Justin V Posted September 26, 2013 Report Share Posted September 26, 2013 There's a new Kickstarter campaign for a 1966 Left bank recording of Walter Namuth's Quintet, featuring Mickey Fields. The band is Walter Namuth on guitar, Mickey fields on tenor, Claude Hubbard on piano, Phil Harris on bass and Purnell Rice on drums. I'm only familiar with Purnell Rice, who appeared on Leo Parker's Blue Note albums, but I found the idea of an archival recording of seldom-recorded Baltimore musicians intriguing. For a $20 contribution, you get a 105-minute download of both sets in their entirety, the 70-minute CD and a ticket to the release party. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSngry Posted September 26, 2013 Report Share Posted September 26, 2013 That's a lot better notion than re-creating "Walk Away Renée", what I thought this was going to be about... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
king ubu Posted September 26, 2013 Report Share Posted September 26, 2013 the "rewards" are kinda for locals, too ... why not offer the longer DL version + CD internationally? beats me ... but this does look interesting! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ejp626 Posted September 26, 2013 Report Share Posted September 26, 2013 the "rewards" are kinda for locals, too ... why not offer the longer DL version + CD internationally? beats me ... but this does look interesting!Sometimes it is worth asking if you increase the donation a bit will they at least ship the CD internationally. (That's what happened for me with the Harrison Bankhead.) I might look into this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
king ubu Posted September 26, 2013 Report Share Posted September 26, 2013 (edited) They do ship the disc - at least it seems so, with the 15$ option ... but they don't specify additional shipping costs (which usually are around 8 $ or so). Will give this a moment to mull over, the campaign is running for a month, so ... Might it be for legal reasons that they don't offer the CD + DL (of all the music) internationally? Edited September 26, 2013 by king ubu Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul secor Posted September 26, 2013 Report Share Posted September 26, 2013 (edited) That's a lot better notion than re-creating "Walk Away Renée", what I thought this was going to be about... Great (or some sort of) minds. That was my first thought also. Edited September 26, 2013 by paul secor Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thirdtry Posted October 12, 2013 Report Share Posted October 12, 2013 Glad this one got funded! This is the first Kickstarter project I've contributed to and am happy to see it's going to happen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ejp626 Posted October 12, 2013 Report Share Posted October 12, 2013 Looks like they added a $20 for international music lovers with the CD shipped overseas (and presumably to Canada ) and full concert download. A little tempting. I'll ponder it just a bit longer (13 days to go). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bertrand Posted October 13, 2013 Report Share Posted October 13, 2013 Thanks for finding this! I just joined. A friend of mine studied with Namuth so I told him about it. Love the legal disclaimer. Bertrand. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric Posted October 13, 2013 Report Share Posted October 13, 2013 Thanks for letting us know. Just became a "backer" of the project. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justin V Posted October 18, 2013 Author Report Share Posted October 18, 2013 Using the powers of Google, I am pleased to report that I was able to track down Purnell Rice's widow so that she could be informed of (and paid for) the project. I hope that she was happy to learn that there is still plenty of interest in the work of her late husband (who died in 1974 at the age of 50) and his colleagues. I'm ecstatic that the project has met its funding goal, having raised almost double the requested goal of $1500. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Magnificent Goldberg Posted October 18, 2013 Report Share Posted October 18, 2013 This is what Bob Porter had to say about Mickey Fields, on the sleeve of Stanley Turrentine's BN twofer 'Jubilee shouts'. He was writing about the 'boss' tenors, men like Jug, Sonny and Stanley, who travelled around, playing with whatever local rhythm section was there, and sometimes welcoming a local hero onto the stand. "But... the champ must be careful. A Mickey Fields in Baltimore or a Bill Easley in Memphis is capable of cooking an unsuspecting tenor man into bad health!" I have an LP of Mickey, mostly recorded at an (almost certainly) 1967 Left Bank concert, with Groove Holmes, George Freeman and Billy Jackson. There's no doubt that Fields cooked like a madman on 'Straight no chaser' and 'Left Bank Cookout'! But he gave the game away on 'Lover man'. There's no tenderness in his playing; the tune is done in high octane mode. Whether this was Groove's fault for calling the tempo, I dunno, but I doubt it. I'll be interested in getting this. Am I too late? MG Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
king ubu Posted October 18, 2013 Report Share Posted October 18, 2013 No, a week left ... glad they added an international option for the CD + full DL, guess I'll join in, too! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thirdtry Posted October 21, 2013 Report Share Posted October 21, 2013 Just wanted to bump this up to the top again -- the project ends in 4 days so if people are interested in this they need to become backers quick! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjzee Posted October 21, 2013 Report Share Posted October 21, 2013 I'm in. This seems like fun. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teasing the Korean Posted October 22, 2013 Report Share Posted October 22, 2013 "She May Call You Up Tonight" is brilliant. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bertrand Posted October 22, 2013 Report Share Posted October 22, 2013 Anyone going to the party in Baltimore on Sunday? Bertrand. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ejp626 Posted October 23, 2013 Report Share Posted October 23, 2013 I'm in (not to the party, however). Just under 3 days left to go. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bertrand Posted October 28, 2013 Report Share Posted October 28, 2013 The party was fun, the CD is GREAT! Bertrand. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjzee Posted November 5, 2013 Report Share Posted November 5, 2013 Received the CD today. Still no word on the download. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chewy-chew-chew-bean-benitez Posted November 10, 2013 Report Share Posted November 10, 2013 hey MG, whats that left bank lp u mention w/ groove, is that a major label release of some sort or a private press thing, or somethin. good god, is this how left bank is gonna go w/ the future of the tapes. i am okay with this. next release, needs to be, you can spot it at 0:38 in the kickstarter video: 11-28-65: Hank Mobley, Johnny Coles w/ rhythm sec. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robertoart Posted November 10, 2013 Report Share Posted November 10, 2013 And they can follow that with Grant Green John Patton Harold Vick and Hugh Walker! hey MG, whats that left bank lp u mention w/ groove, is that a major label release of some sort or a private press thing, or somethin. good god, is this how left bank is gonna go w/ the future of the tapes. i am okay with this. next release, needs to be, you can spot it at 0:38 in the kickstarter video: 11-28-65: Hank Mobley, Johnny Coles w/ rhythm sec. How much will you pledge to hear that one Chewy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chewy-chew-chew-bean-benitez Posted November 11, 2013 Report Share Posted November 11, 2013 And they can follow that with Grant Green John Patton Harold Vick and Hugh Walker! "check please!!" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjzee Posted November 11, 2013 Report Share Posted November 11, 2013 Has anyone received information on how to download the complete concert? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bertrand Posted November 11, 2013 Report Share Posted November 11, 2013 I am going to send an e-mail about something else to the person who put it together, so I will ask as well. Bertrand. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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