Three Wishes
Nica approached Babs Gonzales and inquired what his three would be if he could wish anything in the world and his reply was:- “A million beans.”
- “TA villa in Gothenburg.”
- “A twenty-piece band composed of my friends.”
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Requisites
March 18, 1955 saw Lionel Hampton in a Paris, France studio recording the album Crazy Rhythm for the EmArcy record label. The swing/bop/hard bop session produced four songs with a total elapse time of forty minutes and fifty-four seconds.
Tracklist: A1 Crazy Rhythm 7:49 A2 Night And Day 11:31 B1 Red Ribbon 9:43 B2 A La French 11:51Personnel:
Baritone Saxophone – William Boucaya; Bass – Guy Pederson; Clarinet & Tenor Saxophone – Maurice Meunier; Drums – MacKac; French Horn – Dave Amram; Guitar – Sacha Distel; Piano – Rene Urtreger; Trumpet – Benny Bailey, Bernard Hullin, Nat Adderley; Vibraphone – Lionel Hampton
Notes:
Crazy Rhythm was composed by Irving Caesar/Roger Wolfe Kahn/Joseph Meyer, Night & Day is a Cole Porter composition, Red Ribbon and A La French were composed by Lionel Hampton.
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The Jazz Voyager
From Dallas to the 71901 zip code in Hot Springs, Arkansas is the next journey for the Jazz Voyager to catch a Thursday night session at the Ohio Club with the Clyde Pound Trio. Located at 336 Central Avenue. Known for it 147 degrees Fahrenheit, Hot Springs and the Ohio Club quickly became a destination for a soak in the natural waters that swelled up from the ground.
Established in 1905, the Ohio Club is the oldest bar in Arkansas and with a gambling casino it was a stop off place for celebrities of all walks of life. The club was regularly visited by the likes of Al Capone, Bugsy Siegel, Bugs Moran, Lucky Luciano, Babe Ruth, Al Jolson and Mae West, to name a few. In addition, an entire host of Blues and Jazz performers played though the 60’s.
They serve a cuisine from lite to hearty appetizers, salads, burgers and sandwiches ranging from around $6.00 – $13.00 as well as a full bar to select from. So while there this Jazz Voyager will be delving into some of the delicacies and staying over to take a dip in the springs.
Hours of operation are 11:00 am to midnight Sunday – Thursday, 2:00 am on Friday and Saturday. Must be 21 or older to gain entrance and service. As always, more information can be received by calling 501-627-0702.
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Three Wishes
J. C. Heard told the Baroness his answers to her three questions were:
- “Not to have to worry about when the next gig’s coming up.”
- “To have enough money to be sure that my family would be able to live in comfort all the rest of their days.”
- “To always be remembered for my contribution to jazz, just the way Bird is today.”
*Excerpt from Three Wishes: An Intimate Look at Jazz Greats – Complied and Photographed by Pannonica de Koenigswarter
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Requisites
In 1961 trombonist Bennie Green along with Johnny Griffin on tenor saxophone, Junior Mance on piano, bassists Paul Chambers (tracks 2, 3, 6 & 7) and Larry Gales (tracks 1, 4 & 5) alternating duties and drummer Ben Riley went into the studio and recorded 39 minutes and 31 seconds of jazz on March 9th and 22nd that would be released as Glidin’ Along on the Jazzland label.
The sessions were produced by Orrin Keepnews with Chambers in the mix on the 9th and Gales on 22nd. The quintet came out of the studio with seven songs composed by two members of the group, Green and Griffin
- African Dream – (Bennie Green)
- Sweet Sucker – (Johnny Griffin)
- Glidin’ Along – (Babs Gonzales)
- Green’s Scene – (Gonzales, Green)
- Milkshake – (Griffin)
- Stardust” (Hoagy Carmichael, Mitchell Parish)
- Expubidence (Gonzales)
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