Requisites
Symphony for Improvisers is an album by Don Cherry that he recorded on September 19, 1966 at the Van Gelder Studios in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey. It is a 39 minute free jazz album produced by Alfred Lion and released on the Blue Note label. The cover photograph was taken by Francis Wolff and designed by Reid Miles.
There are only two compositions on the album and both are by Don Cherry:
- “Symphony for Improvisers: Symphony for Improvisers/Nu Creative Love/What’s Not Serious?/Infant Happiness” – 19:43
- “Manhattan Cry: Manhattan Cry/Lunatic/Sparkle Plenty/Om Nu” – 19:17
The personnel on the session are leader and cornetist Don Cherry, tenor saxophonist Gato Barbieri, Pharoah Sanders: tenor saxophone and piccolo, Karl Berger on vibes and piano, bassist Henry Grimes, bassist Jean-François Jenny-Clark and drummer Ed Blackwell.
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The Jazz Voyager
The Jazz Voyager is on his way west to the City of Angels to visit the renowned jazz spot called the Jazz Bakery. The club founded by jazz vocalist, president and artistic director Ruth Price in 1992, created the original space after booking several clubs and restaurants around city. In its first incarnation the Jazz Bakery opened in photographer Jim Britt’s studio located in the historic Helms Bakery complex.
Presenting top shelf musicians seven nights a week at 3131 Olympic Boulevard, Santa Monica, CA 90404. This week the Jazz Voyager will be in the Moss Theater to witness the talented Grégoire Maret on harmonica and pianist Kenny Werner. Tickets for this performance are $35.00 and can be purchased by calling 310-271-9039.
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Three Wishes
When Pannonica queried Bob Brookmeyer as to his three wishes, his reply was:
- “A thousand.”
- “A million.”
- “A trillion! And peace for the world. But that’s impossible.”
*Excerpt from Three Wishes: An Intimate Look at Jazz Greats – Complied and Photographed by Pannonica de Koenigswarter”
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Requisites
The Beat Of My Heart is a 1957 album by Tony Bennett recorded on the Columbia Records label. The photograph, taken by Ben Rose, shows an elated Bennett with a unique all-star line-up of guest drummers to include Art Blakey, Jo Jones, Billy Exiner, Chico Hamilton, Sabu and Candido.
Working with English jazz pianist Ralph Sharon and together they devised this percussion influenced treatment that added a distinctly Latin touch the crooner’s renditions of Broadway and popular hits. A lifelong jazz lover, this is his personal all-time favorite recording.
1957 LP Listing
Side One- Let’s Begin
- Lullaby of Broadway
- Let There Be Love
- Love for Sale
- Army Air Corps Song
- Crazy Rhythm
- The Beat of My Heart
- So Beats My Heart for You
- Blues in the Night
- Lazy Afternoon
- Let’s Face the Music and Dance
- Just One of Those Things
- It’s So Peaceful in the Country
- In Sandy’s Eyes
- I Get a Kick Out of You
- You Go to My Head
- I Only Have Eyes for You
- Begin the Beguine
Recorded on June 27 (#12-13), October 14 (#14-15), October 21 (#17) and October 25 (#16), 1957. The length of the original LP recording was 29:34, however the CD reissue extended it to 44:34.
Joining Bennett and the drummers on the recording sessions were arranger, conductor and pianist Ralph Sharon, Al Cohn on tenor saxophone, trumpeter Nat Adderley, trombonists Robert Alexander, Jim Dahl and Kai Winding, Herbie Mann, Spencer Sinatra and William Slapin on flute, vibraphonist Eddie Costa, guitarist John Pisano and bassists Milt Hinton and Eddie Safranski.
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The Jazz Voyager
Once again the Jazz Voyager is hitting the road to the airport for a flight north from Africa to Europe to visit an intimate little jazz spot and restaurant named Duc Lombard. I am told this long-running jazz club hosts a variety of artists in a cozy setting filled with music, drinks and nibbles.
Situated in a prime central location close to Notre Dame at 42 Rue des Lombards, 75001 Paris, France, this night spot opens at 7:00pm and closes at 11:30pm Monday through Thursday and 3:30am on Friday and Saturday. If you are looking for music on Sunday you must venture elsewhere as their doors are closed.
This week I’ll be catching Vincent Payen leading his sextet Leeway with vocalist Pauleen Renard this weekend for a the late set ranging from hard bop to soul and modern jazz. The hit for admission is $35 euros with doors at 7:00 and 9:30pm for sets at 7:30 and 9:45pm, respectively. Tickets and reservations can be made at +33 1 42 33 22 88. Fellow voyagers be prepared to spend $$.
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