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Groove Merchant is a 1967 Verve Records soul jazz album led by tenor saxophonist and flautist Jerome Richardson, who also played soprano, alto and baritone saxophone, clarinet, bass clarinet, alto flute and piccolo. Joining him on the date were Grady Tate, Ernest Hayes, Chuck Rainey, Snooky Young, Joe Newman, Warren Smith and Eric Gale.
The cover design was created by Charles Stewart. The album was comprised with ten compositions with two songs, Groove Merchant and Where Is Love were composed by Richardson, the others by such names as Jimmy Webb, Bobbi Gentry, Neil Diamond, Bobby Webb and Otis Redding among others.
The Tracks are listed as follows equally distributed equally on both A and B sides – Groove Merchant, To Sir With Love, Gimmie Little Sign, No Matter What Shape (Your Stomach’s In), Girl You’ll Be A Woman Soon, Knock On Wood, Ode To Billie Joe, Sunny, Where Is Love and Up, Up And Away.
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Three Wishes
When Al Haig was asked to respond to the Baroness’s three wish request he stated via telephone:
- “Coitus! Hurry over to the Algonquin and I’ll tell you what two and three are.”
*Excerpt from Three Wishes: An Intimate Look at Jazz Greats – Complied and Photographed by Pannonica de Koenigswarter
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Bird at St. Nick’s is a 1950 live tape recording by alto saxophonist Charlie Parker. Unfortunately, for those jazz patrons who experienced the live performance never received the opportunity to relive the night until forty-one years later. It was released in 1991 on the Blue Moon Record label.
The released session was just 33 minutes and 53 seconds and is comprised of the following thirteen original and standard compositions: I Didn’t Know What Time It Was, Ornithology, Embraceable You, Visa, I Cover the Waterfront, Scrapple From The Apple, Star Eyes, 52nd Street Theme, Confirmation, Out of Nowhere, Hot House, What’s New, Now’s The Time and Smoke Gets In Your Eyes/52nd Street Theme.
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Three Wishes
Tasking Wilbur Ware to give up his three wishes by the Baroness he retorted:
- “That I could get my life straightened out, so that I could be accepted otherwise, as well as musically.”
- “To be able to play music. And, out of my musical ability, to be able to have security for my family as well as myself.”
- “For the world to live in peace and harmony.”
*Excerpt from Three Wishes: An Intimate Look at Jazz Greats – Complied and Photographed by Pannonica de Koenigswarter
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The album by Claus Ogerman and His Orchestra, Watusi Trumpets, was recorded and released in 1965 on the RCA Victor label. All the compositions were arranged, written and conducted by Ogerman, produced by Andy Wiswell and the session engineer was Mickey Crofford. The liner notes were written by Arnold Falleder.
The tracklist includes It’s Not Unusual, Stingray, Watusi Trumpets, El Watusi, Downtown and Right Now on Side A. Along with the B side featuring Harlem Watch, One Step Above, The Joker, Poinciana, La Bamba and Land Of 1,000 Dances. Filled with jazz, rock, soul, lounge and Latin rhythms this is an inspired look at a number of pop, rock, Brazilian and a classic tunes.
Steeped in the music of the Sixties this finger-popping disc may not change your life but just may take you back to those mod years and have you shaking on the dance floor.
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