Shawn Posted December 7, 2011 Report Share Posted December 7, 2011 (edited) Duke Pearson - for both his musical contributions and his "behind the scenes" work with Blue Note Johnny Griffin Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis Edited December 7, 2011 by Shawn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Posted December 7, 2011 Report Share Posted December 7, 2011 Not a book, but i'm writing liner notes for an expanded reissue of an album by cornetist Don Joseph and hope to gather all the reliable info that can be found about this gifted but elusive musician, who was even more elusive than his good friend, the somewhat similar-in-style Tony Fruscella. Joseph doesn't even appear in Feather-Gitler. Larry -- would this be Joseph's Uptown session? Looking forward to it, whatever it may be. yes Fabulous news. Wonderful session. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeBop Posted December 7, 2011 Report Share Posted December 7, 2011 Duke Pearson - for both his musical contributions and his "behind the scenes" work with Blue Note Johnny Griffin Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis There is a Johnny Griffin biography, by Mike Hennessey. I haven't read it. But just in case you hadn't come across it... Little Giant --> http://www.alibris.com/search/books/qwork/10926399/used/The%20Little%20Giant%3A%20The%20Story%20of%20Johnny%20Griffin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EKE BBB Posted December 12, 2011 Report Share Posted December 12, 2011 Luckey Roberts... although I'm afraid that all the research carried out by Tom Roberts with Luckey's grand-granddaughter has been put aside and no bio is coming Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jostber Posted December 12, 2011 Report Share Posted December 12, 2011 Some bios that I would want to read: - Buster Smith and the Tenor Sax sound with stories of playing with Lester Young and being a mentor for Charlie Parker - Jack Teagarden from the early days to the final great Verve albums - Oscar Pettiford as a leader and sideman Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Niko Posted December 12, 2011 Report Share Posted December 12, 2011 (edited) here are some remembrances of Don Joseph by trumpeter Mike Morreale who could certainly tell more (there are also clips of the two on youtube...) http://www.library.csi.cuny.edu/siloh/featured/michael-morreale/ contact info http://www.csi.cuny.edu/faculty/MORREALE_MICHAEL.html Edited December 12, 2011 by Niko Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
king ubu Posted December 12, 2011 Report Share Posted December 12, 2011 Not a book, but i'm writing liner notes for an expanded reissue of an album by cornetist Don Joseph and hope to gather all the reliable info that can be found about this gifted but elusive musician, who was even more elusive than his good friend, the somewhat similar-in-style Tony Fruscella. Joseph doesn't even appear in Feather-Gitler. Larry -- would this be Joseph's Uptown session? Looking forward to it, whatever it may be. yes Fabulous news. Wonderful session. That's indeed good news! Got the LP but if there'll be some additional music on the CD, I'll go for it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Ayers Posted December 12, 2011 Report Share Posted December 12, 2011 There is a book in the works that will deal with the history of jazz in Europe. It is being written by numerous authorities. This was reported to me by Francesco Martinelli when he gave a presentation on European jazz 1970-2000 a few months ago. Don't know about the language(s). Mike Um - did this book ever appear? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Face of the Bass Posted December 14, 2011 Report Share Posted December 14, 2011 Evan Parker Peter Brotzmann Paul Chambers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Ayers Posted December 14, 2011 Report Share Posted December 14, 2011 I was considering doing a bio of Parker but couldn't quite imagine how it would go. I guess I can't quite think how I would find time/will/purpose/funding to do one now, but you never know. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Reynolds Posted December 14, 2011 Report Share Posted December 14, 2011 Han Bennink Misha Mengelberg Peter Brotzmann Evan Parker Peter Kowald Joe Maneri John Stevens all had or still have amazing musical lives Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Face of the Bass Posted December 14, 2011 Report Share Posted December 14, 2011 Well, it would be wonderful if it happened. A year ago I toyed with the idea of starting to do research on a Paul Chambers biography, but other projects got in the way and it never took off. IMO, though, the European Free Improvisation scene of the last 40 years really needs an authoritative account in English. Heffley's Northern Sun, Southern Moon is interesting in parts, although I don't agree with much of his analysis and think the book is more an intellectual exercise than a proper history of the EFI movement. Han Bennink Misha Mengelberg Peter Brotzmann Evan Parker Peter Kowald Joe Maneri John Stevens all had or still have amazing musical lives I agree with this. And of course writing a book on a deceased figure is a different kind of project than writing one on a musician who is still very much active and evolving. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Ayers Posted December 14, 2011 Report Share Posted December 14, 2011 IMO, though, the European Free Improvisation scene of the last 40 years really needs an authoritative account in English. Heffley's Northern Sun, Southern Moon is interesting in parts, although I don't agree with much of his analysis and think the book is more an intellectual exercise than a proper history of the EFI movement. I agree that such a history needs writing. It also needs to be done while there are still enough people left to interview. Individual biographies are a difficult genre and a lot of time is spent documenting things important for the life but less important for artistic/musical/literary history. Such a history, even a preliminary one which does little more than draw together already published sources (magazines etc) could be very useful, and of course the discography is taken care of to a very large degree by Peter Stubley at efi. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clifford_thornton Posted December 14, 2011 Report Share Posted December 14, 2011 I'd love to read something like that, too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larry Kart Posted December 14, 2011 Report Share Posted December 14, 2011 Don't know if it's been mentioned above, but a Don Byas critical biography might be very interesting if done by the right person. Certainly an intriguing guy who lived an intriguing life, and a great player of vast importance (though that last has been somewhat forgotten). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EKE BBB Posted December 14, 2011 Report Share Posted December 14, 2011 Don't know if it's been mentioned above, but a Don Byas critical biography might be very interesting if done by the right person. Certainly an intriguing guy who lived an intriguing life, and a great player of vast importance (though that last has been somewhat forgotten). Larry: Our colleague C.J. Hazevoet compiled a very detailed and thoroughly researched two-part discography/sessionography of Don Byas, as the starting point for an ongoing and wider Byas project, which in his own words, "in due course will hopefully result in a comprehensive work on the tenorist’s ‘Life and Work’". I'm proud of having modestly contributed with some research on the months Don Byas stayed in Spain. Best regards, Agustín Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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