Hardbopjazz Posted April 13, 2004 Report Posted April 13, 2004 (edited) I've seen some of the greats. Here's the ones I've seen so far. Count Basie Horace Silver Lou Donaldson Joe Henderson McCoy Tyner Jimmy Smith Jim Hall Bobby Hutcherson Herbie Hancock Jon Hendricks and Annie Ross Sonny Rollins Phil Woods Dr. Lonnie Smith Ray Barretto Tito Puente Left to See Jackie McLean James Moody Kenny Burrell Donald Byrd Freddie Hubbard Heath Brothers Hank Jones Elvin Jones Ron Carter Curtis Fuller Dave Brubeck Anyone on the board around to have seen Charlie Parker? Edited April 13, 2004 by Hardbopjazz Quote
RainyDay Posted April 13, 2004 Report Posted April 13, 2004 I guesss it depends on how you define great. I can't believe I only saw Miles once. One measly time. Miles Mingus Pharoah Sanders McCoy Herbie Ron Carter Freddie Elvin Betty Carter Joe Zawinal Wayne Shorter Yusef Lateef Ahmad Jamal Shirley Horn Jon Hendricks Sarah Vaughan Count Basie Bobby Hutcherson Joe Henderson Brian Blade Kenny Garrett Ray Brown Gato Barbieri Eddie Palmieri I THINK I saw Tito but I can't remember where Sun Ra Roland Kirk George Shearing Prince Lasha Sonny Fortune Art Ensemble of Chicago I THINK Cannonball or maybe I just wish Quote
tonym Posted April 13, 2004 Report Posted April 13, 2004 I think I was most chuffed to see Lee Konitz a few years back. Quote
jack Posted April 13, 2004 Report Posted April 13, 2004 Hmm.... A few I can remember for now.... Carmen McRae Clark Terry Freddie Hubbard Flora Purim & Airto Ron Carter Harvey Mason Steve Turre Herbie Hancock Wayne Shorter Hugh Makesala Ahmad Jamal Les McCann Bobby Hutcherson Dorothy Donegan many more, can't recall all at this time. Quote
Claude Posted April 13, 2004 Report Posted April 13, 2004 (edited) Where I live it is rather difficult to see world renowned jazz musicians. I don't go to concerts very often. The few jazz greats I'vew seen are: - Archie Shepp (twice), with Horace Parlan - Don Cherry - McCoy Tyner (Big Band) - John Scofield, Joe Lovano, Dave Holland, Al Foster (ScoLoHoFo) - Tom Harrell - Gary Burton The other ones I´ve seen are european musicians less known in the US. The greatest jazz concert I've seen so far was Paolo Fresu's Quintet. Maybe because it was in a small club. Most concerts here are in large concert or theatre halls not well suited for jazz events because they lack atmoshere. I missed a Miles Davis concert in the mid 80's. A friend of my father had an extra ticket and asked to come to this Miles open air concert in Luxembourg, but at that time I didn't know who Miles was and declined. I often intended to go to the North Sea Jazz Festival in Den Haag, only 300 km from my city, but it has never worked out so far. Edited April 13, 2004 by Claude Quote
7/4 Posted April 13, 2004 Report Posted April 13, 2004 In no particular order and I'm probably forgetting some one.... Miles Pharoah Sun Ra Ornette Don Cherry Charlie Haden Bill Higgins Cecil Taylor Tony Williams Rashid Ali Anthony Braxton Evan Parker Wayne Shorter George Adams Ron Carter Dave Holland Tal Farlow David Liebman John McLaughlin John Abercrombie John Scofield Derek Bailey Bill Frisell Pat Metheny Bill Bruford Jeff Berlin Alan Holdsworth Quote
PHILLYQ Posted April 13, 2004 Report Posted April 13, 2004 Miles Davis(w Sonny Fortune & Pete Cosey) John McLaughlin Herbie Hancock/Wayne Shorter/Ron Carter/Tony Williams/Freddie Hubbard(together!) Pharoah Sanders(w John Hicks) Zawinul(with Weather Report) Cecil Taylor Betty Carter Lester Bowie Chick Corea Sun Ra Mingus(with George Adams & Haniett Bluiett) Rahsaan Roland kirk Pat Martino(pre-aneurysm) Dexter Gordon Sonny Rollins Diz Jaco Pastorius(w Weather Report) Jack DeJohnette Keith Jarrett Milt Jackson There must be others, but for now I'm stumped. Quote
medjuck Posted April 13, 2004 Report Posted April 13, 2004 (edited) Miles's 2nd Quintet, Coltrane Quartet, Mingus with Adams and Pullen (but I can't remember who the 2nd horn was-- I think Charles McPherson), Dizzy w. Moody, Cannonball, Duke, Basie, Ellington, Herman, Gil Evans, Bill Evans, Blakey, Charles Loyd w, Jarrett, Archie Shepp, Braxton, Lonnie Johnson,Mulligan, Brubeck w. Desmond, Oscar Peterson, Errol Garner, Sun Ra, Monk, Fatha Hines, Wingy Manone(!), a double bill of Wes Montgomery and Roland Kirk, Sonny Rollins, Jackie McLean, Art Farmer. Ahh... keep hitting the edit button as I remember more: MJQ, Jimmy Witherspoon, Mose Allison, Jon Hendricks, Mark Murphy, Annie Ross, Kenny Burrell. People I missed: Coleman Hawkins, Roy Eldridge, Pee Wee Russell and Ornette Coleman. Oh well I guess there's still a chance to see Ornette. I almost saw him once in Toronto but they wouldn't let me in because I was wearing jeans! Edited April 13, 2004 by medjuck Quote
RainyDay Posted April 13, 2004 Report Posted April 13, 2004 Oh, yessss, Ornette on November 8, 2002. It was a dark and stormy night I remember well. Quote
brownie Posted April 13, 2004 Report Posted April 13, 2004 The same subject (artists seen live) was discussed last year. I remember Christiern recalling that he had seen Charlie Parker perform. Quote
RainyDay Posted April 13, 2004 Report Posted April 13, 2004 Okay, I'll stop chiming in but I keep reading more names I'd forgotten. Back when UC Berkeley had a jazz festival, I had a chance to see (and meet) some wonderful artists. Quote
brownie Posted April 13, 2004 Report Posted April 13, 2004 This is the previous discussion, from last year: http://www.organissimo.org/forum/index.php...=charlie+parker Quote
Pete C Posted April 14, 2004 Report Posted April 14, 2004 Oh, yessss, Ornette on November 8, 2002. It was a dark and stormy night I remember well. How could you forget it, considering the charming people you met that night. Quote
Brad Posted April 14, 2004 Report Posted April 14, 2004 Charlie Parker? Only in my dreams. I'm a relative newcomer and I don't get out that much (family reasons) but I have seen Lou Donaldson Kenny Barron Sonny Rollins Steve Turre Hoping to see Roy Haynes soon. Quote
A Lark Ascending Posted April 14, 2004 Report Posted April 14, 2004 John Surman, Mike Westbrook, John Taylor, Stan Tracey, Keith Tippett. Evan Parker, Kenny Wheeler, Louis Stewart, Norma Winstone, Gianluigi Trovesi........ I think 30+ years of marvellous music might qualify to make you a 'great'. Quote
vibes Posted April 14, 2004 Report Posted April 14, 2004 Andrew Hill Herbie Hancock I've only been to a couple of shows, and don't know how many more I'll go to. I find sitting through concerts very difficult - I can't hold still or pay attention for that long. Quote
EKE BBB Posted April 14, 2004 Report Posted April 14, 2004 With the incredible lists I´ve seen so far in this thread and the previous one, linked by brownie, I´m ashamed to add my list: -Roy Haynes -Elvin Jones -Abbey Lincoln -Toots Thielemans -Abdullah Ibrahim -Brad Mehldau -Paul Motian (Electric Bebop Band) -Antonio Hart -Christian McBride -Chick Corea -Keith Jarrett -Dave Holland (Big Band) -Dianne Schuur -Chris Potter -BB King ... and a few more Missed? All the rest! From the Spanish/latin troupe: -Chano DomÃnguez (three times) -Pedro Iturralde (twice) -Jorge Pardo (twice) -Perico Sambeat -Javier Vargas -Adrián Iaies ... and many more I missed the greatest one: Tete Quote
neveronfriday Posted April 14, 2004 Report Posted April 14, 2004 Right of the top of my head, these come to mind: Duke Ellington Count Basie Benny Goodman Lionel Hampton Thad Jones Quincy Jones Ben Webster Dexter Gordon Dizzy Gillespie Miles Davis Sonny Rollins Joe Lovano Wayne Shorter Stan Getz George Garzone Jon Faddis Ernie Watts Peter Brötzmann Ed Thigpen Art Blakey Adam Nussbaum Marylin Mazur Dave Holland Ray Brown Niels Henning Oersted Pedersen Mads Vinding Arild Andersen Oscar Peterson Teddy Wilson George Shearing Herbie Hancock Keith Jarret Ella Fitzgerald Diane Reeves Jimmy Rushing Ray Charles Frank Sinatra Sammy Davis Jr. Svend Asmussen I give up. There were simply too many. I attended practically every Copenhagen Jazz Festival and spent hundreds of nights in jazz clubs. At that time, my parents probably considered it to be a youth misspent. Cheers! Quote
A Lark Ascending Posted April 14, 2004 Report Posted April 14, 2004 I think the most I saw on stage at the same time were: Archie Shepp, Grachan Moncur III, Rosewell Rudd, Andrew Cyrille, Reggie Workman with the occasional bit of reading by Amiri Baraka. And: A Kenny Wheeler big band with Abercrombie, Erskine, Holland, Taylor, Winstone, Sulzmann, Lowther, Parker, Rutherford amongst others. And: Moholo, Rogers, Tippett, Rutherford, Parker, Yarde (OK, Yarde is a bit young for 'great' yet). Quote
mikeweil Posted April 14, 2004 Report Posted April 14, 2004 Oscar Peterson Herbie Mann Al Jarreau (twice) Herbie Hancock (3 times) Shakti Rahsaan Roland Kirk Joe Henderson (3 times) Michal Urbaniak Woody Shaw / Louis Hayes (twice) Marc Levin w. Mal Waldron Kenny Clarke / Francy Boland Big Band Charles Tolliver Bobby Hutcherson Abdullah Ibrahim (twice) Jack deJohnette's Directions Sam Rivers Dexter Gordon (twice) Stone Alliance (twice) Cedar Walton (4 times !!!) Weather Report (twice) Art Blakey (3 times) Double Image Charles McPherson Orgeon (twice) Egberto Gismonti Jan Garbarek George Coleman Dave Liebman (twice) Terumasa Hino Bill Hardman & Junior Cook Gil Evans Doug Hammond Benny Bailey Hannibal Marvin Peterson Johnny Griffin Max Roach Quartet Beaver Harris Joanne Brackeen Gary Burton Yusef Lateef Elvin Jones (three times) Abdullah Ibrahim & Randy Weston Jeremy Steig & Eddie Gomez Charlie Mariano Dusko Gojkovich Tony Williams Bennie Wallace Bill Evans Trio John Handy Airto Moreira & Flora Purim Andrew Cyrille David Friedman Miroslav Vitous (twice) Art Farmer Lester Bowie Eddie Harris (twice) Vocal Summit w. Jay Clayton, Bobby McFerrin, Lauren Newton, Jay Clayton, Jeanne Lee & Urszula Dudziak Dudu Pukwana Machito Tito Puente Mongo Santamaria Jane Ira Bloom (3 times) Hermeto Pascoal Stanley Clarke & Miroslav Vitous (bass duo!) Vienna Art Orchestra Ray Brown Trio Steve Coleman Dave Holland Klaus Weiss Carla Bley Sextet John Abercrombie Al Foster Michele Rosewoman (these are just the leaders...) and many local German jazz greats p.s. I have to admit I kept a list for some years .... Still would like to see: Sonny Rollins Missed: Duke Ellington Modern Jazz Quartet Miles Davis Quote
GA Russell Posted April 14, 2004 Report Posted April 14, 2004 I saw most of these over thirty years ago when I was in college. Mongo Santamaria Roland Kirk Jimmy Smith Herbie Mann w/ Roy Ayers, Sonny Sharrock, Miroslav Vitous, Steve Marcus Thelonious Monk Roy Haynes Art Blakey Horace Silver Miles Davis lost quintet twice, once with Keith Jarrett as a sixth member Sonny Rollins Herbie Hancock Weather Report - original lineup Cannonball Adderley w/ Nat and Joe Zawinul Charlie Byrd Stan Getz w/ Dave Holland! Larry Coryell w/ Steve Marcus Chick Corea w/ Return to Forever (maybe not a great one - I was bored) two jazz rock standouts: Manfred Mann Chapter III If and not jazz, but a cult memory... Dan Hicks and his Hot Licks! Quote
RainyDay Posted April 14, 2004 Report Posted April 14, 2004 Oh, yessss, Ornette on November 8, 2002. It was a dark and stormy night I remember well. How could you forget it, considering the charming people you met that night. Well, okay, that too. Quote
RainyDay Posted April 14, 2004 Report Posted April 14, 2004 (edited) Okay, I'm chiming in again but I have to mention Kenny Barron. I've seen him a few times but the best was a couple summers ago in SF at a small community theater in the Mission District. He talked about his musical roots and influences and played in the styles of his heroes and mentors. He talked about how Dizzy loved to play the piano and after sets when they were jamming and fooling around, Diz would kick Barron off the piano so he could play. It was an exceptional afternoon. Another time some years ago, he played a duet with Bobby Hutcherson at this tiny little Oakland venue, that no longer exists, near Jack London Square . Those two guys had a blast that night. It was small and intimate. It was the first time I'd ever seen Barron. He is one of my favorites. Such an elegant style. Edited April 14, 2004 by RainyDay Quote
Pete C Posted April 14, 2004 Report Posted April 14, 2004 I've seen Barron a number of times in a variety of situations, but one of the nicest was the 2-piano gig with John Hicks to celebrate Bradley's 20th anniversary. One of my greatest regrets is not having seen Bill Evans, since I didn't really get into him until after he died. Quote
medjuck Posted April 14, 2004 Report Posted April 14, 2004 Instead of editing the old post this time I'll add some names here. I somehow forgot nearly everyones I'd seen after moving to LA. That would include ARt pepper, Bill Perkins, Ella Fitzgerald (what I think was her last concert-- at Hollywood Bowl) Benny Carter and Stan Getz. Stevie Wonder sat in with Getz and a friend of mine compalined that he'd come to see Stan Getz not Stevie Wonder! Quote
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