Michael Weiss

Anyone have a recording date for this?

Art Farmer Junior Cook Bill Hardman Pepper Adams Red Garland How about another thread titled Good Composers Under the Radar

These are some of Griffin's tunes we played and recorded from 1986-2005: Hot Sake Make Up Your Mind Take My Hand CallItwachawana When We Were One A Monk's Dream Woe Is Me You've Never Been There From Here To There Dance of Passion The Way It Is The Cat Chicago Calling What Do You Do Wistful The Count 63rd Street Theme Waltz For Ma Dawn Don't Say Goodbye, Just Leave Waltswing Fifty Six Do It A Waltz With Sweetie To Love Others include: Soft and Furry Let Me Touch It Oh, Now I See Satin Wrap Bee Ees Lollypop Ball Bearing Smokestack Camp Meeting The Congregation Main Spring Nice And Easy Mil Dew I know I'm leaving out several. Barry's composed a lot of tunes, but chooses to rarely perform them for some reason. Just check his Riverside and Prestige dates.

Silent. I didn't shoot it but I was there.

I've had this 8mm little reel of footage from Sun Ra's gig at the Bluebird in Bloomington, IN (1977) in my drawer for years. Gotta get it transferred!

Tom played his ass off all week, but on Sunday night, he was just on fire. Maybe Randy's presence inspired him to kick it up a few notches. All of us on stage were mesmerized. There wasn't much left to say after Tom soloed - just taking the tune out would not have seemed unreasonable.

Thanks for the thought. If it was my own music it might be a possibility. But Horace's publishing company would deserve a mechanical royalty, the musicians would need to be all in agreement on compensation, the recording would have to be CD release quality, etc. etc. Then again if Blue Note wants to record us.... In the meantime you can always buy one of my previous releases!

My LP copy of Far Away Lands does not have a photo credit.

For anyone who's interested I thought I'd post our set list: Cookin' at the Continental Moonrays Metamorphosis Homage (original) Pretty Eyes Where You At? Ecaroh Après Vous (original) Enchantment St. Vitus Dance Peace Mellow D Nutville (Sunday only)

When I was in high school in the early 70s, Harry Abraham's show would carry loud and clear all the way in Dallas in the middle of the night. making it very hard to go to sleep.

F6 = D-7 (instead of D7)

Several years ago Barry Harris, Mark Stryker and I went to hear George Benson, Johnny Allen and Will Austin at a brunch gig in Grosse Point. We got a real kick about how they played the changes to Satin Doll: D-7 G7 D-7 G7 E-7 A7 E-7 A7 (now brace yourself) F6 F#maj7 C !!! Of course we had to get into a deep analytic discussion as to how this sort of made sense.

Amen on that...after you learn how to play! (But until then) Hank's tunes are great models for original tunes with strong melodies, chord progressions and form. Before I started writing and performing my own material I used to play a number of Hank's tunes: Straight Ahead (The Turnaround) Third Time Around (Straight No Filter, Caddy For Daddy) Pat n' Chat (The Turnaround) The Breakthrough (Dippin') Up, Over and Out (Reach Out)

Interview with Robert Barry

I don't think so. Just get there in time to grab the seat you prefer.

Parrot Loves Ray Charles

Just be sure to make a reservation.

Tonight: Jenny Lin at Bargemusic in Brooklyn.

Barry Harris @Vanguard. Nobody can phrase like THAT today but him (not that many people are really trying).

Look forward to seeing you guys. Valerie, Just to prevent any further confusion: David Weiss Michael Weiss

Iridium's Press Release: One of the founding architects of hard bop in the 1950s, composer, pianist and bandleader Horace Silver has left a huge imprint on modern jazz. His compositions combine the ultimate in jazz sophistication with a common-man touch, blending tightly knit structures with hummable melodies, funky blues, soulful shouts and free-wheeling improvisation. Dozens of his songs have become jazz standards, including “Song For My Father,” “Nica’s Dream” and others. Pianist and composer Michael Weiss is an ideal musician to pay tribute to Silver, one of his earliest and longest lasting influences. Silver’s “Blowing the Blues Away” was the first jazz LP Weiss ever bought at age 15, and he cut his teeth in New York in the 1980s working with former Silver sidemen Junior Cook, Art Farmer, Clifford Jordan, Joe Henderson, Bill Hardman and Lou Donaldson. Weiss was a prizewinner in the 1989 Thelonious Monk Institute's Solo Piano Competition, with Silver as one of the judges. For this tribute, Weiss will focus on many of Silver's lesser known gems such as “Ecaroh,” “Moonrays,” “Shirl” and “Nutville.” Joining Weiss is a perfect combination of Horace Silver alumni: Randy Brecker and Tom Harrell each held the trumpet chair in Silver's quintet from 1968 to 1977. Bassist John Webber and drummer Willie Jones III were Silver's last working rhythm section. Eric Alexander, a hard-bop infected player joined Silver at his last New York appearance in 2004. Weiss, best known as longtime sideman with Johnny Griffin, works with Frank Wess, the Vanguard Jazz Orchestra, and others. In addition to leading his own groups, most notably at the Village Vanguard, Weiss has produced concerts celebrating the music of Bud Powell, Charlie Parker and Thelonious Monk.

Head Case is one of the best things on at the moment. And it's no reflection on 'In Treatment' to say that it's a great antidote too. Also digging Party Down and Breaking Bad. Just discovered Breaking Bad and went through the first season in three days. What a great show. Surprised this is the only mention it got here. As fresh as The Wire and Damages.

FINGER POPPIN': A TRIBUTE TO HORACE SILVER MAY 21 - 24 IRIDIUM JAZZ CLUB 1650 Broadway at 51st Street New York, NY 212-582-2121 Michael Weiss, piano and musical director Tom Harrell, trumpet Eric Alexander, tenor saxophone John Webber, bass Willie Jones III, drums plus Randy Brecker on May 24

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