Teasing the Korean Posted September 17, 2008 Report Share Posted September 17, 2008 I am OBSESSED with Calvin's version of Cyril Scott's "Lotus Land" on a Columbia LP. It follows Cyril Scott's original score very closely, and is arranged for piano, vibes, bass and percussion. Gorgeous. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flat5 Posted September 17, 2008 Report Share Posted September 17, 2008 Calvin Jackson. That's a name I haven't heard in a long time. My parents had an LP of his in the early 1960s. I enjoyed it as I remember. Don't know the music you referred to. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ted O'Reilly Posted September 17, 2008 Report Share Posted September 17, 2008 flat5, "Lotus Land" was on the Columbia LP 'The Calvin Jackson Quartet' (CL 756, recorded in NYC June 27, 1955 -- never on CD) with Jackson, piano; Peter Appleyard, vibes; Johnny Stapleton, bass; Howie Reay, drums. It was a popular Toronto band of the day... The current issue of "coda" jazz magazine has an excellent feature article on Calvin Jackson. http://www.coda1958.com/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel A Posted September 17, 2008 Report Share Posted September 17, 2008 Is this the one with a black and orange cover? My father had this LP. Can't really remember much of the music except I thought it sounded like "old jazz", but I liked his version of "All the Things You Are". For some reason I decided to put it on my parents' answering machine as outgoing message. They were not enchanted. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidewinder Posted September 17, 2008 Report Share Posted September 17, 2008 There's quite a big write-up on Calvin Jackson and his influence in the Buddy Collette bio. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ted O'Reilly Posted September 17, 2008 Report Share Posted September 17, 2008 There's quite a big write-up on Calvin Jackson and his influence in the Buddy Collette bio. Which Buddy Collette bio is that? Details, please. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teasing the Korean Posted September 17, 2008 Author Report Share Posted September 17, 2008 Is this the one with a black and orange cover? That's it: B&W photo of Calvin at the keys, yellow and orange letters at the top. Check out "Lotus Land" next time you hear it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ted O'Reilly Posted September 18, 2008 Report Share Posted September 18, 2008 (edited) Three summer session in NYC (with two different bassists) produced two Columbia LPs. "The Calvin Jackson Quartet" Columbia LP 756, and "Rave Notice" Columbia LP 824 In 1953 and 1954 pretty much the same quartet did sessions for Victor (four studio sides) and Vik (a live album). This was a very popular and successful group -- Jackson died in late 1985, Appleyard remains an in-demand artist today. Edited September 18, 2008 by Ted O'Reilly Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidewinder Posted September 18, 2008 Report Share Posted September 18, 2008 (edited) There's quite a big write-up on Calvin Jackson and his influence in the Buddy Collette bio. Which Buddy Collette bio is that? Details, please. Isoardi Book Just happened to be reasing it the other day and read the section on Jackson. Edited September 18, 2008 by sidewinder Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ted O'Reilly Posted September 18, 2008 Report Share Posted September 18, 2008 There's quite a big write-up on Calvin Jackson and his influence in the Buddy Collette bio. Which Buddy Collette bio is that? Details, please. Isoardi Book Just happened to be reasing it the other day and read the section on Jackson. Thanks, Sidewinder. I think I'll be able to come up with that one... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidewinder Posted September 18, 2008 Report Share Posted September 18, 2008 There's quite a big write-up on Calvin Jackson and his influence in the Buddy Collette bio. Which Buddy Collette bio is that? Details, please. Isoardi Book Just happened to be reasing it the other day and read the section on Jackson. Thanks, Sidewinder. I think I'll be able to come up with that one... No problem Ted ! It's a good book, well worth grabbing hold of. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teasing the Korean Posted July 27, 2020 Author Report Share Posted July 27, 2020 I was wondering if there was a thread on Calvin Jackson, and of course I started the thread nearly 12 years ago. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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