I first wrote above that this was the only video of Ornette with another horn that I knew about. Ted Panken let me know about a Barcelona set with Cherry, Haden, and Billy Higgins from 1987 https://youtu.be/sPLLhF84SZg?si=cVy2B1kCISKYYt-B
As a music student at Wesleyan I was lucky enough to play with Blackwell (who was on the music faculty) in my jazz improv class. And by "play with" I mean he played with me, weaving in an around or echoing my basic, primitive lines. An indelible memory!
I’ve always heard Crisis (with a 13 year old Denardo on drums) as a prelude to the great early ‘70s records. The album, recorded live in 1969 but not released until ‘71, is technically only good bootleg quality, but the music is utterly compelling. Curiously it’s been somewhat elusive as a reissue over the years but is now back on vinyl and streams, like everything else, on You Tube. There’s a Paris bootleg of the Berlin band on Spotify if anyone wants to hear more and why shouldn’t we? This music cuts across time!
I first wrote above that this was the only video of Ornette with another horn that I knew about. Ted Panken let me know about a Barcelona set with Cherry, Haden, and Billy Higgins from 1987 https://youtu.be/sPLLhF84SZg?si=cVy2B1kCISKYYt-B
As a music student at Wesleyan I was lucky enough to play with Blackwell (who was on the music faculty) in my jazz improv class. And by "play with" I mean he played with me, weaving in an around or echoing my basic, primitive lines. An indelible memory!
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I’ve always heard Crisis (with a 13 year old Denardo on drums) as a prelude to the great early ‘70s records. The album, recorded live in 1969 but not released until ‘71, is technically only good bootleg quality, but the music is utterly compelling. Curiously it’s been somewhat elusive as a reissue over the years but is now back on vinyl and streams, like everything else, on You Tube. There’s a Paris bootleg of the Berlin band on Spotify if anyone wants to hear more and why shouldn’t we? This music cuts across time!
Yeah I love CRISIS also!