SLUGS Calendar February, 1966

[Michael Weiss]

I have a poster on my wall from Slugs. What an amazing variety of groups:

February 1

Bobby Hutcherson Quartet with vocalist Felice Zellea

February 2

John Gilmore Quartet

February 3

Jim Spaulding Quartet

February 4-5

Kenny Dorham Quartet

February 6

Albert Dailey Quartet with vocalist Marcel Daniels

February 7

Harold Vick Quartet

February 8

Sonny Redd Quartet

February 9

Roland Alexander Quartet

February 10

Elmo Hope Quartet

February 11-12

Grachan Moncur Quartet

February 13

Calo Scott Quartet

February 14

Frankie Dunlap Quartet

February 15

Walter Davis Quartet with vocalist Mayme Watts

February 16

Vera Auer Quartet

February 17

Gary Bartz Quartet

February 18-19

Hank Mobley Quartet

February 20

Lonnie Smith Quartet with vocalist Estella Williams

February 21

Benny Powell Quartet

February 22

Burton Greene Quartet

February 23

Manny Smith Quartet

February 24

Albert Ayler Quartet

February 25-26

Mal Waldron Quartet

February 27

Joe Farrell Quartet

February 28

C Sharpe Quartet with vocalist China Lin

[Lazaro Vega]

Man, who are those vocalists?

What great variety. Miss that in the world of jazz these days. Nowadays it seems a club is one thing or another but not everything (or maybe that's the audience).

[ValerieB]

boy, does that list bring back great memories!! i was at slug's very often during 1966! in fact, i met my husband-to-be there in 1965!

[bertrand]

I would have attended pretty much every night, and gone broke or been stabbed, whichever came first.

Bertrand.

[AllenLowe]

Slugs was amazing - I saw Mingus and Ornette there, around 1969 or 1970. I found out later that Jean Genet was in attendance at a lot of the Mingus performances, but in those days I didn't know of him -

[sheldonm]

Slugs was amazing - I saw Mingus and Ornette there, around 1969 or 1970. I found out later that Jean Genet was in attendance at a lot of the Mingus performances, but in those days I didn't know of him -

...was he living here at this time?

Great line-up btw!

[AllenLowe]

I can't recall now what the circumstances were, but I think Sue Mingus talks about this in Tonight at Noon -

[7/4]

Slugs was amazing - I saw Mingus and Ornette there, around 1969 or 1970. I found out later that Jean Genet was in attendance at a lot of the Mingus performances, but in those days I didn't know of him -

I used to play around the corner from Slugs. Like 30 years later....

[BFrank]

Where can I pick up tickets??

[MartyJazz]

Where can I pick up tickets??

No tix necessary. Just walk in, sit down at a table or at the bar and pay the cover and your bill when you left. I didn't get to Slugs until 1970 but saw a few great acts there: Joe Henderson, Freddie Hubbard, Rahsaan Roland Kirk, Charles Mingus, and of course, Lee Morgan (including his final performance).

[Guest]

year? '66 or 7 perhaps?!? maybe 68?

NOW-9/10: LARRY YOUNG QUARTET

9/12-9/17: ALBERT AYLER QUINTET

9/19-9/24: LEE MORGAN QUINTET

9/26-10-1: THE JAZZ COMMUNICATIONS (incl. Hubbard, Henderson, Louis Hayes)

10/3-10/8: SONNY RED QUINTET (w/ Timmons, T. Turrentine)

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EVERY MON: SUN RA AND HIS ASTRO-INFINITY MUSIC

[Guest]

MartyJazz: for those of us who didnt expierence slugs, can you tell us about it a little more. i heard that it was miles and miles away from any of the main neighboorhoods, and in order to reach it you had to go into a pretty much ABANDONED neighborhood-- can you recall any more about slugs?

[Guest]

oh, and one more thought about slugs:

slugs does come off as being the "mintons" for the blue note scene-- all the posters/flyers ive seen are all blue note guys. was this really considered 'their' place at the time?

[brownie]

When I visited New York in the mid-sixties, I went to Slug's pretty often. Great place to hang and listen to incredible music.

I heard Jackie McLean, Cecil Taylor, Sun Ra (on Monday evenings the first time around, then a full week the second time around)perform there. Also heard Charles Lloyd - did not care much for him - with a quartet that had Herbie Hancock, Henry Grimes, Pete LaRoca

The neighborhood was very colorful but pretty safe around then. I know this did not last very long!

[AllenLowe]

in 1969 and 1970 the neighborhood was full of Hell's Angels - and pretty dangerous, actually, as I recall. In those pre-gentrified days the East Village was deserted and creepy - not safe at all -

the other thing I recall is Mingus's son standing at the bar showing someone one of his paintings. Of all the great things I saw there (probably 1970) the most amazing was Ornette with Dewey Redman and Charlie Haden. We were absolutely knocked out by the music though we didn't quite understand it. Haden very kindly came over to us between sets and bascially explained how he played with Ornette. Amazing night -

Edited December 29, 2005 by AllenLowe

[Alexander Hawkins]

I wonder who was in that John Gilmore quartet?

[clifford_thornton]

This is a pretty cool thread - would love to have seen any/all of the gigs mentioned...

I too would like to know who was in the Gilmore quartet. Maybe analogous to the "Turkish Women at the Bath" date?

[BFrank]

Anyone know the origin of the name?

Any of you who were there see Charles Tolliver when he recorded those great sets?

[sheldonm]

Here is a flyer I have from Slugs in 1967....hell of a lineup!

m~

[Peter Johnson]

:rlol

Here is a flyer I have from Slugs in 1967....hell of a lineup!

m~

[marcello]

I found these on the web. Don't know the year:

[Guest]

look at this one: how all the saxophonists are in the corners, and every monday...in the middle of this psychedelic trip of a poster, holding everything else together...sun ra.

[Peter Johnson]

Ho hum, another boring month in New York...McLean, Shorter, Henderson, Lateef...been there, done that...

look at this one: how all the saxophonists are in the corners, and every monday...in the middle of this psychedelic trip of a poster, holding everything else together...sun ra.

[7/4]

look at this one: how all the saxophonists are in the corners, and every monday...in the middle of this psychedelic trip of a poster, holding everything else together...sun ra.

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Wow! Thanks!

I wish I could have caught that when I was 9 or 10.

[brownie]

The time machine...