Daily Dose Of Jazz…
Henry “Boots” Mussulli was born in Milford, Massachusetts on November 18, 1915. His first instrument was clarinet, which he first played at age 12.
By the Forties he was playing with Mal Hallett in Massachusetts and joined Teddy Powell’s group in 1943-44. He played with Stan Kenton from 1944 to 1947, then returned to play with Kenton again on tour in 1952 and 1954.
He played with Vido Musso, Gene Krupa, Charlie Ventura, Serge Chaloff, Toshiko Akiyoshi and Herb Pomeroy.
In 1949, Boots opened a jazz club in his hometown, called The Crystal Room and from the mid-1950s, he concentrated more on music education, leading a local youth orchestra, the Milford Youth Band. They performed at the Newport Jazz Festival in 1967.
Saxophonist Boots Mussulli, based chiefly out of Boston, Massachusetts, passed away from cancer on September 23, 1967 in Norfolk, Massachusetts.
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Three Wishes
Pannonica inquired of Leo Wright, if given three, what would he wish for and he answered her by saying:
- “I wish that people would be more individualistic.”
- “The problem in my profession, that the supply is greater than the demand… I wish that that wasn’t so.”
- “I wish the public in general would realize the importance of jazz.”
*Excerpt from Three Wishes: An Intimate Look at Jazz Greats ~ Compiled and Photographed by Pannonica de Koenigswarter
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The Quarantined Jazz Voyager
The masking and social distancing continues as we are heading into another month of factions of society refusing the vaccination, putting themselves and others in harm’s way. Keeping myself safe with limited exposure to outside forces, this quarantined jazz voyager remains for the most part, secluded. So this week I am selecting an album by Tia Fuller that was released on May 25, 2018 titled Diamond Cut on the Mack Avenue label.
Having known her since she was a student at Spelman College, she has since worked with Beyonce, emerged to international acclaim on the jazz scene and landed as a professor on the faculty of Berklee College of Music, while still holding down a demanding career as a solo artist.
Track Listing | 62:24 All songs composed by Tia Fuller except where noted
- In the Trenches ~ 6:18
- Save Your Love for Me ~ 5:40
- I Love You ~ 6:22
- Queen Intuition ~ 6:01
- Joe’n Around ~ 4:15
- Crowns of Grey ~ 5:55
- The Coming ~ 6:59
- Soul Eyes ~ 5:40
- Delight ~ 5:02
- Fury of Da’mond ~ 4:00
- Tears of Santa Barbara ~ 4:25
- Joe’n Around (Alternate Take) ~ 3:07
- Tia Fuller ~ saxophones
- Adam Rogers ~ guitar
- James Genus ~ bass
- Bill Stewart ~ drums
- Terri Lyne Carrington ~ percussion 7,8
- Sam Yahel ~ organ 2,7
- Jack DeJohnette ~ drums 4,5,7-9
- Dave Holland ~ bass 4,5,7-9,11
- Terri Lyne Carrington ~ producer
- Gretchen Valade ~ executive producer
- Sharon Green (4) ~ product manager
- Will Wakefield ~ production manager
- Margo M. Davis ~ production manager (for EP/LPG)
- Paul Antonell ~ recording engineer
- Paul Blakemore (3) ~ mastering
- Jeremy Loucas ~ mixing engineer
- Dean David Albak ~ editor
- Maria Ehrenreich ~ creative director
- Al Pryor ~ a&r (evp of a&r)
- Raj Naik ~ art direction, design
- Samantha Reese ~ makeup
- Steven Blank ~ photography, set designer
- Jerris Madison ~ photography, wardrobe stylist
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Daily Dose Of Jazz…
Dick Wilson, born November 11, 1911 in Mount Vernon, Illinois was raised in Seattle, Washington, but attended high school in Los Angeles, California. He started on piano and learned saxophone in Seattle from saxophonist Joe Darensbourg. He became a member of Darensbourg’s band in 1930.
In 1936, he joined Andy Kirk’s Clouds of Joy, where he spent the next five years. With Mary Lou Williams and Pha Terrell, Wilson was one of the most striking musical personalities in the band. He cultivated a style that has been compared to Lester Young’s because of similar characteristics in their solos.
Tenor saxophone Dick Wilson, best known for his work with the Andy Kirk big band, passed away from tuberculosis on November 24, 1941 in New York City.
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Three Wishes
When asked by Nica what his three wishes would be, Junior Cook only had one response:
- “I gave them to you before, and since those three didn’t show up, I’ve given it up.”
*Excerpt from Three Wishes: An Intimate Look at Jazz Greats ~ Compiled and Photographed by Pannonica de Koenigswarter
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