The Jazz Voyager
The Jazz Voyager is enroute once again Down Under for some scuba diving on the Great Barrier Reef and a bit of jazz at Bird’s Basement at 11 Singers Lane, Melbourne VIC 3000, Australia. The first location established outside New York City by Birdland, the city and the nightspot has hosted both local and international talent.
Closed this week on Monday and Tuesday for the holiday, the doors open at 6:00pm with the first set starting at 8:00pm. The house is cleared and the second set doors are at 10:00pm and the set begins at 10:30.
The Cookers with Billy Harper on tenor sax, trumpeters Eddie Henderson and David Weiss, pianist Stephen Scott, bassist Santi Debriano and Billy Hart on drums is all for a ticket price of $35.00 + booking fee. The menu has an array of selections for the vegetarian, pescatarian and carnivore. However, this outing is not for the faint hearted of pocketbook or wallet, as the club has a $15.00 beverage minimum per seated patrons.
Reservations are highly recommended for birdsbasement.com or by calling +61 1300 225 299.
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Three Wishes
When the Baroness questioned Walter Bishop , Jr. of his three wishes he answered:
- “Peace of mind.”
- “To make a contribution to jazz music.”
- “To help others.”
*Excerpt from Three Wishes: An Intimate Look at Jazz Greats – Complied and Photographed by Pannonica de Koenigswarter”
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Requisites
Cedar! is the debut album by pianist Cedar Walton released on the Prestige label and recorded on July 10, 1967 in New York City. The session was produced by Don Sclitten and engineered by Richard Alderson.
Of the six songs recorded, four were composed by Cedar Walton. My Ship by Ira Gershwin & Kurt Weill, and Come Sunday by Duke Ellington. The Bonus track of Take The “A” Train by Billy Strayhorn was added on the CD reissue.
The tracks were recorded in the following order:
- Turquoise Twice
- Twilight Waltz
- My Ship
- Short Stuff
- Head and Shoulders
- Come Sunday
- Take the “A” Train
Pianist Cedar Walton brought in a stellar group of musicians that included trumpeter Kenny Dorham on tracks 1, 2 & 5-7, tenor saxophone Junior Cook on tracks 1, 5 & 6, Leroy Vinnegar on bass and rounding out the quintet was drummer Billy Higgins.
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