I saw him playing with the Smithsonian jazz orchestra a few years ago at the Lincoln Theater in DC. Show was a tribute to Neal Hefti and he played really well.
"Teranga" is the Wolof word for welcome. It doesn't list personnel on CD Universe. Does the album include Senegalese musicians?
MG
Yes. here's an info link
http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&a...10:wzfuxqrdld6e
I had a great night taking the ferry from the Embarcadaro to Yoshis and seeing the Dave Holland big band. I really liked being able to pick my seat before the perfromance and then grabbing a bite in the japanese restaurant in the same building. A very pleasant evening indeed and one this eastcoaster hopes to repeat soon.
Thanks-very interesting ane enlightening. That was a good period for Stan and it shows in the interview. "Voyage" was the record he refers to in the interview and it's wonderful, relaxed yet stimulating.
One thing I noticed was the similar styles between Buddy Rich and Sonny Payne. The liner notes for the Rich disc comment on how big a fan of the Basie band Rich was and it's very interesting to watch the two discs back to back. Glad I have all 9.
anyone else got this? I watched the Buddy Rich and part of the Quincy Jones and Basie discs and I'm glad I got the whole tamale. 9 DVDs in all but each one available separately. Thanks to craiglist I got it cheap.
the Stepping Stones rerelease was a highlight for me last year. I'm glad I got to see him, if only once. I remember I saw the first show and went back to the dorm and dragged a few folks over for the second.
yep, B&B should be on the list. another really nice one is Voyage. My copy is German and I'm not sure it was ever relased on cd in the US. Recorded when Stan was artist in residence at Stanford and in a good place in his life as his playing demonstrates.
Desert Lady and Pyramid are two I like. A fine artist. The Carnegie Hall concert with the TA big band is good as well. I saw them with guest artist Frank Wess at Blues Alley in DC many moons ago. Great show.
I'm glad the Smithsonian offers jazz but I've found it far from a good listening space unless you get there wayyy early. On the other hand, Twins on U is a good space. I saw some guy playing a B3 there recently- what were their names?- organgrinders or something like that ))