From Bret "Jazz Video Guy" Primack, here is the Elvin Jones Quartet performing the tune "Keiko's Birthday March" live in Rome, Italy, in 1975. The quartet features Elvin Jones on drums along with Junior Cook on tenor saxophone, Roland Prince on guitar, and David Williams on upright bass.
From Bret "Jazz Video Guy" Primack.
Herbie Hancock plays Half Nelson (Davis) at the 1996 Umbria Jazz Festival. Herbie Hancock, piano; Dave Holland, bass; Gene Jackson, drums; and Craig Handy, tenor saxophone
Full Album Friday this week, revisiting a Miles Davis masterpiece. This is his album "Sketches of Spain" with composer and arranger, Gil Evans and producer Teo Macero.
Personnel:
Danny Bank – bass clarinet
Bill Barber – tuba
John Barrows – French horn
Albert Block – flute
James Buffington – French horn
Eddie Caine – flute
Paul Chambers – bass
Earl Chapin – French horn
Jimmy Cobb – drums
Johnny Coles – trumpet
Miles Davis – trumpet, flugelhorn
Gil Evans – arranger, conductor
Harold Feldman – clarinet, flute, oboe
Bernie Glow – trumpet
Dick Hixon – trombone
Elvin Jones – percussion
Taft Jordan – trumpet
Jack Knitzer – bassoon
Jose Mangual – percussion
Jimmy McAllister – tuba
Tony Miranda – French horn
Louis Mucci – trumpet
Romeo Penque – oboe
Janet Putnam – harp
Frank Rehak – trombone
Ernie Royal – trumpet
Joe Singer – French horn
Recorded: November 15 & 20 1959 and March 10, 1960
Studio: Columbia 30th Street Studio, New York City
Producer: Teo Macero, Irving Townsend
A1 Concierto De Aranjuez (Adagio) 0:00
A2 Will O' The Wisp (From "El Amor Brujo") 16:23
B1 The Pan Piper 20:15
B2 Saeta 24:14
B3 Solea 29:19
Check out Red Norvo on xylophone with "Blues In E Flat". Quite the band on this recording. Some true legends of early jazz.
"Blues in E Flat"
(Red Norvo)
Red Norvo and his Swing Octet
Columbia 3079-D
Recorded Jan. 25, 1935, New York
Personnel:
Bunny Berigan - trumpet
Jack Jenny - trombone
Johnny Mince - clarinet
Chu Berry - tenor sax
Teddy Wilson - piano
George Van Eps - guitar
Artie Bernstein - string bass
Gene Krupa - drums
Red Norvo - xylophone
Red Norvo (1908 - 1999) was an important jazz figure as soloist and leader from the mid 1920s into the 1980s. Pioneer on jazz xylophone, later took up vibraphone. Crisp, inventive soloist with impeccable swing and exquisite taste. Leader of advanced big band in middle and late 1930s featuring brilliant Eddie Sauter arrangements. Though swing-school musician, Norvo blended easily into progressive styles in mid 1940s. Good showman, mostly self-taught, as youth switched from piano to xylophone. At 17 led marimba group The Collegians on vaudeville tour. With Paul Ash at Chicago's Oriental Theatre 1926, later toured as vaudeville solo act. Led first band in Milwaukee 1928. In Chicago later 1928-30 as staff musician with Victor Young. Early 1930s with Paul Whiteman, married featured singer Mildred Baily. Freelanced in New York 1934-35, led combos at Famous Door late 1935. Augmented to big band spring 1936, featured vocalist Mildred Bailey, billed as "Mr. and Mrs Swing". Band's outstanding jazzmen Herbie Haymer, Hank D'Amico, Stew Pletcher, George Wettling. Disbanded mid-1939, led bands of varying sizes in 1940s. On Mildred Bailey Show 1944, Late 1944-45 with Benny Goodman Quintet in Broadway musical "Seven Lively Arts." 1946 Joined Woody Herman for a Year as featured soloist and assistant leader. Beginning 1950 mostly led trio. Occasionally on TV in 1950s and 1960s. In the 1960s in west coast and Las Vegas. Featured on 1974 Benny Goodman TV special.
From Bret "Jazz Video Guy" Primack, here is Herbie Hancock on piano performing his composition "Eye of the Hurricane" with his quartet which includes Pat Metheny on guitar, Dave Holland on bass (double bass), and Jack DeJohnette on drums. This is another performance from the quartet's concert at the 1990 Mellon Jazz Festival.
