Set List - September 24, 2012

Coltrane, John - Impressions - 07.01.1961 - Music At Newport, Newport, RI - Boot
Coltrane, John - The Inch Worm - 01.19.1963 - Schwab Auditorium, Penn State Uni, PA - Boot
Coltrane, John - Exotica - Like Sonny - Roulette
Coltrane, John - Witches Pit - Dakar - Prestige
Coltrane, John - Living Space - Infinity - Impulse!
Coltrane, John - Tranesonic - Stellar Regions - Impulse!
Coltrane, John - Selflessness - Selflessness Featuring My Favorite Things - Impulse!
Coltrane, John - Out of This World - Live in Seattle - Impulse!
Coltrane, John - Ogunde - The Olatunji Concert - The Last Live Recording - Impulse!

Set List - September 17, 2012

Brotzmann, Peter - Short Visit To Nowhere - Short Visit To Nowhere - Okka Disk
Shaw, Woody - Obsequious - In the Beginning - Muse
Hubbard, Freddie - Son of Sky Diver - Polar AC - CTI
Hubbard, Freddie - Too High - High Energy - Columbia
Washington, Tyrone - Soul Dance - Natural Essence - Blue Note
Brooks, Roy - The Free Slave - The Free Slave - Muse
Moody, James - Country City Country - Sax & Flute Man - Paula
Shearing, George - Aquarius - The Way We Are - MPS
Parker, Maynard - One Hand - Midnight Rider - Prestige
Kynard, Charles - I Got So Much Trouble - Your Mama Don't Dance - Mainstream

Set List - September 10, 2012

 

Mobley, Hank - Out Of Joe's Bag - Another Workout - Blue Note

Mobley, Hank - Up, Over, And Out - Reach Out - Blue Note

McLean, Jackie - Conversion Point - 'Bout Soul - Blue Note

Davis, Nathan - Klook's Theme - Peace Treaty - SFP

Davis, Miles - Honky Tonk - Live 09.24.1972  - Boot

Hancock, Hancock - Sly - Live 10.01.1973 - Boot

Mandrill - Fencewalk - Composite Truth - Polydor

Wright, Betty - I'm Gettin' Tired Baby - I Love The Way You Love - Alston

Cloud, Bruce - Walk In My Shoes - California Soul - Capitol

Hubbard, Freddie - Povo - Sky Dive - CTI

Hubbard, Freddie - Destiny's Children - Keep Your Soul Together - CTI

Mayfield, Curtis - Cannot Find a Way - Got to Find a Way - Curtom

Mayfield, Curtis - Make Me Believe In You - Sweet Exorcist - Curtom

Set List - September 3, 2012

Silver, Horace - Metamorphosis - The Stylings of Silver - Blue Note

Silver, Horace - Pyramid - Further Explorations By The Horace Silver Quintet - Blue Note
Silver, Horace - Swingin' the Samba - Finger Poppin' - Blue Note
Silver, Horace - The Baghdad Blues - Blowin' The Blues Away - Blue Note
Silver, Horace - Pretty Eyes - The Cape Verdean Blues - Blue Note
Silver, Horace - Bonita - The Cape Verdean Blues - Blue Note
Silver, Horace - Grease Piece - The Jody Grind - Blue Note
Silver, Horace - Kindred Spirits - Serenade To A Soul Sister - Blue Note
Tyner, McCoy - Four by Five - Super Trios - Milestone
Tyner, McCoy - The Greeting - Super Trios - Milestone
Burrell, Kenny - Night Hawk - Night Song - Verve
Pearson, Duke - Minor League - Now Hear This - Blue Note
Corea, Chick - Inner Space - Inner Space - Atlantic
Earland, Charles - Walking with Feets - Black Power - Rare Bird

Happy Birthday, Horace Silver!

"For instance, Cleveland is a dead town for jazz.  It had two clubs, and the first time I played there with the Messengers, the response was great.  The last few times, though, the turnouts haven't been good.  I asked to find out if it was me or my group or hard times.  I found out that the people just aren't coming out anymore."

 - Horace Silver (1958 to Down Beat Magazine)

I guess he wasn't kidding.  Horace Silver played in Cleveland in Dec./Jan. 1955/1956, Sept. 1956, Jan. 1957, May 1957 and Sept./Oct. 1957.  After this interview, according to the Plain Dealer, Horace Silver did not return to Cleveland until May, 1961 to a different room out of the East Side.

Detroit Jazz Festival 2012

Just to show you how much I know, now in its 33rd year, this major jazz festival is only a couple of hours drive away.  It's huge.  It all Labor Day weekend.  There are a ton of acts.  Last minute, we went today to see Bernard "Pretty" Purdie and Reuben Wilson play.  Fantastic.  Kind of crowded and a little bit crazy to deal with, with our kids at least, but definitely going to hit this event up again next year with a little more planning.