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No, and I wish I could remember more. Not giving folks much to go on. The facks, ma'am, as I recall: small group, front line Pres and trumpet (possibly Buck). A DJ on WKCR named Sid Gribetz played it. That's all I know.

Sorry I missed it. Hope you enjoyed the day.

Does anyone know about a small group date Pres made in the period of '37-'41 with a trumpet player? It may've been Buck Clayton. I asked Phil Schaap about it, but he insisted there was no such date. But I heard it on the radio (WKCR), I didn't dream it---and it was fantastic playing by Pres. Just didn't catch the name of the recording. Any ideas? I'd be much-obliged as this is must-have music.

I don't think so. Maybe I should start a dedicated thread. Think I will. Just did---in Artists.

Peanuts Hucko

What about actual names? Toots Camarata.

Does anyone know about a small group date Pres made in the period of '37-'41 with a trumpet player? It may've been Buck Clayton. I asked Phil Schaap about it, but he insisted there was no such date. But I heard it on the radio (WKCR), I didn't dream it---and it was fantastic playing by Pres. Just didn't catch the name of the recording. Any ideas? I'd be much-obliged as this is must-have music.

Does anyone know Song for the Geese? The title tune was co-written with Sean Smith.

Jon Hendricks told the story about how they tried to first record this with studio singers, but they couldn't swing to save their lives. Hendricks and co. tried to explain (no, you lay back), but nada. Hence the final overdubbing.

He's great. I sat in with him once at Iridium and he performed that lyric to Yardbird Suite. I think he did some of his school series too that day.

I swear, you guys are gonna make a convert of me........

Manhattan Transfer's was a cover?

Wow. Thanks!

The local jazz station, WBGO, is partial to vocalese. Last night they played Manhattan Transfer's Joyspring. Very accomplished, but I didn't connect with it. The lyrics to Brownie's solo were flying by fast and furious and I couldn't make them out. I appreciate the technique, though. Try him on ballads. You won't be sorry.

Absolutement. Maybe the best.

Ha. Let's not.....

Always wanted to know who 'Eric Diehl' was. I thought they may have meant Eddie Diehl, but I asked him and it wasn't him.

Google is definitely an option, but the search engine should work and the fact that it doesn't (as well as before) is a bit of a drag.

I believe Fred Hersch was on some gigs with Joe Hen in the late 70's.

Very good points. I just get personally irritated by 'hipster' lyrics tacked on. I think it's just doomed to failure, but that's just me.

How did you find them? I couldn't.

Maybe it's time to take off the kid gloves and name names. No more Mr. Nice guy. I think Kurt Elling's a fine singer with good diction and a great technique, but they played something he did on, I think, a Donald Byrd piece. It started with 4-part harmony, and his solo excursion was rife with hipsterisms. Well done, but it drove me nuts. And Michael Bourne on WBGO played a recording of a guy who put words to Blue Rondo a la Turk. Don't remember if he vocalized the solos. Made my toes curl. Then there's the issue of the after-the-fact tacking on of lyrics to jazz standards. I.e.: 'Believe in your people, just speak no evil' (not even a rhyme) to Speak no Evil; or 'Gig on the west coast, man on the east coast, etc. (or some such) to West Coast Blues'. Horrid, and done (performed, not written) by no less a singer than Karrin Allyson. I think part of the problem is the fact that the lyrics were done at a later date, as opposed to the collaborations of the master ASB teams. It's just hard to make something work after the fact like that IMO. What do yiz think?

Bump. Anybody?

Mark Murphy was a master, period.

It seems like the latest configuration for searching doesn't work as well as past ones. When I try to search a past thread on somebody or thing the threads don't come up. I.e.: I searched for Rat race Blues, a thread I had started, and it didn't come up. Is there a reason for this?