Peter Friedman

"Bluegenes" by Rob Schneiderman with Todd Coolman and Leroy Williams From CD titled GLASS ENCLOSURE on Reservoir. Schneiderman's playing here is in a relaxed blues vein with a definite Bud Powell influence.

It looks as if immediate family relationships in jazz have vastly exceeded what I thought would be the case even though I began this thread with a lengthy list. It might have been easier to list those without close family ties.

Scott LaFaro and Eddie Gomez are two bass players I don't like all that much. They are both highly skilled, but their styles are not what I really find most appealing from bass players. I have a very large number of recordings with both of them as sidemen. I also recall seeing Bill Evans with Gomez 3 or 4 times and kept thinking that I wish someone else was playing bass with him.

I am unfamiliar with Jon Raney? Is he Jimmy's son or brother and what does he play? he is not listed in LORD.

I thought it would be interesting to consider the number of well known jazz musicians that have close blood relatives who are also jazz musicians. Below is a list of those who came to mind where fathers, sons, brothers, sisters or daughters were/are jazz musicians. I did not include wives and husbands or more distant relatives. The more I thought about it, the more names I came up with, though I surely have left off many others. Adderley, Julian & Nat Ammons, Albert & Gene Barron, Kenny and Bill Bryant, Ray & Tommy Byrd, Charlie & Joe Clayton, John, Jeff & Gerald Cohen, Anat & Avishai Cohn, Al and Joe Coleman, Ornette & Denardo Dodds, Johnny & Baby Dorsey, Tommy & Jimmy Eldridge, Roy & Joe Eubanks, Kevin, Robin & Duane Farmer, Art & Addison Freeman, Von, Bruz, George & Chico Goodman, Benny & Harry Green, Urbie & Jesse Heath, Jimmy, Percy & Albert Jackson, Milt & Alvin Johnson, Budd & Keg Jones, Hank, Thad & Elvin Land, Harold & Harold Jr. Laws, Hubert & Ronnie Leonhart, Jay & Michael Marsala, Joe & Marty Marsalis, Ellis, Wynton, Branford & Jason Mitchell, Red & Whitey Monk, Thelonious & T.S. Montgomery, Wes, Buddy & Monk Newborn, Phineas & Calvin Pertuccini, Michel , Tony & Louis Pizzerreli, Bucky & John Powell, Bud & Richie Raney, Jimmy & Doug Redman, Dewey & Joshua Rowles, Jimmy & Stacey Sims, Zoot & Ray Thigpen, Ben & Ed Turrentine, Stanley & Tommy Vache, Warren & Allan Wiggins, Gerald & J.J. Wilkins, Ernie & Jimmy Williamson, Claude & Stu Wright, Lamar & Elmon

Though not originally recorded by Blue Note: James Clay is on the Blue Note CD - Tenorman - The Lawrence Marable Quartet Paul Gonsalves is on the Blue Note CD - Togo Brava Suite - Duke Ellington

Gene Ammons is on the Bennie Green - Soul Stirrin" album on Blue Note. Ralph Moore is on this Blue Note CD - Superblue 2.

Brownie and Paul, Thanks for the input. Believe it or not, I read the Gigi Gryce book, but had forgotten about the Wallington / Annie Ross episode until you responded to my question.

The booklet notes on Lionel Hampton's Paris All Stars ( Vogue 74321511502) indicate that George Wallington was the piano player on Lionel Hampton's 1953 European Tour. The notes say that Wallington "abandoned the Hampton crew on it's passage through Brussels". Claude Bolling who replaced Wallington is the piano player on this Vogue recording. Is anyone aware of the story behind this situation?

I like Harry Allen's playing very much. He is in the same category as Scott Hamilton, by which I mean he enjoys playing in the style of Pres, Getz, Zoot, Al, with a bit of Ben Webster thrown in every once in a while. Coltrane, Rollins, and Joe Henderson are not his influences. I have the Day Dream CD and very much enjoy it. On Organissimo, I suspect Harry Allen is not a tenor player who will get many accolades, but on some other jazz lists he is thought of very highly.

Bought my first CD player - a NAD - in 1984. As some others have said, there were only a small number of jazz CDs available at first so I bought quite a few classical CDs. My focus on classical CDs re-awakened my interest in classical music which has continued since then. I slowly reduced my jazz LP purchases waiting for things to become available on CD. As time went on i began to dispose of my jazz LPs as I acquired jazz CDs to replace them. Though everything has not been reissued on CD, I have been surprised at the very large number of jazz LPs that did make it to CD, including many I never would have expected to have done so. Though I still have jazz LPs I almost never play them. I prefer CDs for many reasons. The only advantage I personally find that LPs have is the larger sized album cover art.

The flute is not among my favorite instruments for jazz. Sam Most is probably my favorite flute player. He made some very ggod recordings for Xanadu. Lew Tabackin is technically a very good flute player, but his flute playing lacks the jazz feeling that i hear in his tenor work. James Moody, Yusef Lateef and Roland Kirk are other flute players I enjoy, BUT - I much prefer to hear them play tenor saxophone. As is the case with soprano sax, the primary instrument for most flute players is the tenor or alto saxophone . In just about every case, my clear preference is to hear the musician play alto or tenor rather than flute or soprano sax.

I too was among those who bought the LP when it first came out in the 50's. It is, in my opinion, a true classic of west coast jazz. Bill Perkins was one of my very favorite tenor saxophone players. He had that Pres influenced cool style down pat, and his sound on the horn was gorgeous. Unfortunately he later changed his style and his sound which disappointed me greatly. John Lewis and Jim Hall also make lovely contributions to this fine session. Some albums just seem to click. Everyone here seems to be at their very best and shares the spirit of the session. Even the cover seems to reflect the the time in which it was recorded and the basic feeling of the music. I picked up the CD on Pacific Jazz when it initially became available. Haven't played it in a while. This thread has inspired me to pull it off the shelf and play it very soon.

I very much agree with you here on all counts.

I have a 2 CD set of Red Rodney's Muse recordings. RED RODNEY - BLUEBIRD - CAMDEN DELUXE /BMG 74321 610812 It includes tunes from 5 different Muse LP's. Two tunes from "The Red Tornado" are on this set. The title tune, and "The Red Blues".

Just received an e-mail from drummer Dannie D'Imperio informing me that trumpet player Jesse Drakes has died. Drakes is best known for playing and recording with Lester Young.

A very interesting short video. Thanks for posting it.

When you stop and calculate how many years it would take to listen to every single CD in your collection, not counting any new purchases.

Estate - Rich Perry Quartet From his recent cd "Gone" on Steeplechase.

Saw the Boss Brass live a number of times. Also saw McConnell in duo and trio settings with Ed Bickert. As has been said, he had a great sense of humor, was a terrific arranger and a fine valve trombone player. R.I.P.

My personal favorite is Pepper Adams. I wish more musicians played the baritone sax. We have a very very large number of good tenor players, but only a tiny number of strong baritone saxophonists. It seems far more people play the soprano sax than the baritone sax, but I much prefer to hear the baritone.

Both "Social Call" and "Soul Mates" are terrific albums. Get them both!!!!

I have a collection of 81 Venus CDs and SACDs. There is an obvious difference between the sound of those that are re-issues from other labels and those recorded expressly for Venus. The sound on the re-issues is largely dependent on the quality of the original release. Those specifically recorded for Venus have to my ears excellent audio quality. The Steve Kuhn and Eddie Higgins CDs on Venus are particular favorites.

Along with the sessions with Fats Navarro, these Tadd Dameron CDs are all things I like. Tadd Dameron with John Coltrane - Mating Call - Prestige Tadd Dameron - Fountainbleau - Prestige Tadd Dameron and His Orchestra - The Magic Touch - Riverside Th following are tribute albums that are well worth checking out. Dameronia - Soul Note Dameronia - Look, Stop & Listen - Uptown Tardo Hammar Trio - Look, Stop & Listen: The Music Of Tadd Dameron - Sharp 9 Barry Harris Trio -- Plays Tadd Dameron - Prevue Continuum - Mad About Tadd : A Tribute To Tadd Dameron - Quicksilver

I have long enjoyed Herb's playing. I will pull a CD or two of his to play today and tomorrow. R.I.P. Herb