RiRiIII Posted Friday at 07:32 PM Report Share Posted Friday at 07:32 PM 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 Friday at 10:00 PM Report Share Posted Friday at 10:00 PM 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 yesterday at 12:27 AM Report Share Posted yesterday at 12:27 AM (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 yesterday at 12:36 AM by Chuck Nessa Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rostasi Posted yesterday at 01:14 AM Report Share Posted yesterday at 01:14 AM 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 yesterday at 01:22 AM Report Share Posted yesterday at 01:22 AM 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 yesterday at 03:40 AM Report Share Posted yesterday at 03:40 AM 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 yesterday at 04:06 AM Author Report Share Posted yesterday at 04:06 AM (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 yesterday at 04:31 AM by RiRiIII Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSngry Posted yesterday at 04:20 AM Report Share Posted yesterday at 04:20 AM 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 22 hours ago Report Share Posted 22 hours ago (edited) It's on youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BuctdfkQ_50 Edited 22 hours ago by Steve Gray Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RiRiIII Posted 22 hours ago Author Report Share Posted 22 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 22 hours ago by RiRiIII Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
felser Posted 14 hours ago Report Share Posted 14 hours ago I like that A side for what it is (I'm a huge fan of 60's American Psychedelic music) , thanks for the link. Wish there was a way to hear the B side, and a realistic way to own them in non-vinyl form. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rostasi Posted 10 hours ago Report Share Posted 10 hours ago Drunken Boat Whole Lotta Soul Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
felser Posted 10 hours ago Report Share Posted 10 hours ago 17 minutes ago, rostasi said: Drunken Boat Whole Lotta Soul Thank you! Very different from each other, they each have their charms, but "Drunken Boat" is the one with the magic IMO. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BFrank Posted 10 hours ago Report Share Posted 10 hours ago Saw him on a panel at SXSW 2013 discussing the early years of that group of musicians Born in Chicago panel: Harvey Mandel, Nick Gravenites, Bill Bentley (moderator), Corky Siegel, Barry Goldberg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RiRiIII Posted 2 hours ago Author Report Share Posted 2 hours ago 7 hours ago, rostasi said: Drunken Boat Whole Lotta Soul Thank you very much. B-Side is very interesting as well - I like the sax etc. contributions which are more "free" than expected for such a composition. Very very nice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RiRiIII Posted 2 hours ago Author Report Share Posted 2 hours ago (edited) 8 hours ago, BFrank said: Saw him on a panel at SXSW 2013 discussing the early years of that group of musicians Born in Chicago panel: Harvey Mandel, Nick Gravenites, Bill Bentley (moderator), Corky Siegel, Barry Goldberg Thank you. One more photo from the event: Bill Bentley, seated, holds a photograph of drummer Sam Lay, who was unable to attend SXSW due to illness. Bentley, an A&R executive with Vanguard Records, was among the people who worked on "Born in Chicago" that features, from left, Nick Gravenites, Harvey Mandel, Corky Siegel and Barry Goldberg. (Photo by Mitchell Sinoway) Edited 2 hours ago by RiRiIII Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soulpope Posted 13 minutes ago Report Share Posted 13 minutes ago R.I.P .... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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