Jazzjet Posted March 4, 2010 Report Share Posted March 4, 2010 I've just been enjoying a wonderful new(ish) CD on Sharp Wood records titled 'The Late Great Phil Seamen'. Phil was probably the greatest jazz drummer Europe has produced and, tragically, died at the early age of 46 through constant drug use. The fine booklet in the CD mentions a mere three pieces of film in which Phil appears so I thought it would be fitting to link to them here. The first is a short piece from a long forgotten pop film titled 'Golden Disc ( 1958 ). The group is Don Rendell's Jazz Six : Phil Seamen - Golden Disc The second is a BBC studio recording of Al Cohn and Zoot Sims with Stan Tracey, Dave Green and Phil, from a 1968 programme titled 'The Cool Of The Evening' : The Cool of The Evening The last one is from a UK film ( 1967 ) titled 'Sound' and features Roland Kirk and John Cage. The clip features Kirk at Ronnie Scott's backed by Johnny Burch (p), Dave Green (b) and Phil ( drs ) : Sound ( 1967 ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jostber Posted March 4, 2010 Report Share Posted March 4, 2010 Just got this myself a couple of months ago. A great compilation. That song with Jimmy Witherspoon is a real winner. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jostber Posted March 5, 2010 Report Share Posted March 5, 2010 The album on Sharp Wood: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jazzjet Posted March 5, 2010 Author Report Share Posted March 5, 2010 Just got this myself a couple of months ago. A great compilation. That song with Jimmy Witherspoon is a real winner. Absolutely. The whole album 'Spoon Sings N' Swings' with the Dick Morrissey Quartet is a blast from start to finish. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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