catesta Posted December 27, 2004 Report Share Posted December 27, 2004 Right on! James Brown? LOL Second that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alon Marcus Posted December 27, 2004 Author Report Share Posted December 27, 2004 No, nor Donaldson neither Coltrane. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Fitzgerald Posted December 27, 2004 Report Share Posted December 27, 2004 I gotta toss out one that I read last night on an album sleeve: "I think the eighties are going to be a fantastic period for music," says [name deleted], "and I think I'm going to be in the center of it." No, not who you're thinking. FWIW, this artist appeared on exactly 2 albums both from the summer of 1981 and NOTHING else in the 1980s (or since, I believe). Still around and playing, though. Mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AllenLowe Posted December 28, 2004 Report Share Posted December 28, 2004 Here another one, as well: "You know what they should call my autobiography: 'I Licked Bird's Blood." When we used to shoot up together, Bird would take the needle out of his arm and hand it to me. Before I could use it, I had to wipe the blood from the needle with my finger, after which I had to lick it off." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cornelius Posted December 28, 2004 Report Share Posted December 28, 2004 Red Rodney? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leeway Posted December 28, 2004 Report Share Posted December 28, 2004 Here another one, as well: "You know what they should call my autobiography: 'I Licked Bird's Blood." When we used to shoot up together, Bird would take the needle out of his arm and hand it to me. Before I could use it, I had to wipe the blood from the needle with my finger, after which I had to lick it off." Red Garland? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catesta Posted December 28, 2004 Report Share Posted December 28, 2004 Red Rodney? That would be my guess. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spontooneous Posted December 28, 2004 Report Share Posted December 28, 2004 "You know what they should call my autobiography: 'I Licked Bird's Blood." When we used to shoot up together, Bird would take the needle out of his arm and hand it to me. Before I could use it, I had to wipe the blood from the needle with my finger, after which I had to lick it off." Jackie McLean? (If not Red Rodney.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spontooneous Posted December 28, 2004 Report Share Posted December 28, 2004 "I think the eighties are going to be a fantastic period for music," says [name deleted], "and I think I'm going to be in the center of it." That's a stumper. Maybe Eric Schneider? (I almost said David Schnitter, but he's got a new album...) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alon Marcus Posted December 28, 2004 Author Report Share Posted December 28, 2004 Patience dear friends! Do not post too many unguessed quotes simultaneously , otherwise it becomes a mess. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alon Marcus Posted December 28, 2004 Author Report Share Posted December 28, 2004 Try this one I treated Charlie Parker as some kind of musical god. As far as the music being difficult, I never thought about it. It just seemed like sounds I never heard before and I knew I'd never hear again. A little hint to help you, it was said by a woman. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Wheel Posted December 28, 2004 Report Share Posted December 28, 2004 Marian McPartland? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alon Marcus Posted December 28, 2004 Author Report Share Posted December 28, 2004 Marian McPartland? No. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brownie Posted December 28, 2004 Report Share Posted December 28, 2004 Mary Lou Williams? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EKE BBB Posted December 28, 2004 Report Share Posted December 28, 2004 Try this one I treated Charlie Parker as some kind of musical god. As far as the music being difficult, I never thought about it. It just seemed like sounds I never heard before and I knew I'd never hear again. A little hint to help you, it was said by a woman. Wild guess: Sheila Jordan? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AllenLowe Posted December 28, 2004 Report Share Posted December 28, 2004 (edited) Sorry to take so long to answer - my quote was from Joe Albany, my favorite degenerate junkie - nice guy and funny to boot - Edited December 28, 2004 by AllenLowe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maren Posted December 28, 2004 Report Share Posted December 28, 2004 Patience dear friends! Do not post too many unguessed quotes simultaneously , otherwise it becomes a mess. Well, I'm still mulling over who the woman was who thought of Charlie Parker "as a musical god" -- was she a musician? Billie Holiday? Jutta Hipp???????? If she was a writer, it sounds like something Hettie Jones (mother of Lisa, ex-wife of Amiri Baraka) wrote in her autobio How I Became Hettie Jones. As for the guy who said "the 80s should be great and I think I'll be at the center of it" -- everyone who comes to my mind who's still alive has recorded SOMETHING since 81: Keshavan Maslak???? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alon Marcus Posted December 28, 2004 Author Report Share Posted December 28, 2004 (edited) Try this one I treated Charlie Parker as some kind of musical god. As far as the music being difficult, I never thought about it. It just seemed like sounds I never heard before and I knew I'd never hear again. A little hint to help you, it was said by a woman. Wild guess: Sheila Jordan? Correct! Sheila it was! I believe that we have only Mike's quote unsolved by now. Edited December 28, 2004 by ztrauq22 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maren Posted December 28, 2004 Report Share Posted December 28, 2004 Since Michael FitzG's quote is still outstanding, and since this was not said by a famous jazz musician, but rather by his wife, I won't leave you quessing -- but I thought this was just too funny to keep to myself: When mildly annoyed with her husband, Nellie Monk was heard to refer to him as: "Melodious Thunk" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catesta Posted December 29, 2004 Report Share Posted December 29, 2004 I gotta toss out one that I read last night on an album sleeve: "I think the eighties are going to be a fantastic period for music," says [name deleted], "and I think I'm going to be in the center of it." No, not who you're thinking. FWIW, this artist appeared on exactly 2 albums both from the summer of 1981 and NOTHING else in the 1980s (or since, I believe). Still around and playing, though. Mike This is still killing me. How about a hint? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Fitzgerald Posted December 30, 2004 Report Share Posted December 30, 2004 The speaker was just mentioned within a couple of days in the "white altos" thread. Mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alon Marcus Posted December 31, 2004 Author Report Share Posted December 31, 2004 Well Mike, personally, I give up. Have no clue who is the white alto player that said that thing about the eighties. Maybe it's time for you to resolve the mystery. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Fitzgerald Posted December 31, 2004 Report Share Posted December 31, 2004 Eric Kloss - from the liner notes to his 1980 album "Celebration" on Muse: The eighties have gotten off to an auspicious start for him; shortly after 'Celebration' was recorded, he moved from his native Pittsburgh, where he was something of a local legend but from where he had never travelled in this country enough to establish a national reputation, to New Jersey. Being close to New York City has obvious advantages for any young jazz musician; Eric sees it as an opportunity to 'be in contact with a lot of inspiring players' who are helping him to 'broaden my scope as a player and a composer. I have a very simple goal,' he says. 'I just want to play the best possible music with the best possible players under the best possible conditions.' (notes by Peter Keepnews) He played just last night in Pittsburgh. http://www.postgazette.com/pg/04365/434433.stm Kloss has not had an easy time of things. http://www.erickloss.givengain.org/ But judging by the records I have, he's a wonderful creative player. Wish he had been in the center of music in the 1980s. He'd probably have done a better job than those who were. Mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alon Marcus Posted December 31, 2004 Author Report Share Posted December 31, 2004 (edited) First of all, thank you Mike for the interesting quote. Now let's continue with the game. I read the story of how Louis Armstrong got with King Oliver, so I used to practice with my horn aimed out the window, hoping that Louis Armstrong would ride by and hear me and hire me to play with him. I think this will be easier than Mike's but it's still interesting. Edited December 31, 2004 by ztrauq22 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AllenLowe Posted December 31, 2004 Report Share Posted December 31, 2004 Lester Bowie - Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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