Hardbopjazz Posted April 25, 2018 Report Share Posted April 25, 2018 (edited) February 23, 1972, WNET's program Soul had four pianist playing together. Jaki Byard, Hank Jones, Roland Hanna and Patti Bown. I never heard of her until I listened to the audio from this program. I'm not shy to admit I don't know everything about jazz. Anyone know more about her? I came across this web page that mentions her. https://curtjazz.com/2011/04/08/unsung-women-of-jazz-2-patti-bown/ Edited April 25, 2018 by Hardbopjazz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSngry Posted April 25, 2018 Report Share Posted April 25, 2018 Hellagood piano player, sometime referenced as "Brown" instead of "Bown". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brad Posted April 25, 2018 Report Share Posted April 25, 2018 She’s on the Birth of a Band session on the Quincy Jones Mosaic box. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul secor Posted April 26, 2018 Report Share Posted April 26, 2018 She played on Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Posted April 26, 2018 Report Share Posted April 26, 2018 11 hours ago, paul secor said: She played on Some of my favorite Ammons. On CD, she can be heard with him here: here: and here: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hardbopjazz Posted April 26, 2018 Author Report Share Posted April 26, 2018 I have those Ammons sessions. I never realized she was on those dates. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larry Kart Posted April 26, 2018 Report Share Posted April 26, 2018 She plays great on Oliver Nelson's "Afro-American Sketches"and has to deal with one of the worst pianos ever on the Argo album that's in Mosaic's Nelson box. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ted O'Reilly Posted April 26, 2018 Report Share Posted April 26, 2018 The fine jazz bassist and blogger Steve Wallace wrote a wonderful piece about Patti a year ago... It should tell you pretty much everything you'd like to know. http://wallacebass.com/patti-bown-overcoming-in-triplicate/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeweil Posted April 26, 2018 Report Share Posted April 26, 2018 23 hours ago, Hardbopjazz said: There is a Fresh Sound reissue of that album: https://www.freshsoundrecords.com/12941-patti-bown-albums Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sgcim Posted April 27, 2018 Report Share Posted April 27, 2018 The only time I ever heard her was on a video tape where she played with four other pianists, including Bill Evans. A friend of mine who worships BE kept telling me about how bad she sounded compared to BE. Finally he played it for me, and I thought she sounded okay. She went over with Quincy's big band to France. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Posted April 27, 2018 Report Share Posted April 27, 2018 (edited) Patti Bown can also be heard on this somewhat obscure James Moody date (from which I pulled a track for a BFT some time back): https://www.discogs.com/James-Moody-Running-The-Gamut-/release/6727055 (See also: https://www.freshsoundrecords.com/james-moody-thad-jones-albums/5396-the-legendary-1963-64-sessions-2-lps-on-1-cd.html) Not to mention... Edited April 27, 2018 by Joe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brad Posted April 27, 2018 Report Share Posted April 27, 2018 On 4/26/2018 at 11:42 AM, Ted O'Reilly said: The fine jazz bassist and blogger Steve Wallace wrote a wonderful piece about Patti a year ago... It should tell you pretty much everything you'd like to know. http://wallacebass.com/patti-bown-overcoming-in-triplicate/ This is a terrific article. Thanks Ted for posting. If mentions many recordings that she played on. Some of the comments are interesting, especially Bill Crow’s. An underrecognized musician. On 4/26/2018 at 8:51 PM, paul secor said: She played on The article mentions this as part of a cd two fer. Looked on eBay and they have the vinyl but no Cd. She is also on this, which you can probably still find. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ted O'Reilly Posted April 27, 2018 Report Share Posted April 27, 2018 Brad, I'm glad you enjoyed it. It's typical of the kind of research and inside-knowledge that Steve Wallace brings to all of his writing. He's a hell of a bassist, too! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brad Posted April 27, 2018 Report Share Posted April 27, 2018 Ted, I was very impressed with his writing and knowledge, so much so that I signed up for his blog. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Bresnahan Posted April 28, 2018 Report Share Posted April 28, 2018 4 hours ago, Brad said: The article mentions this as part of a cd two fer. Looked on eBay and they have the vinyl but no Cd. "The Soulful Moods Of Gene Ammons" is found on the CD, "The Gene Ammons Story: Gentle Jug". Ebay listings here: https://www.ebay.com/sch/The%20Gene%20Ammons%20Story:%20Gentle%20Jug?rmvSB=true Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brad Posted April 28, 2018 Report Share Posted April 28, 2018 Thanks for the link Kevin. I was looking for it under the original album name. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Bresnahan Posted April 28, 2018 Report Share Posted April 28, 2018 BTW, the gold plated CD from Analogue Productions of this title sounds incredible. It's too bad it's so damn expensive these days. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul secor Posted April 28, 2018 Report Share Posted April 28, 2018 5 hours ago, Kevin Bresnahan said: BTW, the gold plated CD from Analogue Productions of this title sounds incredible. It's too bad it's so damn expensive these days. The Analogue Productions LP sounds great too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidewinder Posted April 28, 2018 Report Share Posted April 28, 2018 Remember seeing her interviewed on TV about Dinah Washington. I believe she was a good friend of Dinah’s, in addition to accompanying her (she is on the Mosaic Roullette Dinah Washington set). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brad Posted April 28, 2018 Report Share Posted April 28, 2018 (edited) 58 minutes ago, sidewinder said: Remember seeing her interviewed on TV about Dinah Washington. I believe she was a good friend of Dinah’s, in addition to accompanying her (she is on the Mosaic Roullette Dinah Washington set). According to Steve Wallace’s article, she played on Dinah’s Dinah Washington Sings Fats Waller, from 1957. Edited April 28, 2018 by Brad Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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