Showing posts with label Herbie Hancock. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Herbie Hancock. Show all posts
Wednesday, February 1, 2012
February 1 2012
The new Sony release "Miles Davis Quintet - Live in Europe 1967: The Bootleg Series Volume 1" is a must have. The second great Miles quintet, with Tony Williams, Ron Carter, Herbie Hancock, and Wayne Shorter is documented live on two cds and one extraordinary dvd. The set list is virtually identical each performance, with radically different interpretations of each tune. Miles would lead into each tune before the end of the last, creating seamless concertos. Herbie has described what they did as controlled freedom; they would play within the form of the tune, and then go outside. A look, or a motif, would signal when it was time to return to the form. Weather Report would later incorporate this technique, as does The Kai Eckhardt Band, with whom I'm recording my latest cd.
Sunday, January 16, 2011
Number 62 January 16, 2011
Patti Smith was on Charlie Rose speaking about her new book about her relationship with Robert
Maplethorpe. She mentioned that fame used to be different; more enjoyable, a little club where enthusuiasts would know you, but you could walk the streets without being hassled. She mentioned once being in a diner, and not having quite enough change for her sandwhich at the counter. The man behind her paid for her; he was Allen Ginsberg! She was amazed, and he went on to become one of her most profound mentors. In the late 70's, when my first record Alicia was about to be released, I ran into Allen Ginsberg and Gregory Corso at the Cafe Roma in North Beach. I introduced myself and asked him if he would consider writing the liner notes if he liked the music. He said sure! I had also called Herbie Hancock (he was in the phone book in LA!) to ask if he would play on the recording. He said that he would. Unfortunately, my record label wouldn't pay for either. (We are talking hundreds, not thousands, of dollars that many years ago). I think that was when I decided to have my own label some day.
Maplethorpe. She mentioned that fame used to be different; more enjoyable, a little club where enthusuiasts would know you, but you could walk the streets without being hassled. She mentioned once being in a diner, and not having quite enough change for her sandwhich at the counter. The man behind her paid for her; he was Allen Ginsberg! She was amazed, and he went on to become one of her most profound mentors. In the late 70's, when my first record Alicia was about to be released, I ran into Allen Ginsberg and Gregory Corso at the Cafe Roma in North Beach. I introduced myself and asked him if he would consider writing the liner notes if he liked the music. He said sure! I had also called Herbie Hancock (he was in the phone book in LA!) to ask if he would play on the recording. He said that he would. Unfortunately, my record label wouldn't pay for either. (We are talking hundreds, not thousands, of dollars that many years ago). I think that was when I decided to have my own label some day.
Sunday, March 14, 2010
Number 34 March 14, 2010
Last Thursday SF Jazz hosted an event at Amnesia they call Hot Plate. It features local musicians performing tribute concerts to jazz greats. This night Peter Horvath and friends performed the 70's funk music of Herbie Hancock. Ray Obiedo, an old friend, was on guitar. Ray played in Herbie's band in the late 70's. It was a great night of music by players who have all known and played with each other for many years. I realized that many of them have recorded with me: Marc Van Wageningen (with his brother Paul on Ananda) Karl Perazzo (on Come to Me) and Peter Horvath (on Reincarnation). I suddenly realized how blessed I am to know so many wonderful musicians.
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