UPDATE: Both Carl Woideck and René Michaelsen have sourced "The Blues" to Ellington in the 40s. It's briefly part of BLACK, BROWN, and BEIGE in "The Blues" and more obviously "Carnegie Blues." THANKS CATS. I will update post later tonight with further thoughts.
Joe Pass. In the late 70s I saw him do a solo concert in San Francisco at The Great American Music Hall. He came out and played a couple of numbers. Then there was a pause for tuning, which seemed to take a long time, while he just sat quietly. He said "Do you ever have one of those days when you'd rather not be at work?" and then continued the set.
Stanley Dance’s “The World of Swing” really opened up a lot of music for me. “The World of Duke Ellington” as well. Ethan’s article on Dance is excellent.
Mar 16, 2023·edited Mar 16, 2023Liked by ETHAN IVERSON
What an insightful and fascinating post. Those Pablo albums were rolling out just as I was getting into jazz as a teenager. I remember exactly what you say -- finding them a tad boring. I remember about a zillion solo Joe Pass records, and a bunch with him (?) and Ella Fitzgerald. I listened to one or two (wasn't there one called "Zoot plays Soprano"? -- I remember having that one) and then sort of stopped paying attention. At the time, the Fantasy (?) releases with Art Pepper and, to my ear, the best playing by Stanley Cowell, had caught my interest.
UPDATE: Both Carl Woideck and René Michaelsen have sourced "The Blues" to Ellington in the 40s. It's briefly part of BLACK, BROWN, and BEIGE in "The Blues" and more obviously "Carnegie Blues." THANKS CATS. I will update post later tonight with further thoughts.
Joe Pass. In the late 70s I saw him do a solo concert in San Francisco at The Great American Music Hall. He came out and played a couple of numbers. Then there was a pause for tuning, which seemed to take a long time, while he just sat quietly. He said "Do you ever have one of those days when you'd rather not be at work?" and then continued the set.
Stanley Dance’s “The World of Swing” really opened up a lot of music for me. “The World of Duke Ellington” as well. Ethan’s article on Dance is excellent.
What an insightful and fascinating post. Those Pablo albums were rolling out just as I was getting into jazz as a teenager. I remember exactly what you say -- finding them a tad boring. I remember about a zillion solo Joe Pass records, and a bunch with him (?) and Ella Fitzgerald. I listened to one or two (wasn't there one called "Zoot plays Soprano"? -- I remember having that one) and then sort of stopped paying attention. At the time, the Fantasy (?) releases with Art Pepper and, to my ear, the best playing by Stanley Cowell, had caught my interest.