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3-part sub-series on the pioneers, the guys that moved the B-3 to being a stand-alone instrument and thus helped create soul/jazz--brought a big band to your local tavern. Huzzah to all.
Milt Buckner THE pioneer who influenced a bunch of pianists with his parallel chord structure (Bill Evans, Oscar Peterson).
Check his discog--recorded from the 50's-70' then came back in the '90s: http://www.allmusic.com/artist/milt-buck...iscography
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kwz4eqxFzvk
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sUArPlQmBQ4
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BrqBxclMt6o << Here with that great tenor saxman, Buddy Tate
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=razq1p0VyPM << listen to his solo. Sublime.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q-lMFXkD0-M << takin' it right down Blues Alley
BONUS: full though short complete album--taken from vinyl: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3HuITa-q3cI
Wild Bill Davis Eclipsed later by the Big Names, he was a sturdy, swinging bridge between the Swing Era and early soul jazz. "A mighty man was he." His discog: http://www.allmusic.com/artist/wild-bill...iscography << 2 excellent live discs on Squatty Roo Records (go figure).
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=biMXcJJzmic << this is OMG flat nasty!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NUWjd3xJzWA << hotel appearance...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4SmxohqOlFA << good surrounding footage
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JCkboM60BAQ << Hands-down winner of Worst Toupee Ever Award--better he showed bald
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XhA4bQ1yeIs
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FpIkna2M-J0 << Have big dance-floor fun, y'all
BONUS: 3 more from that hotel gig: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gEQPQ3qy9qA and https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5lP0bbgV2R4 and https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8jGjrfhbo_A
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Part 2 of the pioneers: Bill Doggett and Bay Face Willette
Most folks don't think of Mr. Doggett as any kind of jazz artist, being blinded by the light of his R&R/pop hits. An error 'cuz he most def' was a jazz artist who occasionally crossed over. This review of his '02 disc should put you right in the picture: http://www.allmusic.com/album/everyday-i...0000083955
Some tunes:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eIGgmR4ites << wanted to get this out of the way...then found myself diggin' it again, all these years later << good vid, considering the era--somebody cared
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Np7IlsmQvwU << another song closely identified with Mr. Doggett
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VEV3fd0qk2A << this and the next shows how swing morphed into soul jazz. Essential recordings.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FbninUmBBwQ << lovely guitar work, out front--not common in swing but shows the direction this music was going
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_v1QDQXKW...eOWY0HJorn << a funk thang; rolls right into some other tunes
BONUS: Outdoor gig--I already cut a slice above--here's the whole 1/2 hour: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q2pUVsYABBs
He died at 38 so Baby Face Willete didn't leave a large body of work. What he did was sho' 'nuff hip. Give a listen:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YXdqwiD5_fM << with Grant Green, one of the more Blues-inflected of the straight-ahead guitarists
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QXmidrngYnU << another from that disc. That's a "sayin' something" tenor
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oenhhNPCsg8 << "Mo' " here refers to a community in Chicago, Moroccan Village
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NaBvMHPIxsw << Over-done warhorse? Give a listen...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sx1zEFhFooI << been there...
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I listened to Milt Buckner several times. The ones I prefered? The very first link...the third, and the taking it right down blues alley one. This one I shared on my facebook page. You're a true expert in jazz aren't you Jazzbo? I cannot make any remark of Worth, but I can only give you my preferences. Great sax solos. Love tenor sax, Always have. And the Hammond organ is something else.
Thank you.
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Bellini48 Wrote:I listened to Milt Buckner several times. The ones I prefered? The very first link...the third, and the taking it right down blues alley one. This one I shared on my facebook page. You're a true expert in jazz aren't you Jazzbo? I cannot make any remark of Worth, but I can only give you my preferences. Great sax solos. Love tenor sax, Always have. And the Hammond organ is something else.
Thank you.
Much as I deeply appreciate the compliment, modesty prevails--I know a little bit and when cued, can find other stuff that's aligned. BTW, my posts usually take 2-3 hours to prepare 'cuz I try to take an idea or artist wherever it goes. Grand fun and true learning experiences. What I'm saying is I use this site and its appreciative audience to bring what I think is the best to all of us. End of brag/shuck-and-jive...Exploring all the great tenor players sounds like a worthy idea (but let's not forget the alto folks).
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John Patton Kind of an odd duck. Early on he was a soul-jazz master, emphasizing the hard-bop side. One of the few B-3 guys on Blue Note because of that. However, in the '90's , he re-invented himself, playing post-bop/adventurous music with such as John Zorn q.v. Here's a bio--read and absorb the last sentence. http://www.allmusic.com/artist/big-john-.../biography His discog (but anything from any period is worthwhile acquiring--Grant Green was a close collaborator but he made a host of significant albums with the best players of the period): http://www.allmusic.com/artist/big-john-...iscography << about the discs in the '90's? The '93 album is a tune-up; the later 2 reign.
Some tunes: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bOvY93zKhiI << Didn't somebody just say how much they liked tenor sax? This disc features 2 of the era's gut-bucket best. Grant Green on guitar always stirs my blood...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qiy5HZ8YRt0 << utterly conventional but a good example of what he did with the sub-genre
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Supudfrec0 << Surely you remember this classic? * Mr. Patton had an excellent part of his career touring the UK and Europe--they loved him to the tune of sold-out shows to rabid audiences everywhere. << nice version here
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bgBFvAlDWhs << these BN comp albums are terrific overviews
Can't find anything on YT of his later resurgence--one of y'all want to get busy posting?
BONUS: full though short complete album: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tjrmbz-doPM
* Here's wizard guitarist Danny Gatton's take: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rUpP7CnW4yA << a truly great sax break in this. I can only hope Mr. Gatton finally found the peace-of-mind he so desperately failed to find in this life. RIP, Danny.
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Don Patterson A solid not big name or splashy gent who made solid recordings with good players in in the '60's-'70's . Drug addiction caused him to fade later. Philly fellow-homey Joey DeFrancesco thought enough of him to do a tribute album: http://www.allmusic.com/album/the-philad...0000215212
Now some tunes: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tFFP0CBcqzA << The guitarist's name may be a nom du disque or it maybe be the name of a guy who moved to and died in Bangkok, Thailand in '05--don't you just love mysteries?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zjbgS3kSbhk << what soul jazz is all about--imagine yourself and your significant other out for a few precious hours on a Saturday night--you've both had a tough week, not a lot of spare cash in the house... but this is your y'alls time... and this guy is playing at your favorite tap. Some of that crushing burden goes away, if only for a little while. Time and place are everything. Trust me.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EmO8-ardzlE << all-time players join him in this classic tune
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BGBtbbkdhFY << here doing a jazz classic, Mr. Patterson and Sonny Stitt played on each others albums, to great effect.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7fhXTd8Cn14 << Look at the OMG line-up on this album
BONUS 1: Full album from '72: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=22D0zwe5udo
BONUS 2: 4 tunes from a marvelous session--I fully agree with the album title: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LWq-XmtquJQ
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Walter Wanderly Master of the Samba/boss-nova organ...with a caveat--he was from the Northern shore of Brazil (Recife) and played a notably harder-edged style than the more Southerly brew--more reminiscent of US soul-jazz or Euro players. Had 3 terrif discs with the singer Astrud Gilberto, but had a good overall career, cut short by alcoholism and an early death from cancer. Here's an extensive, effusive bio/sense-of-the-times piece at AMG: http://www.allmusic.com/artist/walter-wa.../biography
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WGmmh0-raV8 << lovely.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BHI1BM0Kr-8 << he did covers...his way.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i9aftG6pybA << one of my fave songs, done masterfully. Couple of good comments too.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U750enf2JTQ << always liked this song too
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0dxcqAMy0ow << had to include at least one vocal...
BONUS: A complete album: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LNFOauC0UxA
ON A PERSONAL NOTE/RANT: It's a derned shame that Mr. Wanderly and the whole rest of this era's best players and music got shoved off into the "lounge music" sector...TRUST ME: when first issued, this and Southerly/Westerly bros' music was novel and innovative and exciting--a breath of fresh air. All credit to Stan Getz for breaking the market open but Mr. Wanderly and the others (to this day) make, first, last and always listenable, dancing music for schlubs like me and the older resident's of Brazils favelas (slums). My advice? Get someone close, move around just a little bit and let your heart soar once more....
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John Medeski Known principally as the organist in that magnificent trio, Medeski Martin & Wood, he's had a solid career as a pianist (most of his AMG listing) and solid sideman to a bunch of very different projects. As a jazz artist exploring new realms, there's his '94 album on various keyboards:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lk2Gj5ccEsQ << always building on a solid groove, they take a concept/tune to some different places
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aumf_uhlK9E
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wV4zSmbBSok
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XQ9caqFoqVs
BONUS 1: a 45-minute club perf with the best of the New Breed Thang in'12: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m7nVlAUj3ik << This darn sure is jazz--remember the sh!tstorm Dizzy and others caused in the '40's with the mossbacks...
BONUS: Here's a full concert with MMW as backup to John Scofield: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VAr8nTePQso << every darned thing I need--and wasn't that audience a bunch of happy campers !!
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