Jim R

It has been announced on other boards that Teddy Edwards passed away yesterday in L.A. He was in his 80's (not bad for a jazzman!). I put off listening to his music for too long, and I'm still trying to catch up with his recordings. Here's a nice illustrated discography: Teddy Edwards discography

David and John, how about sharing some Keystone memories?

Here's a selected discog, just for the heck of it: Cannonball Adderley 1955-07-21,29; 08-05 Julian "Cannonball" Adderley Emarcy Cannonball Adderley 1956-06-08,18 Julian "Cannonball" Adderley In The Land Of Hi Fi Emarcy Clifford Brown 1953-09-28,29 The Complete Paris Sessions, Vol.1 Vogue Clifford Brown 1953-10-10,11,15 The Complete Paris Sessions, Vol.3 Vogue Jimmy Cleveland 1955-08-12; 11-19,22 Introducing Jimmy Cleveland And His All Stars Verve (Emarcy) Elite Jimmy Cleveland 1958 Cleveland Style Mercury (Japan CD) Jimmy Cleveland 1959 A Map Of Jimmy Cleveland Mercury Jimmy Cleveland 1965 Rhythm Crazy Emarcy John Coltrane 1957-10,11,12 The Bethlehem Years Bethlehem Tadd Dameron 1962 The Magic Touch Of Tadd Dameron Riverside Eddie Davis 1966, 1967 Save Your Love For Me (Compilation) RCA Victor Gil Evans 1957-09-06,27; 10-10 Gil Evans & Ten Prestige Gil Evans 1959-02-05 Great Jazz Standards Pacific Jazz (Cap.) Art Farmer 1953,54,56 The Art Farmer Septet Prestige Art Farmer 1962 Listen To Art Farmer Mercury Dizzy Gillespie 1950-06-06 to 1964-11-06 Dizzy's Diamonds (The Best Of The Verve Years) Verve Dizzy Gillespie 1954-05-25,06-08;1955-09-12,11-08 Jazz Recital Verve Benny Golson 1957-10-14 Benny Golson's New York Scene Contemporary Johnny Griffin 1961-07-13,14,17 White Gardenia Riverside Billie Holiday 1945 thru 1959 The Complete Billie Holiday On Verve, 1945-1959 Verve Milt Jackson 1962-06-19,20;07-05 Big Bags Riverside Eddie Jefferson 1953-55,61-2,68-9 Reiss.1980 There I Go Again Prestige Eddie Jefferson 1961-12;1962-01,02 Letter From Home Riverside J. J. Johnson Jay & Kai + 6 Columbia J. J. Johnson 1964, 1966 Say When Bluebird (RCA) J. J. Johnson 1965-12-07,08,09 J.J.! (The Dynamic Sound Of J.J. With Big Band) RCA (BMG Spain) Thad Jones / Mel Lewis 1966-05-04 to 1970-05-25 The Complete Solid State Recordings Of Thad Jones / Mel Lewis Mosaic (Solid State) Michel Legrand 1958-06-25,27 Legrand Jazz Philips (Columbia) Carmen McRae 1955-06-14,16;1959-11-10,11,12 Here To Stay (By Special Request / Something To Swing About)(The Original Decca Recordings) Decca, Kapp Blue Mitchell 1960-12-27;1961-03-29,30 Smooth As The Wind Riverside Thelonious Monk 1967-11-03 Nonet Live (In Paris, 1967) Le Jazz Wes Montgomery 1964-11-11,16 Movin' Wes Verve Anita O'Day 1952 to 1962 The Complete Verve/Clef Recordings Mosaic (Verve/Clef) Jerome Richardson 1958-10-10 Midnight Oil New Jazz Sonny Rollins 1958-07-10,11;08-03 Sonny Rollins And The Big Brass (Brass/Trio) Verve (Metrojazz) VME Sonny Rollins 1966-01-26 Alfie Impulse Jimmy Smith / Wes Montgomery 1966-09-21 Further Adventures Of Jimmy And Wes Verve Sonny Stitt 1952-11-20 to 1965-04-14 The Complete Roost Sonny Stitt Studio Sessions Mosaic (Roost) Sonny Stitt 1955-09-30,10-17 Plays Arrangements From The Pen Of Quincy Jones Roost (Japan) Lucky Thompson / Gigi Gryce 1953, 1956 Lucky Thompson / Gigi Gryce In Paris (aka "Street Scenes") RCA (Vogue) Lucky Thompson 1956 Tricotism Impulse Stanley Turrentine 1963-1968 Stanley Turrentine (BN Reissue Series twofer LP) Blue Note Stanley Turrentine 1968-10-01,14,28 Always Something There Blue Note George Wallington 1954-05-12 George Wallington Showcase Blue Note Connoisseur Series Dinah Washington 1955-03-15,16,17 For Those In Love Emarcy

That line-up of tunes looked so familiar, I opened up my database and did a search. The session you describe was not a Jimmy Cleveland session, and not unreleased- it was Curtis Fuller's "Sliding Easy" (UA 4041). That's an odd error for Mr. Lord! BTW, I'm with you 1000% regarding Jimmy Cleveland! Thank God he was all over the place as a sideman...

I got a message from Bill Gallagher, Eddie's online discographer, yesterday. He has added a number of quotes/anecdotes from Eddie regarding various recording sessions he made over the years. It's interesting reading, and adds a lot to the appeal of visiting the discography (Eddie Higgins discography) One thing Eddie mentioned was that back in his Vee Jay days (circa 1960) Art Blakey offered him the piano chair in the Jazz Messengers. Eddie turned down the offer! He didn't elaborate, but hopefully we'll get the full story at some point... I said it in my first post, but let me repeat... Eddie Higgins is not only a great jazz pianist, but I think he is in his prime NOW! His current CD's on Venus are fantastic. You don't have to pay $30 - $40 from a Japanese source, either. Eddie sells them himself, from his home in Florida, for $15 plus shipping. He's got about a dozen different titles on different labels. He doesn't do computers, so you can't e-mail him, but he seems to enjoy writing letters. If interested, send me a private message.

In my opinion, Eddie Higgins is in his prime right now. His Venus CD's are nothing short of breathtaking, but his work for Sunnyside and other labels is also just outstanding. Eddie sells his recordings (including some CD's not available anywhere else) via mail order. Anybody who may be interested can send me a private message. I'm going to "up" my Eddie Higgins thread, but I'll add a comment here as well. Eddie's online discographer, Bill Gallagher, just recently added some quotes from Eddie regarding a number of sessions he made over the years. They're a nice addition to the webpage, and I would highly recommend a visit. Eddie states that Art Blakey offered him the piano chair in the Jazz Messengers, circa 1960. Someday I'd like to hear the whole story... Eddie Higgins discography

First of all, thanks Jim, for the tweak. I actually dig purple and orange... unfortunately (as I told Jim in a PM) on my system the original skin produced on my system a variety of colors including shades of lavender, yellow, and pink The "snow" option now gives me a much simpler look- just lavender and gray. It's relatively dull compared to the multicolor look I had with the original skin, but I HAD to do something!

It's hard to choose a favorite among J.J.'s recordings! I like the ones you listed (I think my favorite Columbia session is "Blue Trombone"), I love the Blue Notes, and also "Vivian" on Concord. "Tangence" was a beautiful CD as well...

My choice is Grant Green as well... but a different album- NIGERIA (the Green/Clark session with Blakey).

Not to mention "Expoobident" B)

Hey, you contemtab... you contemiteb... you lucky contendimable bastard- I happen to like his take on C.C.B.B. (but did you HAVE to mention it? )

Time to revisit this topic that I started at BN shortly before that board went down. Eddie Higgins is a great pianist, a great artist, and a very very nice man. A few years ago, I was only slightly aware of him, associating his name with his work as a sideman with Lee Morgan and others in Chicago 40+ years ago. At some point I began to notice his CD's on Sunnyside ("Portrait In Black & White", and "Haunted Heart" were the ones I saw) in the stores, but I didn't take the plunge right away. I finally did take the plunge when his "Speaking Of Jobim" CD came out on that label. I was floored. I immediately went out and bought those two Sunnysides, which are both excellent CD's. Then, maybe a year or two later, Dan Gould (the lucky bastard lives within driving distance of Eddie's gigs in Florida) hipped me to Eddie's CD's on Venus (Japanese label that I was unaware of, which has a fine roster of artists). When I heard Eddie's "Bewitched" on Venus, I began to realize that this guy is in his PRIME. Some players actually seem to improve with age, and I think Eddie is one of them (maybe it has to do with the fact that you don't have to blow into a piano ). I eventually found a great Higgins discography online, and began to collect more E.H. recordings. Here's a link to his discog: Eddie Higgins discography / index page I contacted Eddie's discographer, Bill Gallagher, via e-mail. Turns out Bill lives about ten minutes away from me. He gave me Eddie's address, and said that Eddie sells his CD's for $15 +shipping. This includes his Venus discs, which I've seen listed online for anywhere from $30 to $40. I don't know if Eddie has any in mini-LP format (a question that was already asked of me), and I don't know if he has any SACD versions to sell. He does have quite a few of his CD's from over the years, though, some of which are not available anywhere else (I just bought a live recording from him which was recorded at the Van Dyke Cafe in Miami, duets with bassist Don Wilner, and this disc just blows me away- I HIGHLY recommend this!). Eddie is extremely versatile- he's a great accompanist too, and has recorded with a variety of talented musicians over the past few decades, including his wife, vocalist Meredith D'Ambrosio. Eddie plays a wide range of styles and tunes, from trad to swing to bop, and he has a knack for giving life to forgotten gems. He's also a huge fan of Jobim, and records a lot of Jobim's tunes (well-known, and otherwise). Above all, though, he's just tasty, and has a great touch and tone on the piano. For anyone who's interested in directly supporting this great pianist and fine gentelman, e-mail me or PM me.

Hans, thanks for posting this list. I just wanted to mention something regarding Eddie Higgins CD's. I've been meaning to start a thread about Eddie, but hadn't gotten around to it yet (I'll do that today). As much as I like and respect Hiroshi Tanno, I would recommend that any fans of Eddie Higgins buy his CD's directly from Eddie. He has a number of CD's available, including his Venus titles, for $15 each plus shipping (I'm not certain if Eddie ships overseas or not, though...). If interested, send me a private message. Look for an Eddie Higgins thread here pretty soon...

Hmm... I have a lot of Clifford Jordan, including some obscure stuff, but for some reason I've never picked up "Glass Bead Games". If it's similar to "The Adventurer", I'm going to have to remedy that. Anybody heard "Hello Hank Jones"? (This was one of those "direct to disc" LP's, circa 1980)

Jim, From what I can gather, the Powell LP you refer to would be "Fresh Winds", circa 1968/69. If the info here ( Le Monde Musical de Baden Powell ) is correct, it's one of several reissues of a 1964 Barclay LP. The way the info is presented, though, I have my doubts if this material would have been reissued in such a manner. Anyway, I have "Le Monde..." on a Japanese CD, which I am spinning right now in order to refresh my memory. It's a mixture of solo guitar, guitar with percussion, guitar with orchestral accompaniment, some female "voice", etc, but the guitar dominates this album. The orchestral parts only come up briefly on a few tracks. This is not what I would call EZ listening stuff (at least not in the "EZ pop" sense). Not commercial, not really schlocky, and not even very Brazilian! (despite TGFI being the last track). It's largely classically-oriented (very much part of Powell's style, for those who may not know), with a little samba here and there. Very "serious" sounding, largely minor keys... even "Samba Triste", one ot the most rhythmic tracks on the disc, continues the serious mood. TGFI really seems out of place on this... I can't really help you the Gal Costa, BTW. I have some of her later work with (and in tribute to) Jobim, but haven't explored her earlier work...

Al, I haven't seen that LP for years, but I'm 99.99634% certain that all of its content was included on "TLJG" (and/or some easily attainable Jobim CD). It's all a plot to fool you. Don't buy it. BTW, is that the one with the girl in the waterfall on the cover? If so... maybe... ah, never mind.

Thanks, Marcus. That "Sinal Aberto" disc sounds interesting. I have some Toquinho recordings, but for some reason never heard Paulinho da Viola! Even though he began recording way back in the 60's, I guess he never recorded much as a sideman...? Changing the subject, take a look at this photo. I had never seen this until yesterday when I found it online. (I think it may be too large to post here, so I'll give the URL): http://www.cifrantiga.hpg.ig.com.br/Bossan...iguras/tomj.jpg Sylvia Koscina! I'm old enough to remember having a crush on her...

Okay... one Saturday afternoon in 1973, I watched an entire broadcast of the Professional Bowlers Tour on ABC. I know, I know... but hey- there was the Chris Schenkel factor, and besides, you never knew when you were gonna see somebody pick up a 7-10 split! BTW, I've spent more money at Dusty Groove over the past few years than any other person on the planet (despite my "mad libs" participation). That "Item Out Of Stock" message has only happened to me ONCE!

Anybody got this disc? During an online search today, I stumbled upon some info about this, and realized that I had never seen it before. Used to be I would eventually come across these imports at one brick&mortar or another, but times have changed, obviously. Here's a link to the Steeplechase page: The Rainbow People

Marcus, thanks for sharing that with us. What a tremendous memory it must be! Regarding "Sinfonia da Alvorada", I am really no expert on it either. It is just that it's one of the few Jobim recordings that has eluded me, and I am very curious about it. There is a page about it on the "Clube do Tom" website that I linked above. Here is a link to the specific page (there are links to other pages with further details): Sinfonia da Alvorada (at Clube do Tom) [Edit: I keep leaving out the first part of the title. It's "BRASILIA: Sinfonia da Alvorada"] Marcus, I was just listening to a CD of a concert in Rio from the year 2000 ("Bossa Nova 2000", a tribute to Vinicius de Moraes), which Lon transferred for me from a VHS video I had sent to him. The concert was aired on Brasilian TV with the subtitle "20 Anos Sem Vinicius". I'm curious- were you at the concert?

Thanks, Ghost. I too was looking for the show on Monday. Glad to hear that we might be able to hear this in the future.

Brad, I think you made a good move. Some of us who already own all the Steeplechase material are hesitating a bit, though. Apparently the 28 previously unissued tracks are multiple alternates (alternates of the alternates that were released as bonus tracks when the Steeplechase albums came out on CD). I kind of wish I could have bought JUST the previously unissued material, but I know it doesn't always work that way. B) I'll want to get this eventually, but I'm hesitating to pay full retail for so much of what I already have...

Marcus, welcome. It's great to have a Brasilian "connection" here. On a few of the jazz bulletin boards some of us have visited in previous years, we had the pleasure of learning from other Brasilian gentlemen, such as the writer Jose Domingos Raffaelli, and Alvaro Neder (who has been writing biographical pieces on Brasilian musicians for the AMG- All Music Guide- online). I have also been fortunate to have come into contact with a few other people from Rio, via the old Verve bulletin board. In all cases, the Brasilians I have been in contact with have been extremely helpful and generous people. Speaking of "Inedito", I think that it is unfortunately out of print everywhere. My friend Joe Carter (a fine guitarist here in the U.S. who has gone from playing jazz to brasilian music) was looking for a copy about a year ago, and had a lot of trouble finding it. I bought a used copy on eBay several years ago, and my understanding was that it was OOP even then. I agree, though- this is one of the finest examples of Jobim's work ever produced. Marcus, would you happen to know where to find a copy of the LP (I don't know of any CD release, as of yet) "Brasilia- Sinfonia da Alvorada"? Regarding Gene Lees and his writing about Jobim, I still have not read much myself. I have recently been corresponding with the great jazz pianist Eddie Higgins (a huge fan of Jobim also), and he said he would send me a copy of the piece written by Lees when Jobim passed away. I still don't understand why the english-speaking world still does not have a complete biography of this great artist...

People (Pacific Jazz 82) Rec. circa 1964 Roy Haynes, Frank Strozier, Sam Dockery, Larry Ridley. invitation, the party's over, what kind of fool am i, people, softly as in a morning sunrise, wives and lovers, alone together, jamaica farewell, shanty in old shantytown, mr. lucky I think this deserves to be released on CD.

Consolaçao is a classic, written by Powell in collaberation with Vinicius de Moraes. It's been recorded probably hundreds of times, by a great variety of Brazilian artists. I don't have that particular compilation, but I have some others, and as I recently said to Lon, I think they're often a great way to get into Brazilian music. Powell was a prolific recording artist, especially after going to europe. Check out this fantastic Baden Powell site! Baden Powell discography