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46 May 2013 | THE NEW YORK CITY JAZZ RECORD (INTERVIEW CONTINUED FROM PAGE 6) “Okayyy.” [laughs] And we played the head down and there’s the horn solo and piano solo and then there’s this kind of improvisational duo happening with Ron and myself. Which is so interesting, because I didn’t know where Ron was gonna go. I didn’t feel like he was pulling me anywhere either. And he had these kind of dynamic things he was doing - he was sliding up and down the bass. It really was an interesting conversation. It was a first take. It was a very challenging moment because of the emotional side of you. As a drummer, you’re saying - well, for me, I speak for myself - I was thinking, “Okay, this is the moment when this explosion happens.” And actually, it turned out being like a painting at the end of the day. There were these kind of strange curves and lines and colors being added as we were playing it. And he plays the melody kind of at the very end, which is my cue that we were done. [laughs]. TNYCJR: Many jazz drummers are holding back but you really play the drums in a jazz setting. WC: Well, first of all, thanks. I don’t know what to say about that. I agree with you in some aspects, because if I go listen to Tony Williams’ records and I listen to Art Blakey’s records and I listen to Joe Chambers’ records, I listen to Jack DeJohnette’s records, they’re playing, man. They’re playing out. Tony is bashing. That McCoy Tyner Supertrios double-album where one side is Jack and the other side is Tony, those guys sound like they have boxing gloves on. That was just so inspiring to me. To the point where, in those days, if Tony was on a record, I went to get it. Didn’t matter who [else] was on it. If Jack was on the record, I went to get it. If Blakey put out something, a remaster or something, I went to get it. There’s nothing to talk about, because I knew I wasn’t gonna be let down. I can’t explain, because I feel that way about everything, what you just stated. Even pop music. I feel it’s become quite homogenized in a way. I’m not judging any other drummer or any other bass player. I just don’t hear and want to play music that way. I’m still inspired by all of those great drummers and composers and if that’s the thing that’s gonna fuel my rocket, then that’s the kind of fuel that I’m gonna use. But I in no way feel like I need to pull back on the levers in any way, shape or form. It’s a drum set for God’s sake. I think it’s an instrument that should piss you off. It should get too loud sometimes. [If] you gotta put your fingers in your ears for eight bars, so what? That’s life. That’s what it should be. It should be that kind of roller coaster ride. It should be moments of you playing with brushes and you can’t hear it. There should be moments when you’re not quite sure where the time is. There should be moments of total surprise. Like, “Wow, that’s a beautiful sound.” Mallets, playing with your fingers, whatever it is. To me, the instrument represents life. And life is more than A to Z. There’s a lot of other things out there. v For more information, visit willcalhoun.com. Calhoun is at Blue Note May 17th-19th. See Calendar. Recommended Listening: • Will Calhoun - Housework (8mm Musik, 1994) • Wayne Shorter - High Life (Verve, 1995) • Will Calhoun - Live at the Blue Note (Half Note, 1999) • Santi Debriano - Artistic License (Savant, 2000) • Will Calhoun - Native Lands (Half Note, 2005) • Will Calhoun - Life in This World (Motéma Music, 2013) (LABEL CONTINUED FROM PAGE 12) drummer Jerome Cooper hadn’t played together in 25 years when they returned with the Pi Recordings release And Now…. But Mutable had already taken up the torch by reissuing their 1975 album The Psyche and later putting out a recording of a 2005 concert the group gave in Poland. The recent download release Counterparts was recorded live in Italy a few months after the Poland concert and is the final concert the group ever played. Buckner acknowledged that the recording quality of Counterparts isn’t quite up to par with the Poland recording, released as Beyond the Boundary of Time (although as an archival release it’s hardly subpar). But he says he is dedicated to the group and in fact has recorded with both Cooper and Jenkins. “I love the Revolutionary Ensemble. I’m friends with Jerome and I worked with Leroy. I loved Leroy and I thought somebody should do it.” That, in a nutshell, might be Buckner’s modus operandi: he does things because he thinks somebody should. With regards to the 1750 Arch and Interpretations concert series he said, “Most of my time is spent being a singer but I felt these things are important to do. In both cases I started the concert series because I thought there was a need for the kind of music I wanted to present.” Likewise, regarding the two labels, he explained, “I wanted to be able to put out those things that were of interest to me that were not of interest to labels that were interested in me. I want in general to trust the music of composers with a jazz formation who are doing things that you wouldn’t necessarily do in a club. “You can’t be consistent,” he added. “I can say I’m doing this but if I hear something I really like, why wouldn’t I do it?” v For more information, visit mutablemusic.com. Interpretations is at Roulette May 9th. See Calendar.
KENNY BALL - The British trumpeter had one of the longest-running trad-jazz bands in England, part of a scene that included Acker Bilk and Chris Barber. Ball’s Jazzmen, which still has original member John Bennett and later included Ball’s son Keith on vocals, began in 1961 and had many charting songs. Ball died Mar. 7th at 82. GEORGE BARROW - The baritone saxophonist featured on many important jazz albums in a career that began in the early ‘50s. Among them were Charles Mingus’ Moods of Mingus, Oliver Nelson’s The Blues and the Abstract Truth and Clifford Thornton’s The Gardens of Harlem, as well as appearances with Kenny Clarke, Clark Terry, Frank Wess, a long association with David Amram and later Warren Smith. Barrow died Mar. 20th at 91. EDWARD BLAND - The composer produced the important 1959 documentary Cry of Jazz. His only film, interspersing live jazz footage and scenes of the inner city life, it explored racial relations and was quite controversial. Later he did arrangements for various jazz artists and had his works performed by symphony orchestras. Bland died Mar. 14th at 86. RUNE CARLSSON - The Swedish drummer played with many visiting Americans, most notably Dexter Gordon, fellow Swedes like Eje Thelin and was part of the quintet on Krzysztof Komeda’s monumental Astigmatic album from 1965. Later in his career, Carlsson stepped out from behind his drumkit to become a singer. Carlsson died Mar. 9th at 72. BARBARA DONALD - The trumpeter and former wife of saxophonist Sonny Simmons appeared on his albums in the ‘60s-70s. After their divorce in 1980, she made two albums as a leader for Cadence Jazz Records but occasionally reunited for concerts with Simmons before poor health ended her career after 1992. Donald died Mar. 23rd at 71. STEVE ELLINGTON - Some of the drummer’s earliest credits came as part of Sam Rivers’ groups in the ‘60s-70s. His discographical entries in the ‘80s were almost nonexistent but the ‘90s found Ellington working extensively with pianist Hal Galper. Ellington died Mar. 22nd at 71. May 1 Ira Sullivan b.1931 †Shirley Horn 1934-2005 Carlos Ward b.1940 James Newton b.1953 Kevin Hays b.1968 Ambrose Akinmusire b.1982 May 2 †Pat Smyth 1923-83 †Richard “Groove” Holmes 1931-91 Eddy Louiss b.1941 Mickey Bass b.1943 Keith Ganz b.1972 May 3 †John Lewis 1920-2001 †Jimmy Cleveland 1926-2008 Jymie Merritt b.1926 Johnny Fischer b.1930 John Alexander b.1948 Larry Ochs b.1949 Guillermo E. Brown b.1974 Matt Bauder b.1976 Alexander Hawkins b.1981 May 4 †Sonny Payne 1926-79 †Maynard Ferguson 1928-2006 Warren Smith b.1932 Don Friedman b.1935 Ron Carter b.1937 Chuck Folds b.1938 Rudresh Mahanthappa b.1971 Jeremiah Cymerman b.1980 May 5 Kidd Jordan b.1935 Stanley Cowell b.1941 Jack Walrath b.1946 Pablo Aslan b.1962 Live in Zurich 2.5.1950 Duke Ellington Orchestra (TCB) May 2nd, 1950 That Duke Ellington could spend the vast majority of his career leading a big band is one of the wonders of nature. This live date from the Zurich Kongresshaus features a variety of tenured sidemen: drummer Sonny Greer had been with the band for over 25 years but second drummer Butch Ballard was brand new. Ellington stalwarts like Johnny Hodges, Harry Carney, Russell Procope, Ray Nance, vocalist Kay Davis and Billy Strayhorn, spelling Ellington on piano for part of the set, work out on a program typical of the late ‘40s era. May 6 †Freddy Randall 1921-99 †Denny Wright 1924-92 Isla Eckinger b.1939 Paul Dunmall b.1953 May 7 †Yank Porter 1895-1944 †Pete Jacobs 1899-1952 †Leon Abbey 1900-75 †Edward Inge 1906-88 †Herbie Steward 1926-2003 Arthur Blythe b.1940 Michael Formanek b.1958 May 8 †Red Nichols 1905-65 †Mary Lou Williams 1910-81 †Jerry Rusch 1943-2003 Keith Jarrett b.1945 Jon-Erik Kellso b.1964 Meinrad Kneer b.1970 May 9 †George Simon 1912-2001 †Dick Morrissey 1940-2000 Dennis Chambers b.1959 Ricardo Gallo b.1978 May 10 †Pee Wee Hunt 1907-79 †Al Hendrickson 1920-2007 †Mel Lewis 1929-90 George Golla b.1935 †Julius Wechter 1935-99 Mike Melvoin b.1937 Jimmy Ponder b.1946 Ahmed Abdullah b.1947 †Hans Reichel 1949-2011 Alex Foster b.1953 Philip Harper b.1965 Jasper Hoiby b.1977 May 11 †King Oliver 1885-1938 †JC Higginbotham 1906-73 †Oscar Valdambrini 1924-97 John Coppola b.1929 Dick Garcia b.1931 †Freddie Roach 1931-80 Carla Bley b.1938 Ralph Humphrey b.1944 Mikkel Ploug b.1978 May 12 †Marshall Royal 1912-95 †Don DeMichael 1928-82 Gary Peacock b.1935 Klaus Doldinger b.1936 Trevor Tompkins b.1941 May 13 †Maxine Sullivan 1911-87 †Gil Evans 1912-88 †Red Garland 1923-84 Creed Taylor b.1929 †Erick Moseholm 1930-2012 John Engels b.1935 Gregoire Maret b.1975 May 14 †Sidney Bechet 1897-1959 †Zutty Singleton 1898-1975 †Skip Martin 1916-76 Al Porcino b.1925 Jack Bruce b.1943 Virginia Mayhew b.1959 Frank Basile b.1978 May 15 †Ellis Larkins 1923-2002 Karin Krog b.1937 Oscar Castro-Neves b.1940 Omer Klein b.1982 Grace Kelly b.1992 Voices Manfred Schoof (CBS) May 2nd, 1966 This is the first album under trumpeter Manfred Schoof’s name, recorded with the quintet of Gerd Dudek, Alexander von Schlippenbach, Buschi Niebergall and Jaki Liebezeit. The group came out of Gunter Hampel’s 1965 quintet and made a few recordings after this one, swallowed into Schlippenbach’s Globe Unity Orchestra by the end of the year. The title track is a group improvisation while the remaining five tunes are either collaborations or Schlippenbach tunes, some of the earliest true European jazz. IN MEMORIAM by Andrey Henkin BIRTHDAYS May 16 †Woody Herman 1913-87 †Eddie Bert 1922-2012 †Betty Carter 1930-98 Billy Cobham b.1944 May 17 †Paul Quinichette 1916-83 †Dewey Redman 1931-2006 †David Izenzon 1932-79 †Jackie McLean 1932-2006 Michiel Braam b.1964 May 18 †Joe Turner 1911-85 †Kai Winding 1922-83 Jim McNeely b.1949 Weasel Walter b.1972 May 19 Cecil McBee b.1935 Sonny Fortune b.1939 Richard Teitelbaum b.1939 Henry Butler b.1949 Michael Blake b.1964 May 20 Tommy Gumina b.1931 Louis Smith b.1931 †Bob Florence 1932-2008 Charles Davis b.1933 †Rufus Harley 1936-2006 Victor Lewis b.1950 Ralph Peterson b.1962 Sheryl Bailey b.1966 Benjamin Duboc b.1969 May 21 †Fats Waller 1904-43 †Tommy Bryant 1930-82 Marc Ribot b.1954 Lewis “Flip” Barnes b.1955 ON THIS DAY by Andrey Henkin Open Road Sadao Watanabe (CBS-Sony) May 2nd, 1973 One of Japan’s most famous jazz musicians, saxophonist Sadao Watanabe has been a consistent recording artist since his 1961 debut. American listeners may know his bossa nova albums or various collaborations with American musicians starting in the mid ‘60s. Open Road is a live date from Tokyo’s Hibiya Kohkaido with Watanabe’s band of the period, a four-horn frontline and rhythm section with percussion, plus strings, playing a 13-tune program of Watanabe’s originals. TERRY LIGHTFOOT - The clarinetist was a part of the ‘50s British trad-jazz revival, leading his own groups and performing with Acker Bilk, Chris Barber and Kenny Ball, though he would leave and return to music to be a pub owner throughout his career. Lightfoot died Mar. 15th at 77. HUGH MCCRACKEN - The session guitarist has hundreds of credits in the rock and pop world since the early ‘60s but also dipped his feet quite regularly into the jazz pond, appearing on albums by Lou Donaldson, Ron Carter, Rahsaan Roland Kirk and others. McCracken died Mar. 28th at 61. MELVIN RHYNE - One of the legends of the Hammond B3 organ, Rhyne played with Wes Montgomery, his fellow Indianapolitan, in the ‘50s-60s for the guitarist’s Riverside sessions, having begun his career in the mid ‘50s with Roland Kirk. He had one album under his own name in 1960. After a decades-long absence, Rhyne returned to music in the ‘90s, recording regularly as a leader. Rhyne died Mar. 5th at 76. BEBO VALDÉS - Father of pianist Chucho, the elder Valdés was also a pianist and led big bands during Cuba’s “Golden Age”, helping innovate Latin jazz as well as composing for Celia Cruz. Spurred on after an appearance in the documentary Calle 54, he is most known for his late-career work, which netted him several Grammy awards. Valdés died Mar. 22nd at 94. FRAN WARREN - The vocalist, born Frances Wolfe, had an unsuccessful audition for Duke Ellington at age 16 but went on to sing with the ‘40s bands of Billy Eckstine (who gave her her stage name), Charlie Barnet and Claude Thornhill as well as performing on Broadway and acting in movies. Warren died Mar. 4th on her 87th birthday. DEREK WATKINS - The British big band trumpeter worked with large ensembles on both sides of the Atlantic, under such leaders as John Dankworth and Count Basie, starting in the ‘50s. He was also a regular performer with pop acts like Frank Sinatra and Barbra Streisand. His greatest claim to fame, however, may be his soundtrack work, including every James Bond film. Watkins died Mar. 22nd at 68. May 22 †Sun Ra 1914-93 †Elek Bacsik 1926-1993 Giuseppi Logan b.1935 Dick Berk b.1939 May 23 †Artie Shaw 1910-2004 †Rosemary Clooney 1928-2002 †Les Spann 1932-89 Daniel Humair b.1938 Marvin Stamm b.1939 Don Moye b.1946 Richie Beirach b.1947 Ken Peplowski b.1959 Darcy James Argue b.1975 May 24 †Frank Signorelli 1901-75 †Herbie Fields 1919-58 Max Bennett b.1928 †Gianni Basso 1931-2009 Michael White b.1933 Archie Shepp b.1937 †Charles Earland 1941-99 Francesco Cafiso b.1989 May 25 Marshall Allen b.1924 †Miles Davis 1926-91 †Piet Noordijk 1932-2011 Gary Foster b.1936 Christof Lauer b.1953 Wallace Roney b.1960 May 26 †Ady Rosner 1910-76 †Shorty Baker 1914-66 †Ziggy Elman 1914-68 †Calvin Jackson 1919-85 †Neil Ardley 1937-2004 David Torn b.1953 May 27 †Albert Nicholas 1900-73 †Jock Carruthers 1910-71 †Bud Shank 1926-2009 Ramsey Lewis b.1935 †Rufus Jones 1936-90 †Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen 1946-2005 Gonzalo Rubalcaba b.1963 May 28 †Andy Kirk 1898-1992 †Al Tinney 1921-2002 †Russ Freeman 1926-2002 Alfred Patterson b.1937 Claudio Roditi b.1946 May 29 Freddie Redd b.1927 †Hilton Ruiz 1952-2006 Jim Snidero b.1958 Lafayette Harris, Jr. b.1963 Wycliffe Gordon b.1967 Sean Jones b.1978 May 30 †Sidney DeParis 1905-67 †Benny Goodman 1909-86 †Pee Wee Erwin 1913-81 †Shake Keane 1927-97 †Harry Beckett 1935-2010 Ann Hampton Callaway b.1959 Juan Pablo Carletti b.1973 Frank Rosaly b.1974 May 31 †Red Holloway 1927-2012 Albert “Tootie ”Heath b.1935 Louis Hayes b.1937 Marty Ehrlich b.1955 Eric Revis b.1967 Christian McBride b.1972 Nummer 12 Manfred Schulze (FMP) May 2nd, 1985 Manfred Schulze (baritone sax but also piano, violin and clarinet) was a relatively obscure member of Berlin’s avant garde jazz scene, starting out as a big band player during the mid ‘60s but moving into more improvisatory realms in the ‘70s. His Bläser Quintett, a horn-only group whose most famous member was trombonist Johannes Bauer, debuted with this live album from Wuppertal (though an earlier recording surfaced last year). The album is two side-long improvisations, parts 1 and 2 of the title track. PAUL DUNMALL May 6th, 1953 It is strange to see in saxophonist/bagpiper Paul Dunmall’s discography that the first entry is a 1976 album with Johnny “Guitar” Watson. This aberration aside, since the early ‘80s, Dunmall has been one of his country’s fiercest improvisers. He has been a longtime member of the London Jazz Composers Orchestra and the cooperative group Mujician. He has collaborated with fellow British saxophonists like Evan Parker and Elton Dean and has had a long partnership with bassist Paul Rogers. Apart from albums on Cuneiform, FMR and SLAM, much of his recent recorded output is available through his own DUNS label, from solo bagpipe expositions and duos with Rogers to variously-sized free jazz encounters. -AH Last Detail – Live at Café Sting Detail (Cadence Jazz) May 2nd, 1994 Detail was an international improvising ensemble co-led by Norwegian saxophonist Frode Gjerstad and British drummer John Stevens. Their first gigs were in the early ‘80s with Johnny Dyani on bass. By the later ‘80s, various guests performed with the group and Kent Carter had replaced Dyani (who died in 1986). The title of this live album, four improvisations including a solo drum piece, recorded in Gjerstad’s native Stavanger, refers to it being the group’s final recording, Stevens dying at 54 four months later. THE NEW YORK CITY JAZZ RECORD | May 2013 47
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