tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1959286621592188397.post228835553325406813..comments2024-02-20T07:06:18.516-05:00Comments on Brilliant Corners: "The Institute's New Jazz Typology" by Steve ProvizerSteve Provizerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09757505876939504133noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1959286621592188397.post-78321655844888252442010-11-07T12:08:35.724-05:002010-11-07T12:08:35.724-05:00Michael-Clarence and Doc may have been separated a...Michael-Clarence and Doc may have been separated at birth, but since I only wear glasses for reading, I will claim that they are not the same person and the photo is Doc.Steve Provizerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09757505876939504133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1959286621592188397.post-85184886755707610602010-11-06T20:27:15.242-04:002010-11-06T20:27:15.242-04:00Very much after the fact: the gent identified as D...Very much after the fact: the gent identified as Doc Cooke seems to be Clarence Williams, although I might need to clean my glasses to be sure. Cheers, Michael"Jazz Lives" @ WordPress.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14624045959537300959noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1959286621592188397.post-71254385744048751282010-10-30T10:21:37.898-04:002010-10-30T10:21:37.898-04:00Van Gelder as anal-compulsive optometrist; sounds ...Van Gelder as anal-compulsive optometrist; sounds like a Roger Corman movie waiting to happen. Happily, his patients were allowed to provide their own anesthesia.Steve Provizerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09757505876939504133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1959286621592188397.post-25185667963421559392010-10-30T07:17:54.856-04:002010-10-30T07:17:54.856-04:00Rudy Van Gelder was an Optometrist before becoming...Rudy Van Gelder was an Optometrist before becoming a producer...maybe he carried on doing a bit of work on the side and hence so many jazz greats wore specs!<br /><br />Early Bill Evans looks really cool in the JFK / Malcom X type specs...starts to lose it by the 70's in big avaiators.Moko https://www.blogger.com/profile/12352348869633229648noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1959286621592188397.post-76313101354401260692010-10-27T19:53:12.329-04:002010-10-27T19:53:12.329-04:00Another trombonist who fell into line: Bill Harris...Another trombonist who fell into line: Bill Harris.Steve Provizerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09757505876939504133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1959286621592188397.post-14167167997504968652010-10-25T19:55:22.317-04:002010-10-25T19:55:22.317-04:00Steve -- The Truth is: I love both versions of &qu...Steve -- The Truth is: I love both versions of "The Surrey With The Fringe On Top", and one of the others has been performed without glasses: Nat 'King' Cole's at "The Sands" which is wonderful too.<br /><br />As for Strays, I think he doesn't mind. -- By the way would Clarence Williams be #1 of the hep cats anyway:<br /><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_3o9FUDlJrSw/TIULnBUng1I/AAAAAAAAAn0/baYoRa2NgD4/s640/Clarence_Williams.jpg" rel="nofollow">HERE</a>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1959286621592188397.post-1393335038847538052010-10-25T16:08:53.176-04:002010-10-25T16:08:53.176-04:00Brew-I have so many memory lapses that all my blog...Brew-I have so many memory lapses that all my blog posts should carry a disclaimer. The truth is out there somewhere...<br /><br />Ian-"thank god" is a far better response to having asked the question than many other ones possible... I thought of Strayhorn, but didn't think of him as a trendsetter, like Diz or Monk, or as caucasian like the other horn-rimmed guys.Steve Provizerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09757505876939504133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1959286621592188397.post-11647575314722729592010-10-25T12:47:21.916-04:002010-10-25T12:47:21.916-04:00Well, thank God I asked that question.
P.S. Stra...Well, thank God I asked that question. <br /><br />P.S. Strayhorn contacted me through the ether and wanted me to let you know he has mixed feelings about being left off this list.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1959286621592188397.post-59350767094891313962010-10-24T19:41:10.459-04:002010-10-24T19:41:10.459-04:00Steve -- Miles must have been a time traveler then...Steve -- Miles must have been a time traveler then, 'cause Blossom recorded her studio version of "Surrey" in 1957, on <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Once-Upon-Summertime-Blossom-Dearie/dp/B0000046OL" rel="nofollow">Once Upon A Summertime</a>.<br /><br />Miles recorded his rendition in 1956. Details can be found <a href="http://www.jazzdisco.org/miles-davis/discography/#560511" rel="nofollow">HERE</a>.<br /><br />He may heard it in a club, or his memory didn't serve him right. Most of his medium-up things are inspired by Ahmad Jamal's stylish trio sound anyway.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1959286621592188397.post-92140424255108422102010-10-24T15:53:05.624-04:002010-10-24T15:53:05.624-04:00Miles credited Blossom for his version. She really...Miles credited Blossom for his version. She really brings everything out of those lyrics.Steve Provizerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09757505876939504133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1959286621592188397.post-42991960708252881422010-10-24T14:06:31.845-04:002010-10-24T14:06:31.845-04:00She had a wonderful vocal group in Paris, called &...She had a wonderful vocal group in Paris, called "the Blue Stars Of France", and delivered some fine arrangements of jazz standards (brand new songs then!) in French.<br /><br />Very elegant music, as only the French can.<br /><br />Blossom was swingin', she was hip, and her high pitched voice was very special:<br /><br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DoZd4GKzOdQ" rel="nofollow">The Surrey With The Fringe On Top</a><br /><br />This one (the earlier version on LP) is clearly inspired by Miles, isn't it?<br /><br />But no glasses here.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1959286621592188397.post-28588115929812601342010-10-24T12:22:19.911-04:002010-10-24T12:22:19.911-04:00Brew-that proves it-you are the coolest jazz mensc...Brew-that proves it-you are the coolest jazz mensch of all...Love Blossom-and it was rare for a female performer to have her photo publicly available. The difference? She spent a lot of time in Paris and that photo I think was taken there.Steve Provizerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09757505876939504133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1959286621592188397.post-72147445129612823312010-10-24T05:45:05.142-04:002010-10-24T05:45:05.142-04:00She was, I guess, the hippest, and coolest of them...She was, I guess, the hippest, and coolest of them all. Those glasses are priceless:<br /><br /><a href="http://homepage.mac.com/yuzou/artwork/blossom_dearie/blossom_dearie_%5Bbonus_track.jpg" rel="nofollow">HERE</a><br /><br />Hey, you're asking for the moon, Steve? -- My question, as being one of the blindest, is: <br /><br />"How Deep is the Ocean?"<br /><br />We introduced "How High The Moon" in German: "Wie hoch der Mond?"<br /><br />The moon seems to be a very interesting sight for the almost blind, but hip jazzers: <br /><br />They are always asking for "More Moon".Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1959286621592188397.post-25462789388811140572010-10-23T23:55:59.560-04:002010-10-23T23:55:59.560-04:00I don't think Ella was (publicly) photographed...I don't think Ella was (publicly) photographed with glasses until the 70's.<br /><br />Bop reliance on tunes like I Didn`t Know What Time It Was snd How High The Moon were clearly inspired by vision deficiencies. Why do you think he beeped when he should have bopped? That's right, he kept tripping over mic cables.Steve Provizerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09757505876939504133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1959286621592188397.post-52546216299921544242010-10-23T22:03:53.504-04:002010-10-23T22:03:53.504-04:00P.S. -- I've just reposted that bitty-ditty HE...P.S. -- I've just reposted that bitty-ditty <a href="http://brunoleichtsoldandnewswingindreams.blogspot.com/2008/05/don-in-cologne-picture-with-track.html" rel="nofollow">HERE</a> -- That track with the "real" Don (Byas) and Charlie Shavers, "Don's Idea", is so great!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1959286621592188397.post-16984442238460684202010-10-23T21:49:44.117-04:002010-10-23T21:49:44.117-04:00You should see me with my "double-glasses&quo...You should see me with my "double-glasses" routine. <br /><br />That's very hip (and irritating!), and even more daring than Monk's!<br /><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_YXfj00q1jsw/TMOQEYBBNbI/AAAAAAAAB18/rfMy8aU1S5A/s1600/Bruno+L.2.JPG" rel="nofollow">HERE</a>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1959286621592188397.post-69126077818116413632010-10-23T19:28:29.212-04:002010-10-23T19:28:29.212-04:00Hmmm...Im missing T. Monk's glasses which I th...Hmmm...Im missing T. Monk's glasses which I thought were even more daring than Diz's. <br /><br />And did they photograph Ella with her glasses in the day? I don't remember....Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03003839056714570101noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1959286621592188397.post-29261315015094064532010-10-23T17:48:30.886-04:002010-10-23T17:48:30.886-04:00one may seek some culpability in the cult of the b...one may seek some culpability in the cult of the bop opthalmologistrob chalfenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09456519158892216145noreply@blogger.com