I’ve been exchanging emails with UK DJ, Edit supremo, and music historian, Greg Wilson[1]https://blog.gregwilson.co.uk/writing-interviews-features/ about George Benson’s much overlooked, and somewhat complicated track “Supership“. More on that another day. In my filing/indexing folders I noticed that today, September 27th, in 1994, the “Kermit Unpigged” album was released. George Benson worked […]
All Things Ron Carter
Even before the pandemic was over Sir Ron had been busy. Ron does regular member only zoom calls, which are both instructive and entertaining. If you don’t get emails from Ron’s team, I can recommend signing-up at https://roncarterjazz.com you can also get a 15% coupon for merch’ and ever-increasing catalogue […]
The Tribute Mixes and Shows
It’s been a real pleasure to spend the last 2-weeks catching up with the various shows and mixes that have appeared following the announcement of Creed Taylor’s passing. Many of them are obvious journeys through the most well-known of the releases on CTI. As well as my favorites, I’ve listed […]
September is Creed Taylor Month
It’s with more than a hint of sadness that I’m continuing a tradition originally launched in 1968, Creed Taylor month. This year, in fact this week, marks the first time since the legendary producer Creed Taylor passed on to the great studio in the sky. I do plan to continue […]
The Music Came First
The Snapshots Foundation, Johnathan Bewley produced bio-pic of Creed Taylor has been released on Vimeo. A great number of contributions from Herb Alpert, Ron Carter, Bob James, Harvey Mason, Lenny White, Hubert Laws, George Benson, Ashley Kahn and more. In many ways, as Creed would have wanted, it’s as much […]
Creed Taylor Has Left The Studio
News reached me earlier today that Creed Taylor has passed away. My sincere condolences and sympathy to Creed’s family. A a life well lived is a life worth living. Creed’s life was more than well lived, and his legacy will be with us forever. Creed Bane Taylor, Creed Taylor V, […]
Van Gelder Studio In The News
Two things that have come to my attention about the legendary Van Gelder Studio are worth taking a few minutes for. The first is a New York Times Article about the current studio and the problems they are having keeping it going. The second is a new book about recording […]
Happy Born Day: Joe Beck
Joe Beck was born July 29th, 1945 in Philadelphia PA and died in July 2008, only in his 60’s from cancer, as so many of his peers did. His 1975 KUDU album isn’t a jazz offering for the purists, but it’s among my favorites from that period. If you are […]
Pete Turner: Color, Content, Character
I started this post on Memorial Day, May 30th 2022, which marked 87-years from Pete Turner’s birth in 1934. I imagined a quick tribute to a great photographer, who like many of his generation served in the Army. In 1972, I was an aspiring press photographer, age 14, with a […]
Yama – Art Farmer
Doug Payne takes us through his voyage a rediscovery of Art Farmer’s[1]Art Farmer | Discography | Discogs “Yama”[2]Art Farmer with Joe Henderson – Yama | Releases | Discogs, one of the last recordings released on CTI. Forty years ago this month, one of the last of the original CTI releases […]