Shannon Dickey

Just dug out my CD of 'Jazz of Two Cities' 2xCDs, on Fresh Sound. It has the 'previously unissued' Warne Marsh session, featuring Ted Brown, from "The Stars of Jazz" TV show, on March 11th, 1957, ABC Studios, Hollywood. Swell!! I know it aint vinyl..... ---HB

Johnny Richards and his Orchestra "Walk Softly/Run wild!" Coral. Mono. Original. Great cat's on this one: Ray Copeland, Dave Schildkraut, Julius Watkins, Shelley Russell (Bass Sax!). Great LP, does anyone know if this made it to the rich man's 8-track (CD)? And, boy, what a cover!!!!! Wish I could scan it! Dig! ---HB

Mr. Nessa, Yeah, I have the free wheelin' LP. What is the steeplechase? Sorry, I'm a youngster, not all the there yet.... Thanks.... Marcello, I have that LP, S'great!!. Always looking for Ted Brown! What's he doing now? Is he alive? -------HB

What can you all tell me about John Park? I havw a wonderfull LP by the cat, but virtually no information. Help a MF out!!!

Other than the 2 Criss Cross LPs, and the Ronnie Ball LP on Savoy and the Konitz date, and I know I'm missing something....Yeah!, The Konitz/Giuffre Atlantic LP...What am I missing? I may have something else, just can't look right now. HELP me out!!!

Dewey Redman (R.I.P.) "Look For The Black Star" Freedom. English edition. 1975. Recorded 1966, Dewey's Debut (?).

Certainly, MG, Side 1: Frankie and Johnny boogie/ Food For Thought/ Connie Hayes Groovy Eyes/ Side 2: Morgantini With Mine # 1/ Morgantini With Mine # 2/ Young Blood's Blues/ The full band: Tiny Grimes, Guitar/ George Kelly, Tenor Sax/ Jay McShann, Piano/ Francois Biensan, Organ/ Hayes Alvis, Bass/ Paul Gunther, Drums/ Recorded on October 21th and 22th 1970 at studio SNC Monestier Lemay, Bordeaux. Cover design by Yves Demptos. Ultra Groovy!!

MG, Isn't that Gaynair a bitch?!? Currently listening to: Tiny Grimes "Frankie & Johnny Boogie" Black & Blue. W/ George Kelly and Jay McShann.

The Jomar Dagron Quartet "Featuring Phil Urso" Legacy. Mono. With the great Denver Tenor Ron Washington (R.I.P.) Right now:Clifford Jordon Quartet "Royal Ballads" Criss Cross.

Sidewinder, Well, it was on vinyl. I know it's been oop on LP for donkey's years. I got mine from Tom Burns over 12 years ago. Catalogue # JASM 2016. Worth looking for...Heck, maybe Burns still has one or 2 lying around. His ebay handle is jazzrecordrevival. Tell him "Shannon" sent 'ya!! -----HB

Wilton "Bogey" Gaynair " Blue Bogey" Jasmine reissue.

Eraldo Volonte "Free and Loose" Reissue on Rearward. Stellar LP!! Right now: Hans Koller Free Sound "For Marcel Duchamp" MPS. Very cool!! ----HB

Pete Christlieb "Self Portrait" Bosco. With Warne Marsh, Lou Levy, Nick Ceroli Mike Melvoin....Interesting LP. -----HB

Christiern, Your copy of "I paid my dues" looks like a later printing than mine. Mine has a much younger head shot on the cover, entirely different cover design as well. Cover price is .95 cents. It's copyright 1967. Just curious. ---HB

I'm with GregK on this one! When I was looking through the topics, I saw BJ's name....WTF?!? I thought I was on the wrong board, now I'm bored!!

Michel, I totally agree! I love the way Byas was able to effortlessly move from standards/ballads to Bop/Hard bop. Sure many other Tenors did so, but not as seamlessly. I really enjoy the French sides!! Don Byas!!

I am 99% sure Babs was not a Sax player, I have a lot of his recordings, and not on any does he paly the horn (at least not credited) nor have I ever read/heard that he did so. Also, he was not confined to scat singing, he did the whole "hipster-jive" proto rap thing as well. -----HB

Some of my favorites here in Denver: Phil Urso!! One of chet Bakers best friends. He still plays once in a blue moon, he is in relatively good health for his age. I've been to his house several times and it's just amazing to look at his artifacts and letters (many from Chet and Gerry Mulligan, Mulligan called him 'one of the best arrangers in the biz'). His playing is criminally underrated. Some of his solos on Bakers "Baby Breeze" and "The best Jazz Album of 1964" are incredible.| I think I should start a thread on phil. More local Denver faves: Ron Miles, Amazing Trumpet player, also teaches at Metro State College. Has recorded many LPs and cds, highly recommended!! Joe Mondragon, though he's been dead for quite a while now. Hugh Ragin-'nuff said, a titan! Bobby Greene: Fantastic Piano player whose been playing Denver's hip jazz joints since the '50's. Javon Jackson: Not really my favorite player and not really "under the radar' Good Tenor, nice guy. Lannie Garrett: When she sticks to Jazz or standards she really has a lovely voice! Fred Hess: Fine writer and Alto/reedsman. Dave Rucker: Bass player, once married to singer Ellen Rucker, who did an album with.... Spike Robinson! Legendary ex-pat, he stayed in England in the late 40's on and off through the 80's. A wonderful Tenor player, many of his recordings are available on Tom Burns' Capri label...The one he did with Al Cohn is a must!! Well, that;s all for now, theres more, but I gotta' get to work! -----HB

Babs was a very fun scat singer. I agree that his autobiography "I Paid My Dues (good times...No bread A story of jazz") is a very great read. "eccentric" doesn't come close!! The bk. is kinda hard to find, Norton Records had found a cache of them somewhere, about 8 years ago, and were selling them for $20.00 a pop, in new condition. By the way it was published by the "Expubidence Pub. Corp." Ha Ha!! -----HB

Archie Shepp and NHOP "Looking at Bird" Steeplechase. What a beautiful album!

Thanks for the information, Michel! It IS a good session, regardless of the sound. ---HB

I have the Booker Ervin/Booker Little LP on tcb (tcb 1003). Sound is spotty. I don't know where these recordings came from?!? Anybody know the provenance of this particular session? I heard several years back that whoever WAS in charge of tcb, got into some heavy legal problems, as these were essentialy Bootlegs. If anyone can shed some light on the Ervin/Little session it would be much appreciated!!

David Schnitter "Invitation" Muse. --HB

Phil Urso "The Pilosophy of Urso" Original Savoy. Mono. Jimmy Cleveland "Rhythm Crazy" Emarcy

Big Joe Williams "Walking Blues" Double LP Fantasy. With Willie Dixon and Larry Johnson.