The Jazz Voyager
The West Coast is calling for the return of The Jazz Voyager to the City of Angels for the destination located at 6725 W Sunset Boulevard, Ste 100, Los Angeles, CA 90028. I’ve called ahead to 323-466-2210 and made my reservation at the Catalina Jazz Club, noted to be one of LA’s go-to jazz spots. I will be spending an evening with the Chick Corea Elektric Band with John Patitucci, Dave Weckl, Frank Gambale and Eric Marienthal.
They will be there through the weekend with two shows each night at 8:30 and 10:30 with ticket prices $55 and $50, respectively. Will probably nosh on some calamari to take the edge off any hunger I may experience during the second set having already dined a few hours earlier by the time I arrive. For those of you who desire dinner and a show they have starters, salads, pastas and a variety of surf and turf to choose from.
Looking forward to checking out the ambience, service and sounds knowing that Corea is always a good hit. #wannabewhereyouare
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Three Wishes
Matthew Gee responded to her question with:
- “Someone to groove with.”
- “Some bread.”
- “Help for my health so I can help.”
*Excerpt from Three Wishes: An Intimate Look at Jazz Greats – Complied and Photographed by Pannonica de Koenigswarter
Requisites
Ella Swings Lightly is an album released in 1958 by Ella Fitzgerald for Verve Records. Recorded on November 23rd and 24th with the Marty Paich Dek-tette, the 58:34 minute long session was produced by Norman Granz. Sheldon Marks created the cover design with photography by Phil Stern..
Comprised of sixteen jazz and musical standards of the day Side 1 featured Little White Lies, You Hit The Spot, What’s Your Story Morning Glory, Just You Just Me, As Long As I Live, Teardrops From My Eyes, Gotta Be This Or That and Moonlight On The Ganges. The first track on Side 2 is My Kind Of Lover, followed by Blues In The Night, If I Were A Bell, You’re An Old Smoothie, Little Jazz, You Brought A New kind Of Love To Me, Knock Me A Kiss and 720 In The Books.
Verve offered four bonus tracks on the CD reissue which are Oh What A Night To Love, Little Jazz (Alternate Take), Dreams Are Made For Children (Previously Unreleased) and Oh What A Night For Love (45 rpm 7” Single Version)
The Dek-tette brought in Bud Shank (alto sax), Bill Holman (tenor sax),Med Flory (baritone sax), Lou Levy (piano), Joe Mondragon (bass), Mel Lewis (drums), Don Fagerquist, Al Porcino (trumpet), Bob Enevoldsen (valve trombone, tenor sax) and Vincent DeRosa (French horn).
The album won Ella the 1960 Grammy award for Best Improvised Jazz Solo.
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The Jazz Voyager
The Jazz Voyager is heading back to the South to partake of the Atlanta Jazz Festival and its fabulous 2018 lineup #whereyouwannabe
Schedule of performances:
Saturday, May 26th
Next Gen Stage:
12:30 p.m. Sasha Berliner Escapades/ 2:30 p.m. Camille Thurman / 4:30 p.m. Shayna Steele / 6:30 p.m. Linda May Han Oh Quintet
Contemporary Stage:
1:30 p.m. Thumbscrew: Mary Halvorson, Michael Formanek & Tomas Fujiwara / 3:30 p.m. Terri Lyne Carrington and Social Science / 5:30 p.m. Anat Cohen Quartet / 7:30 p.m. Jazzmeia Horn
Legends Stage:
1 p.m. Yoko Miwa Trio / 3 p.m. Jane Bunnett & Maqueque / 5 p.m. The Ingrid Jensen Collective / 7 p.m. Tia Fuller Quartet / 9 p.m. Dianne Reeves
Sunday, May 27th
Next Gen Stage:
12:30 p.m. Rialto Jazz for Kids / 2:30 p.m. Antoine Roney Trio featuring Kojo Roney / 4:30 p.m. Morgan Guerin / 6:30 p.m. Matthew Whitaker
Contemporary Stage:
1:30 p.m. The Georgia Horns / 3:30 p.m. Richie Goods & the Goods Project / 5:30 p.m Sidewalk Chalk / 7:30 p.m. Cory Henry & the Funk Apostles
Legends Stage:
1 p.m. The Lao Tizer Quartet featuring Eric Marienthal / 3 p.m. The Russell Malone Quartet / 5 p.m. M.F. Production’s Latin Jazz All Stars / 7 p.m. The Bad Plus / 9 p.m. Jon Batiste with the Dap-Kings
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Three Wishes
The answers given by Hank Mobley when asked by the Baroness what his three wishes would be were:
- “Money, money, money.”
- “Somewhere to play where people aren’t just comparing you to someone else. where they have a brochure on the table telling you all about the musician.”
- “Somewhere to play – not a cellar. A place with dressing rooms. And no rinky-dink piano a man can’t take a solo on. Or the kind of acoustics when a drummer hits a sound it keeps on ringing for half an hour afterwards.”
*Excerpt from Three Wishes: An Intimate Look at Jazz Greats – Complied and Photographed by Pannonica de Koenigswarter