MartyJazz

February 18th. Recorded on this date: 1950, Charlie Parker - BIRD AT ST. NICK'S (Jazz Workshop) 1957, Lee Morgan et al - DIZZY ATMOSPHERE (Specialty): 1958, Coleman Hawkins with Buck Clayton - HIGH AND MIGHTY HAWK (Felsted or London): 1965, John Coltrane 4 (McCoy, Garrison, Elvin plus Art Davis) record (Impulse): "Nature Boy" (2 takes), "Feelin' Good". 1972, Tubby Hayes - QUINTET IN SCANDINAVIA (Storyville): 1975, McCoy Tyner 3 with Ron Carter & Elvin Jones - TRIDENT (thru 2/19, Milestone): 1983, Stan Getz-Chet Baker 5 - THE STOCKHOLM CONCERTS (Verve 3 discs) 1993, Don Pullen & the Aftrican-Brazilian Connection - ODE TO LIFE (Blue Note):

I do have it, but I can just as easily give you the link to his site, which has the email address at the bottom. http://www.velocity.net/~bb10k/. His sessionographies are pretty thorough and it is possible that the sessions in your collection are already included. He does list a lot more than I have but nevertheless, checking his extensive list against mine, I came up with 8 dates during the '70s that I have that are not on his list. So I guess I'll get in touch. Thanks for the link.

That's great! That's how you know if you've found THE ONE. I dated a woman back in '84 who literally got sick listening to Jack DeJohnette back up Sonny Rollins at a concert. The drumming was so loud she wound up excusing herself to go to the ladies room and throw up. Not an auspicious sign but I married her anyway. Many years later, she still doesn't like loud drums but the music I put on has opened up her ears considerably to the good. Sometimes, it takes some time.

February 17th. Recorded on this date: 1951, Miles Davis 6 with J.J. Johnson, Sonny Rollins, Kenny Drew, Tommy Potter and Art Blakey at 'Birdland', NYC (Blue Note): "Out of the Blue", "Half Nelson", "Tempus Fugit" and "Move".

Maybe you can PM me with RL's email address assuming you know it. I have a slew of private Sam Rivers from when I hung out at Studio Rivbea back in the '70s and Sam personally loaned me his open reel tapes of his sets to dub. I also copped quite a bit of Sam off of WKCR and other radio broadcasts back then.

I KNOW you have a version by a jazz orchestra... Artie Shaw's "modern" band of 1944-45 (featuring Roy Eldridge, Dodo Marmarosa & Barney Kessel among others) did a version, vocal by Imogene Lynn I believe.

As Mike says, everything has to be included if only for the fact that the audio portion of a VHS or DVD release can easily turn up one day on a CD. I copped a commercial VHS copy of Monk's appearance on Japanese TV back in May 1963 and then saw the audio portion subsequently on LP and then CD. Now I can't swear as to which issue was actually first released, but what's the difference?

Actually, I think the closest second is a version Thad Jones did 10 days after Lee's (i.e., 12/12/56) on a Fresh Sound release I have titled MAD THAD.

Louis Prima, Keely Smith with Sam Butera and the Witnesses. Personality wins out over interminable shuffling rhythm.

February 16th. Recorded on this date: 1938, Benny Goodman & his Orch: "Don't Be That Way", "One O'Clock Jump (RCA Victor). 1944, Coleman Hawkins Orch featuring Dizzy Gillespie, Don Byas, Budd Johnson, Clyde Hart, Oscar Pettiford & Max Roach: "Woody'n You", "Bu Dee Daht", "Yesterdays" 1958, Stan Getz-Chet Baker 5 - STAN MEETS CHET (Verve): 1963, Bill Henderson with Oscar Peterson, Ray Brown & Ed Thigpen: "The Lamp is Low", "Baby Mine", "Young and Foolish" (Verve) 1965, Lucky Thomson 4 with Tommy Flanagan, George Tucker, Walter Perkins & Jack Melady (harp on 2 tracks): PLAYS HAPPY DAYS ARE HERE AGAIN (Prestige). - constitutes one half of HAPPY DAYS cd: 1968, Miles Davis with Gil Evans Orchestra: "Falling Water" (4 takes) (Columbia box set)

February 15th. Recorded on this date: 1957, Jackie McLean 4 with Mal Waldron, Art Phipps, Art Taylor record (Prestige): "Strange Blues", "What's New". 1960, Freddie Redd 4 featuring Jackie McLean record MUSIC FROM "THE CONNECTION" (Blue Note): 1963, Horace Parlan 6 with Johnny Coles, Booker Ervin, Grant Green, Butch Warren & Billy Higgins - HAPPY FRAME OF MIND (Blue Note): 1964, Lee Morgan 6 with Wayne Shorter, Herbie Hancock, Grant Green, Reggie Workman & Billy Higgins - SEARCH FOR THE NEW LAND (Blue Note): 1967, Jackie McLean 4 with Lamont Johnson, Scotty Holt & Billy Higgins record (RCA Victor): "Embraceable You", "Old Folks". 1967, John Coltrane 4 with Alice Coltrane, Jimmy Garrison & Rashied Ali - STELLAR REGIONS (Impulse): 1990, Renee Rosnes 5 with Joe Henderson, Steve Wilson, Ira Coleman & Billy Drummond - FOR THE MOMENT (thru 2/16, Blue Note). 1991, Bobby Hutcherson 4 with Tommy Flanagan, Peter Washington & Billy Drummond - MIRAGE (thru 2/18, Landmark).

He's also on the Teddy Charles session, TENTETTE (Atlantic). Offhand, I don't know whether or not he solos however.

Worth seeing because it is a Scorcese movie, but I really don't think that Leonardo is well cast, not in this or in GANGS OF NEW YORK. For me he lacks the "heft" for these roles. I did enjoy Cate Blanchett's homage to Katherine Hepburn - quite, quite good and believable. It's obvious she did a lot of homework. As well, I did enjoy the attention paid to the period of time in which the action takes place as well as a sequence of special effects involving one of Hughes' experimental aircraft that I won't go into as doing so would involve spoilers.

Totally agree, in fact I listened to Disc 5 today (the SPEAK LIKE A CHILD session) which I found thoroughly enjoyable particularly the 3 takes including the master of "Riot". Wonderful to hear how a piece can evolve into a slice of perfection.

I give a hearty thumbs up to Lucky Thompson, very unique and wonderful sound. In a more "out" context, I do like Sam Rivers' work on the instrument, e.g., the Blue Note session, CONTOURS. Reed players have always stated that it's a bitch of an instrument to play well, and to the point, the few tracks I've heard of Rollins playing it (back in the early '70s) don't come off all that well IMO, as much as I otherwise love Sonny.

Are you serious? More than one Larry Kart and both into jazz? What are those odds? Marty

Is this in print anywhere? I've got to get my hands on this one. Kevin Kevin, Don't listen to those who completely put down this date. While it is not an all around excellent session, to me the 9 minute version of "Caravan" alone is worth the price of admission. Looking at the liner notes to the Prestige LP issue of this session, I quote the following: "The melody of CARAVAN is carried by Ben, and Byas' wild comments - he roars like a lion - are one of the highlights of the date. Also notable are Ben's keening crys during his solo - the competition with Byas obviously stirred him............I feel that jazz is a most generous art, which gives its creators an opportunity to live long and vital musical lives. On this album, Don Byas and Ben Webster exploit their opportunities to the utmost." Anyone have a problem with those words, take it up with the author, Organissimo member, Larry Kart.

I have an excellent trio album CD, naturally THE TRIO, Herbie, Ron & Tony that was done in '77 for CBS Sony. Don't know how easy it is to find. The contents are: 1/ Watch It (H. Hancock) 12.24 2/ Speak Like A Child (H. Hancock) 13.04 3/ Watcha Waitin For (H. Hancock) 6.19 4/ Look (H. Hancock) 7.40 5/ Milestones (M. Davis) 6.38 Produced by David Rubinson Recorded at THE AUTOMATT, San Francisco, July 13, 1977 Herbie Hancock : acoustic piano; Ron Carter : bass; Tony Williams : drums. 1977 - (LP) 1992 - Sony Records (Japan), SRCS 7051 (CD) As a sideman in a quartet setting with more space to play due to a lack of horns, I would of course recommend the two Bobby Hutcherson mid-'60s Blue Note sessions, HAPPENINGS and OBLIQUE. Can't hardly go wrong there.

With all the comparison discussion of Byas and Hawk, the album Byas did with Ben Webster circa '69-'70 is definitely of interest. /This may be sacrilege to some but to my ears, Byas has the better of the day. Terrific version of "Caravan" wherein you can really hear the great contrast between the two styles. (I have a Prestige LP of this session, however it was originally issued on MPS - I have no idea how readily available the CD is).

Williams, of course!

Back in 1970 when he made his first visit back to the U.S. after spending 24 years in Europe, I was fortunate to catch him at the Village Vanguard. Rahsaan Roland Kirk sat in with him one set! (take that, Bright Moments! )

The album he did with Bud strangely titled A TRIBUTE TO CANNONBALL (not actually a tribute, but Cannonball apparently was the producer) is very good. Excellent straight ahead playing. And here is the is the flip side to the original LP cover:

February 14th. Recorded on this date: 1969, James Moody - DON'T LOOK AWAY NOW (Prestige): 1997, Paquito D'Rivera & the United Nation Orch - LIVE AT MCG (Manchester Craftsmen's Guild) (Blue Jackel): 1999, Stefon Harris - BLACK ACTION FIGURE ( thru 2/15, Blue Note):

While there is definitely a Hawk influence in Byas's playing, Bird also had an impact. My favorite recording of Byas is the live appearance he made in Germany in January 1963 where he appeared with Idrees Sulieman and Bud Powell, documented on the Impulse release, AMERICANS IN EUROPE. His playing on "All the Things You Are" is so fantastic that with all the versions I own of this warhorse, this particular one is my all time favorite. Intensely swinging. On that CD, Byas is also featured on the ballad, "I Remember Clifford". If you don't already own this out of print CD, do pick it up as I often see it in various 2nd hand CD shops in the jazz anthology sections.

I've owned both box sets since they were issued. Tremendous music and I wouldn't think of parting with them.