Three Wishes

Nica asked Eugene Wright his three wishes only to get this response:

1. “Can you name me a prophet or philosopher who wrote a great book overnight? It is impossible for me to answer this question.”

*Excerpt from Three Wishes: An Intimate Look at Jazz Greats – Complied and Photographed by Pannonica de Koenigswarter”

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Requisites

Prelude is the eighth studio album by Brazilian keyboardist Eumir Deodato de Almeida recorded on September 12-14, 1972 at the Van Gelder Studios in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey. It wasn’t released until January 1973 on the CTI record label. The September sessions were engineered by rudy Van Gelder, produced by Creed Taylor, arranged and conducted by Eumir Deodato.

Side A

1. Also Sprach Zarathurstra (2001)
2. Spirit of Summer
3. Carly & Carole

Side B

1. Baubles, Bangles and Beads
2. Prelude To The Afternoon Of A Faun
3. September 13

The personnel was extensive to bring this project to fruition and included: Eumir Deodato on piano and electric piano; Ron Carter-bass and electric bass; Stanley Clarke-electric bass; drummer Billy Cobham; John Tropea electric guitar; Jay Berliner-guitar; percussionist Airto Moreira; Ray Barretto on congas; flautist Hubert Laws, Phil Bodner, George Marge, Romeo Penque; trumpeters John Frosk,Marky Markowitz, Joe Shepley and Marvin Stamm; trombonists Wayne Andre, Garnett Brown, Paul Faulise and Bill Watrous; on French horn Jim Buffington and Peter Gordon; violinists Max Ellen, Paul Gershman, Emanuel Green, Harry Lookofsky, David Nadien, Gene Orloff, Eliot Rosoff; Emanuel Vardi and Al Brown on viola and cellists Harvey Shapiro, Seymore Barab and Charles McKracken.

The funk-influenced version of the “Introduction” from Richard Strauss’s Also sprach Zarathustra, titled Also Sprach Zarathustra (2001), won the 1974 Grammy Award for Best Pop Instrumental Performance and went to number two in the pop charts in the United States, number three in Canada, and number seven in the UK.

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The Jazz Voyager

Indianapolis meets NOLA is the latest destination for the Jazz Voyager’s next journey to the Jazz Cooker. Located in the Broad Ripple section of the city at 925 E. Westfield Boulevard, Indianapolis, Indiana 46220, this Southern style restaurant has as much seating outside as they do inside.

With a decor totally New Orleans with lots of posters and instruments hanging on and from the walls. They have presented traditional Dick Lawson Trio for well over a decade as well as blues act and ragtime piano players hit the stage from time to time.

No cover charge, music Wednesday thru Sunday with a Sunday brunch and the cuisine is Creole and Cajun. If you’re planning to visit the indy 500 city look for $ for an evening of spending. For more information call 317-253-2883.

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Three Wishes

Herbie Nichols was approached by Nica to find out his three wishes and they were:

1. “To attain power enough to avert major wars.”
2. “To straighten out my personal self, so as to express my art fully.”
3. “If I had power enough I would make it clear that “civilization” does not necessarily mean living a frustrated life. There are solutions to all these things. Life can be beautiful.”

*Excerpt from Three Wishes: An Intimate Look at Jazz Greats – Complied and Photographed by Pannonica de Koenigswarter”

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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:

1. “Symphony for Improvisers: Symphony for Improvisers/Nu Creative Love/What’s Not Serious?/Infant Happiness” – 19:43
2. “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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