Iridium Reunions...

[DrJ]

I'm sure SOMEONE has to have posted on this somewhere but couldn't find a thread quickly so...

Anyone see in Downbeat the listing of these two live reunions coming up at Iridium?

May 25-30: Jackie McLean, Grachan Moncur, and Bobby Hutcherson, joining up for the first time since the mid-60's.

July 13-18: the John Handy Quintet (you know, the one that recorded LIVE IN MONTEREY), with Michael White, Jerry Hahn, Don Thompson, and Terry Clarke.

HOLY SHIT! And we're not going to NYC this Spring or Summer 'cause it's too hard to travel with the little guy right now.

Anyone planning to go to these? I hope some record label is smart enough to capture these for posterity, and if not - pocket recorders, people, what do you think about DAT?

Edited April 23, 2004 by DrJ

[Pete C]

I plan to attend the Handy gig. I doubt it'll be recorded since their 1995 reunion at Yoshi's was recorded and released as a 2-CD set.

[kdd]

Actually there are couple of good ones this week as well. I caught one billed as called The Cookers, a Night of the Cookers reunion of sorts with Pete LaRoca and James Spaulding, both in fine form. They were joined by Craig Handy, Eddie Henderson, David Weiss and George Cables. Craig Handy was exceptional as well but Spaulding stole the show to me. He is in excellent form, an unsung hero to me. Very nice show. I might make the trek back down for the Curtis Fuller show this weekend with Louis Hayes, Wallace Roney and Javon Jackson. I'm there for the McLean thing for sure.

Edited April 23, 2004 by kdd

[.:.impossible]

Thank you for posting this! I will definitely be there to hear Hutch with Jackie Mclean and Grachan. Damn. Any more information? Bassists? Drummers?

[Pete C]

Any more information? Bassists? Drummers?

I was wondering. Obviously the drummer won't be Haynes, or he'd have been announced as a headliner. Will it be a drummer from that era, like Pete LaRoca or Joe Chambers, or a younger guy? I wouldn't be surprised if Ridley was on bass, but Cecil McBee would be a great choice since he recorded with all those guys too, even if he wasn't on the "big 3."

[DrJ]

There was no info on drummer or bassist for the Hutch/McLean/Moncur date, unfortunately.

[.:.impossible]

Yeah, I can't find anything either. I don't even know what these guys sound like these days, but I have to check it out!

[Pete C]

Hutcherson is still in prime form and all reports I've been hearing for several years are that Moncur's chops are totally shot.

[Guy Berger]

Anyone planning to go to these? I hope some record label is smart enough to capture these for posterity, and if not - pocket recorders, people, what do you think about DAT?

Barring some sort of disaster, I will be at both.

Guy

[Guest ariceffron]

a few of you guys better bring your mini-disc players and record this beacuse everyone knows that everyone always bitches there are no tapes of the jackie/bobby/grachan group in the 60s so dont let the oversight happen again!!!!

[Pete C]

everyone always bitches there are no tapes of the jackie/bobby/grachan group in the 60s so dont let the oversight happen again!!!!

Is there documentation that they did live gigs together?

[relyles]

everyone always bitches there are no tapes of the jackie/bobby/grachan group in the 60s so dont let the oversight happen again!!!!

Is there documentation that they did live gigs together?

I don't know whether they did any live dates together in the 60s, but I do have a copy of 30 minutes from a radio broadcast of a reunion performance the group did in 1987 in Japan along with Woody Shaw, Ron Carter and Tony Williams.

I was also fortunate to see McLean and Hutcherson with Andrew Hill and Billy Higgins a few years ago at City College. A historic gathering that I doubt will ever happen again.

Think I will make the effort to get into the city for the McLean/Hutcherson/Moncur date.

[brownie]

everyone always bitches there are no tapes of the jackie/bobby/grachan group in the 60s so dont let the oversight happen again!!!!

Is there documentation that they did live gigs together?

If they did gigs together, those must have been very few. And dating from 1963.

I happened to catch Jackie McLean at Slug's in October 1967 shortly after he recorded the 'Bout Soul date (with Moncur and Woody Shaw) on September 8. By then, Moncur was performing full time with Archie Shepp (Roswell Rudd was also in the lineup plus Howard Johnson on tuba! an amazing band!!).

Went to Slugs twice. Each time McLean was playing with Lamont Johnson, Scott Holt and Rashied Ali)

[Michael Fitzgerald]

They played at least some gigs in 1963 - one time the rhythm section was Eddie Khan and Clifford Jarvis, another time was Eddie Khan and Tony Williams.

Mike

[Guest ariceffron]

and so its true then- no one ever recorded this?

[Bright Moments]

hey! don't forget les paul (and his trio) at the iridium EVERY monday night! B)

[Hardbopjazz]

I plan on going to the McLean, Moncur and Hutcherson show. Regardless of how good Moncur and McClean's chops are. It will probable be the last time to see all 3 together.