brownie Posted May 3, 2005 Report Posted May 3, 2005 Still have not listened to the double CD yet. However note that Ricky Ford and Houston Person do not play a la Dexter/Wardell. Ford is on one disc, Person is on the other. Quote
sidewinder Posted May 3, 2005 Report Posted May 3, 2005 I've got a Jap LP copy of the Rhoda Scott with the Thad Jones/Mel Lewis Orchestra. Pretty good as I recall, will have to dust it off tonight. I also saw Barbara Dennerlein live over 10 years ago now when she was still in her 20s. 'Hot Stuff' inded ! That 'Hot Stuff' CD has quite a few potboilers but there's also a couple of more reflective numbers which cover this 'quieter' aspect of her playing. The German Baroque church organ influence creeps in quite a bit on these tracks. Quote
brownie Posted May 18, 2005 Report Posted May 18, 2005 The new Rhoda Scott 'Very Saxy' double CD is real good. It's the first album from her I really like. Great performances from Ricky Ford on the first disc and Houston Person on the second one plus excellent support from guitarist Melvin Sparks and French drummer Lucien Dobat throughout. Ricky Ford seems to have listened a lot to Sonny Rollins lately. And that Rollins-like sonound is a kicker! Might be a good idea for Rollins too to get into a saxophone/organ trio groove! Not sure 'Very Saxy' is out yet but look for it when it is! One to add to the greaazzy list! Quote
Michael Fitzgerald Posted May 18, 2005 Report Posted May 18, 2005 The charts for the Rhoda Scott album with the Jones-Lewis Orchestra were recently discovered after being lost for almost 30 years. I heard some of them played at the Vanguard last week (no organist present). Mike Quote
king ubu Posted September 1, 2005 Report Posted September 1, 2005 (edited) Picked up "Very Saxy" yesterday, gave it one spin, and yes, this is soooo good! Here's the cover, nice photo of here, but pretty ugly layout... Ricky Ford (is he mental or what?) is terrific, in my opinion, while Person (to whom I never really warmed... not sure why... I consider him sort of a second rate player... fire away you organ madsters!) is softer, but also quite good. What struck me about the recording is it's nice, upfront, warm sound. Great recording, I'd say (without being an audiophile... it just sounds good, to these ears). Also I picked up her collaboration with Jones/Lewis in those devastating summer sales: Another pretty ugly cover... but some nice music so far. Not your screaming organ with those brass-heavy arrangements à la Oliver Nelson/Jimmy Smith, but somewhat restrained music, with of course more than a touch of Thad. The only thing I do find somewhat disturbing is Harold Danko on electric piano. Not really needed anyway, and not sounding nice. Who would be the soprano soloist/lead player? Jerry Dodgion and one Edward Xiques (I think I met the name before, but have no clue) are both listed as playing flute, soprano and alto. [edited fro spellink] Edited September 1, 2005 by king ubu Quote
Dan Gould Posted September 5, 2005 Report Posted September 5, 2005 Picked up "Very Saxy" yesterday, gave it one spin, and yes, this is soooo good! Here's the cover, nice photo of here, but pretty ugly layout... Ricky Ford (is he mental or what?) is terrific, in my opinion, while Person (to whom I never really warmed... not sure why... I consider him sort of a second rate player... fire away you organ madsters!) is softer, but also quite good. What struck me about the recording is it's nice, upfront, warm sound. Great recording, I'd say (without being an audiophile... it just sounds good, to these ears). ← Don't know if this is easily available in the States but I scored my copy courtesy of Brownie, and I just gave it another listen. Unlike Ubu, I prefer Houston Person over Ricky Ford, in general, but there is certainly nothing wrong with Ford's work here. As far as Person goes, ubu, have you heard any of his Highnote CDs? I do feel that Houston has grown and matured wonderfully and any of the Highnote CDs should be heard for a nice glimpse of where he is at. I saw him last winter in Fort Lauderdale and it was one of the best shows I've seen in south Florida. I have no possible idea why you think of him as "second rate" but if you've only heard his Prestige-era funky organ side, you definitely haven't heard the best of Houston Person. Quote
sheldonm Posted September 5, 2005 Report Posted September 5, 2005 Picked up "Very Saxy" yesterday, gave it one spin, and yes, this is soooo good! Here's the cover, nice photo of here, but pretty ugly layout... Ricky Ford (is he mental or what?) is terrific, in my opinion, while Person (to whom I never really warmed... not sure why... I consider him sort of a second rate player... fire away you organ madsters!) is softer, but also quite good. What struck me about the recording is it's nice, upfront, warm sound. Great recording, I'd say (without being an audiophile... it just sounds good, to these ears). ← Don't know if this is easily available in the States but I scored my copy courtesy of Brownie, and I just gave it another listen. Unlike Ubu, I prefer Houston Person over Ricky Ford, in general, but there is certainly nothing wrong with Ford's work here. As far as Person goes, ubu, have you heard any of his Highnote CDs? I do feel that Houston has grown and matured wonderfully and any of the Highnote CDs should be heard for a nice glimpse of where he is at. I saw him last winter in Fort Lauderdale and it was one of the best shows I've seen in south Florida. I have no possible idea why you think of him as "second rate" but if you've only heard his Prestige-era funky organ side, you definitely haven't heard the best of Houston Person. ← ....agree with Dan regarding Person's Highnote work; wonderful! m~ Quote
LAL Posted July 5, 2006 Report Posted July 5, 2006 Anyone have these discs - are they worth getting? ~ all are under the French Polygram label Quote
The Magnificent Goldberg Posted July 5, 2006 Report Posted July 5, 2006 Anyone have these discs - are they worth getting? ~ all are under the French Polygram label I have "Summertime" and "Take five". They're both excellent compilations. The former is about half of a three volume set on Barclay called "Ballades" - imagine a triple album of ballads - who else could carry it off? And no guitarist! I need more Rhoda. MG Quote
LAL Posted July 5, 2006 Report Posted July 5, 2006 Anyone have these discs - are they worth getting? ~ all are under the French Polygram label I have "Summertime" and "Take five". They're both excellent compilations. The former is about half of a three volume set on Barclay called "Ballades" - imagine a triple album of ballads - who else could carry it off? And no guitarist! I need more Rhoda. MG Thanks much! These are all in the wish list. Oh and I think she has a beautiful voice. Quote
The Magnificent Goldberg Posted July 5, 2006 Report Posted July 5, 2006 Thought I'd put up a list of what I THINK are all Rhoda's albums as a leader. The discography on her own site includes a lot of reissues in different European countries and is pretty confusing. Must get "Very Saxy". Only heard of it reading this thread. MG Quote
sidewinder Posted March 27, 2007 Report Posted March 27, 2007 Hey fellas, I have heard what you all wouldn't dare to dream about: Rhoda & Barbara Dennerlein playing *together*! They probably had a dozen of Leslies, and they groove! That act took place in Zwitserland, btw (love that spelling, Michel!) Missed this thread the first time around. I had the duo disc with Klook back then. In the meantime I also got the disc with Joe Thomas. It's fine, but her singing there is not really needed, in my opinion. I could do with the instumental tracks alone, I'm afraid. Up with this thread. Just been watching a DVD of the Scott/Dennerlein combo playing a festival in Bern - was this the one The King was at? Good stuff, especially their duets. Quote
zen archer Posted March 27, 2007 Report Posted March 27, 2007 Hey fellas, I have heard what you all wouldn't dare to dream about: Rhoda & Barbara Dennerlein playing *together*! They probably had a dozen of Leslies, and they groove! That act took place in Zwitserland, btw (love that spelling, Michel!) Missed this thread the first time around. I had the duo disc with Klook back then. In the meantime I also got the disc with Joe Thomas. It's fine, but her singing there is not really needed, in my opinion. I could do with the instumental tracks alone, I'm afraid. Up with this thread. Just been watching a DVD of the Scott/Dennerlein combo playing a festival in Bern - was this the one The King was at? Good stuff, especially their duets. ELVIS went to see Rhoda Scott ?..... Quote
The Magnificent Goldberg Posted March 27, 2007 Report Posted March 27, 2007 Hey fellas, I have heard what you all wouldn't dare to dream about: Rhoda & Barbara Dennerlein playing *together*! They probably had a dozen of Leslies, and they groove! That act took place in Zwitserland, btw (love that spelling, Michel!) Missed this thread the first time around. I had the duo disc with Klook back then. In the meantime I also got the disc with Joe Thomas. It's fine, but her singing there is not really needed, in my opinion. I could do with the instumental tracks alone, I'm afraid. Up with this thread. Just been watching a DVD of the Scott/Dennerlein combo playing a festival in Bern - was this the one The King was at? Good stuff, especially their duets. ELVIS went to see Rhoda Scott ?..... Nearly choked on my hot chocolate, Zen. MG Quote
DMP Posted March 28, 2007 Report Posted March 28, 2007 A recent "Cadence" had a review of a new Scott album (March, 2006), with Red Holloway and Plas Johnson - "From C To Shining C." Quote
sidewinder Posted March 28, 2007 Report Posted March 28, 2007 ELVIS went to see Rhoda Scott ?..... No, the other one - King Ubu (see earlier thread) Quote
king ubu Posted November 6, 2010 Report Posted November 6, 2010 Saw Rhoda live last night - at a semi-private concert in St. Moritz (almost 7 hours train to and fro, and a night at the hotel... but then I was gladly invited for dinner and drinks after that...) Wow! Holy shit! Nothing beats the physical impact of a hammond organ - well, a full big band might do so, but I've not yet experienced a fully blasting big band... anyway, Rhoda full blast, with two Leslies in a pretty small venue, in front of an audience probably not as jazz experienced as the ones she usually caters to... she added some "hits" to the setlist, such as "New York, New York" (but my fears of it ending up corny were blasted away within a couple of choruses!) and "In the Mood", but she also had some staples in there, like "Summertime", "Bye Bye Blackbird" and "Walkin'". Great, GREAT concert, one set of I guess somewhat more than an hour. It really did shake me to the bones! And by the end she had me screaming after each tune (that rarely happens...) She was accompanied by a 25 year old french drummer by name of Thomas Derouineau - he did some nice tricks with time now and then and played some fine solos, too. After the concert I went to chat with her, tell her how much it meant to me to see her live - she's a darn legend and besides Dr. Lonnie Smith I had no chance to ever capture any of the real hammond greats and alas, there aren't many left. She was most charming... put on a dedication onto the booklet of a CD of hers that I especially brought with me... and sent her lovely daughter (traveling with her as her manager) up to the hotel room to give me the recent Lady Quartet CD as a gift (I've just played it now - very nice!). Funny enough, yesterday an hour before I had to leave and catch my train, the latest of her CDs just arrived, "Beyond the Sea". Playing that one right now - mighty good stuff, too! Anyway, so we kept chatting, she obviously enjoyed meeting a fan there (first question was: "do you play the organ?"... and ten minutes later when her daughter joined us, she also asked first thing: "do you play the organ?" Hell no, but I love it!) Anyway, turned out they were also going for dinner at the next place, so we went over there together I spent the next three hours in conversation with Rhoda Scott, drummer Thomas Derouineau and Rhoda's daughter. Truly an unforgettable night! She had some stories about her playing with just about anyone I could think of and asked her about, be it French musicians or Americans... told me Joe Thomas, her sax player in the early 60s, mostly stopped playing after she'd gone to France (but in 1971 of course, she brought him over for the great "Live at the Olympia" album, now part of the Jazz in Paris series). She also mentioned Gene Ludwig, how he was the only white guy to whose gigs ALL the other organ players went... and then she told the most touching story about Johnny Griffin, with whom she must have played many, many times in France and elsewhere. The final gig of his, they had a second sax player there, and usually Griffin would just play some tunes, then sit down and relax and then return again - but that night, he just kept playing and playing, on all the tunes. As if he felt it would be the last time... hearing this almost made me cry and does so while I'm typing it again - Griff truly has a special place in my heart. And Rhoda Scott has, as well! Rhoda rules! Sorry for the crappy quality... I don't have none of these fancy smartphones! Quote
mikeweil Posted November 6, 2010 Report Posted November 6, 2010 Oh how I envy you ... catching one of those B3 legends is so hard to do over here in Europe! Great! Quote
sidewinder Posted November 7, 2010 Report Posted November 7, 2010 Great stuff Flurin - A night to remember for you, for sure. Quote
brownie Posted November 7, 2010 Report Posted November 7, 2010 (edited) Rhoda! Flurin! Swiss Alps! A Summit meeting Edited November 7, 2010 by brownie Quote
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