bertrand

Any new gigs in D.C. planned? Here's a new venue you can try: Bohemian Caverns. The place was bought from the previous owners (who were crooks). The new owners are really nice; they are the sons of saxophonist Leonard Brown (who I am going to see there tonight). Right now they don't have a piano yet, so there's PLENTY of room for a B-3! Bertrand.

This may put a dent in plans for a reunion, not that it would stop The Who. Bertrand.

Yes, I was confusing them on purpose for humor's sake. Bertrand.

Just don't tell him he's a jazz musician. And whatever you do, don't bring up the 'Fritz Jones' thing! Bertrand.

Just checking your site... Did you know that one of your book titles contains the title of not one but two Wayne Shorter compositions? Makes me want to check 'em out! Would they be appropriate for a 7-year old? Bertrand.

OK, there's two guys with that name in the DC suburbs. If you want to try to contact him (again assuming he doesn't mind bringing up these memories), I'll PM you the phone numbers. I just did a yahoo people search for Ted Efantis in Virginia. Bertrand.

I think Ted Efantis lives in the DC area. I remember him sitting in at a jam session and being announced by Butch Warren about 2 years ago. Would he still be in touch with Jane, or did they have a bitter break-up? I could try to ask around; I don't think Butch could help much, though. Bertrand.

'everyone beneath Norah Jones is little people'. I didn't know she liked to be on top, nor that she was into dwarves. If so, there's a couple of albums out on the 'sexiest album covers' thread that she might get a kick out of. Bertrand.

It was an inside joke concerning a theory I had (I posted it here a couple of years ago). In a nutshell: 1) Larry and Lee record MS (known) 2) A few days later, Larry attends the IASW recording session with Miles (known) 3) Larry slips Miles a tape of MS in the hopes of joining the band (pure speculation) 4) Larry plays with Miles on BB (known) 5) BB is heavily influenced by MS; only Miles and Larry know this, since it's not out (pure speculation) 6) Miles even uses some Lee licks from MS (subjective but I can give timings later) Gotta run, Bertrand.

I've borrowed this book from a friend so I've just started skmimming through it. I did kind of get this impression as well, and I was surprised. I certainly never got an inkling that Lee felt this way (not that he would necessarily willing to admit it in print, of course). Among other things, just a few weeks before he died, he told his brother Jimmy that he did his best playing on Moncur's Evolution, hardly a hardbop session. The author also feels that Lee's playing is very weak on Mother Ship. I agree he has chops problems on the title track, but it was the last tune of the session. In an interview shortly after, he mentions this session and seems proud to be involved in it. And don't forget that Miles copped several licks from Lee's solos on this album for Bitches' Brew! There's much more to discuss - I've got to run for now. Bertrand.

Just remembered another one: Harold Mabern's 'The Chief' was recorded for the unissued session from 9/13/68 (three tracks from this date are now bonus tracks on the Sixth Sense CD, but not 'The Chief'). This piece was done live at least once, since it appears on the Fresh Sound Lightouse set. Bertrand.

It took you 49 minutes to pee???

But David (who co-produced the set) is saying above that Belden's claim may be disputable (post # 35). How can we find out? Only if there is someone out there who taped the Both/And radio broadcast when it was aired. There must be SOMEONE out there! I like David's theory that the tapes were probably purchased from Rumsey, so they must be from the Lighthouse. One thing is odd: some tracks on the Fresh Sound date are not on the Blue Note CD. Did they really drop 'The Chief' from the repertoire between the beginning and end of their Lighthouse residency? Bertrand.

The song titles and composer credits are correct on the new pressing of the FS CDs. Bertrand.

What material was Wayne playing with Coryell in 1990? Thanks, Bertrand.

A DVD of the Santana/Shorter Montreux 1988 show is due out 2/27. I was under the impression it would include the Shorter composition 'Ballroom In The Sky' from this tour. It has otherwise never been officially recorded, and I listed it as part of this DVD in the inventory to be included in the forthcoming paperback of Michelle Mercer's bio. I can't find a track listing anywhere, but it is a 64-minute DVD and I know that's not the whole concert. Any leads would be deeply appreciated. Thanks, Bertrand.

Fixed the typo. Now if I can only delete the duplicate! Sounds good to me. Does Butch solo at all? Anyone have the Candid CD? Bertrand. PS: Just noticed this is just a few days before I was born!

I picked this up at Barnes And Noble today. Never seen it before. It's on Candid. It's a TV date taken from a video of the band two days after the Monk In Tokyo concert. I got it because of the presence of Butch Warren; otherwise I don't really need another Monk CD. Before I open it, I want to check because the 'taken from video' thing bothers me a bit. Is this a dud or worth keeping? As long as the sound is decent, I'll keep it. Thanks, Bertrand.

In post #36, I took the discussion beyond Lee Morgan. I'm interested in the general question of live repertoire from 60s Blue Note related bands. In the case of the Haynes group with Shorter, they did use repertoire from the records. In the case of Morgan, we have little evidence of this, although I personally have not asked too many of the musicians from that period. Have you? Bertrand.

But sometimes it could got the opposite way. Larry Ridley remembers that when he played with Wayne in the Roy Haynes group, they would play Wayne's Blue Note compositions. He specifically mentioned 'House Of Jade'. The band played at the Left Bank Jazz Society (1966?), but if there is a tape, I haven't been able to track it down. Bertrand.

An excellent question. It is my understanding (from Cuscuna among others) that a lot of of the great tunes from the Blue Note albums were never performed live, probably because the bands on the records were assembled specifically for the session and not working units. There are exceptions of course, such as Horace Silver's groups. As a result, the live gigs usually did not include music from the records because the sidemen did not know them, and these groups didn't get to rehearse all that much. When I get to speak to some of the guys from this era, I try to ask about the repertoire from the live gigs as part of my research on jazz copyrights. Most of the time they don't remember (it has been 40 years or so). However, recently I was told that one musician (when shown my listing of unrecorded Lee Morgan songs) remembered playing some of them. I have not spoken to him directly yet, but I need to follow up on this. To answer your question specifically, I never saw Lee live of course, but the few live gigs from that era don't feature too many of the repertoire from the records. Off the top of my head, there's 'Ceora' and 'Sidewinder' on the two Lighthouse releases, and they play Mobley's 'Chain Reaction' (and call it 'The Vamp') on the Lee Morgan Live In Baltimore '68 Fresh Sound CD, but it's Clifford Jordan (not Mobley) on that date. I would love to hear from our board members who heard Lee live. In fact, I know a few people who saw him - I'll follow up. Bertrand.

In the case of 'Footprints', the extra material that is tagged on at the end of this piece in all recent performances is actually another composition called 'Ballroom In The Sky' which was part of the 1988 Santana/Shorter repertoire. For example, this is how it is performed on the Footprints Live! CD. This is not mentioned in the inventory to be published in the paperback version of Michelle Mercer's book (see thread elsewhere) because I did not have an official recording to confirm this fact. This piece is on the Montreux DVD scheduled for February. Bertrand.

Which 'Nutville'? Horace Silver's or Tina Brooks'? Bertrand.

You need to check out some Wayne Shorter - it'll change your life. Bertrand.

That's really tasteless if you actually know the answer. You might want to rethink your post. Bertrand.