Chuck Nessa

I was involved in a really uncomfortable scene involving Don DeMichael, Helen Keane and Toshiko. Don was escorting the women to a record shop in Evanston, IL. They were in town for a "women in jazz" program at Northwestern University. Don spotted me in the store and introduced me to his guests as someone who recently recorded Warne Marsh. Toshiko warmly shook my hand and told me about the session she produced with Warne and Lew Tabackin. Keane slowly extended a hand and mentioned a Bill Evans session with Warne and Lee. I thanked both of them, said I was honored to meet them and we all moved on. Later Don said Helen remarked "did you see how he recoiled - they just can't accept women as producers".

Paul made the "perfect" recommendation but I had fond memories of the UA lps and got the following cd set containing that material: I almost think all Hooker recordings are alternates.

Not the same person as I understand it. Best wishes for the rest of your life.

J.J. Gittes Noah Cross Hollis Mulwray

from that era, Elements of Surprise is my pic.

CRAP! I thought we were starting a new country.

You do not need Street Singer.

Rubber Band Man Rubber Man Stretch Armstrong

"Offering and Looking For"?

Yes he did a date for Atlantic. As discussed earlier in this thread (see post #2), it was a trio with Carl Brown and Billy Higgins. I have both sessions.

A great farewell.

It's fair enough. I don't listen to much straight-ahead Jazz, my main interest is avant garde, late Coltrane, Brotzmann, Time Berne, Marilyn Crispell, Anthony Braxton etc. I think it would be worth your time to explore the past a bit. Great Shit happened earlier too. And when you understand that stuff, you can enjoy new stuff in context. :-)

Some of them may have been self-produced but Bates was the entry point. He is an important guy with much respect from me.

Bates was the originator of all this stuff.

I would probably start side one of the 10" lp shown below - Creole Love Call, Washington Wabble, Blues I Love to Sing and (if I linger a while) Harlem River Quiver. This music has been central to my life for over half a century.

Never had that one but all the "Jazz Life" Fontanas I have seen were manufactured by Philips in the Netherlands.

I would take an early Ellington track from the late '20s to remind me of my beginnings and then tracks from my recordings - to remind me what my life had been about. Seems to be mostly about me but dealing with the mentioned isolation, I will deal with myself.

Yes, thanks.

There is more music but we decided this was the perfect program.

I think I still have 'em. He's now a fixture of Chicago music/arts media.

Peter Margasak wrote a nice piece for the Chicago Reader: http://www.chicagoreader.com/Bleader/archives/2014/11/18/octogenarian-cornetist-bobby-bradford-is-still-blowing-cool

The K2 Monk's Music is desert island material for me.

Dick Nixon Dick Reagan Dick Bush

I remember hearing this story when it happened.