Three Wishes
Al Harewood responded to Pannonica’s question of three wishes by telling her:
- “I wish to be honest: to myself and to other people.”
- “I wish I could please others – as wel as myself – in my contributions to music.”
- “I wish God would help me to be a gentleman, and keep me truthful to myself, to others, and Him.”
*Excerpt from Three Wishes: An Intimate Look at Jazz Greats – Compiled and Photographed by Pannonica de Koenigswarter
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Requisites
Attica Blues is a studio album by avant-garde jazz saxophonist Archie Shepp, recorded on January 24~26, 1972 at A&R Recording in New York City.. Originally released in 1972 on the Impulse! label, the album title is a reference to the Attica Prison riots. The producer on the sessions was Ed Michel.
Track List | 37:16 All compositions by Archie Shepp except as indicated
- Attica Blues (lyrics by Beaver Harris) – 4:49
- Invocation: Attica Blues (Beaver Harris) – 0:18
- Steam, Part 1 – 5:08
- Invocation to Mr. Parker” (lyrics by Bart Gray) – 3:17
- Steam, Part 2 – 5:10
- Blues for Brother George Jackson – 4:00
- Invocation: Ballad for a Child (Harris) – 0:30
- Ballad for a Child (lyrics by Harris) – 3:37
- Good-Bye Sweet Pops (Cal Massey) – 4:23
- Quiet Dawn (Massey) – 6:12
- Archie Shepp – tenor saxophone (1, 6, 8, 10) and soprano saxophone (3, 5, 9)
- Brass and reed section on tracks 1, 6, 9 and 10
- Clifford Thornton – cornet
- Roy Burrows, Charles McGhee, Michael Ridley – trumpet
- Charles Greenlee, Charles Stephens, Kiane Zawadi – trombone
- Hakim Jami – euphonium
- Clarence White – alto saxophone
- Roland Alexander, Billy Robinson – tenor saxophone
- James Ware – baritone saxophone
- String section on tracks 1, 3, 5, and 8—10
- John Blake, Leroy Jenkins, Lakshinarayana Shankar – violin
- Ronald Lipscomb, Calo Scott – cello
- Marion Brown – alto saxophone (1, 6), bamboo flute (3), flute (4), percussion (3—5)
- Walter Davis, Jr. – electric piano (1, 6), piano (6, 8—10)
- Dave Burrell – electric piano (3, 5)
- Cornell Dupree – guitar (1, 3, 5, 8)
- Roland Wilson (1, 3, 5–6, 8), Gerald Jemmott (1) – Fender bass
- Jimmy Garrison – bass (3—5, 9, 10)
- Beaver Harris (1, 3, 5–6, 8) – drums
- Ollie Anderson, Nene DeFense, Juma Sultan – percussion (1, 6, 10)
- Vocals
- Henry Hull (1, 8), Joe Lee Wilson (3, 5) – vocals
- William Kunstler (2, 7), Bartholomew Gray (4) – narrator
- Joshie Armstead, Albertine Robertson – backing vocals (1)
- Featured exclusively on tracks 9 and 10, written by Cal Massey
- Romulus Franceschini – conductor and co-arranger
- Cal Massey – fluegelhorn (10)
- Waheeda Massey – vocals (10)
- Billy Higgins – drums
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The Jazz Voyager
Keeping snug and warm in my winter coat and cowboy boots this Jazz Voyager is heading north to Idaho to visit Chandlers and see for myself what this part of the country is offering in the way of live jazz. One of the upscale dinner houses in the Treasure Valley, its doors are located in downtown Boise in the new Hotel 43, at 981 West Grove Street 83702.
Though not a listening room, the music, and musicians are curated under the auspices of music director and renowned musician Chuck Smith. I will be enjoying his quartet entertain me while dining on king salmon, rice vermicelli, sugar snap peas, and key lime pie or seasonal fruit cobbler with vanilla ice cream. For more information or to make a reservation, highly recommended, the number is 208-383-4300.
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Three Wishes
The Baroness inquired of Harold Mabern of his three wishes and he answered her:
- “To get a wife for the rest of my life.”
- “Peace.”
- “Happiness.”
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Requisites
Carmen for Cool Ones is a 1958 album by jazz singer Carmen McRae, arranged by cellist Fred Katz. The studio sessions were recorded in Los Angeles, California on December 5, 16, 1957 and released in 1958 on the Decca Records label. Discovered and signed to the label by Decca’s A&R head Milt Gabler to fill the void and niche Ella Fitzgerald created, this was her sixth album for the label.
Tracks | 36:15 1. All the Things You Are (Oscar Hammerstein II, Jerome Kern) 2. A Shoulder to Cry On 3. Any Old Time (Artie Shaw) 4. Weak for the Man (Jeanne Burns) 5. What’s New? (Johnny Burke, Bob Haggart) 6. I Get a Kick Out of You (Cole Porter) 7. What Can I Say After I Say I’m Sorry? (Walter Donaldson/Abe Lyman) 8. Without a Word of Warning (Mack Gordon, Harry Revel) 9. If I Were a Bell (Frank Loesser) 10. You Are Mine 11. The Night We Called It a Day (Tom Adair, Matt Dennis) 12. I_Remember_Clifford_(song)”>I Remember Clifford (Benny Golson, Jon Hendricks) Players
- Carmen McRae – vocals, piano
- Fred Katz – arranger, conductor, cello
- Ike Isaacs – double bass
- Joe Marino – celeste, piano
- Mahlon Clark – bass clarinet
- Justin Gordon – saxophone
- George W. Smith – clarinet
- Specs Wright – drums
- Buddy Collette – flute, alto saxophone
- Harry Klee – flute
- Vincent DeRosa – French horn
- Joseph R. Gibbons – guitar
- Frank Emilio Flynn – marimba, vibraphone
- Warren Webb – oboe
- Thirteen string players
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