JUICED AT THE ROOST???

[sheldonm]

I just returned from a show that the Buselli/Wallarab Jazz Orchestra (scaled down to a nonet) put on, playing the complete "Birth of the Cool". At the end of the show, they preformed a piece called "Juiced at the Roost" that was found in Mile's basement along with the other music from this great recording. I have never heard this tune before and don't believe it was ever recorded and I don't think it was on any of Mile's radio broadcasts either. Has anyone ever heard of this tune? I believe it was written by Gerry Mulligan!

Thanks,

Mark

[Michael Fitzgerald]

Yes - my friend Jeff Sultanof prepared all this music for publication in a book (Miles Davis Birth Of The Cool: scores from the original parts) that came out several years ago.

Joost At The Roost was arranged for the Claude Thornhill band, also later for the Mulligan Concert Jazz Band. The CJB recorded it for Verve but it was never released. In 1995, the nonet version was found in the boxes of music that Miles Davis had put in storage in Philadelphia. It was access to this trove that allowed for the book to be published. Instead of dealing with transcriptions (as all the records like Rebirth of the Cool and the Montreux concert did), now there are accurate scores that come from the sheets of music that were used at the recording sessions and live gigs. Unfortunately, one more nonet piece by John Lewis (S'Il Vous Plait) could not be reconstructed because there weren't enough parts surviving.

Mike

[couw]

Joost At The Roost

so who's Joost?

Is it just some letter play or a reference to someone with the dutch first name Joost?

[Michael Fitzgerald]

Pretty sure it's Juiced (as in drunk) spelled to match Roost (as in Royal Roost nightclub).

Mike

[sheldonm]

Yes - my friend Jeff Sultanof prepared all this music for publication in a book (Miles Davis Birth Of The Cool: scores from the original parts) that came out several years ago.

Joost At The Roost was arranged for the Claude Thornhill band, also later for the Mulligan Concert Jazz Band. The CJB recorded it for Verve but it was never released. In 1995, the nonet version was found in the boxes of music that Miles Davis had put in storage in Philadelphia. It was access to this trove that allowed for the book to be published. Instead of dealing with transcriptions (as all the records like Rebirth of the Cool and the Montreux concert did), now there are accurate scores that come from the sheets of music that were used at the recording sessions and live gigs. Unfortunately, one more nonet piece by John Lewis (S'Il Vous Plait) could not be reconstructed because there weren't enough parts surviving.

Mike

Thanks Mike, I figured you may know something about this!

Mark