That first one we saw was probably due to some "Hissy fit" Paul Desmond was having about Joe Morello.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XpZHUVjQydI
Trane at his best.
When you hear any of the top 100, you don't have to ask "WHY"?
Enjoy the music.
Jazz for aficionados
That first one we saw was probably due to some "Hissy fit" Paul Desmond was having about Joe Morello. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XpZHUVjQydI Trane at his best. When you hear any of the top 100, you don't have to ask "WHY"? Enjoy the music. |
That's the one! I was just about to send it. Some things just can't be improved upon. Morello just fakes you out with his solo. He never strikes where he is 'supposed' to. Try to play along with him. (Air Drums) Got more moves than MJ. Must be that time thing. On of the few drum solos that is vital to the tune. Most are just "lets let the drummer play for a while" type things. Distractions. Cheers |
Oliver Sain was another local musician who was in popular demand around town, and one I had the good fortune to have a long chat with. He was sitting in the hot tub at the spa, and I recognized him. Since I had gone to the clubs that he played down through the years, we had a lot to chat about; before and after he hit the big time with Fontella Bass. He told me how nice it was living large in the house on the hill, but he knew when it was time to sell, and come back down. We talked about wild times at some of the clubs he played before hitting the big time; he even invited me to come see him where he was performing at that time, but I didn't make it. Oliver Sain (born March 1, 1932, Dundee, Mississippi – died October 28, 2003, St. Louis, Missouri) was an American saxophonist, songwriter, bandleader, drummer and record producer. As a performer and as a producer, Oliver Sain exerted an influence on the evolution of St. Louis and R&B that is rivaled only by that of his close friend and infrequent collaborator Ike Turner. Sain was the grandson of Dan Sain, the guitarist in Frank Stokes’ legendary Memphis blues act the Beale Street Sheiks. In 1949, Sain moved to Greenville, Mississippi to join his stepfather, pianist Willie Love, as a drummer in a band fronted by Sonny Boy Williamson, soon leaving to join Howlin’ Wolf where he acted as a drummer on and off for the following decade. After returning from the United States Army draft he took up the saxophone. Sain is credited with launching the career of Little Milton, who became a vocalist in Sain’s band, and discovering Bobby McClure and Fontella Bass, whom he originally hired as pianist for Little Milton. He is also associated with the discovery of Kim Massie, who was largely unknown until she was heard sitting in with his band. Sain wrote "Don't Mess up a Good Thing" which was a number one hit in the US for Bobby McClure in 1965. The song was later covered by Greg Allman of the Allman Brothers Band, on his solo album Laid Back. In the mid-1970s, he recorded his own disco records such as "Bus Stop", "Booty Bumpin' (The Double Bump)" (1975), "Party Hearty" (1976) and "Feel Like Dancing" (1977). Sain died on October 28, 2003 from bone cancer, which followed on from previous bladder cancer. He was well known and liked by everybody in St. Louis. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bt1VjRpBMjs Enjoy the music. |
Learsfool: Article in the local paper about a Local jazz duo, consisting of Piano and Mellophonium. The horn player talks about how difficult the horn is to play. He calls his, 'Attila The Horn'. It was designed to bridge the gap between Trombone and Trumpet. Stan Kenton used them in his band. It reminded me of the exchange we had about the French Horn and how 'nimble' it was to play, which was my way of saying it could not be played fast. You corrected me. Could you list in order of difficulty to play, the brass instruments in an Orchestra. And speak a little about what makes them more or less difficult. The article goes on top say the Mellophonium has not been manufactured since 1977. Made by Conn. They said that like it meant something. Thanks Cheers |
Oliver Sain: Wow! A lot of names from the past. I remember people talking about Willie Love in Greenville. 'Living Blues' magazine did a nice article on him a few centuries ago. Most of the people you mentioned crisscrossed my neck of woods in their heyday. Little Milton was a regular. You do realize there were many guys named Sonny Boy Williamson. That's part of the charm of the blues. Everyone is buried in several different places. Killed by several different means. Charley Johnson has at least three tombstones in three different places. And of course US Highway 61 will carry you to Chicago, New Orleans, Los Angeles or New York. What a road. Welcome to the Land of The Blues. Cheers |