Max Gordon died in 1987, and his widow Lorraine took it over for many years until her recent passing, There were many other people watching--I take it I was not the only person invited by Spector--so it was hard to hear. But the expression on Branford's face said it all. It was like, "Man, are you for real?"
Wynton came the year before I got there and I was not there for Branford, but I did have lunch with him once. Amazing musician and also a very witty guy.
Enjoyed this. But… I wish the “that” in the last line, ie what exactly was said and implied, was rendered more explicitly. Quotes! But thanks anyway. Vivid. (And wasn’t the Vangurd Max Gordon’s place? I think I wrote one of my first features on him…)
Great piece. It was only two and a half years. I barely watched it when Letterman moved to CBS. I remember seeing Roy there. Wow. Jazz on network TV after Night Music.
I always enjoyed Robert Kirby's orchestral arrangements for Nick Drake's albums, especially FIVE LEAVES LEFT, (love "Fruit Tree," especially the oboe!) Kirby was a childhood friend, too. Harry Robinson arranged the haunting and appropriately dissonant strings for "River Man." Both arrangers really captured the spirit and flavor of the songs and complemented Drake's voice and temperament. Kirby played with and arranged for a lot of folks, including one of my long-time favorite bands, The Strawbs, as well as on another old favorite album, Vashti Bunyan's JUST ANOTHER DIAMOND DAY.
You're lucky to be alive after that encounter, David! (Of course, Spector isn't in a class with Werner Herzog and Klaus Kinski!). You came in after the Master Classes and historic performance with the jazz band, featuring Wynton and Roy Hargrove trading licks (a truly unforgettable experience!), but were you at Arts when Branford came as well to do Master Classes? I recall a performance in the old band hall with the band, featuring Branford, who traded solos on one song with Matt Marantz.
Max Gordon died in 1987, and his widow Lorraine took it over for many years until her recent passing, There were many other people watching--I take it I was not the only person invited by Spector--so it was hard to hear. But the expression on Branford's face said it all. It was like, "Man, are you for real?"
Instant Karma, indeed
Wynton came the year before I got there and I was not there for Branford, but I did have lunch with him once. Amazing musician and also a very witty guy.
Enjoyed this. But… I wish the “that” in the last line, ie what exactly was said and implied, was rendered more explicitly. Quotes! But thanks anyway. Vivid. (And wasn’t the Vangurd Max Gordon’s place? I think I wrote one of my first features on him…)
And thank you!
I watched that episode! That was huge!
Great piece. It was only two and a half years. I barely watched it when Letterman moved to CBS. I remember seeing Roy there. Wow. Jazz on network TV after Night Music.
Phil Spector has contributed to humanity by being incarcerated and dying. What an awful man!
I always enjoyed Robert Kirby's orchestral arrangements for Nick Drake's albums, especially FIVE LEAVES LEFT, (love "Fruit Tree," especially the oboe!) Kirby was a childhood friend, too. Harry Robinson arranged the haunting and appropriately dissonant strings for "River Man." Both arrangers really captured the spirit and flavor of the songs and complemented Drake's voice and temperament. Kirby played with and arranged for a lot of folks, including one of my long-time favorite bands, The Strawbs, as well as on another old favorite album, Vashti Bunyan's JUST ANOTHER DIAMOND DAY.
You're lucky to be alive after that encounter, David! (Of course, Spector isn't in a class with Werner Herzog and Klaus Kinski!). You came in after the Master Classes and historic performance with the jazz band, featuring Wynton and Roy Hargrove trading licks (a truly unforgettable experience!), but were you at Arts when Branford came as well to do Master Classes? I recall a performance in the old band hall with the band, featuring Branford, who traded solos on one song with Matt Marantz.