Bud Shank ~ New Groove/Barefoot Adventure

[BLUESNIK'S REVOX]

Bluesnik ~ Some info on Sonny Greenwich:

http://musicians.allaboutjazz.com/sonnygreenwich

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a0kIFuNROS0

JR

Yep, he was quite a surprise to me.

Talking about guitarists, fascinating (largely medical) article on the web about Pat Martino who had a large part of one side of his brain removed (in the 80s?) due to a significant malformation of cells and nerves and virtually had to relearn from his own records etc.

Remarkable for the recovery and for his courage. Interesting theories on creativity there about the way a persons specific brain structure and its neural network is formed (moulded) over time stimulating a virtuosity in some.

Deep.

BN.

[Jazzrook]

Yes, I was surprised how good Shank sounds on all this stuff. BTW, Altos and Fresh Sound, they seem to have lifted all Frank Strozier's Vee Jay and Jazzland albums. Listening to these at the weekend. Long Night (lovely bluesy feel) and Cloudy and Cool are really impressive. He was quite a player but wound up, after featuring with Oliver Nelson and Woody Shaw etc., teaching high school science and a late attempted return playing piano, his first instrument. "Life's deals".

BN.

Has there been a Strozier track on JRR? Wouldn't mind " Sleepy", him with the MJ3+2 inc Harold Mabern. Something of a "jazz hit".

Bluesnik ~ Thanks for mentioning Walter Perkins' MJT + 3, a group I'd not heard of before. Just got hold of a CD which contains two of their VEE-JAY albums from 1959 & 1960. Wonderful soulful & bluesy stuff. Deserves to be better known.
Here's 'Sleepy' from 1959 with Perkins(drums); Frank Strozier(alto sax); Willie Thomas(trumpet); Harold Mabern(piano) & Bob Cranshaw(bass):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wWrJAqsYr6Q