mrjazzman

Can anyone tell me if these are available for purchase? On All Souls, I think the leader is Ron Agerbeek, this is from Holland, and could Soy Califa be the same as the Steeplechase release Jazz At High School?

I am a HUGE Nathan Davis fan, I couldn't wait to see this dvd, my heart was pounding with anticipation, only to be let down. He was tentative, his ideas and technique were not as loose and fluid as they would become later on. You could clearly see he was in awe of if not intimidated by Hub. And IMHO,it's not that N.D.'s solos were too long, but that they became at some point monotonous/redundant(I guess that means they were too long LOL). Hub played a beautiful rendition of Blue Moon

C'mon man, we're talking about overlooked people, are you folks joking around???

Tom 1960, man, you've got to pick these titles: All To Real, American Experience, Change The World, Don't Let It Go, Early On(Evidence&Dawnbird), Ends And Means, Folklore, Mr. Wizzard, Scene One, Secret Love, Simple Pleasure, Sterling Place All-Stars, With Eric Alexander; Friendly Fire, Live At Smoke, The Battle,Live At Smoke, he made a few with Cedar Walton, at least one with Jeff Palmer

Not sure, but V.H. said the group is doing a live recording session in Vancouver, Canada within the next week or two, I might go back tonight just to hear some more Vincent Herring

Eddie "Cleanhead" Vinson

Caught this group; Louis Hayes, drums, Rick Germanson, piano, Dezron Douglas, bass, Jeremy Pelt, trumpet and Vincent Herring, alto sax. 8pm set at Yoshi's in Oakland, CA. No 10pm set, really, what's goin on. Anyway, Vincent Herring clearly is the leader of this group and he was ON FIRE, blistering, blazing, RAZOR SHARP ideas and progressions, amazing bird-like rapid runs, Bird and Cannonball are alive and well within Vincent Herring and although V.H. has had his own voice for quite some time now, you can still hear that permanent cannonball influence. IMO, Herring is without question at the very top of the heap when it comes to today's alto sax men. Pelt was good although he stumbled a couple of times while transitioning from one idea to the next, but still very solid. Very funny intro to Work Song from Herring. Germanson had two beautiful solo pieces. Overall, a solid hard bop band circa 2013. This group and The Cookers are it for me. Joey DeFrancesco will be there this Fri and Sat and of course so will I.

Deceased or living is the question. Of the deceased of course there's the usual suspects, Vaughan, Fitzgerald, McRae too many to mention. But I need some recommendations on the living. I'm familiar with Roberta Gamborini and Dianne Reeves although there's not a consensus as to whether she is a jazz singer, sounds like one to me. So, what say you all, whose at the top of her game in today's world. Totally off subject but it's been fascinating watching the anniversary of the Kennedy Assassination. When the news broke, I was 13 in my science class at Benjamin Franklin Jr High School, San Francisco, CA. Dirt bag went to Russia, came back and killed our beloved pres. Then another dirt bag kills the dirt bag that killed the pres, AMAZING, only in america........

I've never purchased from a foreign web site, since you mentioned it, there must be a way to do it, right? I've never purchased from a foreign web site, since you mentioned it, there must be a way to do it, right? Web site says they can't ship to my address, oh well

Of course you are correct, excuse me, I left out his sideman stuff. I've got to get the dvd live in '65. One of Blakey's unrecorded units with N.D. on reeds

I've been stuck on Nathan Davis lately. Talk about being obscure, under recorded, over looked, it would be N.D. If you like the sound of non free Trane, pick up the following titles, some will be difficult to find: The Best Of Nathan Davis '65-'66, Faces Of Love, If(if u like jazz funk), I'm A Fool To Want You, Jazz Concert In A Benedictine Monastery, 'Live' Jazz At Pitt-The 25th Anniversary Concert 2CD, London By Night, Makatuka, The Nathan Davis Sextet/Peace Treaty, Rules Of Freedom(get this one 1st if u can find it), Two Originals: Happy Girl&The Hip Walk, The 6th Sense In The 11th House, Suite For Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. (get this one last unless u like your history in music). I think Billy Harper and Nathan Davis best carried the sound of Trane. Imo, Davis' ideas are more fluid and blusey than Harper's.

I'm sorry, but this can't be true. That is, I don't believe he owns seven homes. It makes no sense. I've spent a lot of time researching his life and career and speaking with him and there has never been a hint of anything like this or that level of wealth. However, he has said to me that he considers a lot of cities "home," including Los Angeles where he's been based since landing there with Lunceford in 1940; Detroit, where he came of age as musician, attending high school at Cass Tech; Chicago, where he was stationed during the navy; etc. In what context did he say he has seven homes across the planet? FWIW, he made a comfortable living as an arranger-composer for hire and had his hand in lots of musical activities but that doesn't get you to Brubeck or Quincy money. context schmontext, the man said to me face to face after the set at Yoshi's in oakland quote I own 7 homes, so was he lying or confused, or am I lying or confused?????????, did u ask, did he tell u how many homes he owned at the time you spoke with him? When did he tell u these things. He and my Dad were band mates in diz's band. My mom, sis and I visited him in LA when I was a boy. You have a lot of nerve saying you know what a man doesn't have

I'm referring to jazz musicians

Why is "A London Bridge" selling at such high price........

Gerald Wilson told me he has seven homes across the planet. Who are/were the richest jazz musicians. Miles must have made a ton of money. Benny Golson says you need "lots of money" I think Lionel Hampton had lots of green stuff. From the 40's to the 00's, who made the most money??????

imho, the Turrentine version of Can't Buy Me Love with Lee Morgan and McCoy Tyner is far superior to the one with Shirley Scott because of the Morgan solo

I should have checked jazzdiscography.com before asking for help. Looks like leftovers from the "Soul Mates" session also on Uptown. The other two cuts are Silent Night led by Shihab, and Jingle Bells led by Davis, Jr.

Cut #4 on "An Uptown Christmas" by Various Artists on Uptown Records is "We Three Kings" by the Charlie Rouse Quartet, recorded at RVGS in Englewood on 7-7-88 with Santi Debriano, bass, Walter Davis, Jr. piano, Victor Lewis drums and Sahib Shihab. What cd or LP did this appear on. I can't find it anywhere. Was it unissued? I thought I had all his sessions. HELP

Caught the 8pm show at Yoshi's in Oakland of The Cookers. We all know I'm a hardbop fanatic and as much as I love The Cookers and their cd's, I was not overly impressed by this set. Good but bland. And, to my amazement, there was only the 8pm set, no 10pm set, unbelievable. To make matters worse, the guys kept motioning to the sound guy to make adjustments to the mikes. Eddie Henderson likes Saki and that's a good thing............

Of the ones I've not heard of before, I really like Thomas Marriott and Josh Evans. Thank you Marcello and Funktastic............

"In Scandinavia", "The New York Sessions", and "Tubby's Back In Town/Return Visit" are my favorites, the latter two are with American bandmates. When I first heard him, my first thought was, how come I haven't heard of this guy before. Great British hard bopper.

Of today's trumpet players, who best continues the Eldridge, Gillespie, Brown, Morgan, Hubbard, Shaw lineage. After Woody, who has it been, one person or several? Would you start with Roy Hargrove?

When I listen to music, the musicians don't have to be saints or even nice people. I'm not concerned with all that non musical stuff.........

I'm pretty sure it was 1965, I was 15. My neighbor, Mr. Velez, said he was friends with Miles, and that he was coming to Basin St. West on Broadway in SF and did I want to go. Of course I said yes. I thought it was fascinating that Miles would play the head and then walk off the stage, mingle with the audience and then arrive back at the mike just in time to re-play the head. What was more fascinating to this teenager was when Mr. Velez and I went to Miles' dressing room after the show and his wife Francis was there. The sexiest woman I had ever seen up until that time. She had on a Chifon, almost see through dress. Very provocative for 1965. I remember Miles in that raspy voice of his said to Francis; "go put some clothes on". A memorable night indeed for this awestruck teenager. I had the LP Seven Steps To Heaven autographed by Miles, Herbie Hancock and Tony Williams. I may have told this story before, don't remember.........

For me it's a nobrainer, "Sweet Rain", his best ever. Of course, Getz/Gilberto is a close second.......