mikeweil

Quincy never lost his jazz connection. The jazz guys loved him and played their best for him because they knew he was one of them. The two albums I recommended are brimming with great solos as he wrote the perfect foil for them.

Must have been from this classic album. Get a copy, and one of his first, "This Is how I Fell bout Jazz". Both excellent albums. And any recording of his 1960 band that toured Europe is great. He was one of the greatest arrannging talents on the scene among those emerging from the 1950's scene.

I think so: Clifford Brown, Art Farmer, Walter Williams (tp) Quincy Jones (tp,p) Jimmy Cleveland, Buster Cooper, Al Hayse (tb) Gigi Gryce, Anthony Ortega (as) Clifford Scott, Clifford Solomon (ts) Oscar Estelle (bar) Lionel Hampton (vib,vcl) Billy Mackel (g) Monk Montgomery (el-b) Alan Dawson, Curley Hamner (d) Sonny Parker (vcl)

You should consider reading this book, even at the steep price: https://www.amazon.com/-/de/dp/B0076M4VQE/ref=sr_1_1?__mk_de_DE=ÅMÅŽÕÑ&crid=3F8EO5ALE19CS&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.Wx-ldd8WX6baj-EFHANAIWbmSK8Ut0-8a6XIFz35MLX_kcpfxROWgDJ4vFwBQdmPv1eUYyMo2ytqliU8QsxO-s56oXNi6J2FDDpUqgGwHfA.BVuvuZL3SSlrNg-4tl_9CjZ40M3_z4W972pPprcbtnI&dib_tag=se&keywords=timme+rosenkrantz&qid=1730812615&sprefix=timme+rosenkrantz%2Caps%2C188&sr=8-1

Good idea. The first two albums are classics.

They probably have no idea he had a jazz career all the years. If they know there is jazz, that is.

R.I.P. What a career.

Only in the US, it seems.

On mine, too. I was hoping to see them perform in 1970, they were scheduled to open for Herbie Mann in Frankfurt, but were denied visas.

There is a great sounding reissue of this: https://www.discogs.com/release/9226299-Dorothy-Ashby-The-Fantastic-Jazz-Harp-Of-Dorothy-Ashby

I know. Sad enough that it is about selling in the first place. But Lang Lang is hard to endure for me.

Interesting piece, but they should have engaged a historically informed player on a Pleyel or Erard piano instead of a self indulgent Lang Lang.

Best wishes! Hope you're doing well.

This afternoon I witnessed a harpsichord recital by Alexander von Heissen on a German model harpsichord. The program was most of his recent CD, which is excellent, but he was even better live. I took my wife and two friends, and they all were overwhelmed by his great playing. The CD is highly recommended. Watch him for a great career similar to that of Andreas Staier. I witnessed his graduate performance in Frankfurt last year, and this autumn he started on a post as harpsichord professor in Leipzig. https://www.alexandervonheissen.de

I saw him with Ken McIntyre around the time they made their album together for Steeplechase. Live he sounded fine.