The Jazz Voyager
Keeping snug and warm in my winter coat and cowboy boots this Jazz Voyager is heading north to Idaho to visit Chandlers and see for myself what this part of the country is offering in the way of live jazz. One of the upscale dinner houses in the Treasure Valley, its doors are located in downtown Boise in the new Hotel 43, at 981 West Grove Street 83702.
Though not a listening room, the music, and musicians are curated under the auspices of music director and renowned musician Chuck Smith. I will be enjoying his quartet entertain me while dining on king salmon, rice vermicelli, sugar snap peas, and key lime pie or seasonal fruit cobbler with vanilla ice cream. For more information or to make a reservation, highly recommended, the number is 208-383-4300.
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Three Wishes
The Baroness inquired of Harold Mabern of his three wishes and he answered her:
- “To get a wife for the rest of my life.”
- “Peace.”
- “Happiness.”
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Requisites
Carmen for Cool Ones is a 1958 album by jazz singer Carmen McRae, arranged by cellist Fred Katz. The studio sessions were recorded in Los Angeles, California on December 5, 16, 1957 and released in 1958 on the Decca Records label. Discovered and signed to the label by Decca’s A&R head Milt Gabler to fill the void and niche Ella Fitzgerald created, this was her sixth album for the label.
Tracks | 36:15 1. All the Things You Are (Oscar Hammerstein II, Jerome Kern) 2. A Shoulder to Cry On 3. Any Old Time (Artie Shaw) 4. Weak for the Man (Jeanne Burns) 5. What’s New? (Johnny Burke, Bob Haggart) 6. I Get a Kick Out of You (Cole Porter) 7. What Can I Say After I Say I’m Sorry? (Walter Donaldson/Abe Lyman) 8. Without a Word of Warning (Mack Gordon, Harry Revel) 9. If I Were a Bell (Frank Loesser) 10. You Are Mine 11. The Night We Called It a Day (Tom Adair, Matt Dennis) 12. I_Remember_Clifford_(song)”>I Remember Clifford (Benny Golson, Jon Hendricks) Players
- Carmen McRae – vocals, piano
- Fred Katz – arranger, conductor, cello
- Ike Isaacs – double bass
- Joe Marino – celeste, piano
- Mahlon Clark – bass clarinet
- Justin Gordon – saxophone
- George W. Smith – clarinet
- Specs Wright – drums
- Buddy Collette – flute, alto saxophone
- Harry Klee – flute
- Vincent DeRosa – French horn
- Joseph R. Gibbons – guitar
- Frank Emilio Flynn – marimba, vibraphone
- Warren Webb – oboe
- Thirteen string players
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The Jazz Voyager
The Jazz Voyager is landing in Phoenix, Arizona today to check out a performance of the ASA Jazz Ensemble at The Nash located at 110 E. Roosevelt Street 85004. This nine-piece combo of rising jazz musicians will perform hard-swinging jazz, Latin, and funky pieces and even a bit of free jazz with a special tribute to Horace Silver.
Always eager to listen to students who will become the nexte generation of jazz musicians, this voyager will be in attendance at the show starting at 6:30 pm. This time admission is free. This low-key venue is host to jazz shows and open-mike sessions and the evening hits are until 10:00 pm Wednesday, Friday and Saturday. Sundays are 6:00-9:00 pm. For more information, the number is 602-795-0464.
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Three Wishes
When presented the question of three wishes to Hank Hayne by Nica he said:
- “Enough money to live.”
- “A good-paying job with a good group.”
- “The people that’s close – I want them to be happy. Now I’ve got everything covered.”
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