Live gigs featuring Grant Green, Larry Young, and Elvin Jones?

[Mark Stryker]

Gang -- does anyone know if the trio of Grant Green, Larry Young, and Elvin Jones ever played any live gigs anywhere? If yes, can you point to some specific documentation or provide any clues that might lead me to some? 

Thanks. 

[bertrand]

I always heard they did, perhaps there is mention in the Young Mosaic set. I certainly don't remember any specific dates but there are tools such as ripmjazz and newspapers.com that one can use.

In the Iron City discussion a couple of months ago, some clever sleuths were able to find lots of documentation of Grant Green gigs with either Young or Patton, but this was the post-Elvin era.

If a specific date is pinned down, the next question of course will be...

[Mark Stryker]

Per Bertrand's post, if anyone has the Larry Young set on Mosaic, if you could  look through the notes and see if there's a reference to the trio playing live that would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.

[DMP]

No mention in the Mosaic notes. 

[Mark Stryker]

1 hour ago, DMP said:

No mention in the Mosaic notes. 

Thanks.

[robertoart]

I'm sure I've read in notes, something to the effect that 'Green, Young and Jones' performed gigs together when they were in the New York area at the same time. Can't recollect the exact source. My first guess would have been the Mosaic Larry Young booklet. Otherwise, Lonnie Smith has stated Green's working trio around the time of the Blue Note Green/Young/Jones sessions was Green/Young and Otis' Candy 'Finch. 

Edit - yep. Page 1 of the Larry Young Mosaic notes by Cuscuna.

"Larry, Grant and Elvin would work in the New York area whenever possible. Larry Coryell remembers moving from Washington state and running up to Harlem to hear them...."

There is more detailed recollections from Coryell in various sources including his Autobiography if I remember correctly. 

Edited 23 March by robertoart

[Mark Stryker]

On 3/23/2022 at 7:21 PM, robertoart said:

I'm sure I've read in notes, something to the effect that 'Green, Young and Jones' performed gigs together when they were in the New York area at the same time. Can't recollect the exact source. My first guess would have been the Mosaic Larry Young booklet. Otherwise, Lonnie Smith has stated Green's working trio around the time of the Blue Note Green/Young/Jones sessions was Green/Young and Otis' Candy 'Finch. 

Edit - yep. Page 1 of the Larry Young Mosaic notes by Cuscuna.

"Larry, Grant and Elvin would work in the New York area whenever possible. Larry Coryell remembers moving from Washington state and running up to Harlem to hear them...."

There is more detailed recollections from Coryell in various sources including his Autobiography if I remember correctly. 

Thanks for this. In Larry's autobiography, he recalls in detail hearing Green, Young, and Finch in Harlem but doesn't (as I recall) say he heard the trio with Elvin. I'll recheck this ...

[Fabio Baglioni]

.. This is a very RARE Live session in France, but without Elvin Jones on drums.,!!)

Grant Green ,cht ,4t Live in Antibes, at Juan Les Pins ..
Jazz-festival ,20* July 1970..sorry, unknown Musicians  
 Organ , Sax , Drummer..and the Tunes played..
 Please, any  help is wellcame.
This is a very ,, very ,, very ''RARE'' ..session..
An  unissued Live Radio Jazz program  from France..-
The song you hear  is : "Upshot"  ..
 from the album Carryin' On. (BLP4327)Nr.283..

,,

 ,,.- Ciao , Fabio  ,,  fabiodrummy@gmail.com  ,,.-   
-

[bertrand]

4 hours ago, Fabio Baglioni said:

.. This is a very RARE Live session in France, but without Elvin Jones on drums.,!!)

Grant Green ,cht ,4t Live in Antibes, at Juan Les Pins ..
Jazz-festival ,20* July 1970..sorry, unknown Musicians  
 Organ , Sax , Drummer..and the Tunes played..
 Please, any  help is wellcame.
This is a very ,, very ,, very ''RARE'' ..session..
An  unissued Live Radio Jazz program  from France..-
The song you hear  is : "Upshot"  ..
 from the album Carryin' On. (BLP4327)Nr.283..

,,

 ,,.- Ciao , Fabio  ,,  fabiodrummy@gmail.com  ,,.-   
-

Isn't this part of the Funk in France collection?

[Fabio Baglioni]

,, - bertrand   ,+, Dr. Funkenstein  ,,.
,*, - Isn 't this part of the Funk in France collection,.?

Dear Mr. Bertrand , Look, I do not  want to consider the  Grant Green 's...: L.P., CD's  ,,Blue-Note,, Recordings.,!!.. 

I am a Jazz Trader - Collectionist of Live Jazz Concerts , Jazz Festivals, so for I may-know, there are NOT so many Live sessions/concerts of..: Grant Green, Live 'Taped-Audio-Recorded(*Bootlegs-copyes)  in Jazz Clubs, or in Jazz Festivals.,!!,.-

 All it is possible to find in *Taped-Boolegs-copyes, and in Live Video-DVD, are these
 Live concerts here listed,. : 

CD 1(This has been taken from the 'Audio-Video' sessions..:dvd.,66,+,67,),.-
1. I Don't Want Nobody To Give Me Nothing (Open Up The Door I'll Get It Myself)..
   (James Brown) -0:00-
2. Oleo (Sonny Rollins) -4:32-
3. Insensatez (Tom Jobim, Vinícius de Moraes) -8:53-
4. Untitled Blues -16:12-
5. Sonnymoon For Two (Sonny Rollins) -24:18-
6. I Wish You Love (Charles Trenet, Albert Beach) -31:20-
Recorded at la Maison de la Radio, Studio 104 in Paris, France On October 26, 1969.
Personnel CD 1:Grant Green - guitar ,,Larry Ridley - bass ,Don Lamond - drums
Barney Kessel - guitar (track 6)..-
,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
-DVD-Video-66-1-KENNY BURRELL,cht..+..BARNEY KESSELL,cht..+..GRANT GREEN,cht ,, -larry ridley,cb,, -don lamond,dr,, live at ‘’Maison De La Radio’’ Parigi, 1969,,  (-A-)->GRANT GREEN,cht.+.larry ridley,cb.+.don lamond,dr, t.35’.. (-B-)->BARNEY KESSELL,cht.+.larry ridley,cb .+. don lamond,dr, t.36’.. total –time, 71’ ..1*set..)
,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
-DVD-Video-67-1-KENNY BURRELL,cht..+..BARNEY KESSELL,cht..+..GRANT GREEN,cht ,, -larry ridley,cb,, -don lamond,dr , live at ‘’Maison De La Radio’’ Parigi, 1969..(-A-)->KENNY BURRELL,cht.+.larry ridley,cb.+.don lamond,dr,,t.37’ ..(-B-)->Jam-trio->KENNY BURRELL,cht.+.BARNEY KESSELL,cht.+.GRANT GREEN,cht,,-larry ridely,cb.+.don almond,dr,, t.34’.. total – time, 71’.. 2*set..) 
,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

CD 2 (I do not have this full intere concert, but only one tune..:***UpShot,,).
7. Upshot (Grant Green) -38:24-
8. Hurt So Bad (Randazzo, Bobby Weinstein, Hart) -56:24-
9******. Upshot (Grant Green) -1:10:57-
10. Hi-Heel Sneakers (Robert Higginbothan) -1:30:42-
Live At The Antibes Jazz Festival. July 18-20, 1970.
Personnel CD 2:Grant Green - guitar ,,Claude Bartee .,sax 
,,Clarence Palmer – Organ  ,,Billy Wilson - dr,-

 This is from You Tube - page...: 
Grant Green,,4t  Live Newport Jazz Festival, Workshop July 4* 1966
Grant Green, guitar ,,Billy Taylor, p ,,Gene Taylor, cb .,Billy Kaye, dr,.-
......................................................
In few words the  ''France Collection''  will contains...:
CD,1-  Part of the Live video-studio contained in dvd ,66 + 67.)
CD,2-Live At The Antibes Jazz Festival. July 18* -20*, 1970..-

Have a nice day,. Ciao , fabio  -x-> fabiodrummy@gmail.com ,-

-x-
 

[robertoart]

On 25/3/2022 at 4:37 AM, Mark Stryker said:

Thanks for this. In Larry's autobiography, he recalls in detail hearing Green, Young, and Finch in Harlem but doesn't (as I recall) say he heard the trio with Elvin. I'll recheck this ...

So this is what this thread was all about lol.

Great article btw! 

https://jazztimes.com/features/columns/grant-green-larry-young-elvin-jones-organ-jazz/

[Mark Stryker]

7 hours ago, robertoart said:

So this is what this thread was all about lol.

Great article btw! 

https://jazztimes.com/features/columns/grant-green-larry-young-elvin-jones-organ-jazz/

Yep -- that was it was all about. Thanks for the kind words.