Chioce videos -- Shorty Rogers et al.; C. Terry, Dexter,

[Larry Kart]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ttJZbzrjndA

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nf2TZztPLZE...feature=related

The Rogers band (first three videos) includes Shank (some of the best Shank I know from his late "Hey, I'm Phil Woods now" phase), Giuffre, Bill Perkins, Bob Cooper (in fine form), Pete Jolly, Monty Budwig, and Shelly Manne. How sad that Shelly would be dead just a year from this '83 concert in Japan.

Next three titles (two pieces on the first of them) are from the same Japanese festival in '82, with Clark Terry, Dexter, J&K, K. Burrell, T. Flanagan, R, Haynes, and I think Buster Williams. Everybody's in pretty serious form (you can be sure of that when CT gets away from his favorite licks) just J&K plus rhythm on the last one. Kai could play too.

And don't miss the final video from an early '60s European tour, with J.J., Stitt, H. McGhee (who somehow for once sounds damn close to his old fiery self, with the band modulating behind him), T. Flanagan, Tommy Potter (who get a rare, tasty solo spot, after which J.J. comes in by mistake for a while and then gives way to Stitt, who gives J.J. a priceless "look"), and Kenny Clarke. Pianist, I believe, is Walter Bishop, Jr.

[BillF]

Great set of videos! Thanks, Larry! I think the last might be of the Tribute to Charlie Parker band which was part of the Paris Jazz Festival in 1964. (Probably they also played elsewhere in Europe during a tour.) Somewhere I have the brochure for the Paris Festival with the most mouth-watering selection of musicians imaginable - from Pee Wee Russell to George Russell, IIRC - but I haven't managed to unearth it. If I find it, I will certainly post it. Unfortunately, though, I didn't attend the festival. The brochure was given to me by a French friend who went, no doubt to demonstrate to me what I had missed!