AMG review says: "The Who's Pete Townshend enticed Clapton out for another one-off concert appearance (in fact, there were two shows) at the Rainbow Theatre in London on January 13, 1973, and organized an all-star band to back him." EDIT: forgot to say "bump". Edited March 23, 2004 by Rooster_Ties Quote
A Lark Ascending Posted March 23, 2004 Report Posted March 23, 2004 I went to the Rainbow a couple of times. I saw King Crimson there in late 1973; and I was at the Kevin Ayers/John Cale/Eno/Nico concert in 1974 that eventually became a quite well known LP. Quote
medjuck Posted March 23, 2004 Report Posted March 23, 2004 I think I saw Ziggy Stardust there. The opening act was Roxy Music and Eno was still with them. (I mean I know I saw the show, but I'm not certain it was at the Rainbow.) Quote
Guest ariceffron Posted March 23, 2004 Report Posted March 23, 2004 that would of been way out of control Quote
Rooster_Ties Posted March 23, 2004 Report Posted March 23, 2004 that would of been way out of control Hey, glad to see you got your caps-lock key fixed!!! (All in good fun, Aric, all in good fun. ) Quote
Simon Weil Posted March 23, 2004 Report Posted March 23, 2004 I went to the Rainbow a couple of times. I saw King Crimson there in late 1973; and I was at the Kevin Ayers/John Cale/Eno/Nico concert in 1974 that eventually became a quite well known LP. Snap! I was at the concert as well. The most memorable moment (for me) was Nico playing alone with her harmonium (assuming she was playing that). I saw quite a few things there, living in London and being a rock fan at the time. Which ones, however, have largely disappeared into the mists of time. The last time I went past it, maybe 10 years ago, it looked pretty derelict. Simon Weil Quote
A Lark Ascending Posted March 23, 2004 Report Posted March 23, 2004 What a small world we live in, Simon. I recall Nico doing "Deutschland, Deutschland Uber Alles"...very strange! Quote
Hardbopjazz Posted March 23, 2004 Author Report Posted March 23, 2004 I guess it was mainly a rock club, i can understand why Miles played there. It was during electric fusion phase. Quote
kenny weir Posted March 23, 2004 Report Posted March 23, 2004 I saw some craking shows there when I lived in London in the mid-late '70s. Actually, more than I can remember, as they were all seen/heard through a haze of hash (man). Little Feat (lousy gig, great album - that's me you can hear clapping on Waiting For Columbus), Spirit and Dickie Betts among them. I always had a good time there. Quote
JohnJ Posted March 24, 2004 Report Posted March 24, 2004 I have fond memories of the Rainbow. The first concert I ever attended was there, Roxy Music, in 1973 (I think). Among others I recall seeing there are Thin Lizzy and Lynyrd Skynrd (before the plane crash). Quote
John C Posted March 24, 2004 Report Posted March 24, 2004 http://www.cinema-theatre.org.uk/finsburypark.htm John Quote
Hardbopjazz Posted March 24, 2004 Author Report Posted March 24, 2004 I guess this was the place. Quote
Tony Pusey Posted March 25, 2004 Report Posted March 25, 2004 Yes, I was also at the Spirit gig, or perhaps it was a Kapt Kopter gig in reality. Funny, I had sublimated the fabulous Moorish decorations. I am pretty sure I saw Weather report there as well, but I could be wrong, (yeah I know that I said that I did not see any Jazz there!) Also Little Feat played there at least twice, and I liked them both times! The first was best though...Steely Dan, however,were crap. looks like all the surviving members of the audience at the John Cale et al show are on this board! Now does anybody remember the Sundown in Edmonton? Quote
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