Jim R

I recently ordered some Steeplechase discs from Stateside Distributors in Chicago (recommended- you can e-mail Peter Crawford at Stateside@prodigy.net). Along with the CD's, Peter sent me a copy of the Danish magazine "Jazz Special", 2nd international edition, 2003-110 pages, high gloss cover (great b&w photo of Miles by Jan Persson), high quality printing (even the ads are beautiful), and numerous articles (with great photos) on a wide range of jazz and blues artists (Doug Raney, Svend Asmussen, Ben Webster, Bud Powell, Idrees Sulieman, Wild Bill Davison, Sonny Boy Williamson (#2), Caecile Norby, Marylin Mazur, Thomas Clausen, and others; a blindfold test with Chris Minh Doky; a feature on the Storyville label, and much more. Not your average "filler" with a CD order! Has anybody else seen this? I guess they put out a bi-monthly issue for several years prior to these annual international editions. Anyway, the first international edition can be viewed online (you need Acrobat Reader 5), at: Jazz Special #1. The main website is at: Jazz Special =========== Edit: BTW, I forgot to check if this has already been discussed, so apologies if it has...

The only reference I recall (here at Org) was that trading site that Dan Gould posted about, where somebody had it listed. I don't recall the details now, but as far as anybody knew, it still hadn't been "circulated"... which is why I'll remain skeptical for now...

Don't know the answer, Late, but I Googled the image anyway: Dizzy Gillespie and Ornette Coleman performing at the Lord Buckley Benefit at the Jazz Gallery. December 5, 1960 Bob Parent / Archive Photos

Two threads... 50 years each... 50 + 50 = 100... HEY, LET'S NOT KILL THIS GUY OFF!!

Bev, why don't we just come out and say what's really wrong with this list? ... ... No Louis Stewart?

Doug wasn't born yet (came along in Aug. '56)

I'll disagree (and object) slightly. Vocal jazz may be less popular in some circles (such as this board), and generally less popular than it used to be, but in terms of the entire history of the music I think it's more important than you're making it out to be. "A primarily instrumental music"... that has kind of a false ring to it. Jazz is certainly not "primarily instrumental" by definition, and even if you're simply saying that there are more instrumentalists than singers, putting it that way seems a bit unfairly exclusionary (to singers). The human voice, as an instrument, is just one category among many categories of "instruments", so of course it's in a minority compared to the whole range of instruments used. I hope that made sense. Again, it's only a slight objection, as I do see some truth in what you said.

Hell Yeah!! Lets talk about test #3 some more! (I'm completely serious. The smileys are just a way to smokescreen my selfishness).

Jim, are you going to list the names there later, or was that supposed to be a link? You're so computer savvy, I'm guessing the former...

Because the human condition is endlessly fascinating. Hmmmmmm... lemme think... mmmmmmmnnnnnnnnNO, I'm gonna say no, not really, no.

I haven't read a DEEP post since he was at AAJ. Never opened the "Olive Branch" thread. Not sure why so many people did...

"Other than Blue Note or Monk"... hmm... I think I should have gone to bed just a little bit earlier last night. Sorry.

Dan, I got the Burrell/Kessel/Green photo from Here. Lots of interesting photos from shows in the UK. There's a jazz guitar video (now on DVD, I think) that's been in circulation for years, of those three playing one tune (a blues by Kessel) at a club (Ronnie Scott's?) in England, circa 1969 or so. The photo above may be the same location, but I think it's a different (later) performance, probably early 70's.

Here's a list of what I have, from my database: Kenny Dorham 1960-01-10 The Arrival Of Kenny Dorham Fresh Sound(Jaro) Kenny Dorham 1960-02-11,12 Jazz Contemporary Time Grant Green 1960-11-16; 1961-10-27 First Session Blue Note Donald Byrd 1961-09-21 Royal Flush Blue Note Jackie McLean 1961-10-26 A Fickle Sonance Blue Note Sonny Clark 1961-11-13 Leapin' And Lopin' Blue Note Donald Byrd 1961-12-11 Free Form Blue Note Herbie Hancock 1962-05-28 Takin' Off Blue Note Jackie McLean 1962-06-14; 1963-02-11 Vertigo Blue Note Dexter Gordon 1962-08-27 GO! Blue Note Dexter Gordon 1962-08-29 A Swingin' Affair Blue Note Jackie McLean 1962-09-28 Tippin' The Scales Blue Note Stanley Turrentine 1962-10-18 Jubilee Shout!!! Blue Note Slide Hampton 1962-11-14, 18 Exodus Gitanes Horace Parlan 1963-02-15 Happy Frame Of Mind Blue Note Hank Mobley 1963-03-07; 10-02 No Room For Squares Blue Note Hank Mobley 1963-03-07; 1965-02-05 The Turnaround Blue Note Hank Mobley 1963-03-07;1966-06-17 Straight No Filter Blue Note Thelonious Monk 1963-03-09,64,66 Evidence France's Concert Kenny Dorham 1963-04-01 Una Mas Blue Note Joe Henderson 1963-06-03 Page One Blue Note Booker Ervin 1963-06-19 Exultation! Prestige Thelonious Monk 1963-07-04 Misterioso Columbia Thelonious Monk 1963-12-30 Big Band And Quartet In Concert Columbia Thelonious Monk 1964-01-29 It's Monk's Time Columbia Thelonious Monk 1964-02-22 Iss.1989 Live In Paris 1964 Alhambra Vol.1 France's Concert Thelonious Monk 1964-02-23 Iss.1989 Live In Paris, 1964 France's Concert Thelonious Monk 1964-03-09 MONK Columbia

Thanks Dan.

Circa late 60's, with the D'Angelico New Yorker: With Kessel and Green

From the "Midnight Blue" session.

Classic Wolff shot: This cover was a "fantasy" image (superimposed images of Trane and a shot of KB probably taken after Trane's death, and certainly long after they recorded together):

Another fairly uncommon shot, from a Japan-only release: The hard-to-find Columbia vocal & guitar LP, thankfully reissued on vinyl a few years ago: This one (the guitar, that is) has had me stumped for a few years. Perhaps not KB's guitar... This may be into the early 70's (not sure). Super 400. Anybody know who the bassist is?

I'd like to ask a favor of anybody out there who might be able to help without going to too much trouble. I'm interested in finding photos of Kenny Burrell, partly just because he's my favorite guitarist and I enjoy looking at different shots of him; and partly because I'm interested in tracking the different instruments he's used over the years (during the era in question, he went through some Gibsons- ES175D's-> L5 custom (bar pickup) ->; a D'Angelico New Yorker; and perhaps an Epiphone Emperor). I've already done a Google Image search, which was fairly productive, but I'd still like to see what else I can turn up. I'm particularly interested in the late 1950's thru the 60's. Photos from recording sessions would be particularly great. I have some books of jazz photography that contain a few shots of KB, but there are at least a few I've seen in bookstores that I didn't buy. One of these showed Burrell and Jimmy Smith at a recording session (for Verve, if memory serves). So, if anybody out there has the ability to scan and post images, I would be very grateful to see any photos that might be deemed rare/uncommon. FWIW, I have the BN coffee table book of Francis Wolff's photos, and almost all of KB's own LP's/CD's, but not everything he did as a sideman. I know this is a bit of a longshot, but thanks in advance if you have anything you can share. I'll post some shots I've found from this era, beginning with an early 60's photo (one of several included in the "Moten Swing" CD reissue): Here's one I found yesterday, which I had never seen before: ... and one of my favorites, by Lee Tanner: With the aforementioned Epiphone:

I agree, and having "in your own sweet way" on the same disc is amazing. Still, trying to pick one of these four albums over the others is like somebody asking me to pick my favorite child (I only have two, but it's still true). They're all absolutely indispensible, IMO.

I'll just tag along with Jim's eloquence here and add that the resulting tension is what often makes "great" music "great". Hearing something played perfectly can get old. I'm still not as much of a fan of larger groups, but listening to Gil Evans is one of the best ways for me to appreciate what can be done in that context. I love Benny Golson.

Anybody else got an opinion about Lou on this? I'm just curious- I'm a pretty big fan of Lou (maybe even especially from this era), but that's really developed since the time I had the LP (20...? years ago), so I don't really recollect his performance on this (yes, I let go of the LP... sorry! B) Happened across a nice big jpg, so for those who ain't familiar with this...

Hmm... one of my least favorite sounds in jazz is a "screeching" trumpet, but I don't associate that with the use of mutes. I'll have to confess my general ignorance on the subject of who screeched (and who did it the loudest and held their notes the longest, etc) and when, because I always turn that stuff off (whether it's Cootie, or Maynard, or Faddis, or whoever it might be). Ouch. I don't dig it.

Randy, one other thing while you're at it- the Johnny Griffin tune is actually called "Soft" and Furry. B)