tranemonk Posted March 29 Report Share Posted March 29 I don't know who this is. Does anyone have some background info? https://jackwalrath.bandcamp.com/album/live-at-smalls?from=discover_page Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rabshakeh Posted March 29 Report Share Posted March 29 Trumpeter who was part of the late Mingus crowd. Did some leader records in the late 70s and early 80s that must have sold reasonably because I see them everywhere. I am not sure why he dropped off after that. Other members will know more than me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kh1958 Posted March 29 Report Share Posted March 29 (edited) He was the trumpet player with Charles Mingus from 1974 until Mingus' death. As a leader he has recorded numerous CDs, including a couple on the revived Blue Note. Here is his biography on the Blue Note site. https://www.bluenote.com/artist/jack-walrath/ I've seen the band on the linked CD at Smalls and ordered it. Edited March 29 by kh1958 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSngry Posted March 29 Report Share Posted March 29 Good player. He's from Montana! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken Dryden Posted March 29 Report Share Posted March 29 There's a feature upcoming in the May issue of The New York City Jazz Record, I am not sure who got the assignment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AllenLowe Posted March 29 Report Share Posted March 29 Jack is a good guy and a great player, but certain events lead me to believe that his complaints about lack of recognition are pointed in the wrong direction. He does not respond to queries, and not just from me. Reminds me of what Roswell Rudd told me about Herbie Nichols; Ros thought Herbie's inability to get work was purely his own fault, for not taking care of business. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSngry Posted March 29 Report Share Posted March 29 Not everybody like the business. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clifford_thornton Posted March 29 Report Share Posted March 29 He released a good Clean Feed CD quite a number of years ago; not sure how well it sold, but it's strong music. I had read reports of "personal problems" but don't know much of his story. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AllenLowe Posted March 29 Report Share Posted March 29 (edited) 35 minutes ago, JSngry said: Not everybody like the business. well, then they should leave it, or not complain that they don't get hired. In both instances I cited, the problem wasn't bad business practices but musicians who could not get their shi* together. In Walrath's case he was ignoring 2 major, high visibillity gigs that paid well. Edited March 29 by AllenLowe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuck Nessa Posted March 29 Report Share Posted March 29 Jack posts regularly on Facebook. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjzee Posted March 29 Report Share Posted March 29 I’ve liked Walrath for awhile. I have his first album, “Demons In Pursuit,” which featured Scofield. I also saw his quintet in the village (NYC) which featured Kenny Drew Jr. on piano and David Fiuczynski on guitar, I think in the late ‘90’s. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
felser Posted March 29 Report Share Posted March 29 Loved his work with Mingus, and when I saw MIngus Dynasty live in the early 90's at the Painted Bride Art Center, he was highly visible, seemed to be leading the gig that night, incredible performance (Walrath, Alex Foster, Michael Formanek, don't remember who the drummer was, and filling in (I believe for George Adams and Don Pullen) were Josh Redman (who was amazing that night) and John Hicks. I have not been as happy with Walrath's leader work, which gets pretty quirky (and I can't stand David Fiuczynski on guitar). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BFrank Posted March 30 Report Share Posted March 30 He provided a lot of info to the liner notes of the recent "Changes: The Complete 1970s Atlantic Studio Recordings" box Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soulpope Posted March 30 Report Share Posted March 30 12 hours ago, felser said: Loved his work with Mingus, and when I saw MIngus Dynasty live in the early 90's at the Painted Bride Art Center, he was highly visible, seemed to be leading the gig that night, incredible performance (Walrath, Alex Foster, Michael Formanek, don't remember who the drummer was, and filling in (I believe for George Adams and Don Pullen) were Josh Redman (who was amazing that night) and John Hicks. Hard to go wrong with John Hicks .... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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