RiRiIII Posted 17 hours ago Report Share Posted 17 hours ago The legendary Nick Gravenites died on September 18, 2024, at the age of 85. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nick_Gravenites A big loss of a great man. He also had a CD released some months ago. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeweil Posted 14 hours ago Report Share Posted 14 hours ago Oh well. R.I.P. He and Mike Bloomfiled did some important work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuck Nessa Posted 12 hours ago Report Share Posted 12 hours ago (edited) Back in the late '60s he screamed at me in public for "swallowing the bullshit stuff of the AACM". I have this early 45 The band includes Roscoe Mitchell, Elvin Bishop, Mike Bloomfield, Paul Butterfield and Steve McCall Edited 12 hours ago by Chuck Nessa Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rostasi Posted 11 hours ago Report Share Posted 11 hours ago It's got Lester Bowie, Julian Priester, Erwin Helfer, and Scotty Holt as well! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSngry Posted 11 hours ago Report Share Posted 11 hours ago 54 minutes ago, Chuck Nessa said: Back in the late '60s he screamed at me in public for "swallowing the bullshit stuff of the AACM". Guardians of last year's blues indeed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuck Nessa Posted 9 hours ago Report Share Posted 9 hours ago 2 hours ago, JSngry said: Guardians of last year's blues indeed. Upon reflection, it was Mike Bloomfield screaming at me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RiRiIII Posted 8 hours ago Author Report Share Posted 8 hours ago (edited) 4 hours ago, Chuck Nessa said: Back in the late '60s he screamed at me in public for "swallowing the bullshit stuff of the AACM". I have this early 45 The band includes Roscoe Mitchell, Elvin Bishop, Mike Bloomfield, Paul Butterfield and Steve McCall 50 minutes ago, Chuck Nessa said: Upon reflection, it was Mike Bloomfield screaming at me. Gravenites had mentioned the following for this 45 record: https://www.bluespower.com/a-ngbtb.htm "Jeff [Spitz] decided that it was time to go into the record business, and he arranged a session at CBS studios in Chicago for his new label, Out Of Sight Records, a name suggested by Pete Welding, a musicologist and record producer who was living in Hyde Park. We cut two of my songs, "Whole Lotta Soul" and "Drunken Boat." These are the musicians on my first recording session: Nick Gravenites, vocal and guitar; Mike Bloomfield and Elvin Bishop, guitar; Paul Butterfield, harmonica; Erwin Helfer, harpsichord; Scotty Holt, Bass; Steve McCall, drums; Lester Bowie, trumpet; Julian Priester, trombone; Roscoe Mitchell, alto sax. We got two bizarre-sounding songs, had a thousand copies made; five hundred got lost in a warehouse somewhere, we gave away four hundred and sold a hundred". (Nick Gravenites in his book Bad Talkin' Bluesman)" ^^^Has it ever been reissued? I doubt. I am looking for it for years, in vain... Edited 8 hours ago by RiRiIII Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSngry Posted 8 hours ago Report Share Posted 8 hours ago 39 minutes ago, Chuck Nessa said: Upon reflection, it was Mike Bloomfield screaming at me. Either way... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Gray Posted 2 hours ago Report Share Posted 2 hours ago (edited) It's on youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BuctdfkQ_50 Edited 2 hours ago by Steve Gray Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RiRiIII Posted 2 hours ago Author Report Share Posted 2 hours ago (edited) 20 minutes ago, Steve Gray said: It's on youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BuctdfkQ_50 Indeed, thank you. It is Side A of this single featuring "Chicago blues pianist Erwin Helfer playing harpsichord, AACM drummer Steve McCall, possibly Scotty Holt on bass, and Nick's close friend, Paul Butterfield, on harp". However at Side B "Whole Lot of Soul." more AACM musicians perform as mentioned by @Chuck Nessa above and by Gravenites [Lester Bowie, trumpet; Julian Priester, trombone; Roscoe Mitchell, alto sax]. It would be great this B-Side to be shared as well. Perhaps @Chuck Nessa can help us. Thank you! https://www.discogs.com/release/12818010-Nick-The-Greek-Drunken-Boat Edited 2 hours ago by RiRiIII Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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