Requisites
Morning Star is an album by flautist Hubert Laws recorded at Rudy Van Gelder’s studio in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey between September and November 1972. Produced by Creed Taylor, arranged and conducted by Don Sebesky, the album was released on Taylor’s CTI label, only thirty-five minutes and forty-six seconds long.
Laws contributes three originals on this album with one traditional tune and two borrowed where noted: Morning Star (Rodgers Grant), Let Her Go, Where Is The Love (Ralph MacDonald, William Salter), No More, Amazing Grace (Traditional) and What Do You Think of This World Now?
The players were substantial and included Hubert Laws – flute, alto flute, bass flute, piccolo; Alan Rubin, Marvin Stamm – trumpet, flugelhorn; Garnett Brown – trombone; James Buffington – French horn, Phil Bodner – clarinet, flute, alto flute; Romeo Penque – flute, alto flute, bass flute, piccolo, English horn, Jack Knitzer – bassoon; Bob James – electric piano; John Tropea – guitar; Ron Carter – bass; Billy Cobham – drums; Dave Friedman – vibraphone, percussion; Ralph MacDonald – percussion; Harry Cykman, Max Ellen, Paul Gershman, Emanuel Green, Harry Lookofsky, David Nadien, Gene Orloff, Elliot Rosoff, Irving Spice – violin; George Koutzen, Charles McCracken, Lucien Schmit – cello; Gloria Agostini – harp; Lani Groves, Eloise Laws, Debra Laws, Tasha Thomas – vocal; and Don Sebesky – arranger, conductor.
The cover photograph was taken by Peter Turner and the cover design was by Bob Ciano.
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The Jazz Voyager
The Jazz Voyager is heading to Switzerland once again to Engestrasse 54 3012 Bern where Marians Jazzroom is located in the basement of the Innere Enge Hotel. One of the best jazz clubs in the world, it was founded in 1992, and became known for its phenomenal acoustics and accommodation of 130 seats. This intimate setting was designed purposely to be one of the premier listening rooms in the city, if not the world.
The hotel itself is dedicated to jazz with memorabilia everywhere. Jazz plays 24 hours over their house system and in every part of the hotel there are framed pictures and plaques of the greatest jazz players, legends and current trailblazers adorning the walls in the hallways and rooms. There are books, compact discs, magazines, classic albums and sculptures throughout the hotel.
From September to May, two concerts per evening are held from Tuesday to Saturday. This week the club features Frank Vignola and the John Di Martino Trio along with offering a full range of beverages and a petite dining menu of sandwiches and tapas. Cover charge ranges from $15.00 to $30.00 depending on day and set and reservations are recommended and can be made at 41 31 309 61 11
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Three Wishes
Wes Montgomery’s response to Nica’s query was:
- “Happiness.”
- “No discrimination whatsoever.”
- “Peace”
*Excerpt from Three Wishes: An Intimate Look at Jazz Greats – Complied and Photographed by Pannonica de Koenigswarter”
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Requisites
We Free Kings is a 1961 LP by the jazz multi-instrumentalist Roland Kirk. His quartet works through a set of bluesy post-bop numbers, with equal bop and soul. The cover photograph was shot by Marvin Glick and the album length is thirty-eight minutes and forty seconds.
To bring this project to fruition he utilized two different bassists and two different pianists. The personnel were: Roland Kirk on tenor saxophone, manzello, flute, stritch saxophone, Charlie Persip on drums, Richard Wyands on piano on tracks 3-5 & 9, Art Davis on double bass on tracks 3-5 & 9, Hank Jones on piano for tracks 1-2 & 6-8 and Wendell Marshall on bass for tracks 1-2 & 6-8.
All of the compositions are by Roland Kirk except track #2 which was composed by Sam Coslow and Arthur Johnston, and track #5 composed by Charlie Parker. The title track, a Kirk composition, is a variation on the Christmas carol “We Three Kings”.
The nine songs that follow were recorded in New York on August 16-17, 1961 for the Mercury record label. The CD editions of the album include a different version of the Parker tune Blues for Alice.
Three for the Festival, Moon Song, A Sack Full of Soul, The Haunted Melody, Blues for Alice, We Free Kings, You Did It, You Did It, Some Kind of Love and My Delight.
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The Jazz Voyager
With Spain passionate about all music, it is no surprise that jazz is just as prolific as their native guitar and castanets. Thus the next destination for the Jazz Voyager is Madrid and a jazz club called Cafe Central. Presenting jazz and blues since 1982, the club resides in a 19th-century building that previously housed a beautiful shop. The club’s high ceiling and elegant Iberian decor is located at Plaza del Angel 10, putting the venue at the heart of the city, amid pedestrianized streets, bars, restaurants and shops.
The musical focus is mainstream and gypsy jazz, and this visit will reveal the talents of the Kike Perdomo Quartet. Open from 11:30am to 2:30am cover charge for shows range about €13, with beer and burger €4 – €10.20. Reservations are advisable from Thursday-Saturday, at +34 91 369 4143 for an enjoyable evening. #wannabewhereyouare #jazz #voyager #travel #club #adventure
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