Hardbopjazz

Does anyone know anything more about Horace Silver appearing on the BBC in England 1966?

Happy Birthday.

Happy Birthday.

LOL

I guess you can get grouchy when you grow old. Legendary music producer Quincy Jones dished on what he really thinks of some of his most famous collaborators, from The Beatles to Michael Jackson, in a wide-ranging interview with Vulture. Though they're widely regarded as one of the greatest bands to ever play, Jones' first impression of The Beatles was hardly complimentary. In fact, his initial reaction to the mop-top Liverpudlians was that "they were the worst musicians in the world. They were no-playing m-----------s." He took particular issue with Paul McCartney's bass-playing skills ("Paul was the worst bass player I ever heard") and Ringo's drumming ("Don't even talk about it"). Jones recalled a particular studio session in 1970 in which he was working on a version of "Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing" for Starr's debut studio album. The producer said Starr was trying — and failing — for hours to master "a four-bar thing" and couldn't perfect it, so Jones suggested he "get some lager and lime, some shepherd's pie" and take a time out. While Starr was gone, Jones said he called up jazz drummer Ronnie Verrell to master the bit in 15 minutes — and when Starr heard it, he was impressed. "I said, 'Yeah, m----------r because it ain't you,'" Jones recalled. Meanwhile, Jones had plenty more to say on Michael Jackson, who bought The Beatles catalogue in 1985 as part of a multimillion dollar deal for Sony/ATV. Jones — who famously produced many of Jackson's albums, including 1982's record-shattering "Thriller" — described his late pal as a "Machiavellian" and "greedy" man who swiped tracks from other artists without credit. Jones, 84, cited "Billie Jean" as an example, and said the riff came straight from the 1982 Donna Summer track "State of Independence," which Jones had produced and on which Jackson sang backup. "I hate to get into this publicly, but Michael stole a lot of stuff. He stole a lot of songs," Jones said. "The notes don't lie, man. He was as Machiavellian as they come."... More http://www.msn.com/en-us/music/news/quincy-jones-calls-beatles-worst-musicians-says-mj-stole-songs/ar-BBIPJrB?li=BBnbfcL&ocid=DELLDHP17

Done already.

Thanks. I didn’t know about this CD.

In 1955 Monk appeared on the Tonight Show. He played "Off Minor," and "Well, and You needn't." Anyone know who was in Monk's band?

Number 16. I had no idea it was John Collins. I have get this session.

Tom Harrell's suitcase full of music.

This is one of my favorite Mosaics.