bertrand Posted September 9, 2007 Report Share Posted September 9, 2007 I just bought three Mary Osborne tunes from iTunes, from a compilation called Swing To Bop Guitar. They are: 'Rose Room', 'Blues In Mary's Flat' and 'Oops My Lady'. My questions are as follows: 1) What is the recording date and personnel (and composers?) for these three tracks. The first is live, but not the other two. 2) What other Mary Osborne is there out there that I can purchase? I would like to hear more from this wonderful player. 3) Could the Grant Green composition 'Blues in Maude's Flat' be connected to 'Blues In Mary's Flat'? Thanks, Bertrand. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jazztrain Posted September 12, 2007 Report Share Posted September 12, 2007 Bertrand: Here's the answer to your first question: Rose Room (Art Hickman, Harry Williams) Mary Osborne (g), Leon Prima (t), Julian Lane (tb), Irving Fazola (cl), Pete Lauderman (p), Frank Frederico (g), Bunny Franks (b), Charlie Drake (d). 2nd Esquire Concert, Municipal Auditorium, New Orleans, January 17, 1945. Blues in Mary's Flat (Osborne) Oops My Lady (Osborne) Mary Osborne (g), Sanford Gold (p), unknown b and d. New York City, mid 1946. I just bought three Mary Osborne tunes from iTunes, from a compilation called Swing To Bop Guitar. They are: 'Rose Room', 'Blues In Mary's Flat' and 'Oops My Lady'. My questions are as follows: 1) What is the recording date and personnel (and composers?) for these three tracks. The first is live, but not the other two. 2) What other Mary Osborne is there out there that I can purchase? I would like to hear more from this wonderful player. 3) Could the Grant Green composition 'Blues in Maude's Flat' be connected to 'Blues In Mary's Flat'? Thanks, Bertrand. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marcello Posted September 12, 2007 Report Share Posted September 12, 2007 Here's a discography: Mary Osborne Discography Here are some photographs that I took in June, 1977: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Beat Steve Posted September 13, 2007 Report Share Posted September 13, 2007 The Now And Then album on Stash listed in the discography is a nice replacement if you can't get her 1959 Warwick album as it includes part of that album (I placed several unsccessful bids for the Warwick original on eBay through the years so it seems to be coveted). BTW - who's that sax player in the pics? Willene Barton? (Just a wild guess...) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stereojack Posted September 13, 2007 Report Share Posted September 13, 2007 The Now And Then album on Stash listed in the discography is a nice replacement if you can't get her 1959 Warwick album as it includes part of that album (I placed several unsccessful bids for the Warwick original on eBay through the years so it seems to be coveted). BTW - who's that sax player in the pics? Willene Barton? (Just a wild guess...) I think it's Vi Redd. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken Dryden Posted September 13, 2007 Report Share Posted September 13, 2007 Mary Osborne also appears on Marian McPartland's oop Halcyon LP Now's the Time. I think that she also took part with McPartland in the first Kansas City Women's Jazz Festival around 1978. A portion was aired on NPR's Jazz Alive!, which I taped. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marcello Posted September 13, 2007 Report Share Posted September 13, 2007 Steve: Jack is correct; it's Vi Redd. Ken: These pictures were taken the night before and the night of the "Now's The Time" recording. The first I ever heard of Mary Osborne were the sides she made with Coleman Hawkins in the '40's. Those nights were special because of her and Vi Redd, who played with more balls than most men. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jazzbo Posted September 13, 2007 Report Share Posted September 13, 2007 (edited) Buy every Chronogical Classics of Mary Lou Williams because they're all great. And because some of them have Mary Osborne. Edited September 13, 2007 by jazzbo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
randyhersom Posted September 14, 2007 Report Share Posted September 14, 2007 Hello Mary Lou Goodbye Cash Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jazzbo Posted September 14, 2007 Report Share Posted September 14, 2007 "I heard that!" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeweil Posted September 14, 2007 Report Share Posted September 14, 2007 (edited) Steve: Jack is correct; it's Vi Redd. Ken: These pictures were taken the night before and the night of the "Now's The Time" recording. .... Those nights were special because of her and Vi Redd, who played with more balls than most men. Strange - I had that Halcyon LP, but it somehow didn't reach me. What was the drummer's name - Dottie Dodgion? I wonder how she could play with these shoes! Edited September 14, 2007 by mikeweil Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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