#dave bargeron

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Blood, Sweat & Tears No Sweat 1973 Columbia ————————————————— Tracks: 01. Roller Coaster 02. Save Our Ship 03. Django (an Excerpt) 04. Rosemary 05. Song for John 06. Almost Sorry 07. Back up against the Wall 08. Hip Pickles 09. My Old Lady 10. Empty Pages 11. Mary Miles 12. Inner Crisis —————————————————

Dave Bargeron

Bobby Colomby

Jim Fielder

Jerry Fisher

Lou Marini

Tom Malone

Lew Soloff

Georg Wadenius

Larry Willis

* Long Live Rock Archive

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Donald Fagen: The Nightfly

Warner Bros. 92 3696-1

Released: October 1, 1982

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HOWARD JOHNSON & GRAVITY:

Evolution and Natural Woman   

HOWARD JOHNSON & GRAVITY (Howard Johnson - Tuba; Velvet Brown - Tuba; Dave Bargeron - Tuba; Earl McIntyre - Tuba; Joseph Daley - Tuba; Bob Stewart - Tuba; Carlton Holmes - Keyboards; Melissa Slocum - Bass; Edward JT Lewis - Drums): performing EVOLUTION (Bob Nelloms) and NATURAL WOMAN (Carol King), 01-11-14 at The Bitter End during 2014 Winter JazzFest Video and audio recording by Scott Friedlander. All rights reserved.

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"Lewinsky March" - Solos.

Dave Bargeron, Michel Godard, Eddie Allen, Rabih Abou-Khalil.

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1969 - Gunter Hampel Group + Jeanne Lee 1970 - Charlie Haden - Liberation Music Orchestra 1971 - Frank Wright Quartet - Uhuru Na Umoja 1972 - Archie Shepp - Attica Blues 1973 - Willem Breuker – Baal Brecht Breuker 1974 - Dollar Brand / Johny Dyani - Good News From Africa 1975 - Charles Mingus - Changes One & Two 1976 - Evan Parker-Paul Lytton Duo - Ra 1+2 1977 - André Jaume – Le Collier De La Colombe 1978 - Harry Miller – In Conference 1979 - The Carla Bley Band – Musique Mecanique 1980 - Rova - This, This, This, This 1981 - Max Roach / Anthony Braxton - One In Two, Two In One 1982 - Keith Tippett & Louis Moholo – No Gossip 1983 - Günter Sommer – Hörmusik Zwei 1984 - Jack DeJohnette's Special Edition – Album Album 1985 - Lee Konitz Terzet – Dovetail 1986 - Lol Coxhill – Café De La Place 1987 - Steve Beresford / Han Bennink - Directly To Pyjamas 1988 - Gil Evans / Steve Lacy - Paris Blues 1989 - Yves Robert, Bruno Chevillon, Aaron Scott - Des Satellites Avec Des Traces De Plumes 1990 - Sidsel Endresen, Bugge Wesseltoft – Out Here. In There 1991 - Maarten Altena – Cities & Streets 1992 - John Lindberg / Albert Mangelsdorff / Eric Watson – Dodging Bullets 1993 - Claude Tchamitchian – Jeu d'enfants 1994 - Jon Rose – Violin Music For Supermarkets 1995 - Italian Instabile Orchestra – Skies Of Europe 1996 - Gianluigi Trovesi Octet – Les Hommes Armés 1997 - Uri Caine / Gustav Mahler – Urlicht / Primal Light 1998 - Robert Marcel Lepage – Les Clarinettes Ont-Elles Un Escalier De Secours? 1999 - Claude Tchamitchian Grand Lousadzak – Bassma Suite 2000 - Maria Schneider Orchestra – Allégresse 2001 - Dave Bargeron, Michel Godard – Tuba Tuba 2002 - Supersilent - 1-3 2003 - Various – Money Will Ruin Everything (compilation label Rune Gramofon) 2004 - Eugene Chadbourne, Ron de Jong, Darren Williams - The Unauthorized Biography Of Richard Monsour 2005 - Various – Le Chronatoscaphe (compilation du label Nato) 2006 - Hollis Taylor And Jon Rose – Infidel 2007 - La Marmite Infernale – Envoyez La Suite 2008 - Medeski Martin & Wood – Let's Go Everywhere 2009 - Orchestre National De Jazz / Daniel Yvinec – Around Robert Wyatt 2010 - Kamilya Jubran, Werner Hasler – Wanabni 2011 - Donkey Monkey – Hanakana 2012 - The National Jazz Trio Of Scotland – The National Jazz Trio Of Scotland's Christmas Album 2013 - The Heliocentrics – 13 Degrees Of Reality 2014 - Angles 9 – Injuries 2015 - Eve Risser – Des Pas Sur La Neige 2016 - Martín Escalante – Destroyed on Every Level 2017 - Zu – Carboniferous 2018 - No Tongues – Les Voies Du Monde 2019 - Matana Roberts – Coin Coin Chapter Four : Memphis 2020 - Kim Giani, Quentin Rollet - Mettent Une Ambiance De Malade! 2021 - Don Cherry's New Researches Featuring Naná Vasconcelos – Organic Music Theatre Festival De Jazz De Chateauvallon 1972 2022 - Jean-Jacques Birgé, Lionel Martin - Fictions

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Bob James – One Mint Julep (1976)

Bass — Gary King Cello — Alan Shulman, Charles McCracken Drums – Harvey Mason Flute — Hubert Laws, Jerry Dodgion Flute, Tenor Saxophone — Eddie Daniels Guitar — Eric Gale Harp — Gloria Agostini Keyboards — Bob James Percussion — Ralph MacDonald Producer — Creed Taylor Tenor Saxophone, Tin Whistle — Grover Washington, Jr. Trombone — Wayne Andre Trombone [Bass] — Dave Taylor Trombone [Bass], Tuba — Dave Bargeron Trumpet — John Frosk, Jon Faddis, Lew Soloff, Marvin Stamm Viola — Al Brown, Manny Vardi Violin — David Nadien, Emanuel Green, Frederick Buldrini, Harold Kohon, Harry Cykman, Lewis Eley, Matthew Raimondi, Max Ellen source

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USA: Gil Evans Orchestra CD Release Show HIDDEN TREASURES MONDAY NIGHTS VOLUME ONE Saturday, December 22nd 9:30PM The Cutting Room

Gil Evans Orchestra

CD Release Show HIDDEN TREASURES MONDAY NIGHTS VOLUME ONE Saturday, December 22nd 9:30pm The Cutting Room 44 E32nd St. Between Park and Madison New York, NY 10016 (212) 691-1900 Tickets & Info Featuring Kenwood Dennard: Drums Mino Cinelu: Percussion Mark Egan: Bass Pete Levin: Keyboards Miles Evans: Trumpet Shunzo Ohno: Trumpet Mike Mossman: Trumpet Conrad Herwig: Trombone David Taylor: Bass Trombone John Clark: French Horn Rob Scheps: Alto Sax & Flute Alex Foster: Tenor & Soprano Sax Alden Banta: Baritone Sax And surprise Special Guests! Music Charges + Any Minimums: $20 Purchase Ticket Direct Link GIL Evans Orchestra "Hidden Treasures" (Miles Evans Promo)

Band Website: http://www.gilevans.com/  

Venue Website: http://thecuttingroomnyc.com/  

Musical sparks fly from this group of New York’s finest musicians with a varied program of compositions that recall Gil Evans’ infamous Monday night sessions at the Greenwich Village club, Sweet Basil. THE GIL EVANS ORCHESTRA “HIDDEN TREASURES MONDAY NIGHTS, VOLUME ONE ”

Artist: THE GIL EVANS ORCHESTRA Title: HIDDEN TREASURES MONDAY NIGHTS VOLUME ONE Label: BOPPER SPOCK SUNS MUSIC GEO-34752 Release Date: DECEMBER 07, 2018 UPC Code: 860000347525 Track listing and Running Time  1. SUBWAY Pete Levin 10:56 2. LL FUNK Miles Evans 5:29 3. I SURRENDER Delmar Brown/Alex Foster 7:17 4. GROOVE FROM THE LOUVRE John Clark 9:50 5. LUNAR ECLIPSE Masabumi Kikuchi 6:28 6. MOONSTRUCK Gil Evans 1:49 7. ELEVEN Gil Evans 5:24 Kenwood Dennard – Drums, Mino Cinelu – Percussion Mark Egan – bass Pete Levin – keyboards, Miles Evans – trumpet Shunzo Ohno – trumpet David Taylor - Bass Trombone, John Clark - French Horn, Chris Hunter – Alto Sax, Flute, Alex Foster - Tenor Sax, Soprano Sax Darryl Jones - Bass (Tune 2), Matthew Garrison - Bass & Bass Solo (Tune 2), Vernon Reid - Guitar (Tune 2), Paul Shaffer - Fender Rhodes (Tune 2),David Mann - Alto Sax (Tune 2), Gil Goldstein - Piano (Tunes 1, 2, 5, 6), Delmar Brown- Synthesizer (Tunes 1, 2, 5), Charles Blenzig - Synthesizer (Tunes 2, 3, 4, 7), Gabby Abularach - Guitars (Tune 1, 4, 5), Jon Faddis - Trumpet (Tunes 1, 5, 6), Dave Bargeron -Trombone (Tunes 1, 5, 6), Gary Smulyan - Baritone Sax (Tunes 1, 5, 6),Birch Johnson - Trombone (Tunes 3, 4, 7,) Alex Sipiagin - Trumpet (Tunes 3, 4, 7),Alden Banta - Baritone Sax (Tunes 3, 4, 7). Monday Nights” is not only the first studio recording of the Gil Evans Orchestra in over forty years, it’s also offers some of the most audacious and electrifying music of the new millennium. The late Gil Evans was one of the most respected orchestrators in jazz history and his fabled collaborations with Miles Davis, including “Birth of the Cool,” “Sketches of Spain” and “Porgy and Bess,” set the gold standard for modern jazz arranging. Accordingly, Evans played a key role in the development of cool jazz, modal jazz, free jazz and jazz fusion. All of these influences are strikingly present on “Monday Nights,” a particularly contemporary incarnation of Evans’ music. After a string of gigs that started in the late 70s, the Gil Evans Orchestra began a run of Monday night engagements in 1983 at the Greenwich Village club, Sweet Basil, which resulted in a number of successful live recordings by Gil Evans and the Monday Night Orchestra. The gig continued sporadically until 1994. Mr. Evans had a knack for bringing out the best in his groups comprised of first-call New York players including David Sanborn, Alan Rubin and Tom “Bones Malone,” and such musicians as George Adams, Hannibal Marvin Peterson and Howard Johnson. Gil’s sons, trumpeter Miles Evans and his brother Noah are keeping the flame alive with “Hidden Treasures,” a trilogy of recordings of which “Monday Nights” is the first. The concept here, is to feature compositions that the Orchestra played live in the late 70s and early 80s. Forthcoming are “The Classics,” featuring modern renderings of Evans’ original arrangements, including “My Ship,” and “The Meaning of the Blues,” and, the final release in the series, “Gil & Anita,” named for the late jazz icon and his wife. “Subway,” written and arranged by keyboardist Pete Levin opens the album and introduces the imperial command of the ensemble, anchored by drummer Kenwood Dennard. With dynamic twists and turns, and subtle musical shadings, this is one hell of a subway ride. Commanding solos by trombonist Dave Bargeron and tenor saxist Alex Foster, offering some respect for Wayne Shorter, add to the excitement. Trumpeter Miles Evans wrote and arranged “LL Funk” and once again Kenwood Dennard drives the music with a powerful funk beat good for both listening and dancing. With Darryl Jones on bass, special guests’ solos abound: keyboardist Paul Shaffer, even more laid back than usual; the criminally underrated Matthew Garrison and his highly original bass: and Vernon Reid bringing a thick almost heavy metal guitar tip to the track. The icing on the cake is David Mann, who weaves his bluesy, potent alto sax throughout the track. “I Surrender,” written by Delmar Brown and Alex Foster, and arranged by Alex and Charles Blenzig is a musical requiem for a heavyweight. Mr. Brown, a superb keyboardist who played with the Gil Evans Orchestra as well as Pat Martino, passed away in 2017 and “I Surrender” is his tribute. He is also present on several tracks recorded before his passing. A true musical heavyweight, Alex Foster offers another side of his soulful, highly expressive tenor. A very popular composition from the Sweet Basil days, “Groove from the Louvre,” written and arranged by John Clark, features the composer on french horn, trumpeters Shunzo Ohno and then Alex Sipiagin, percussionist Mino Cinelu, who came to prominence with Miles Davis and Weather Report, bass trombonist Dave Taylor. Deft and determined, drummer Dennard anchors the band through the gentle opening, and then the hard edged groove that follows. There’s a regal, totally swinging feel to the track, with superb ensemble work that shows this is more than just a group of soloists, but a real orchestra. “Lunar Eclipse” written by Masabumi Kiuchi and arranged by the master himself, Gil Evans, is evocative and cinematic. An Evans protégé, Gil Goldstein solos here, memorably, amidst a dreamy synthesizer background which follows him through his two solos on the track, the first of which gives away to Mino Cinelu on bongos and then drummer Dennard, raising the musical stakes once again. It’s a heady musical mixture. More of the master on “Moonstruck,” which is short, whimsical and very tasty. Tracking at 1:49, it’s an ensemble feature that’s both intriguing and attention grabbing. The recording closes with “Eleven,” also straight from the source, a Gil Evans composition and arrangement, which originally appeared as “Petits Machins (Little Stuff)on the 1968 Miles Davis recording, Filles de Kilimanjaro. The set closer is a bristling swinger, a fitting capper to this powerful set of absolutely stunning music. The groove is infectious, a potent platform for solos by alto saxophonist Chris Hunter, Charles Blenzig on electric piano and Alex Foster, who returns on tenor and continues to amaze. Gil Evans Lives! Monday Nights is available for purchase on Pledge Music. http://goo.gl/4rs6kG  

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A deeper look at Jaco Pastorius: Truth, Liberty And Soul-- Live In NYC, The Complete 1982 NPR Jazz Alive Recording (Resonance, 2017)

Jaco Pastorius: bass; with collective personnel including Randy Brecker: trumpet; Bob Mintzer: tenor saxophone, electric bass clarinet; Othello Molineaux: steel drums; Don Alias: percussion; Toots Thielemans: harmonica; Peter Erskine: drums plus many others.

Thirty years ago, Jaco Pastorius tragically left this planet.  His innovations to the bass have been so ingrained into the fabric of music that it can be hard to imagine just how unbelievable he was when his self titled debut dropped on Epic in 1976, with a star studded cast including Herbie Hancock, Sam and Dave, Hubert Laws and Lenny White.  Simply put, when Charlie Parker's “Donna Lee” opened the album in a brief two and half minute duet with the congas of Don Alias, what Pastorius was doing for the bass, had never been heard in jazz, much less than music in general.  In a sense parallels could be made to when organist Jimmy Smith came onto the scene twenty years earlier, the Hammond organ had never been a modern jazz instrument before then, and his lines on the instrument were more like a horn player.  Pastorius had taken the electric bass out of it's background foundation that had been heard in rock and R&B, made the bass a lead instrument, and by virtue of using a fretless bass, he was able to apply the phrasing of an acoustic bassist or a cellist, lending a natural, voice like quality. Certainly, contemporaries like Stanley Clarke had also made innovations with the electric bass, his slap technique as well as guitar like musings on tenor bass, in Return To Forever and his own projects were things seldom heard in the jazz orbit up until that time, but Pastorius was in an entirely different category.

Following “Jaco Pastorius” (Epic, 1976) the bassist joined jazz-rock juggernaut Weather Report, first playing on two tracks of “Black Market” (Columbia, 1976) before becoming an integral part on the band's best known, million selling smash hit “Heavy Weather” (Columbia, 1977) and remaining with the band through 1982.  Jaco and keyboardist Joe Zawinul had been experiencing well documented tensions, not only in personality, but in musical direction, where the bassist's own playing was increasingly subsumed by Zawinul doubling on synth bass and various keyboards to which Pastorius famously quipped about “technological overkill”.  What added fuel to the fire was Zawinul's put down of Pastorius' ambitious large scale “Word of Mouth” (Warner Bros, 1981) project that boldly announced his growth as writer, orchestrator and bandleader since his unforgettable debut.  The Word of Mouth big band was an unapologetically modern look at the genre, a configuration out of vogue since the swing era.  Though big bands did exist during the early eighties like the Count Basie Orchestra and Duke Ellington ghost band, big bands were much rarer, much less ones playing very contemporary music.  Pastorius examined this group with the albums “Invitation” (Warner Bros, 1983) and Japan only “Twins”, of which the former album was a truncated version of those concerts.  By 1982 and the resultant Japan tour, the bassist's erratic behavior, exacerbated by his struggle with bipolar disorder was becoming more apparent, taking a toll not just musically but in his personal life. Resonance's new release “Truth, Liberty And Soul: The Complete 1982 NPR Jazz Alive Recording” marking the first official release of a famous radio broadcast of when Jaco and the Word Of Mouth big band were at peak form, is perhaps not only one of the finest releases in the bassist's discography, but one of the best jazz releases of the year thus far.

The Word of Mouth Big Band has been previously documented on the Warner Bros recordings mentioned above, and also on “The Birthday Concert” first released in 1996; but as good as that album was, meticulously restored from cassettes owned by Peter Erskine, the music and level of inspiration on “Truth, Liberty, And Soul” is on another level.  The reasons for that are many-- Resonance founder Zev Feldman was introduced by record producer extraordinaire Michael Cuscuna to Tim Owens in 2011, producer of NPR's Jazz Alive program from which a portion of the set was broadcast, setting a long six year negotiating process to get the music released officially.    The second reason is the sterling audio quality of the original 24 track tapes  recorded by Paul Blakemore in the Record Plant's famous remote truck.  Blakemore initially unhappy with the quality of his original mixes, was afforded the rare opportunity to once again have access to his original masters deemed lost, and for this project did a remarkable job remixing the audio with astounding clarity.  Each instrument was individually miked, and is heard rich and powerfully, very present in the mix.  The work from the incredible rhythm section of Pastorius, steel drummer Othello Molineaux, the late Don Alias on percussion and Peter Erskine, plus the fantastic trumpet section headed by Randy Brecker, also featuring Jon Faddis and Ron Tooley is incredibly potent.  This is as the liners state, the only recorded performances of the New York edition of the band, incredibly tight and well oiled playing with a joy, grit and abandon from note one.  “Invitation”, the classic standard opens the album with a considerably different complexion than the version heard on “The Birthday Concert” that featured a thrilling duel between Bob Mintzer and Michael Brecker.   Here, high octane solos are shared by Mintzer and Randy Brecker, who utilizes electric trumpet, and wah wah effects.  Mintzer and Brecker once again steal the show on a nearly 11 minute full band rendition of “Donna Lee”. Dave Bargeron's tuba multiphonics on the intro are an intriguing textural element, and his bebop dexterity on the unwieldy horn is remarkable. Mintzer's electric bass clarinet slices the air with uncanny fluidity foreshadowing his work in later decades on the EWI, and Randy Brecker alternates between electric effects and straight trumpet in his solo.  

Toots Thielemans six cameos on harmonica starting with the classic “Three Views Of A Secret” are especially poignant since the late maestro's passing last year, his own ripping “Bluesette” and duet with Pastorius on Ellington's timeless “Sophisticated Lady” are wonderful.  For all the criticisms by some of the bassist's penchant for flows of notes, his support of Thielemans really frames what he plays beautifully.

Among the other gems in the collection are the lengthy reading of the African leaning “Okonkele Y Trompa”, featuring a extended conga and bongo intro by Don Alias that also reiterates how much the late percussion master is missed.  Weaving effortlessly in and out of the triple meter that is a backbone of the piece, his signature muscular rhythms masterfully set the stage for Pastorius' popping circular maze of harmonics underneath John Clark's mournful French horn.  Unlike the studio version, the French horn gets space to improvise a bit prior to launching into it's unforgettable melody.  The use of the classic bembe rhythm is retained on the medley of “Reza-Giant Steps” where Othello Molineaux's lithe steel pans get a chance to work on the swinging matrix of Coltrane's behemoth harmonic endurance test.  The fourteen minute “Bass and Drum Improvisation” is another look at Pastorius' use of rudimentary looping devices to set up a backdrop to solo upon, and like his famous “Slang” solo that was his nightly feature in Weather Report documented on “8:30” (Columbia, 1979) he works in references to other pieces. He quotes his own “River People”, and nod to Hendrix's “Purple Haze” over a looped pedal point, not surprisingly his favorite Hendrix quote of “Third Stone From The Sun” appears earlier in the set.  A flurry of fuzz distortion and brief rendition of “America The Beautiful” segues to Peter Erskine's drum solo incorporating tympani as an added color for dramatic effect as a intro of sorts for the stunning full big band free improvisation of “Twins”.

“Truth, Liberty And Soul” is the most definitive document to date of the Word Of Mouth Big Band, and bears serious consideration as the year's best archival release. To take it a step further, this release is the definitive posthumous Pastorius document; the cheap poorly recorded bootlegs that have appeared from the bassist's last years, sometimes presented as a multi volume “Live in New York” series are not even worthy of consideration or discussion.  The deluxe package contains a whopping 100 page booklet featuring essays and interviews that continue to demonstrate Resonance's commitment to thorough documentation and for those that continue to be collectors in the changing digital distributed age of music.  A perfect companion to 2015's engaging, harrowing documentary “Jaco”.

Rating: 10/10

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Happy birthday Dave Bargeron (born September 6, 1942) trombonist/tuba with group Blood, Sweat & Tears

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DAVE BARGERON & MICHELE GODARD - Passamezzo

Alb. “Tuba Tuba Tu” (2003.)

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Blood, Sweat & Tears New Blood 1972 Columbia ————————————————— Tracks: 1. Down in the Flood 2. Touch Me 3. Alone 4. Velvet 5. I Can’t Move No Mountains 6. Over the Hill 7. So Long Dixie 8. Snow Queen 9. Maiden Voyage —————————————————

Dave Bargeron

Bobby Colomby

Jim Fielder

Jerry Fisher

Steve Katz

Lou Marini

Lew Soloff

Georg Wadenius

Larry Willis

Chuck Winfield

* Long Live Rock Archive

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Blood, Sweat, and Tears - Go Down Gamblin'

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Howard Johnson And Gravity

Testimony

Tuscarora Records, 2017

Howard Johnson - BBb Tuba, F Tuba, Baritone Sax, Penny whistle, Arranger Velvet Brown - Ensemble lead, F Tuba Dave Bargeron - Eb Tuba Earl McIntyre - Eb Tuba Joseph Daley - BBb Tuba, Producer Bob Stewart - CC Tuba Joe Exley - CC Tuba (tracks 1, 5, 6, 7, 8) Carlton Holmes - Piano Melissa Slocum - Bass Buddy Williams - Drums Nedra Johnson - Lead Vocals (track 2) CJ Wright, Butch Watson, Mem Hahadr - Background Vocals (track 2)

Gravity fans have been anticipating this new recording for quite a while. Howard Johnson is the first virtuoso of modern jazz tuba. He also plays baritone saxophone, flugelhorn, bass clarinet, cornet, and penny whistle among other instruments.His Gravity ensemble, featuring six extraordinary tubas. In 1971 his four tuba group Subculture made history touring and recording with Taj Mahal. Along the way his jazz credentials include recordings and performances John Scofield, Hank Crawford, Archie Shepp, Buddy Rich, Freddie Hubbard, McCoy Tyner, Marvin Gaye, Miles Davis, Quincy Jones, Abdullah Ibrahim, and Randy Weston and a four year association with the NDR Big Band in Hamburg, Germany. Johnson’s career makes nonsense of the so-called division between commercial and avant-garde, and he even performed a stint as the original conductor of the Saturday Night Live Band in the late 70’s. He also arranged for Taj Mahal, B.B. King, and Paul Butterfield and played on The Band’s Rock of Ages and The Last Waltz. In 1972, Johnson changed the name of Substructure to GRAVITY, which has released two acclaimed late-90s sessions for Verve Records.  John Lennon famously thanked Howard for his "hornspiration" on the legendary "Walls and Bridges" album for his arranging ideas in the studio. Gravity released recordings twice in the 1990's and, after a long stretch doing many other things, came back together to make this recording. It features the tubas of: Howard Johnson, Velvet Brown, Dave Bargeron, Earl McIntyre, Joseph Daly, Bob Stewart with one more occasionally by Joe Exley. Vocals by Howard's tuba playing daughter Nedra Johnson and the rhythm section of Carlton Holmes on piano, Melissa Slocum on bass and Buddy Williams on drums. CJ Wright, Butch Watkins and Mem Nahadr provide background vocals on one song. This album is produced by Joseph Daly. The music on this much anticipated CD includes originals by Howard and Nedra, two compositions by McCoy Tyner (which whom Howard had a long affiliation), Carole King, Wilton Felder and jazz pianist Bob Neloms.

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Howard Johnson really should need no introduction. He's played with many of the greats including Charles Mingus, Archie Shepp, Hank Crawford, Jack DeJohnette and Gil Evans (his solo on "Voodoo Child" was a highlight of Evans's Jimi Hendrix tribute album). He also appeared on Carla Bley's seminal 1971 album Escalator Over The Hill. Throughout his career, Johnson has been a trailblazer in the acceptance of the tuba in modern jazz, not merely as an oompah substitute for the bass but as a proper soloing instrument in its own right. Johnson has assembled a veritable clutch (if that's the appropriate collective noun) of tuba players including another tuba pioneer, the renowned Bob Stewart. The album is a belated follow-up to Johnson's Gravity and Right Now! from 1995 and 1998 respectively, which included several of the same tuba players featured here. The opening title track is worth the entrance fee alone just for its astounding, albeit brief, collective ascending glissando at the very end of the number. But it's also a strong piece with a robust and inventive tuba solo from Johnson. The succeeding track "Working Hard For The Joneses" is an infectious and upbeat blues, written by and featuring daughter Nedra Johnson on lead vocals. McCoy Tyner's affecting fast-paced "Fly With The Wind" again features Johnson and also Dave Bargeron on tuba solos. This lengthy and memorable track is something of a showpiece for the album and sounds all the better for its heavy yet deft brass treatment. A sensitive interpretation of Carol King's "Natural Woman," with the tuba melody and improvisation played by Velvet Brown, is followed by another Tyner composition, the ebullient "High Priest" which benefits from some quirky Thelonius Monk-ish swing with Johnson soloing here on baritone sax. Johnson display even more versatility on "Little Black Lucille" when elegantly leading the number's melody on penny whistle, and providing some nifty soloing on the instrument too. Could there be any greater contrast between that pocket-sized instrument and the gargantuan tuba? One important factor of this recording, as confirmed by the closing numbers "Evolution," enhanced by Johnson's nimble soloing, and the foot-tapping "Way Back Home" is that despite the challenges posed by the sheer immensity of the instrument, the tuba is more than capable of successfully executing both lead and improvisational roles. When these staggeringly proportioned brass instruments perform in an ensemble arrangement as heard here, confounding all expectations and maybe even the laws of physics, the effect is like a veritable modern-day nuclear-powered Birth Of The Cool.

ROGER FARBEY in All About Jazz

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Ian Hunter - All American Alien Boy

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Bob James – One Mint Julep (1976)

Bass — Gary King Cello — Alan Shulman, Charles McCracken Drums – Harvey Mason Flute — Hubert Laws, Jerry Dodgion Flute, Tenor Saxophone — Eddie Daniels Guitar — Eric Gale Harp — Gloria Agostini Keyboards — Bob James Percussion — Ralph MacDonald Producer — Creed Taylor Tenor Saxophone, Tin Whistle — Grover Washington, Jr. Trombone — Wayne Andre Trombone [Bass] — Dave Taylor Trombone [Bass], Tuba — Dave Bargeron Trumpet — John Frosk, Jon Faddis, Lew Soloff, Marvin Stamm Viola — Al Brown, Manny Vardi Violin — David Nadien, Emanuel Green, Frederick Buldrini, Harold Kohon, Harry Cykman, Lewis Eley, Matthew Raimondi, Max Ellen source

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USA: Jazz Promo Services February 2017 New Releases

Jazz Promo Services February 2017 New Releases

Arthur Lipner – “TWO HANDS, ONE HEART Best Of Arthur Lipner 2 CD Set”

(Malletworks Media)

MUSICIANS: Arthur Lipner-Vibes/Marimba/Educator/Composer

→Street Date: 02/03/2017

Arthur Lipner DVD – “Talking Sticks”

(Living Arts Productions)

MUSICIANS: Arthur Lipner-Vibes/Marimba/Educator/Composer A Documentary by Living Arts Productions Includes interviews with top vibes players and percussionists Gary Burton, Mike Mainieri, Bernard Woma, Vida Chenoweth, Ney Rosauro and others.

→Street Date: 02/03/2017

Chris Rogers – “Voyage Home”

(Art of Life AL1045-2)

MUSICIANS: Chris Rogers: trumpet, keyboards, Michael Brecker: tenor saxophone, Ted Nash: tenor & alto saxophone, Steve Khan: guitar, Xavier Davis: piano ,Jay Anderson: bass, Steve Johns: drums, Roger Rosenberg: baritone saxophone, Art Baron: trombone, Barry Rogers: trombone, Mark Falchook: synthesizer, keyboards, Willie Martinez: congas, percussion

→Street Date: 02/03/2017

Misha Steinhauer – “Dreaming With Eyes Wide Awake”

(self produced)

MUSICIANS: Misha Steinhauer-vocals, Hendrik Meurkens-harmonica & vibes, Glauco Lima-piano, Michal Jaros-bass, Samuel Martinelle-drums 

→Street Date: 02/03/2017

March 2017

Billy Jones – “3’S A Crowd”

(AC Recording AC-49)

MUSICIANS: Billy Jones, drums in a duet setting with East Coast and West Coast players. Acoustical Concepts - John Vanore EAST  COAST SESSIONS: Billy Jones-drums, George Young-Alto Sax, John Vanore-trumpet, Mick Rossi-piano, Tony Micelli-vibraphone, George Genna-piano, Tyrone Brown-bass WEST COAST SESSIONS: Billy Jones-drums, Scotty Wright-vocal, Kenny Stahl-flute, Stu Reynolds-bass clarinet, Gary Meek-tenor sax Note: Not Actual Cover

→Street Date: 03/03/2017

Brad Myers & Michael Sharfe – “Sanguinaria-Hopefulsongs”

(Colloquy Records 13214)

MUSICIANS: Brad Myers - Electric Guitar, Acoustic Guitar, Guitar Bongos (Sanguinaria)  Michael Sharfe - Double Bass, Fretless Electric Bass (Norm’s Ridge), Percussion (Sanguinaria, Great Pumpkin Waltz, and Maria) with special guests Dan Dorff, Jr. - Drums and Cymbals (Norm’s Ridge, In From Somewhere, and Falling Grace) Tom Buckley - Drums and Cymbals (New Moon, Maria, and In Your Own Sweet Way) Marc Wolfley - Percussion (Great Pumpkin Waltz and Maria) Dan Karlsburg - Melodica (Sanguinaria)

→Street Date: 03/03/2017

Doug Munro And La Pompe Attack – “The Harry Warren Songbook”

(GotMusic Records GMR-1004)

MUSICIANS: SESSION NOTES Session #1 June 17, 2016 Musicians: Howard Alden- guitar, Vinny Raniolo- guitar, Doug Munro- guitar, Matt Dwonszyk-bass Songs: Serenade In Blue, Lullaby Of Broadway, Nagasaki (without Howard Alden) Session #2 July 5, 2016 Musicians: Vic Juris- guitar, Vinny Raniolo- guitar, Doug Munro- guitar, Michael Goetz- bass, Andrei Matorin- violin Songs with Vic Juris: The More I See You, September In the Rain, Songs with Andrei Matorin: Chatanooga Choo Choo, Jeepers Creepers, I Only Have Eyes For You Session #3 August 10, 2016 Musicians: Doug Munro- guitar, Ernesto Pugliese- guitar, Michael Goetz- bass, Howie Bujese-violin Songs: Forty Second Street, You Again, At Last, I’ve Got A Gal In Kalamazoo Session #4 August 24, 2016 Musicians: Vinny Raniolo- guitar, Ted Gottsegen- guitar, Doug Munro- guitar, Michael Goetz-bass Songs: We’re In The Money, The Boulevard Of Broken Dreams, You Must Have Been A Beautiful Baby, Blues For Harry

→Street Date: 03/03/2017

HOWARD JOHNSON & GRAVITY – “Testimony”

(Tuscarora Records 17001)

MUSICIANS: HOWARD JOHNSON & GRAVITY “Testimony” (Tuscarora Records 17001) Street Date: March 3, 2017 Howard Johnson - Tuba; Velvet Brown - Tuba; Dave Bargeron - Tuba; Earl McIntyre - Tuba; Joseph Daley - Tuba; Bob Stewart - Tuba; Carlton Holmes - Piano; Melissa Slocum - Bass; Buddy Williams - Drums) Special Guests: Nedra Johnson Vocal (track 2); Joe Exley – CC Tuba (tracks 1, 5, 6, 7, 8); Background Vocals, (track 2) CJ Wright, Butch Watson, and Mem Nahdar

→Street Date: 03/03/2017

The Larry Newcomb Quartet Featuring BUCKY PIZZARELLI – “LIVING TRIBUTE”

(Essential Messenger)

MUSICIANS: Bucky Pizzarelli, acoustic archtop guitar (Tracks #1, 2, 4, 6, 7, 8 and 10), Larry Newcomb, electric archtop guitar, Leigh Jonaitis, vocals (Tracks #1 and #3), Eric Olsen, piano, Dmitri Kolesnik, bass, Jimmy Madision, drums Note: Not Actual Cover

→Street Date: 03/03/2017

Luke Sellick – “Alchemist”

(Cellar Live: CL092916)

MUSICIANS: Luke Sellick — double bass & compositions, Jimmy Greene — tenor saxophone [2,4,6], Jordan Pettay — alto saxophone [1,3,5,7,9], Benny Benack III — trumpet [1,3,5,9], Mat Jodrell — trumpet [2,7], Adam Birnbaum — piano, Andrew Renfroe — guitar, Kush Abadey — drums [2,4,6,7,8], Jimmy Macbride — drums [1,3,5,9], Andrew Gutauskas — bass clarinet [1]

→Street Date: 03/08/2017 January 2017 Recap

Bob Porter – “Soul Jazz”(XLIBRIS ISBN-10: 1524547867)

New Book Soul Jazz is a history of jazz and its reception in the black community in the period from the end of World War II until the end of the Vietnam War. Previous histories reflect the perspective of an integrated America, yet the United States was a segregated country in 1945. The black audience had a very different take on the music and that is the perception explored in Soul Jazz ISBN-13: 978-1524547868

Brian Kastan – “Roll The Dice On Life Featuring Miles Griffith”

(Brian Kastan Records 1001)

MUSICIANS: Brian Kastan- guitar, Miles Griffith-vocals, Steve Rust-Bass, Peter O'Brien-Drums

→Street Date: 01/01/2017

Brent Gallaher – “Moving Forward”

(V&B Records GAL-B-0003)

MUSICIANS: Brent Gallaher-tenor saxophone, Alex Pope Norris-trumpet and flugelhorn (except track 3), Dan Karlsberg-piano, Aaron Jacobs-bass, Anthony Lee-drums

→Street Date: 01/06/2017

Carol Liebowitz / Nick Lyons – “First Set”

(Line Art Records LA1002)

MUSICIANS: Carol Liebowitz – piano, Nick Lyons - alto saxophone

→Street Date: 01/06/2017

Carol Robbins – “Taylor Street”

(Jazzcats-109)

MUSICIANS: Carol Robbins: Harp, Billy Childs: Piano/Fender Rhodes, Bob Sheppard: sax/clarinet, Larry Koonse: Guitar, Curtis Taylor: Trumpet, Darek Oles: bass, Gary Novak: Drums, Ben Shepherd: electric bass

→Street Date: 01/06/2017

Dave Soldier – “The Eighth Hour Of Amduat Featuring Marshall Allen As Sun Ra”

(Mulatta MUL035)

MUSICIANS: Rita Lucarelli, Egyptology and translation of hieroglyphs to Italian, Sahoko Sato Timpone, Mistress of the Boat, Mezzosoprano, Marshall Allen, Sun Ra, saxophone & electronic valve instrument (EVI), Rebecca Cherry, Horus of Fragrance, violin,  Dan Blacksberg, Wepwawet, trombone, Nick Millevoi, Sia, guitar, Michael Winograd, Nehes, C clarinet, Enrique Rivera-Matos, Hu, tuba, Adam Vidiksis, Conductor, Akhmed Manedov, violin, Juana Pinilla Paez, violin, Olivia Gusmano, viola, Carolina Diazgronados, cello, Dani Bash, harp, Anthony di Bartolo, percussion,   Thomas Kolakowski, percussion, Dave Soldier, water bowls, electronics, Thomas Kolakowski, percussion Choir: Chace Simmonds-Frith, Natasha Thweatt, Sophie Laruelle, Xiaoming Tian, Eugene Sirotkine, Alicia Waller, Melinda Learnard, Sahoko Sato Timpone

→Street Date: 01/06/2017

David Wise – “Till They Lay Me Down”

(Self Produced)

MUSICIANS: David Wise-tenor and baritone saxophone, Bruce Forman-guitar, Alex Frank-bass, Jake Reed-drums w/ special guests: Jason Joseph, vocals (track 1); Laura Mace, vocals (track 1); Josh Smith, guitar solo (track 1); Mitchell Cooper, trumpet (tracks 1, 9); Glenn Morrissette, alto sax (track 1); R.W. Enoch, tenor sax (track 1); Amy K. Bormet, keyboard (track 1); Mikala Schmitz, cello (tracks 2, 8); David Wise, vocals (track 8, 9)

→Street Date: 01/06/2017

Laura Dubin Trio – “Live At The Xerox Rochester International Jazz Festival”

(Self Produced)

MUSICIANS: Laura Dubin – piano, Kieran Hanlon – bass, Antonio H. Guerrero – drums

→Street Date: 01/06/2017

Steve Slagle – “Alto Manhattan”

(Panorama Records 006)

MUSICIANS: STEVE SLAGLE: alto saxophone (1-7), flute (8 & 9), JOE LOVANO: tenor saxophone (1 &7), G mezzo soprano (8), LAWRENCE FIELDS: piano, GERALD CANNON: bass, ROMAN DIAZ: congas (1, 8 & 9), BILL STEWART: drums

→Street Date: 01/06/2017

The Sugar Hill Trio – “The Drive”

(Goschart Music)

MUSICIANS: Christian Torkewitz: Tenor Saxophone and Flute, Austin Walker: Drums, Leon Boykins: Bass (tracks 1,2,3,4,5,6,11), Dylan Shamat: Bass (tracks 7,8,9,10)

→Street Date: 01/06/2017

Zarabande – “El Toro”

(AFlo)

MUSICIANS: Alfred Flores El Toro - Marimba and MalletKat, Joe Caploe - Vibraphone and Percussion,Mark Little – Piano, Pete Ojeda – Bass, Dean Macomber - Drums

→Street Date: 01/06/2017

Baron Tymas – “MONTRÉAL”

(tymasmusic: tmdc003)

MUSICIANS: Baron Tymas, guitar, Joshua Rager, piano, Sage Reynolds, acoustic bass and bass guitar, Jim Doxas, drums, Special guests: Jeri Brown, voice on “And Oui”, Charles Ellison, trumpet on “The Laval Syndicate”

→Street Date: 01/09/2017

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