Daily Dose Of Jazz…
Jack Reilly, also known as Sean Petrahn was born on January 1, 1932, in Staten Island, New York. At age 7, he began classical piano and gave his first recital while still in grammar school. In high school, during his teen years, he formed a jazz band that proved to be pivotal in his choice of jazz as the major musical force in his life.
From 1951 to 1953 he played in a U.S. Navy band while stationed in Puerto Rico and it was there that he met Bill Evans. After military duty, Jack received a four-year scholarship to the Manhattan School of Music majoring in piano and composition. There he met Bill Russo, Phil Woods, Zoot Sims, John Lewis, John LaPorta, and Hall Overton. The year he graduated from MSMJohn LaPorta hired Jack to perform at the Newport Jazz Festival in 1958.
The critics gave high praise for the quartet’s performance and raves for Jack’s playing. During this time he also worked with Warren Covington, George Russell, Lennie Tristano, and Jerry Wald. He moved to California briefly in the mid-1960s to study Indian classical music with Ali Akbar Khan, and returned to Manhattan where he composed the large-scale piece Requiem Mass for Chorus and Jazz Quartet. This work was performed in New York with Sheila Jordan, Jack Six, Norman Marnell, Joe Cocuzzo, and the contemporary chorale with Carol Lian conducting.
In 1967, Jack presented an entire evening of his solo and trio works at Carnegie Recital Hall. His Liturgical Jazz ~ The Psalms, sung by Sheila Jordan was a true synthesis of the blues and classical music. A second choral work, commissioned by the National Endowment for the Arts, was titled The Light of The Soul. The jazz musicians included Jimmy Giuffre~flute and tenor sax, Jack Six~bass, and Joe Cocuzzo~drums.
Reilly served on the faculties of New York University, Berklee College of Music, The Mannes College of Music, and the New School for Social Research. He was chairman of the Department of Jazz Studies at the New England Conservatory of Music as well as the Jazz Program at La Musica A Villa Scarsella in Diano Marina, Italy. He presented lecture/recitals at numerous universities in Europe and in North America including a presentation at the prestigious International Piano Festival and Competition at the University of Maryland.
Pianist Jack Reilly released nine albums during his career and passed away on May 18, 2018, at the age of 86.
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Three Wishes
When she asked Ram Ramirez what he would say his three wishes were he replied to Nica:
- “To be rich.”
- “To be richer.”
- “To find the Fountain of Youth, lay claim, and own it! With all that equipment, how dare you? How can you possibly compete with me? If I’m going to be sick, let me be young and sick. Not ‘like’ young and sick, but young and sick.”
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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
Live at Bradley’s is a live album that was recorded by pianist Kenny Barron on April 3-4 1996 at 70 University Place in New York City. It wasn’t released until 2001 on the French EmArcy label, then on Sunnyside Records in 2002. The two-night live sessions rendered five selections from this veteran masters for a total of one hour, five minutes and fifty-one seconds. The recording was produced by Joanne Klein and engineered by Jim Alexander.
Track Listing- Everybody Loves My Baby (Spencer Williams, Jack Palmer) – 15:27
- Solar (Miles Davis) – 11:26
- Blue Moon (Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart) – 9:44
- Alter Ego” (James Williams) – 13:23
- Canadian Sunset (Eddie Heywood, Norman Gimbel) – 15:51
- Kenny Barron – piano
- Ray Drummond – bass
- Ben Riley – drums
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Three Wishes
When Pannonica asked Ronnie Mathews what his three wishes were he said:
- “I wish there was a greater acceptance of jazz.”
- “I wish there wouldn’t be any more wars.”
- “I wish to have a trio of my own one day.”
*Excerpt from Three Wishes: An Intimate Look at Jazz Greats – Compiled and Photographed by Pannonica de Koenigswarter
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