Three Wishes
George Tucker was asked by Nica of his three wishes and he replied:
- “I wish everybody health and happiness, and particularly my mother.”
- “I wish for the jazz business to progress and be more fruitful.”
- “I wish to be able to express more love through music.”
*Excerpt from Three Wishes: An Intimate Look at Jazz Greats – Compiled and Photographed by Pannonica de Koenigswarter
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Three Wishes
Larry Ridley replied to the question of three wishes with:
- “To develop my technique to play what I hear.”
- “Peace on earth.”
- “The end of pseudo-jazz.”
*Excerpt from Three Wishes: An Intimate Look at Jazz Greats – Compiled and Photographed by Pannonica de Koenigswarter
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Requisites
Butch Warren French 5Tet was recorded in 2011, two years prior to his passing away. The double bassist was joined by a cohesive collection of four French musicians ~ saxophonist Pierrick Menuau, pianist Pierre Christophe, with Mourad Benhammou on drums and Jean Philippe Bordier playing guitar.
Unfortunately for the jazz world, this was his debut and only album as a leader, however, it was worth the wait. Warren brings a total of eight songs to this recording – four original compositions to this live recording, adding a classic from Johnny Mercer and David Raksin, one by Hank Mobley, and two from Kenny Dorham, having recorded regularly with the latter two.
Tracks:
- A Little Chipie (Warren)
- East of the Village (Mobley)
- Laura (Mercer/Raksin)
- I Remember Monk (Warren)
- Barack Obama (Warren)
- Eric Walks (Warren)
- The Theme (Dorham)
- Blue Bossa (Dorham)
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Three Wishes
Ron Carter was asked what his three wishes were and he said to Pannonica:- “To be a musical success.”
- “To have a life filled with happiness.”
- “To have a groovy apartment.”
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Requisites
Junjo is the debut album by bassist and vocalist Esperanza Spalding and was recorded on April 6-7, 2005. It wasn’t released until April 2006 on the Spanish label Ayva Music.
The trio features pianist Aruán Ortiz, Francisco Mela on drums and then 22-year-old Spalding on upright bass, providing vocals, often wordless, on all but two tracks. Besides compositions by Jimmy Rowles, Egberto Gismonti and Chick Corea the trio plays originals.
Personnel- Esperanza Spalding – double bass, vocals
- Aruán Ortiz – piano
- Francisco Mela – drums
- “The Peacocks” (Jimmy Rowles) – 7:56
- “Loro” (Egberto Gismonti) – 5:06
- “Humpty Dumpty” (Chick Corea) – 5:51
- “Mompouana” (Aruán Ortiz) – 7:51
- “Perazuán” (Spalding, Ortiz) – 3:38
- “Junjo” (Spalding) – 5:13
- “Cantora de Yala” (G. Leguizamón, M. Castilla) – 4:55
- “Two Bad” (Spalding) – 6:59
- “Perazela” (Francisco Mela, Spalding) – 1:32
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