alocispepraluger102 Posted May 21, 2006 Report Share Posted May 21, 2006 http://www.mamajazz.org/pages/bioflorence.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jazz Kat Posted May 21, 2006 Report Share Posted May 21, 2006 This guy was a monster arranger. I recommend Westlake, and Concerts By The Sea, if dont have already. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brownie Posted May 21, 2006 Report Share Posted May 21, 2006 This guy was a monster arranger. Bob Florence is still very much alive! He turned 80 yesterday. His birthday party must have been something! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lazaro Vega Posted May 21, 2006 Report Share Posted May 21, 2006 Florence is our featured artist this Monday night on Jazz From Blue Lake. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alocispepraluger102 Posted May 21, 2006 Author Report Share Posted May 21, 2006 This guy was a monster arranger. I recommend Westlake, and Concerts By The Sea, if dont have already. thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chas Posted May 21, 2006 Report Share Posted May 21, 2006 Bob Florence is still very much alive! He turned 80 yesterday. His birthday party must have been something! Not 80 , but rather , 74 ; Bob was born in Los Angeles in 1932 . I only have his Carlton side and would like to hear the Liberty session from the mid-Sixties . Lazaro's show does not stream live on the web , is that correct ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alocispepraluger102 Posted May 21, 2006 Author Report Share Posted May 21, 2006 Bob Florence is still very much alive! He turned 80 yesterday. His birthday party must have been something! Not 80 , but rather , 74 ; Bob was born in Los Angeles in 1932 . I only have his Carlton side and would like to hear the Liberty session from the mid-Sixties . Lazaro's show does not stream live on the web , is that correct ? here is the blue lake stream for windows. there will be 2 links to players. use the second player(the bottom one) for a solid stream. http://bluelake.ncats.net/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillF Posted April 26, 2008 Report Share Posted April 26, 2008 Now listening to With All the Bells and Whistles by The Bob Florence Limited Edition, recorded for MAMA in 1995. Superbly produced, recorded and arranged and deserving of far wider attention. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gmonahan Posted April 27, 2008 Report Share Posted April 27, 2008 Now listening to With All the Bells and Whistles by The Bob Florence Limited Edition, recorded for MAMA in 1995. Superbly produced, recorded and arranged and deserving of far wider attention. Excellent arranger, composer, band leader, and a fine pianist too. He used to check in at rec.music.bluenote now and then when I frequented that ng. He may check this one too. I like "With All the Bells and Whistles," "Earth," and "Funupsmanship," all on MAMA. Greg M. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillF Posted April 27, 2008 Report Share Posted April 27, 2008 I like "With All the Bells and Whistles," "Earth," and "Funupsmanship," all on MAMA. I have all three, plus Serendipity 18. Of the ones I've heard, I think those three are the best. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jazzcorner Posted November 27, 2019 Report Share Posted November 27, 2019 On 27.4.2008 at 10:48 AM, BillF said: I have all three, plus Serendipity 18. Of the ones I've heard, I think those three are the best. Well I'm a newbie her and look for interesting topics. The >Bob Florence Limited Edition is one of them Another one is Stan Getz. Probably it is not well known that Bob had a collaboration with a german Radio Big Band (= the HR Big Band ) and the studio productions were broadcasted and I did record these among others for my own collection. Was also in touch via mail with Bob ad tried to get him a gig at the german Radio station WDR. Bud this did not succed because they were heavy involved with Bill Holman at that time as temporary leader of the WDR Big Band playing & rehearshin Bill's own projects. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSngry Posted November 27, 2019 Report Share Posted November 27, 2019 14 minutes ago, jazzcorner said: Well I'm a newbie her and look for interesting topics. The >Bob Florence Limited Edition is one of them Another one is Stan Getz. Probably it is not well known that Bob had a collaboration with a german Radio Big Band (= the HR Big Band ) and the studio productions were broadcasted and I did record these among others for my own collection. Was also in touch via mail with Bob ad tried to get him a gig at the german Radio station WDR. Bud this did not succed because they were heavy involved with Bill Holman at that time as temporary leader of the WDR Big Band playing & rehearshin Bill's own projects. Did you sense any "protection of turf" by Holman in this, or was it just more like we can only do one at a time and right now it's Holman? Unrelated to that, does anybody have a list of all the projects that Florence did for Pacific Jazz/World Pacific? Seems like he pops up on more of those things than I initially noticed, very often in the more "commercial" records, but hell, a gig's a gig, right? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larry Kart Posted November 27, 2019 Report Share Posted November 27, 2019 A friend of mine, himself a talented composer-arranger, thinks of Florence's writing as quintessentially "white." I think I know what he means, but my attitude is pretty much "so what?"/"different strokes." Also, while some might find Florence's writing a bit bland at times, it's not at all simple-minded IMO. I particularly like the way he writes for his trumpet sections (and he always has a section of topnotch executants) as though (or so it seems to me) they were playing saxophones. When I'm following one of Florence's fairly elaborate semi-soloistic brass or reeds ensemble passages, I'm never bored. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSngry Posted November 27, 2019 Report Share Posted November 27, 2019 30 minutes ago, Larry Kart said: A friend of mine, himself a talented composer-arranger, thinks of Florence's writing as quintessentially "white." Yeah, well so is Brian Wilson. It's not a problem being who you are, any problems are the result of how you do who you are. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larry Kart Posted November 27, 2019 Report Share Posted November 27, 2019 2 hours ago, JSngry said: Yeah, well so is Brian Wilson. It's not a problem being who you are, any problems are the result of how you do who you are. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jazzcorner Posted November 27, 2019 Report Share Posted November 27, 2019 (edited) 4 hours ago, JSngry said: Did you sense any "protection of turf" by Holman in this, or was it just more like we can only do one at a time and right now it's Holman? Unrelated to that, does anybody have a list of all the projects that Florence did for Pacific Jazz/World Pacific? Seems like he pops up on more of those things than I initially noticed, very often in the more "commercial" records, but hell, a gig's a gig, right? Let me know if you want a list of Bob's official recordings. Have them all and more Can also supply a list of my Holman's ;-]] Edited November 27, 2019 by jazzcorner Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Tapscott Posted November 28, 2019 Report Share Posted November 28, 2019 3 hours ago, jazzcorner said: Let me know if you want a list of Bob's official recordings. Have them all and more Can also supply a list of my Holman's ;-]] I would be interested. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSngry Posted November 28, 2019 Report Share Posted November 28, 2019 Same, if it includes dates where he was not the leader but "just" the arranger. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jazzcorner Posted November 28, 2019 Report Share Posted November 28, 2019 (edited) 7 hours ago, John Tapscott said: I would be interested. OK here is the list CD Florence,Bob Bongos/Rees/Brass 1958 Essential Media Group 1001 CD Florence,Bob Bob Florence Trio 1958 Fresh Sound 303 Florence,Bob Name Band 1959 1959 Carlton(FS) 12/115 Florence,Bob Bold,Swinging Bigband Ideas 1964 Liberty(FS) 7380 Florence,Bob Here And Now 1964 Liberty(FSR) 3380 Florence,Bob The Bob Florence Bigband plays "Pet Project" 1968 World Pacific (Lib) 21860 CD Florence,Bob "Live" at Concerts by the Sea (CD) 1979 Trend 523 Florence,Bob "Live" at Concerts by the Sea (LP) 1979 Trend dig 523 CD Florence,Bob Westlake 1981 Discovery 832 Florence,Bob Westlake - The Bob Florence Bigband (LP) 1981 Discovery 832 Florence,Bob Soaring The Bob Florence Limited Edition 1983 Bosco(dig) 3 Florence,Bob Magic Time" The Limited Edition" 1983 Trend dig 536 CD Florence,Bob Trash Can City 1986 Trend 545 CD Florence,Bob ...& Limited Edition "State of the Art" 1989 C5 Records 533 CD Florence,Bob "Treasure Chest" 1990 USA Music Group 680 CD Florence,Bob Funupmanship 1993 MAMA Foundation 1006 CD Florence,Bob With All The Bells And Whistles 1995 MAMA Foundation 1011 CD Florence,Bob The Bob Florence Limited Edition "Earth" 1997 Mama Foundation 1016 CD Florence,Bob Serendipity 18 Bob Florence Limited Edition 1998 MAMA Foundation 1025 CD Florence,Bob Whatever bubbles up 2003 Summit Records 360 CD Florence,Bob Eternal Licks & Grooves -The BF Limited Edition 2006 MAMA 1030 CD Florence,Bob Legendary - The Bob Florence Limited Edition 2009 MAMA Records 1037 5 hours ago, JSngry said: Same, if it includes dates where he was not the leader but "just" the arranger. That is hard to accomplish because I do not have listed him as arranger. Edited November 28, 2019 by jazzcorner Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soulpope Posted November 28, 2019 Report Share Posted November 28, 2019 23 minutes ago, jazzcorner said: OK here is the list CD Florence,Bob Bongos/Rees/Brass 1958 Essential Media Group 1001 CD Florence,Bob Bob Florence Trio 1958 Fresh Sound 303 Florence,Bob Name Band 1959 1959 Carlton(FS) 12/115 Florence,Bob Bold,Swinging Bigband Ideas 1964 Liberty(FS) 7380 Florence,Bob Here And Now 1964 Liberty(FSR) 3380 Florence,Bob The Bob Florence Bigband plays "Pet Project" 1968 World Pacific (Lib) 21860 CD Florence,Bob "Live" at Concerts by the Sea (CD) 1979 Trend 523 Florence,Bob "Live" at Concerts by the Sea (LP) 1979 Trend dig 523 CD Florence,Bob Westlake 1981 Discovery 832 Florence,Bob Westlake - The Bob Florence Bigband (LP) 1981 Discovery 832 Florence,Bob Soaring The Bob Florence Limited Edition 1983 Bosco(dig) 3 Florence,Bob Magic Time" The Limited Edition" 1983 Trend dig 536 CD Florence,Bob Trash Can City 1986 Trend 545 CD Florence,Bob ...& Limited Edition "State of the Art" 1989 C5 Records 533 CD Florence,Bob "Treasure Chest" 1990 USA Music Group 680 CD Florence,Bob Funupmanship 1993 MAMA Foundation 1006 CD Florence,Bob With All The Bells And Whistles 1995 MAMA Foundation 1011 CD Florence,Bob The Bob Florence Limited Edition "Earth" 1997 Mama Foundation 1016 CD Florence,Bob Serendipity 18 Bob Florence Limited Edition 1998 MAMA Foundation 1025 CD Florence,Bob Whatever bubbles up 2003 Summit Records 360 CD Florence,Bob Eternal Licks & Grooves -The BF Limited Edition 2006 MAMA 1030 CD Florence,Bob Legendary - The Bob Florence Limited Edition 2009 MAMA Records 1037 👍! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jazzcorner Posted November 28, 2019 Report Share Posted November 28, 2019 2 hours ago, soulpope said: 👍! Thanks !! For all the cover pix look here: https://forums.stevehoffman.tv/threads/bob-florence-limited-edition-big-band-orchestra.828073/ Would be interesting to work on a compilation of his arrangements but thats a complete other project and takes time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
riddlemay Posted November 30, 2019 Report Share Posted November 30, 2019 I liked his charts for Vikki Carr's early albums, like this one: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jazzcorner Posted December 5, 2019 Report Share Posted December 5, 2019 On 28.11.2019 at 3:56 AM, JSngry said: Same, if it includes dates where he was not the leader but "just" the arranger. That could be a task for all the members here with some Information from their own recording. I think there will be a lot to list. Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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