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Standing Ovation at Newport ~ Herbie Mann | By Eddie Carter

After an exceptionally long week, I was ready to unwind and relax for the evening. So, I began listening to one of Herbie Mann‘s best live performances from the sixties, Standing Ovation at Newport (Atlantic 1445/SD 1445). Three tracks were recorded at the 1965 Newport Jazz Festival, while the fourth is from an earlier date at the Village Gate. The musicians joining the flutist on stage are John Hitchcock and Mark Weinstein on trombone, Dave Pike on vibraphone, Chick Corea on piano, Earl May (tracks: A1, A2, B1), and Ben Tucker (B2) on bass, Bruno Carr on drums, and Carlos “Patato” Valdes on congas. My copy is the 1971 US Stereo reissue.

The set opens with Patato, Dave Pike’s tribute to Carlos Valdes. The rhythm section sets the mood for the ensemble’s festive theme with a lively introduction. Herbie launches the opener energetically; Dave works wonders in the following solo. Carlos answers them with authority next. John and Mike bring the heat in the finale before the octet’s big finish. Stolen Moments by Oliver Nelson begins with the ensemble’s collective introduction, leading to Herbie’s carefree melody. Chick takes charge with a breezy opening statement; next, Herbie goes to work in an enjoyable performance. Dave tickles your ears in the closing chorus before the climax.

Herbie Mann’s Mushi Mushi starts Side Two with a perfect beat for a neighborhood block party. The title’s definition in Japanese means humid and begins with the ensemble’s joyously happy theme. Herbie’s opening solo will put everyone in a festive mood, but the song’s highlight comes with John and Mark’s sensational exchange ahead of the group’s upbeat finale. Herbie introduces the group’s finale, Comin’ Home Baby, by Ben Tucker and Bob Dorough. Ben takes over on bass, with Herbie and Dave as the featured soloists. Both musicians give electrifying performances that bring the crowd to their feet until the song’s upbeat conclusion calls for a well-deserved encore with player introductions.

Buddy Graham and Frank Laico were the recording engineers at The Newport Jazz Festival. Joe Atkinson, Tom Dowd, and Phil Lehle were behind the dials at The Village Gate. The album has a solid soundstage that reflects the enthusiastic energy of both audiences. It’s also a good pressing for a seventies reissue and quiet until the set begins. If you’re in the mood for an outstanding live album with lively performances and tight musicianship, I invite you to check out Standing Ovation at Newport by Herbie Mann on your next record-shopping trip. It’s a wonderful document of two great shows with Herbie at his best that sparkles from start to finish and is a high point in his list of albums!

~ Comin’ Home Baby, Stolen Moments – Source: Wikipedia.org © 2023 by Edward Thomas Carter

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THE JAZZ SYMBIOSIS QUINTET

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ANDREA BRACHFELD QUARTET

Andrea Brachfeld is an American jazz and Latin jazz flutist. She attended The High School of Music and Art and the Manhattan School of Music. She had her first professional performance at the age of 16. In 1974, she received the Louis Armstrong Award for outstanding Jazz student. She studied with Hubert Laws, Jimmy Heath, George Coleman, and Eddie Daniels. Her breakthrough came when she became flutist for the Latin band Charanga ’76.

Joining her on the bandstand are Mamiko Watanabe, Obasi Akoto & Alvester Garnett.

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JOE ADERIES QUINTET

The Joe Anderies Quintet was formed from summer and fall yard concerts during 2020/21. From these sessions Joe pulled together a full on album project featuring the group and original compositions (influenced by Herbie Hancock, Wayne Shorter, Hubert Laws and Lyle Mays). From hard driving swing to Latin and contemporary sounds, the Joe Anderies Quintet will deliver a joyful and revitalizing experience! Don’t miss out on this special night.

Joe Anderies is a longtime Denver flutist, saxophonist and music educator. Over the years Joe has developed cutting edge jazz education programs for elementary through high school students. His vision to connect tradition with the young and upcoming players continues to grow as he enters his 5th year as a board member of the Colorado Conservatory for the Jazz Arts and his 23rd year in the organization as a teacher and advisor. Joe did his formal study at Colorado Mesa Univ, University of North Texas, Metro State Univ, and CU Boulder masters of music program. Joe has recorded and performed with artists such as Larry Coryell, Ron Miles, Chuck Lamb, Bennie Maupin and Rob Mullins.

Gonzalo Teppa – bass, Alex Heffron – guitar, Eric Gunnison – piano, Joe Anderies – alto flute, saxophone.

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Daily Dose Of Jazz…

Corky Hale was born Merrilyn Hecht on July 3, 1936 in Freeport, Illinois. She learned piano, harp, flute, and cello by the time she was in her teens. She went on to study at the Chicago Music Conservatory and then at Interlochen Center for the Arts in Michigan.

By age 16 she had enrolled in Stephens College, a school for young ladies, for her last year of high school. After graduation she decided to move to Hollywood, California to be a musician but her father had other plans, sending her to nearby University of Wisconsin–Madison. After a year she dropped out, intent on moving to Hollywood but again a compromise with her parents led her to UCLA.

During the 1950s, she became a studio musician in Hollywood, playing harp on albums by Chet Baker, June Christy, Ella Fitzgerald, Anita O’Day, and Frank Sinatra. She worked as a vocalist with Freddy Martin at the Coconut Grove in Los Angeles, California. Jerry Gray invited her to perform with his band in Las Vegas, Nevada where she played piano for Billie Holiday and accompanied her on tour.

As a solo act, she recorded the album Corky Hale Plays George Gershwin and Vernon Duke with Buddy Collette, Howard Roberts, and Chico Hamilton. The late Sixties saw her accompany Tony Bennett on The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson and sang a song by herself.

She has worked with Liberace, Barbra Streisand, Elkie Brooks, Harry James, Peggy Lee, James Brown, Spike Jones, George Michael, Roberta Flack, Les McCann, Herbie Mann, Nina Simone and Björk, to name a few. Hale has also produced plays, including Give ‘Em Hell, Harry, starring Jason Alexander and Lullaby of Broadway, a profile of the lyricist Al Dubin. She has appeared at Vibrato, Catalina Bar & Grill, The White House, and the Kennedy Center.

At the University of Wisconsin, Hale was one of the few white students to join the NAACP. She was a birth control teacher at Planned Parenthood in New York and is on the National Advisory Board of NARAL and on the board of WRRAP. She is an American Film Institute associate and is the founder of Angel Harvest, an organization which redistributes unused food from restaurants, hotels, and events to hungry and needy people in Los Angeles.

Harpist, pianist, flutist, and vocalist Corky Hale, who recorded four albums as a leader and has been a theater producer, political activist, restaurateur, and is the owner of the Corky Hale Women’s Clothing Store in Los Angeles.

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