Joe

Glad I got to see him perform (once). May his spirit be at rest.

Beautiful!

The volumes that make up John Carter's ROOTS AND FOLKLORE series...

Marion Brown, AFTERNOON OF A GEORGIA FAUN Muhal Richard Abrams, YOUNG AT HEART / WISE IN TIME

Where might one hear said Sutherland versions? Also, another discographical quirk associated with this Boyd session: "Avars" was also recorded by Blue Mitchell, one his Riverside quartet date BLUE'S MOODS... but roughly a year before EASE IT was recorded and released.

Ah yes... I'd forgotten about the "Pavanne" connection...

To my ears, absolutely. Anyone know what the deal here re: actual authorship is / was? The Boyd date is listed as having been taped in March of 1961; Coltrane's Vanguard performances are from November of that same year... but was Trane playing "Impressions" under that title prior to the Vanguard engagement?

Cheating a bit, as I believe this is a Tom Hannan design (just for Bethlehem, not Prestige)

Damn. Of course, I have a conflict and cannot check this out.

Yes, perhaps I should have written: "Garrison's entire career, with Trane and otherwise, seems to be characterized by this specific kind of bass - drums symbiosis." Isn't Paul Motian the drummer on those Scott -- and Konitz / Marsh Half Note '59 -- performances?

IIRC, Garrison is in the bass chair on all of Philly Joe Jones' Riverside leader dates. I guess he liked working with very active drummers...

Have always loved the group interplay -- Jones and Garrison especially -- on this performance. I think too its a good demonstration of Jim's original point. I *think* / if I'm hearing and feeling this as is.

John Ellis is no Jackie Mac, but he's not trying to be, either. But he knows how to respect these tunes without respecting them too much. And the record just has a really nice -- that's the word; has to be -- vibe to it.

Just to show that good things can come from a relatively "contemporary conservative" approach to jazz as-is and -was, a recommendation for this Criss Cross release by John Ellis... IT'S YOU I LIKE Explorations of compositions by Elliott Smith and Fred -- Mr. -- Rogers. http://www.crisscrossjazz.com/album/1347.html

I find the subtitle of this article very revealing... "How America’s most vibrant music became a relic" Yet the neo-conservative critics Mr. Schwarz cites are not called out for their (significant) contribution to this museum-ification of the music. Yokada yokada.

The Teagardens -- Jack and Charlie -- are another prominent family from this earlier era. I feel like there are some cousins to be considered as well... like maybe Ben Webster was cousin to an musician of a slightly prior generation?

Range-roving cinema stars talking to empty chairs.

Herman Munster and Moe Howard haircuts.

Agreed 100%. Also, "jazz" (yes, the kind in quotation marks).

Sad to hear this news. An unpredictable but almost always lyrical improvisor, and a great collaborator.

One of my favorite soloists on his instrument... sad to learn of his passing. But what a tremendous life in music he led!

Have always enjoyed Konitz's and Katz's interplay on PEACEMEAL (which Katz produced, IIRC), which may be the oddest of an odd bunch of Konitz releases from this period. Some of my favorite Katz, though, can be heard on the first / only volume of Dorham's JAZZ PROPHETS (ABC, 1956).

Was fortunate to witness one of Butch's conductions when he was visiting CalArts several years ago. Best wishes to him; we lost Wilber too soon; let's hope Butch is with us for many more years to come.

Pancakes made with Chobani vanilla... recommended.

Thanks Paul!