I am actually writing a column about this for publication on Substack this week - but how is everyone - and I mean everyone - missing the fact that the most interesting player on any of these releases that almost no one knows about is Sonny Red, a great alto player who was in the same league as Jacki McLean? It bewilders me. I love Dorham, Mingus, et al, but Red is the one we should be talking about.
I hear ya and tried to give due to Sonny Red here (I admit that Red's playing has often left me a tad cold but he's great on the Dorham recording). For me, of the three releases I discuss, the biggest one is the Dorham by far (it's the most extensive document of his playing post-1964 that we have, making it an invaluable document). Looking forward to checking out your piece when it's out!
"including the musical joke involving ‘Short'nin' Bread." "Who said mama's little baby likes short'nin bread?/That's some lie some white man up and said." He called it like it was.
I am actually writing a column about this for publication on Substack this week - but how is everyone - and I mean everyone - missing the fact that the most interesting player on any of these releases that almost no one knows about is Sonny Red, a great alto player who was in the same league as Jacki McLean? It bewilders me. I love Dorham, Mingus, et al, but Red is the one we should be talking about.
I hear ya and tried to give due to Sonny Red here (I admit that Red's playing has often left me a tad cold but he's great on the Dorham recording). For me, of the three releases I discuss, the biggest one is the Dorham by far (it's the most extensive document of his playing post-1964 that we have, making it an invaluable document). Looking forward to checking out your piece when it's out!
sorry for my crabbiness. I just see this pretty regularly -
Not at all - appreciate the dialogue.
"including the musical joke involving ‘Short'nin' Bread." "Who said mama's little baby likes short'nin bread?/That's some lie some white man up and said." He called it like it was.
He knew what was going on! It's fun to hear on the set how the lyrics are changed to 'Fables of Faubus.'