mikeweil

I left off Hampton and Norvo - I' aware Norvo in particular played very modern stuff! - to focus on the discussion on modern doorbellists (I like that term, I'll admit! active in the 1960's, otherwise 10 choices simply wouldn't be enough, and please excuse if I omitted any player of importance - the list of vibists passing through the George Shearing Band alone is enormous: Marjorie Hyams (who was inactive raising children by then), Tjader, Joe Roland, Johnny Rae, Emil Richards, Warren Chiasson, you name 'em! I left off Eddie Costa as he had passed by 1962, and Victor Feldman beacuse he doubled and did much studio work, the latter applies to Emil Richards as well. Of course Bags 'n' Bobby will lead the pack, that's for sure, but please let us know who are your second or third choices! Thanks! I add a list of prominent jazz vibists from the beginning, please post your additions and correction (especially concerning year of birth and/or death) at the end of the thread, and I will edit them in. Thanks again!

you didn't give him much either in your reaction to the cut... Don't want to picky, John, but "to give someone credit" means, in the first place, to mention someone's participation (that's why one talks about album credits) and effort, and I did that. I just don't like his drumming on that track. I dig Carvin on several other records I have, and sincerely recommend his solo drum CD on Mapleshade, which is great. But this here sounds too forced for me, and the timing is not accurate, the alto sounds forced as well, and they never should have handed him that cowbell. I really did what they do with the vocals at the end, if they would have acted at that volume level and with the interaction and variation level all through the track, I would have been thrilled! I have to admit I never was much of a McLean fan, and this track is no reason for me to become one.

Looks like the BNBB is trying to reincarnate in the customer review sections ... where they can control it much easier.

I forgot one thing: Timmons did of liver cirrhosis .....

I'm afraid it was his own fault - not counting the social surroundings, of course - I don't know wether he was using other substances, but his look into the drinking glass was deep and frequent, and in later years it showed in his playing - like with Paul Gonsalves.

If so, it's the darned same ole thing - the drummer never gets the credit ...

You mean this album?

I know for certain Mike Howell recorded and performed on bass guitar or electric bass - Ed Cherry played guitar - with Dizzy in 1982, there is an album with that personnel on Pablo (Musician-Composer-Raconteur) as well as two live bootleg LPs from the European tour they did, and I saw that band on TV, the rockiest Dizzy ever led! I recognized Howell from his photos on the Milestone LP covers and wondered why he had him play bass, especially as Cherry's guitar style was everything but jazz! But he recorded with Dizzy on guitar on Bahiana in 1975, Al Gafa was on that as well. Howell did record with Blakey on guitar for Prestige in 1973, the sessions for the Buhaina and Anthenagin albums. The one with Howell is available on Mission Eternal, Prestige PRCD-24159-2. AFAIK Howell didn't record besides these and his three LPs as a leader for Milestone (1973 and 1974) and Catalyst (1976). But it seems he is still active, there are some concert announcements to be found on the web dating from recent years, if that is him. AMG mixes him up with some pop producer Michael Howell and omitts the two Milestone LPs. Thanks for the compliment Randy, I did my best to keep the guessing game running. It was fun!

dtto. good night and jazzy dreams!

Pausa reissue of a famous World Pacific LP:

Shepherds?!

Well, she isn't exactly well-known, but obscure they are, she is a very underrated singer.

What would we do without Gottlieb's photos!?!?

This CD includes the date with Shorter, the other with doorbellist Lytle is no slouch either: This is the one with Blue Mitchell: This Cd combines Chun King and Little Barefoot Soul: Sometimes I hear him losing his concentration a little, perhaps due to his heavy drinking - he passed away in the middle of the Nat Adderley session with Wes Montgomery. I like him on Johnny Griffin's Big Soul Band!

'cause they don't know how they sound or how they should sound, same goes for the average buyer, reads 24-bit digital remastering and thinks it sounds fine .... but it's just those digipack reissues, the jewel case issues sound like the US editions. But of course you're right, I'm close to ordering all my Fantasy label group CDs from the USA!

So Koller kind of returned the favor to Konrad, who had been on the CD "Out on th rim". I am not a Koller completist, he has a few typical mannerisms he uses a little too often for my taste, like sliding into the main note.

So you did a record with Pat Peterson ... I had that ENJA LP, but sold it later on, Fathead played as beautifully as ever, but Billy Hart made the impression on me that he was really delighted playing backbeat all the time, and she was not jazzy enough for my taste. For a soul singer it was okay. But singers are a very personal thing, they either attract you by their voice and phrasing or they don't. Fine if she looked good for you.

..... presumably looking after some beer, which we all deserve after this long ride through the mysteries of the world of rare records ...

I hope this link works!

Bingo!!!

I have the June 3, 1976 issue of down beat in front of me, with a review featuring that guitarist as a sideman, and a review of the pianist in question with the bassist. Damn, my down beats go only back to 1976, and I thought I remembered a review of that LP.