What Jazz are you listening to now?

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[Serial_Apologist]

Great news, BN.
Here's Tubby with little-known Dublin-born guitarist Louis Stewart, Ken Baldock & Spike Wells playing Jimmy Heath's 'Gingerbread Boy' from 'Live at the Hopbine 1968':

https://www.YouTube.com/watch?v=kTbJqstrOPI

JR

I'd like to put in a good word for Kenny Baldock, who does not often get mentioned but was one of the best bass players on the home scene, up there with Ron Matthewson in my view. I can't believe it's 11 years since he departed this earth - it seems like yesterday.

[Serial_Apologist]

������ I was talking with someone recently who said she used to dance to Tubby Hayes at his Flamingo gigs, very early 1960s. Dancing to Tubby Hayes, now there's a long gone golden age!

Dancing to bebop was considered bad form back in the day as it was thought to detract from the listening experience - I can even remember disapproval when it really started up here in the early 1980s with the Jiving Lindy Hoppers demonstrating how it could be done. Was Tubby tailoring the kind of jazz to the soul-influenced stuff Georgie Fame was attracting Flamingo audiences to the dance floor with, I wonder? I only went there twice (it was more affordable than Ronnie's) and saw the Georgie Fame Flames and Graham Bond Organisation, but on neither occasion do I remember that many people actually dancing, though the atmosphere was much more uproarious than one would find at any jazz club today, and people would move rhythmically to the music, facing the stage - not really dancing - and of course hand clap.

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Dancing to bebop was considered bad form back in the day as it was thought to detract from the listening experience - I can even remember disapproval when it really started up here in the early 1980s with the Jiving Lindy Hoppers demonstrating how it could be done. Was Tubby tailoring the kind of jazz to the soul-influenced stuff Georgie Fame was attracting Flamingo audiences to the dance floor with, I wonder? I only went there twice (it was more affordable than Ronnie's) and saw the Georgie Fame Flames and Graham Bond Organisation, but on neither occasion do I remember that many people actually dancing, though the atmosphere was much more uproarious than one would find at any jazz club today, and people would move rhythmically to the music, facing the stage - not really dancing - and of course hand clap.

People used to dance to "modern jazz" way before the 80s revival. Miles, Bird et al used to play dances as well as clubs. That story of a very young Jackie McLean turning up late to play at a big dance at a NY ballroom with Miles, and seeing Gene Ammons already up on the stand glaring down at him! The person I talked to danced to Hayes quintet playing a normal set. People danced in the Flamingo when I went there , Fame, organ bands, whoever etc. The Scene Club in Ham Lane was mainly Guy Stevens playing imported soul to dancers, but I remember him playing Mingus and people dancing. Even the tres mod & aloof Biba shop girls who would regard me with distain! The woman I was talking to said her boyfriend used to take Coltrane's Olé album on import to the Scene and Stevens would play it and they'd dance happily.

[Stanfordian]

‘Hear Ye!’ – Harold Land & Red Mitchell
with Carmell Jones, Frank Strazzeri & Leon Pettis
Atlantic (1961)

[gradus]

Hank Cinque(Sank?) on the Breakfast prog this morning. New Ellington to me.

[Serial_Apologist]

Chris Biscoe performing Max Roach's Mendacity - the telling words of the inspiration printed below, where other equally timely performance links can be found, as well as contact details for Chris, for long one of the very best altoists on the British scene:

http://www.chrisbiscoe.co.uk/videos.shtml

[Stanfordian]

‘Go’ – Paul Chambers
with Julian ‘Cannonball’ Adderley, Freddie Hubbard, Jimmy Cobb, Wynton Kelly & Philly Joe Jones
Vee Jay (1959)

[Jazzrook]

Wayne Shorter with Lee Morgan, McCoy Tyner, Reggie Workman & Elvin Jones playing the title track from the 1964 album 'Night Dreamer':

https://www.YouTube.com/watch?v=JOdyEWvXpIg

JR

[Stanfordian]

‘Boss Soul!’ – Gene Ammons
with Walter Bishop Jr, Patti Brown, Art Davis, George Duvivier, Art Taylor & Ray Barretto
Prestige (1961)

[Jazzrook]

Duke Pearson with Donald Byrd, James Spaulding, Joe Henderson, Bob Cranshaw & Mickey Roker playing the title track from 'Wahoo!'.
It's a mystery why this wonderful 1964 Blue Note album has always been so hard to find.

https://www.YouTube.com/watch?v=9XFSA4V3nSo

JR

[Stanfordian]

‘1st Bassman’ – Paul Chambers
with Tommy Turrentine, Lex Humphries Wynton Kelly Yusef Lateef & Curtis Fuller
Vee Jay Records (1960)

[Jazzrook]

Art Taylor with Stanley Turrentine, Dave Burns, Wynton Kelly & Paul Chambers playing Kenny Dorham's 'Blue Interlude' from the 1960 Blue Note album 'A.T.'s Delight':

https://www.YouTube.com/watch?v=ywafGwlaO_I

JR

[elmo]

Art Taylor with Stanley Turrentine, Dave Burns, Wynton Kelly & Paul Chambers playing Kenny Dorham's 'Blue Interlude' from the 1960 Blue Note album 'A.T.'s Delight':

https://www.YouTube.com/watch?v=ywafGwlaO_I

JR

AT didn't turn out too many albums under his own name but this was a fine album. Dave Burns was a good trumpet player and he and Stanley T sound great together. Thanks JR

elmo

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AT didn't turn out too many albums under his own name but this was a fine album. Dave Burns was a good trumpet player and he and Stanley T sound great together. Thanks JR

elmo

That album and the Prestige Taylor's Tenors etc are excellent. There's a long interview with AT on YouTube that is very interesting. Including his time in Paris where he got the star gig in Pan Am adverts co staring with an attractive French prostitute, who from memory ruined the "partnership" by sleeping with the ad execs! Can't do that!