chewy-chew-chew-bean-benitez Posted August 4, 2009 Report Posted August 4, 2009 I WAS JUST READING ABOUT THE HISTORY OF NW RECORDING STUDIOS- AND I GOT TO THIS PARAGRAPH::: BIG JAY MCNEELEY LIVE AT BIRDLAND, ISNT """BIG JAY LIVE AT BIRDLAND""" OR IS IT TRULY BIG JAY LIVE AT "THE BIRDLAND" IN SEATTLE?!?!? OMFG! Acme Sound & Recording Fred Rasmussen was a machinist who moonlighted as an amateur audio engineer and ran the Acme Sound and Recording service from his home (7551 28th Avenue NE). He'd spent years recordings country bands -- including Seattle's "Texas Jim" Lewis' combo -- in various local venues. In the late-1950s that Rasmussen also began recording visiting African American R&B acts like Big Joe Williams, Wild Bill Davis, Hank Ballard and the Midnighters -- and even Big Jay McNeely, whose classic 1957 gig at the Birdland (2203 E Madison) was later released as CD. http://www.historylink.org/index.cfm?Displ...mp;file_id=8946 Quote
chewy-chew-chew-bean-benitez Posted August 4, 2009 Author Report Posted August 4, 2009 i just was lookin arond.... Big Jay is GOINN STRONG//check this out! PROVIDING TRUE R&B TO THE MASSES http://www.bigjaymcneely.net/ Quote
Big Beat Steve Posted August 4, 2009 Report Posted August 4, 2009 (edited) Sure he's goin' strong. Saw him twice in the past 10-12 years over here in Germany and he was great each time! His records of the 90s/2000s (those I've heard anyway) sometimes are a bit funked up in the backing (signs of the times... those young dudes in the backup bands just dont know how to cut some greeezy down-to-earth R&B anymore ) but Big Jay hisse'f still cuts it every time. BIG JAY IS DA MAN! As for Big Jay at Birdland ... you got me doubtin' there. Will have to check his bio (Nervous Man Nervous) and the LP liner notes tonight ... Edited August 4, 2009 by Big Beat Steve Quote
BeBop Posted August 4, 2009 Report Posted August 4, 2009 (edited) Two-part interview with Big Jay over at Jazz Wax. Talks about Birdland in Seattle. Jazz Wax Edited August 4, 2009 by BeBop Quote
Adam Posted August 4, 2009 Report Posted August 4, 2009 (edited) Thank you for all this. I'd like to do a documentary on Big Jay. I owe him a call. Edited August 4, 2009 by Adam Quote
Adam Posted August 22, 2009 Report Posted August 22, 2009 Does anyone know of a preferred CD that includes Big Jay's 1953-54 Federal recordings. Is the Chronological Classics covering them the only one? Quote
Big Beat Steve Posted August 23, 2009 Report Posted August 23, 2009 In the 90s there seems to have been a straight CD reissue of the King LP "Big J in 3-D" that includes 12 of these Federal tracks (according to the Big Jay bio by Jim Dawson). If the Classics CD has them all that would be the preferred one, then. Quote
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