The Jazz Voyager
For the next few weeks, this Jazz Voyager is going mining for some rare jazz wax collectibles and my next stop is the Jazz Record Center in the Big Apple. I will be heading downtown between 7th and 8th Avenues to 236 W 26th St #804, New York, NY 10001 to see what I can discover.
Since opening in 1983 this venerable spot has become renowned for the buying and selling of rare & vintage jazz records, CDs, DVDs, books and magazines. So I know there will be a treasure trove of items to add to my collection and gift to friends. We have to keep exposing jazz to others while increasing personal knowledge. The hours of operation are Monday through Saturday from 10:00 am to 6:00 pm.
For those of you who are unable to travel to the City, they host an online site at jazzrecordcenter.com and they will ship your items to you. All you have to do is pick a category, email them with your requests at jazzrecordcenter@verizon.net. Information can always be obtained by calling 212-675-4480.
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Three Wishes
When the Baroness asked Billy Higgins what his three wishes would be he said:
- “To have the genius of Thelonious Monk.”
- “To send my wife and two babies something.”
- “A set of drums.”
*Excerpt from Three Wishes: An Intimate Look at Jazz Greats – Compiled and Photographed by Pannonica de Koenigswarter
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Requisites
John Coltrane And Johnny Hartman is a 1963 studio album featuring John Coltrane and Johnny Hartman. It was recorded on March 7, 1963, at the Van Gelder Studio in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey and was released at the end of July of that year on the Impulse! Record label.
Hartman is the only vocalist with whom the saxophonist would record as a leader. Initially when producer Bob Thiele approached Hartman with Coltrane’s request that the two should record together, Hartman was hesitant as he did not consider himself a jazz singer and did not think he and Coltrane would complement one another musically.
However, Thiele encouraged Hartman to go see Coltrane perform at Birdland in New York City to see if something could be worked out. Hartman did so, and after the club closed he, Coltrane and Coltrane’s pianist, McCoy Tyner, went over some songs together. On March 7, 1963, Coltrane and Hartman had decided on 10 songs for the record album, but en route to the studio they heard Nat King Cole on the radio performing “Lush Life”, and Hartman immediately decided that song had to be included in their album.
It has become a classic ballad jazz album, and the renditions of “Lush Life”, “My One and Only Love”, and “They Say It’s Wonderful” are considered definitive. The album was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame in 2013.
Track Listing ~ 31:11 Side One They Say It’s Wonderful | Irving Berlin ~ 5:20 Dedicated To You | Sammy Cahn, Saul Chaplin, Hy Zare ~ 5:32 My One And Only Love | Guy Wood, Robert Mellin ~ 4:55 Side Two Lush Life | Billy Strayhorn ~ 5:29 You Are Too Beautiful | Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart ~ 5:36 Autumn Serenade | Peter DeRose, Sammy Gallop ~ 4:19 Personnel Johnny Hartman – vocals John Coltrane – tenor saxophone McCoy Tyner – piano Jimmy Garrison – double bass Elvin Jones – drums
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The Jazz Voyager
The City That Never Sleeps is once again the destination for the Jazz Voyager to catch the happenings at Minton’s Playhouse. Located on the first floor of the Cecil Hotel at 206 W 118th St, New York City 10026. The club was established by saxophonist Henry Minton in 1938 and was the home where Charlie Parker and Dizzy Gillespie gave birth to bebop.
The club has gone through two closings and remodelings and as of 2013 revived by Richard Parsons, is now once again a vibrant upscale venue for the jazz tradition. The cuisine is American fare with appetizers, salads, seafood, meats, and vegetarian dishes ranging from $14 to $48 with side selections averaging $8.
This week’s excursion will make this Jazz Voyager hurry up to Harlem to enjoy the second set with saxophonist T.K. Blue as part of the Jazzmobile Residency. Reservations are required and can be made online or by calling 212-243-2222.
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Three Wishes
Lonnie Hillyer responded to Nica’s question as to his three wishes by stating:
- “To be the first trumpet player.”
- “A son and a daughter.”
- “I’d like a band comprising me, Barry*, and Charles**.”
*Harris **McPherson
*Excerpt from Three Wishes: An Intimate Look at Jazz Greats – Compiled and Photographed by Pannonica de Koenigswarter
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