Ronnie Cuber's 11th House of Aquarius

[robviti]

Can someone provide me with information to clear up questions I have about this 1978 recording for the Xanadu label? Some sources list the personnel on all six titles as:

Ronnie Cuber - Baritone Sax

Tom Harrell – Trumpet, Flugelhorn

Mickey Tucker – Piano

Dennis Irwin - Bass

Eddie Gladden – Drums

while other sources add the following musicians:

Rein De Graff - Piano

Sam Jones – Bass

Louis Hayes – Drums

Are these last three artists featured on any of the tracks, and if so, which ones?

Also, do you know the names of the producer, engineer, and recording studio?

Thanks a lot in advance.

[Eric]

Can someone provide me with information to clear up questions I have about this 1978 recording for the Xanadu label? Some sources list the personnel on all six titles as:

Ronnie Cuber - Baritone Sax

Tom Harrell – Trumpet, Flugelhorn

Mickey Tucker – Piano

Dennis Irwin - Bass

Eddie Gladden – Drums

while other sources add the following musicians:

Rein De Graff - Piano

Sam Jones – Bass

Louis Hayes – Drums

Are these last three artists featured on any of the tracks, and if so, which ones?

Also, do you know the names of the producer, engineer, and recording studio?

Thanks a lot in advance.

I have the lp in front of me and don't see any mention of the last three players.

Producer - Don Schlitten

Recording (engineer?) - Paul Goodman

According to the notes - RCA Studio B in NYC (Jan 31, 1978)

[robviti]

thanks very much!

[fasstrack]

Can someone provide me with information to clear up questions I have about this 1978 recording for the Xanadu label? Some sources list the personnel on all six titles as:

Ronnie Cuber - Baritone Sax

Tom Harrell – Trumpet, Flugelhorn

Mickey Tucker – Piano

Dennis Irwin - Bass

Eddie Gladden – Drums

while other sources add the following musicians:

Rein De Graff - Piano

Sam Jones – Bass

Louis Hayes – Drums

Are these last three artists featured on any of the tracks, and if so, which ones?

Also, do you know the names of the producer, engineer, and recording studio?

Thanks a lot in advance.

I have both on LP. The second group of players is on a recording by Rein De Graff called "NY Jazz", also w/a Cuber-Harrell front line. They are great albums, both. Great examples of early Tom. His solo on Johnny Griffin's "A Monk's Dream" on NY Jazz is worth studying. Cuber plays his ass off on Tom's "Open Air", playing high up on the horn the 2nd chorus. The rhythm section on the 1st especially is a murderer's row, though it's recorded like shit. I used to hear a lot of these groups around NY in the late 70s. Wonderful.

[BeBop]

I've got both of these albums (lucky me!) and enjoy them both. Wish I had more Rein DeGraff, particularly in a trio setting. Like Drifting on a Reed, with Henk Haverhoek or Roger Cooke and Leroy Williams or Eric Ineke. (Timeless 1976)

[fasstrack]

I've got both of these albums (lucky me!) and enjoy them both. Wish I had more Rein DeGraff, particularly in a trio setting. Like Drifting on a Reed, with Henk Haverhoek or Roger Cooke and Leroy Williams or Eric Ineke. (Timeless 1976)

Rein was in NY in '98. I played a few tunes with him at a little session my old and dear friend Bob Mover was running. He can really play and is a 'bebopper to his socks' (to steal a phrase from Phil Woods). He worked a lot with Johnny Griffin all over Europe and recorded with him as well.

I heard Ineke in Holland, ther Hague to be precise. There's a popular musician's hangout called Murphy's Law. Dave Liebman came in to do a clinic at the Royal Conservatory and a night at Murphy's. Ineke was on drums sounding great.

[fasstrack]

A couple of Harrell's solos from NY Jazz have been out in a book for some time, Solar and Au Privave. My own favorite, though, is Fifty-Six (basically The Masquerade is Over), where he quotes My Reverie at the end of his solo. Ronnie plays his ass off, too. No surprise there.