Three Wishes

The Baroness requested three wishes from Randy Weston and he offered the following answers…

1. “Complete freedom throughout the world.”
2. “More emphasis on art, music and painting.”
3. “Elimination of poverty and disease.”

*Excerpt from Three Wishes: An Intimate Look at Jazz Greats – Complied and Photographed by Pannonica de Koenigswarter

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Requisites

In Town is the 1965 release by Romanian-German pianist and vocalist Eugen Cicero. Recorded for the MPS label, the cover design was by Grafisches Atelier C. Revellio and the photograph was taken by Sepp Werkmeister.

Three songs made up Side A: It’s De-Lovely, Autumn Leaves and Und Bach?. Side B has Hello Dolly, Little Niles and Por Favor. The album is 29:36 long and gives a great representation of his talent.

The trio was comprised of Eugen Cicero on piano, Peter Witte on bass and drummer Charly Antolini. The session was produced by Hans Georg Brunner-Schwer.

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The Jazz Voyager

This week the Jazz Voyager is on his way to Chi-Town to take in a set at  Andy’s Jazz Club, located several blocks north of the Chicago Loop, at 11 E Hubbard St, Chicago, IL 60611. Founded as “Andy’s 11 E. Lounge” in 1951 by Andy Rizzuto, a group of investors bought the property in 1975, changing its name to Andy’s and has remained one of the city’s most prominent jazz venues.

1977 saw jazz promoters Penny Tyler and John Defauw producing midday jazz sessions at the club, which expanded to include performances at 5pm and 9pm. The 5pm performance have become a Chicago tradition known as Jazz at Five.

So this evening I will be checking out the Jazz at Five with the Micah Collier AlecTet who bridges Coltrane with Glasper and the return to catch the late set at 11:30 with the Trumpet Summit. Admission is a mere $10.00 for each set and the menu, priced reasonably, is described as Modern American with a Cajun flair. This Jazz Voyager just might have to try their Crab Avocado Stack with their Waffles instead of the chicken. #wannabewhereyouare

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Three Wishes

When Nica asked Sonny Rollins what his three wishes would be he responded with…

1. “Money.”
2. “To be able to do what I want to do on the horn.”
3. “To have a closer affinity with nature.”

*Excerpt from Three Wishes: An Intimate Look at Jazz Greats – Complied and Photographed by Pannonica de Koenigswarter

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