Leeway Posted November 23, 2004 Report Share Posted November 23, 2004 I saw the Chambers Brothers circa 1968. I can't remember if they were opening for The Doors, or The Doors were opening for them. It could very well have been the latter, as the CB's had a huge hit, "Time Has Come Today." That was a night. I saw them open for the Doors, so that's probably what you saw, too. Didn't Jimi produce Cat Mother? I remember something about their association, too. Then there's always "Eire Apparent", the Hendrix produced psychedelic disk that sounds like Jimi is all over it. But it might just be the band cloning his sound. Remember what has been said: Those who can remember the 60s probably weren't there Yes, supposedly Hendrix "produced" Cat Mother, although what that entailed is anybody's guess. It would have been nice for Jimi to have thrown in a few guitar licks Did I tell you about the time I saw Hendrix at Fillmore East............. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BFrank Posted November 23, 2004 Report Share Posted November 23, 2004 (edited) Did I tell you about the time I saw Hendrix at Fillmore East............. Uh.................no! Was it New Year's '69/70, by any chance? I was fortunate to have seen him twice myself. The first time was my first rock concert (!) Here are my ticket stubs: Edited November 23, 2004 by BFrank Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noj Posted November 23, 2004 Report Share Posted November 23, 2004 Damn that's cool BFrank. I've been to Jimi's vault space where all the original audio is. Closest I can get. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wolff Posted November 23, 2004 Author Report Share Posted November 23, 2004 I drive by his grave site every day.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BFrank Posted November 23, 2004 Report Share Posted November 23, 2004 (edited) Hey, those are pretty cool, too. Notice on the first stub that the concert is co-sponsored by a fraternity! B-) (the show was in the gymnasium at UC Santa Barbara) Edited November 23, 2004 by BFrank Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clunky Posted November 23, 2004 Report Share Posted November 23, 2004 Johnny Dodds - Complete RCA(F) 2 LP after some fairly lame jug band stuff the utterly sublime Wolverine Blues Jimmy Hamilton- Jazz Kings- undated session inc. Clark Terry and Oscar Pettiford- very good session ( Urania original ?) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
porcy62 Posted November 23, 2004 Report Share Posted November 23, 2004 JJJOHNSON MOSAIC++++ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brownie Posted November 23, 2004 Report Share Posted November 23, 2004 Charles Kynard 'The Soul Brotherhood' (Prestige), great lineup of Blue Mitchell, David Newman, Grant Green, Jimmy Lewis and Mickey Roker. Not really as good as it should, next: Grant Green 'Iron City!' (Cobblestone) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
porcy62 Posted November 24, 2004 Report Share Posted November 24, 2004 MCLEAN NEW AND OLD GOSPEL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leeway Posted November 24, 2004 Report Share Posted November 24, 2004 Did I tell you about the time I saw Hendrix at Fillmore East............. Uh.................no! Was it New Year's '69/70, by any chance? I was fortunate to have seen him twice myself. The first time was my first rock concert (!) Here are my ticket stubs: "A pillow concert" ?? Somehow incongruous to think of Hendrix doing a frat "pillow concert" That's a really nice memento! The Hendrix show I saw was on May 10, 1968. Sly Stone was the other performer. For some reason (or none at all) I have only the haziest recollection of Sly. Somehow they didn't connect for me that night. I remember Hendrix doing some of his guitar antics-- playing behind his back, using his teeth, etc. But he was also laying down incredible grooves, wah-wah, feedback. And I 've always loved Mitch Mitchell and Noel Redding and thought Hendrix played his best while with them. I just thought the whole group was so damn cool Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leeway Posted November 24, 2004 Report Share Posted November 24, 2004 Listening to Sonny Fortune's "Waves of Dreams" -- A&M Records, 1976. I don't think this one made it to CD; at least it doesn't appear to be in release at this time. AMG gave it a low 2 star rating, which I think is plain wrong. There is some typical 1970s MOOG and ARP synthesizer stuff, but it never gets in the way of the music and is nicely textured into the whole. The playing is excellent, with Sonny on alto and soprano mostly, and Charles Sullivan on trumpet. There are a lot of interesting musical ideas at play. I suspect if this was on Blue Note it would have gotten much more attention. "Leeway 4 stars" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidewinder Posted November 24, 2004 Report Share Posted November 24, 2004 I fully agree with your verdict on this one. I could never understand that 2 star rating from AMG. Both of those A&M Horizon Sonny Fortunes are worth searching out. Side 1 of 'Dreams' is particularly good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BFrank Posted November 24, 2004 Report Share Posted November 24, 2004 Did I tell you about the time I saw Hendrix at Fillmore East............. Uh.................no! Was it New Year's '69/70, by any chance? I was fortunate to have seen him twice myself. The first time was my first rock concert (!) Here are my ticket stubs: "A pillow concert" ?? Somehow incongruous to think of Hendrix doing a frat "pillow concert" That's a really nice memento! The Hendrix show I saw was on May 10, 1968. Sly Stone was the other performer. For some reason (or none at all) I have only the haziest recollection of Sly. Somehow they didn't connect for me that night. I remember Hendrix doing some of his guitar antics-- playing behind his back, using his teeth, etc. But he was also laying down incredible grooves, wah-wah, feedback. And I 've always loved Mitch Mitchell and Noel Redding and thought Hendrix played his best while with them. I just thought the whole group was so damn cool Whoa! Somehow I never noticed that "pillow concert" reference. I guess it was for people sitting on the floor of the gym - there were no chairs set up. I'm not surprised that you don't remember Sly. I don't remember Soft Machine very well, either (although I do remember that they had a great light show!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leeway Posted November 24, 2004 Report Share Posted November 24, 2004 I'm not surprised that you don't remember Sly. I don't remember Soft Machine very well, either (although I do remember that they had a great light show!) Oh YEAH, the light show Those psychedelic amoeba images are still vivid to my mind. I think it was called the Joshua light show, but it might have gone through changes in name over time. I never sat in the orchestra section, always the first or 2nd row of the balcony. Felt better up there! B-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leeway Posted November 24, 2004 Report Share Posted November 24, 2004 Liberty pressing. Perfect for the martini bar. BN Rare Groove. Perfect for the whiskey bar. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leeway Posted November 24, 2004 Report Share Posted November 24, 2004 Still raining, still listening: Pretty uneven. The covers of "Saving All My Love For You" and "Crazy" don't do it for me. Best cuts, for me, "B Funk" and "Macho." Not much of a Brubeck fan, really, but wanted to hear Mulligan: "Compadres" "Live in Mexico" quartet with Brubeck, Mulligan, Alan Dawson, Jack Six. Leonard Feather's liner notes talk about the Newport Jazz Festival in Mexico, which seems to have consisted of a couple of tours of a group of musicians in 1967- 1968. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Leeway Posted November 24, 2004 Report Share Posted November 24, 2004 When she was young, Marianne Faithfull recorded in that "Lady Jane" style, all love lyrics, pretty voice, pretty arrangements, etc, while, at the time, by all accounts, including her own, she was living the prototypical sex, drugs and rock and roll life style (neatly wrapped up in the figure of her then-boyfriend Mick Jagger). Now she sings in a hard, gravelly, voice about tough things like addiction, loss, pain, but apparently her own life is cleaned up. In retrospect, Marianne is a heckuva cabaret singer. Vanilla Fudge- "The Beat Goes On" - ATCO. Wild ambitious history of music? hopelessly confused concept album? anti-war album? head music? All of the above? I love that Gothic organ sound, but it appears in better form on their first album. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuck Nessa Posted November 25, 2004 Report Share Posted November 25, 2004 Dexter Landslide and next up Johnny Hodges/Wild Bill Davis Mess of Blues. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spinlps Posted November 25, 2004 Report Share Posted November 25, 2004 Decidely non-jazz yesterday and today. All new releases on LP... The Postal Service - Give Up Tom Waits - Real Gone Robyn Hitchcock - Spooked Willie Nelson - It Will Always Be Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wolff Posted November 25, 2004 Author Report Share Posted November 25, 2004 Decidely non-jazz yesterday and today. All new releases on LP... The Postal Service - Give Up Tom Waits - Real Gone Robyn Hitchcock - Spooked Willie Nelson - It Will Always Be Nice to see some heavy support of new vinyl. The Waits interests me. I really like music and sound of Mule Variations. Enjoy the Parlan set, also!! Did you get the Hodges? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spinlps Posted November 25, 2004 Report Share Posted November 25, 2004 Nice to see some heavy support of new vinyl. The Waits interests me. I really like music and sound of Mule Variations. Enjoy the Parlan set, also!! Did you get the Hodges? I'm lucky in that a lot of the non-jazz I follow is usually released on LP and I almost always go for the vinyl if it's available. (R.E.M., Elliot Smith, Belle & Sebastian, Death Cab for Cutie, etc... still trying to get a UK copy of Paul Weller's latest though) I've held off and only listened to the new Wilco via the 'net. The LP release has been pushed back a couple of times, but it's supposed to finally come out next week. Parlan should show up next week. I left a message for the Hodges, but I'm guessing I won't hear back until after the holiday. As far as the Waits goes, I like this one better than Mule Variations by a mile. I've had the One From the Heart soundtrack on the brain lately and while this is a departure from the Waits songs from the movie, it's still enjoyable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
porcy62 Posted November 25, 2004 Report Share Posted November 25, 2004 ALLMAN BROTHERS BAND EAT A PEACH, Capricorn first pressing. I know there is something good coming from Red States! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
porcy62 Posted November 25, 2004 Report Share Posted November 25, 2004 Let's roll the blues!! John Mayall Bluesbreakers with Eric Clapton, a pristine unboxed mono Decca, it costed me almost a fortune, but... boys, this the NIRVANA of vinyl!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brownie Posted November 25, 2004 Report Share Posted November 25, 2004 Pete LaRoca 'Basra' (BN mono) then more BN vinyl: Joe Henderson 'Mode for Joe' Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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