Hardbopjazz

That about says it all. My first exposure to Newborn was hearing him with Teddy Edwards and Howard McGhee on 'Together Again'. Good shit top to bottom. BW, I was just going to say.........get THIS! ... but you beat me to it. B-) Together again. That's 2 to put on my list.

Next will be "We Three".

Not sure if he was blind.

Never hear much talk about him here or anywhere. What's your thoughts on Newborn? I was watching a Ahmad Jamal DVD. During the iterview, Ahmad praised him, So I went out and bought "While my Lady Sleeps." His sound kind of reminds me of an earlier Ahmad Jamal. Any other session worth checking out?

11, that's when I started to play guitar. The best thing is to have him find other kids his age and let them play together. You seem to learn real fast that way. It worked for me.

I am enjoying the 1st and 3rd tracks. That is a Waltz for Debby on track 2. Still going though the rest.

Correct. He hardly talks about Percy Heath. I doubt he gives a rat's ass about Percy Heath.

Perfect pitch is very rare. Welcome to the board John.

I agree.

My wife complain. Beethoven's 9th.

Good easy number to remember.

Can you think of any well known jazz artists that history let slip under the radar and don't seem to get much or any coverage in books?

one more for the road.

This beats going to mars

Yet another one just taken.

Yet another show I will be heading to see. I really enjoy his playing.

First set 1. Stella by starlight, 2. Steeplechase, 3. I can't get started 4 Fast and Freaky 5. Whisky drinking woman 6. Lou sat out this number, the rest of the band played. Didn't recall the tune 7. The Alligator Bogallo. Second set All the same with the exception of tune 2, he played Ornithology.

That was the 18th time I've seen Lou Donaldson. I've stayed for both sets, sometime even a third set. He always plays 2 or 3 tunes across sets. One tune to showcase the drummer, and 1 or 2 of his well know funk numbers, but this time 7 of the 8 tunes repeated. I'm hoping it was that he was playing with 2 new guys. But they should know shit load of tunes if they're gigging.

yeah, at 78 or 79, I'd be tired. He sat when the other cats soloed.

Randy Johnson on Guitar John Webber on Bass Fukushi Tainaka on drums Phat Williams on Piano

John Webber

I'm with you on this one. Why send humans to Mars when you can do it with robots. Put more resources in keeping Hubble going.

One of the lastest photos from the Hubble telescope.

YEs, he did start playing in his mid 20's. He said that once to a friend and myself.

For those who play music for a living, do you change the tunes you play during each set? If you do two or more sets a night, how many tunes do you repeat? Last week I went and saw Lou Donaldson at the Vanguard. I stayed for both sets. With the exception of one tune, everything else was the same. It was odd. I’m pretty sure he knows more then 9 tunes. It made me wonder why the lack of creativity on his part. He did have a new piano player he never played with before. Could it be the piano player didn't know the tunes? I don't think this was the reason. Maybe at 78 years old, Lou's ability limits what he plays.