Jazz for aficionados

Fact 1. Blue Note had so many "junky musicians" that Horace Silver quit working at Blue Note.

Now it's time for a question; why did Blue Note have so many junky musicians?

Fact 2. Grant Greens best records were not released in his life time. While that has been asserted by others; you're an "aficionado", meaning if you were to evaluate the records, you would know whether or not they were inferior. If you don't feel you are capable of that, then you're on the wrong thread.

Fact 3. These so called "inferior records" wound up in Japan; did they walk?

Fact 1. + fact 2. + fact 3. = Blue Note's bottom line. They sold those records to Japan, with the stipulation, that they not be released for American consumption until after Grant Green was dead.

The reason for fact 1 is because a "junky" would sell his mama for a fix. Blue Note also had the best jazz musicians. I know Grant Green was a boss jazz musician before he went to work for Blue Note. I do not know anything about Grant Green being a junky before he went to Blue Note. St. Louis is not a big town when it comes to the grapevine, a secret like that is almost impossible to keep.

Blue Note almost kidnapped Grant Green; one listen and they knew he was boss; jazz was in his soul; I know I witnessed it personally, many times.

"Junky" jazz musicians who are some of the very best, who will sign almost anything when their "Jones come down" "Ma jones coming down on me"

There it is Rok, and I didn't even have to multiply or do "long division".



Enjoy the music.

Woke up to this this morning.  Love 88.3 FM WBGO/Newark:

http://youtu.be/aWTZQioaPns

Followed by:

http://youtu.be/NX70AsLRpxk

Nice way to start he day.  Life is good.

Frogman, I will most certainly drink to both of those.


Enjoy the music.

***** Fact 1. Blue Note had so many "junky musicians" that Horace Silver quit working at Blue Note.
Now it's time for a question; why did Blue Note have so many junky musicians?*****

I have read that about Silver, so I assume it's true.

Why so many Junkies at Blue Note?  Jazz was lousy with Junkies at one time.   It was part of the life style.  Blue Note was the most prominent Jazz label, so, where else would you expect to find them?  At Deutsche Grammophon?

Some folks who are real Geniuses  in one endeavor, can be total jerks, even child-like, in other areas.  Even Coltrane was affected by that stuff.

A better question would be, "why didn't more players follow the lead of Horace Silver".  Wno, btw, played for many years.  Long after the weak minded had passed from this earth.

Cheers

***** Fact 2. Grant Greens best records were not released in his life time. While that has been asserted by others; you're an "aficionado", meaning if you were to evaluate the records, you would know whether or not they were inferior. If you don't feel you are capable of that, then you're on the wrong thread.*****

I have never read anything from the folks at Blue Note stating why the sessions were not released.   I do know that all artist record stuff that is delayed or even never released.  We are talking  about this now in regards to Prince, and I think he controlled his own stuff.  Ran his own studio.

The Beatles had stuff that was not released.   Some movies are made and never released.  Some sub par music and movies are released and they often kill the careers of many budding actors and artists. 

When you consider how these people were paid. I don't get any sense of what could have been the motivation for Blue Note to hold back the release.   These were not Rock recordings.  There wasn't that much money at stake.  It's not like famous painters whose work increases in value after they die.  If you own a Monet, it is unique, the only one he painted.  The probably made thousand of copies of 'Matador' in one day.  And, they have not sold them all yet.

Cheers