Jazz Beat (Part 33)

This book is also an excellent resource:

http://www.jan-lohmann.com/

May be difficult to find these days, but he's been promising an update for years now.

 

(ben sidran - blue camus)

 

Yeah, I agree but then I've known her since the late 80s so I've got more music by her than any other artist including dozens of cassettes of everything from electronic orchestral pieces to electric Miles type stuff done with keyboards only and live sets from various venues. Most people haven't heard of her so when I call her one of the greatest living pianists
I usually get that puzzled look from them. I know it's hard to buy blind but she has a website that allows you to listen to samples and watch video performances too, a site she created herself. I buy music from her regularly. She had some pretty brutal back surgery over a year ago and is still trying to get back in the groove. She was unable to play for a long time which put her in a financial bind so buy all the music you can from her. You'll get some great music and help a musician directly.

 

A great artist.

 

It's been a live Joe day:

 

Sun Ra - On Jupiter

 

Sun Ra - Sleeping Beauty

 

Pucho & The Latin Soul Brothers - Saffron and Soul / Shuckin' and Jivin'

 

Just had to share this next one with my friends on The Beat!

It's been a long time coming collecting all this gear but today I finally have my tape rig set up.

To inaugurate my new set-up I will play the following!

Back in the 70's a radio station in Chicago WXRT used to record local concerts directly from the soundboard and air them on what was called "The Un-Concert" on Sunday nights which was sponsored by 7 Up. Well anyways I used to record them onto cassette tape. This was one of many I recorded & attended. An incredible concert to say the least!


The Jan Hammer Group ~ Live at the Park West, Chicago, 1979

Jan Hammer, keyboards; Colin Hodgkinson, bass, vocal; Greg Carter, drums

 

^^^Bravo Bob! A BEAUTIFUL set up!

 

A Little Touch Of Schmilsson In The Night (Audio Fidelity)
With Gordon Jenkins and orchestra, a beautiful take on the standards before it was cool to do so.

 

Is that the same Colin Hodgkinson that played wild and crazy bass with Back Door? I hadn't thought about that band in a while. If I didn't have to work tomorrow I'd put their lp in the tonight pile. After tomorrow I have the next two off, so maybe tomorrow night.

 

Pat Metheney & Ornette Coleman - Song X

 

Yes Sir with Alexis Korner and so on. Incredible bass to put it mildly. One of the best I've ever seen in concert. The tape sounds great like your at the old Park West, my old hang out. At this show Hammer focused a lot on Chicago Blues and Colin is perfect for that! I will be looking for some "Back Door" lp's, never owned one.

The miss-match of music of all time with Tonio K ( which suck completely) and The Jan Hammer Group.

I just found the ticket that I scanned a couple years ago. I can't believe it was only 2 bucks I forgot!!! I'm sick!

 

1st play new release

 

Hank Mobley - Mobley's 2nd Message - Prestige. A 1956 quintet date with Kenny Dorham (trumpet), Hank Mobley (tenor saxophone), Walter Bishop (piano), Doug Watkins (bass) and Arthur Taylor (drums).

I'm currently selling my Japanese copy in the Classifieds: http://forums.stevehoffman.tv/threads/hank-mobley-mobleys-2nd-message-japanese-cd.396348/

 

(Vinyl CBS Sony Japan 18AP2069)

 

I only have the first Back Door album and I don't think they made many ore after that, one or two most likely. It is sax, bass and drums in a jazz rock vein so right up your alley.

 

Oregon – Music of Another Present Era (Vanguard Records)
— Paul McCandless, Glen Moore, Ralph Towner, Collin Walcott

 

Three of my favorite Clean Feed releases:

 

One more track from Gunter Hampel's debut recording, from 1965, Heartplants.With Manfred Schoof,Alexander von Schlippenbach, Buschi Neibergall and Pierre Courbois.

[VIDEO]

 

Medeski, Martin and Wood – Electric Tonic

 

Satch Plays Fats: A tribute to The Immortal Fats Waller By Louis Armstrong &
His All Stars
Louis Armstrong, trumpet & vocal; Velma Middleton, vocal; Trummy Young, trombone;
Barney Bigard, clarinet; Billy Kyle, piano; Arvell Shaw, bass; Barrett Deems, drums.