Schlitz Beer Midnight Jam Session Band

[Hardbopjazz]

Who has heard of this? Schlitz beer was just one step above piss, but the lineup is unreal for this jam session.

Jam Session #1 Lineup:
Cannonball Adderly - alto saxophone
Illinois Jacquet - tenor saxophone
Joe Henderson - tenor saxophone
Joe Newman - trumpet
Jaki Byard - piano
Milt Hinton - bass
Elvin Jones - drums

Jam Session #2 Lineup:
Jon Hendricks - vocals (on track 4 only)
Dexter Gordon -- tenor saxophone
Sonny Stitt -- tenor saxophone
Howard McGhee - trumpet
Clark Terry - trumpet
George Duke - piano
Jimmy Smith - organ
Gary Burton - vibes
Al McKibbon - bass
Art Blakey - drums

Jam Session #3 Lineup:
Charlie McPherson - alto saxophone
Buddy Tate- tenor saxophone
Jimmy Owens - trumpet
Cat Anderson - trumpet
Roland Hana - piano
Milt Bruckner - organ
Charles Mingus - bass
Alan Dawson - drums

[Hardbopjazz]

The date and venue was 1972-07-06 Radio City Music Hall, NYC

[Joe]

Was this at all related to the Newport in New York series of concerts?

[Hardbopjazz]

I really don't know, other than someone is sending the disc to me. I believe it would be related to the Newport in NY series since George Wien is the announcer.

[JSngry]

http://www.concertvault.com/schlitz-midnight-jam-session-band/radio-city-music-hall-july-06-1972.html

Sessions 2 & 3 look like they're from the Newport In New York jams released on Cobblestone, though w/o tune names, I don't know that it might be other material from the same gigs.

The set with Mingus, though, that was a serious. m.f., that one was

By the way - when you're out of Schlitz, you're out of beer.

[Hardbopjazz]

Ah! that's where the concert this came from.

Peels and Rheingold were not much better then Schlitz.

[GA Russell]

Sixty years ago, Schlitz was the #2 beer in America, behind only Bud. Then they started fooling with the recipe.

[danasgoodstuff]

For a long time they were #1, even off & on after a strike in '53 which gave Bud a leg up.

[Jerry_L]

That's an amazing line-up!

Schlitz is good for trapping garden slugs....

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Edited November 25, 2013 by Jerry_L