Caravan

This was recorded in The Netherlands. The piano player seen at the beginning is Pim Jacobs and the tenor man seen at the end is Oliver Nelson.

So the boring trombone nephew is gone? Hurray!

Bought this last year on cd (FreeFactory 063; "Made in EU", but doesn't say where; released 2009). Of course, it's not a quartet but a quintet (with P. Sanders). The cd has: My Favorite Things (21:56), Welcome (11:02), Leo (23:05). Favorite Things has been edited because the opening theme was missing (the closing theme is used instead).

I prefer to not expose my "true identity", but rest assured that permission is granted.

Don Byas, European recordings, 1946-1972: http://tinyurl.com/qskn6t

Just received word that Joe Morello has passed away.

Broadcasted today and still to be seen here: http://player.omroep.nl/?aflID=11910958 (not the same as the one discussed here some months ago).

What did you think of Nathan - was he well known in Europe at the time? No, I don't think he was well known at all. Perhaps people in Paris knew him - I for one had never heard of him at the time. Don't have a clear recollection of his playing, although I remember he was very active and energetic.

Saw them in Amsterdam in 1965. In fact, the group wasn't announced as the Jazz Messengers, but as "Art Blakey and his New Jazzmen". George Tucker was supposed to play bass, but he died shortly before the tour and was replaced by Workman.

Thelonious Monk and Dave Brubeck playing together on a late 1960s Columbia record. Thelonious Monk and Joe Turner playing together, Berlin, 1969

The Amália House Museum is around the corner from where I live. I've never been there. Although, I'm totally into Don Byas, I never played that record of her with him for more than a minute. Just can't stand it and find the singing unbearable. My wife (who is Portuguese) hates her too. Apart from the music, she was a collaborator of the ancient (fascist) regime.

Maybe my eyes and ears are going out, but I could have sworn it was Pierre Favre! I don't know who it is, but it's definitely NOT Han Bennink.

"Good"? It's outa sight.

Grimes (or Haden) surely wouldn't have been as much of a pain in the ass as McBride, who manages to spoil the whole thing singlehanded (or rather with both his hands) with his stiff and rigid anti-swing.

Why not? Besides, did Ornette and Newk "play the changes" there? They surely went far beyond.

It should have been Henry Grimes. McBride manages to almost spoil the whole thing with his undifferentiated and grossly over-amplified anti-swing.

You got it.

I've a tape (Paradiso, Amsterdam, ca. 1970) with Dudu, Mongs, me, Arjen, Louis... Oh, memories.

"Four" (not Miles's tune) on disc 1 of the Albert Ayler Revenant box, with Taylor, Lyons, Ayler, Murray (Copenhagen, November 16, 1962), is the audio track from a television studio taping, but apparently no video footage survives......

My Byas disco/sessionography can be viewed and downloaded here: Don Byas, American recordings, 1938-1946: http://tinyurl.com/pmcobq Don Byas, European recordings, 1946-1972: http://tinyurl.com/qskn6t Comments, additions and corrections are welcome and will be acknowledged in future (updated) versions.

It's called "Byas Come Home" and it was his first visit to the US (in July 1970) since he left in September 1946 with the Don Redman band. I acquired a (poor quality) copy some time ago and it's a very nice documentary indeed. Reunions (not playing) with Dizzy, Louis Armstrong and who not. At Newport, he played with Dizzy's rhythm section of the time (with Mike Longo and David Lee). I often saw Don back in Amsterdam (I don't live there anymore now) around that time, but had missed out on this when it was broadcast. Could you by any chance identify the pianist in I Remember Clifford (the others being Wilbur Ware and Jo Jones) in the film?

This has previously(1970s)been released on a French LP titled "Roswell Rudd" (IIRC the label was called "America"). These are Dutch radio (studio) recordings from 1965. The group also played at the Amsterdam Concertgebouw, with the Ornette Coleman Trio doing the second part of the concert. I was there.

How come no one mentioned Bird at St Nicks? I've been playing that for 45 years and never get tired of it, every time discovering something new. What atmosphere!

I'm pretty sure he has the list of participants on The Sound of Jazz wrong. (In case you're sending him a list of corrections for the paperback.) I already sent Kelley my list of errors a few weeks ago.