Who's Jack Walrath?

[HutchFan]

19 minutes ago, mjzee said:

I worked in a jazz record store in lower Manhattan in the late 70's - early 80's, and most Muse releases didn't sell very well, so perhaps Fields was just paying a fair amount.

That makes sense, @mjzee.  If it took being tight-fisted to stay afloat & in business, I suppose it's good that Fields did that. 

Either way, his important work as a documenter of the jazz scene is incalculable.

 

Edited May 24, 2024 by HutchFan

[JSngry]

1 hour ago, soulpope said:

Or would have given Bill Barron a leader date after a gap of nearly two decades ....

Three in fact!!!

[felser]

13 hours ago, Chuck Nessa said:

This 32Jazz compilation (selected by Jack) is worth exploring.

What a great title!

[clifford_thornton]

34 minutes ago, felser said:

What a great title!

agree! And yeah, Concord really stinks.

[danasgoodstuff]

Jack & Willie playing Hank

 

 

[Dan Gould]

Damn, wasn't thinking who Willie might be but definitely assumed "Hank" was Mobley not Williams.

[mjzee]

Just noticed this new release at Dusty Groove:

Trumpeter Jack Walrath is something of a secret hero in jazz – a player who's created amazing sounds for decades, both in his own groups and in lineups led by giants like Charles Mingus or Bobby Watson – but also an artist who's sometimes a bit under the radar, then pops up with an amazing record like this! Walrath is often at his best in a more open, freewheeling live setting – definitely the case in the way the Smalls Live series allows a key player to open up – often producing the kind of material that doesn't always get captured this well in the studio. And as with most Smalls sessions, the rest of the group is superb too – Abraham Burton on tenor, George Burton on piano, Boris Kozlov on bass, and Donald Edwards on drums – all stretching out on tracks that all hover nicely around the ten minute mark. Titles include "A Bite In Tunisia", "Roadkill", "Sacrifice", "Mood For Muhal", and "Left Turn On 86th Street"

[HutchFan]

Nice!  Thanks for the heads-up, @mjzee.   

 

[soulpope]

15 hours ago, mjzee said:

Just noticed this new release at Dusty Groove:

Trumpeter Jack Walrath is something of a secret hero in jazz .... the rest of the group is superb too – Abraham Burton on tenor, George Burton on piano, Boris Kozlov on bass, and Donald Edwards on drums ....

Tracks available via the web sound quite promising ....