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News. 28th. Nov 2022. Well wishes go out to Jack Goodwin, the original founder of the Warne Marsh Information Site who is currently recovering from the effects of a recent stroke. Jack has been a good friend to many readers of this site over the years and his hard work and dedication have been a tremendous asset and resource for many. Best wishes to Jack and his family during this challenging time. Get well soon Jack! 31st. Dec 2021. Rest In Peace Phil Schaap: April 06, 1951 - September 07, 2021 Phil Schaap, noted Jazz historian, broadcaster, educator and avid Jazz fan has passed. Phil was a native New Yorker who grew up in the hey day of Modern Jazz with numerous connections to the Jazz world from the age of five. Phil, most famously known for his in depth daily radio show dedicated to Charlie Parker, ’Bird Flight’ at Colombia University’s WKCR FM was a staple in New York City. He was a fan of Warne Marsh and of the Lennie Tristano school of Jazz. He also emcee’d on Warne’s performances at The West End Café, NYC in May of 1984 and hosted a marathon memorial broadcast honoring Warne after his untimely passing in December of 1987. Phil’s obituary in The New York Times can be found here.
31st. Dec 2021. Rest In Peace Peter Ind: 20 July 1928 - 20 August 2021 The great bassist, artist and author Peter Ind has passed. Peter was a key player within the Lennie Tristano school of Jazz in the 1950’s and was a frequent collaborator with Warne Marsh. He was also an artist and author having written a book on Lennie Tristano (Jazz Visions – Lennie Tristano and His Legacy, Equinox, 2007) Peter was also an active archivist having recorded many private sessions in his New York studios as well as various live gigs with Tristano school associates Warne Marsh, Lee Konitz, Sal Mosca, Ronnie Ball and others, a number of which were released on his independent label Wave Records. He also recorded other jazz artists in his New York studio and was owner and operator of the Bass Clef, opened in 1984 and a sister club, the Tenor Clef, opened in 1989. Peter’s obituary in JazzTimes can be found here.
23rd. Dec 2020. The following new entries have been submitted to the Warne Marsh Information Site Discography by Warne Marsh Information Site founder Jack Goodwin. We thank Jack for his contributions and he extends his well wishes to all. 75-1202 WARNE MARSH QUINTET. 'Jazzhus Montmartre', Copenhagen, Denmark, December 2, 1975. Lee Konitz, as; Warne Marsh, ts; Ole Kock Hansen, p; Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen, b; Alex Riel d. (with guest Allen Botschinsky sitting in on trumpet on all selections except 3) 75-1217 LEE KONITZ-WARNE MARSH QUINTET. Edinburgh, Scotland, December 17, 1975. Lee Konitz, as; Warne Marsh, ts; Dave Cliff, g; Peter Ind, b; Al Levitt, d. All of our readers and Warne Marsh enthusiasts throughout the world are encouraged to share their thoughts, memories, experiences, specific performance/recording information etc. for the record so that Warne’s legacy may continue to grow. All help and input to the site is much appreciated. 24th. Aug 2020. From Jack Goodwin, the original founder of the Warne Marsh Information Site: I'm sad to have to tell all Warne Marsh fans that my good friend Joop van der Leij passed away on August 14th. Joop was responsible for the layout of the Warne Marsh discography which appears on this site, converting my mass of Warne information into an intelligent layout easily accessible to anyone. Joop was also a very good 'on site' recordist and there are several recordings, commercially available, which were recorded by him at several Dutch jazz venues. Rest in peace Joop. Jack Goodwin 20th. Apr 2020. R.I.P. Lee Konitz October 13, 1927 - April 15, 2020 The great jazz alto saxophonist Lee Konitz has passed. Lee was one of Warne Marsh’s musical collaborators from the early recordings with Lennie Tristano and throughout Warne’s career. A monumental loss for the jazz world. 20th. Apr 2020. I’ve been in contact with Jack Goodwin, the original founder of the Warne Marsh Information Site who is very well and trying to stay safe during the current pandemic. Jack would love to hear from anyone he has known from his past activity on the site. His contact info is mailto:jg32@sky.com. Please feel free to drop him a line. 1st. Nov 2019. From bassist Don Messina: Cadence Jazz Records
has released a new CD (CJR1265)
"High And Outside" of the H M C Trio (Jimmy
Halperin - tenor sax, Don Messina - double bass, and Bill Chattin -
drums) recorded live in concert on April 21st, 2002. This CD is a
follow-up and companion album to the trio's Cycle Logical (CJR1142)
recording from 2001. High And Outside was recorded a year later when
the trio was performing often between 2000 and 2004: this recording
captures exactly what they were into then! H M C improvises through
standards; lines by Charlie Parker, Lennie Tristano, Warne Marsh, Lee
Konitz, Ted Brown, as well as a Halperin original. The entire concert
is included. Liner notes by Don Messina and Jimmy Halperin; mastered by
Garry Rindfuss, produced by Bob Rusch; and dedicated to Sal Mosca and
Ted Brown. HIGH AND OUTSIDE IS
AVAILABLE FOR PURCHASE: -Through the band by emailing mailto:jimmyhalperintriocd@gmail.com
-Direct through Cadence Jazz Records by emailing mailto:orders@cadencebuilding.com
or phone 315-287-2852. -Soon on iTunes and Amazon "All in all, this
concert is an example of the style we were able to share together at
this time. I am very pleased to have been a part of it." Jimmy Halperin
2018 October 2019 Jazz Journal Review https://jazzjournal.co.uk/ I highly recommend
this CD to fans of the music, styles and traditions of the Tristano
School of Jazz. The playing is flowing, loose and relaxed yet powerful,
intense
and swinging with the band playing steadily on all
cylinders. This is about as perfect a live performance as I've ever
heard. (Seth Kaplan, November
1st, 2019)
1st. Nov 2019. Thanks to Warne Marsh musical associates Jimmy Halperin and Skip Scott, entry 80-0823 has been added to the discography: 80-0823 WARNE MARSH QUINTET. 'US Blues’, Roslyn, NY August 23, 1980. Warne Marsh - ts; Jimmy Halperin - ts, ss; Tardo Hammer - p; John Ray - b; Skip Scott -d. 1 IT'S YOU OR NO ONE 7:57 2 BACKGROUND MUSIC 7:55 3 THEY CAN'T TAKE THAT AWAY FROM ME (INC.) 5:02 4 ON GREEN DOLPHIN STREET 7:00 5 ORNITHOLOGY 8:42 6 SOFTLY AS IN A MORNING SUNRISE 10:21 7 APRIL 10:42 8 WILLOW WEEP FOR ME (INC.) 8:56 9 317 EAST 32ND STREET (INC.) 7:24 Recorded at 'US Blues', Roslyn NY - 08/23/1980 by D. Halperin. All of our readers and Warne Marsh enthusiasts throughout the world are encouraged to share their thoughts, memories, experiences, specific performance/recording information etc. for the record so that Warne’s legacy may continue to grow. All help and input to the site is much appreciated.
1st. Nov 2019. An additional item has been added to the Documents page - Reader Bill Schweitzer has provided us with the original Warne Marsh concert program from Mills College Oct.1,1987.
6th. Sept 2018. Reader Bill Schweitzer has shared his reminiscences on THE WARNE MARSH QUARTET in concert for "Jazz In Flight". 'In Flight Dance Studio', 333 Dolores St., San Francisco, Oct. 18, 1987. Discography entry 87-1018 Warne Marsh, ts; Larry Koonse; g; Seward McCain, b; Jim Zimmerman, d. 1 IT’S YOU OR NO ONE 8:58 2 I CRIED FOR YOU 9:08 3 BACKGROUND MUSIC 2:43 4 TIME ON MY HANDS 7:00 5 317 EAST 32ND. STREET 8:12 6 WHAT IS THIS THING CALLED LOVE 6:04 7 GEE BABY, AIN'T I GOOD TO YOU 7:02 8 JOY SPRING 8:43 9 EASY LIVING 5:56 10 AFTER YOU’VE GONE 6:20 11 SONNYMOON FOR TWO 8:01 all PR Recorded by KJAZ and broadcast probably shortly after Marsh's death. A video tape made by a club member exists, but has never been broadcast. See the Global Warne-ing page for Bill’s in depth description. Bill has posted his 1st generation copy of the video tape of the concert to YouTube in five parts as follows: Warne Marsh Live In San Francisco 1987 https://youtu.be/gSgZudpsU1Q Warne Marsh Live In San Francisco 1987 - pt 2 https://youtu.be/qu7fJd6tcVA Warne Marsh Live In San Francisco 1987 - pt 3 https://youtu.be/5u-zNmapixA Warne Marsh Live In San Francisco 1987 - pt 4 https://youtu.be/-gOtXVqscDc Warne Marsh Live In San Francisco 1987 - conclusion https://youtu.be/lgHaBQBQi3E We thank Bill for sharing this wonderful document of Warne performing live as well as his recollections and information provided. All of our readers and Warne Marsh enthusiasts throughout the world are encouraged to share their thoughts, memories, experiences, specific performance/recording information etc. for the record so that Warne’s legacy may continue to grow. All help and input to the site is much appreciated
1st. Sept 2018. Thanks to reader Kirk
Silsbee, entry 80-0827 has been added to the discography: We thank Kirk for
sharing his recollections and the information provided.
31st. July 2018. Thanks to reader Alan
Matheson, discography entry 77-0309 has been expanded as follows: L to R - Lee Konitz, as; Bob Murphy, p; Torben Oxbol, b; Warne Marsh, ts; George Ursan, d. We thank Alan for sharing his recollections and tracking down the additional information provided. All of our readers and Warne Marsh enthusiasts throughout the world are encouraged to share their thoughts, memories, experiences, specific performance/recording information etc. for the record so that Warne’s legacy may continue to grow. All help and input to the site is much appreciated
16th. April 2017. CD Releases Jimmy’s CD Jimmy
Halperin with Pål Nyberg Trio ‘Live at A-trane - Berlin’ was recorded
live in Berlin at international jazz club A-trane on July 24th and 25th
2016. In addition to two of Jimmy’s original compositions, the
remaining performances feature original compositions by Lennie
Tristano, Lee Konitz and Ted Brown. Additional details and purchasing
info for Live at A-trane - Berlin can be found here.
15th. April 2017.
Two
additional video titles featuring Warne Marsh have been posted to
YouTube by John Klopotowski as
additions to The Warne Marsh Quartet - San Francisco, October 18, 1987
"Jazz In Flight" concert, 333 Dolores St. San Francisco, CA 'It's You Or No One' may be viewed
here
'Easy Living'
may be viewed here 25th. March 2017.
A
new video featuring Warne Marsh has been posted to YouTube courtesy of
John Klopotowski, friend, student and
musical collaborator with Warne Marsh
in the early 1980's. Warne Marsh Quartet - San
Francisco, October 18, 1987
from "Jazz In Flight" concert, 333 Dolores St. San Francisco, CA. 'What Is This Thing Called Love'
may be viewed here 11th. March 2017. On Saturday, March
25, 2017 with sets @ 8 and 9 PM and admission as follows - $20 (RSVP in
Advance by email to info@mondosummit.com / 917-969-4534) $25 at the
Door and $10 Students, The Kazzrie Jaxen Trio featuring Kazzrie
Jaxen (piano, vocals) along
with
Charley Krachy (tenor saxophone) and
Sal
Mosca bassist Don Messina will be performing at the
MONDO
Brownstone Theatre & Artspace 426 Springfield Ave, 3rd Floor
Summit, NJ. Additional
details can be found here 30th.
December 2016. An
additional item has been
added to the
Documents page - Down
Beat magazine March 21. 1957 reviewing the Warne Marsh-Ted Brown
Quintet playing at Bill Whisling's Club on Sunset Boulevard, Hollywood.
27th.
November 2016.
A
previously unknown and unreleased Warne Marsh recording with Art Pepper
has been released by Laurie Pepper on her Unreleased Art
series. Unreleased Art: Volume 9 - Art Pepper & Warne Marsh At
Donte's, April 26, 1974 has been added to the Discography
and is written up in All
About Jazz.
A 3-CD box featuring Art Pepper: alto saxophone; Warne Marsh: tenor
saxophone; Mark Levine, Bill Mays: piano; John Heard: bass; Lew Malin:
drums is available for purchase at Amazon. Here
is the Discography entry: 16th.
November 2016. Update
from
K.C. Marsh on
the documentary Warne Marsh: An Improvised Life Editing
Is In Progress! 9th. October 2016. Two
additional items have been
added to the Documents page 1. Martin Williams' review of Warne Marsh's self-titled Atlantic album [Atlantic 1291] from the January 8, 1959 issue of Down Beat and 2. Mimi Clar's review of Warne Marsh's self-titled Atlantic album [Atlantic 1291] from the February 1959 issue of The Jazz Review
An
additional item has been
added to the
Documents page -
Translation from Japanese, of the liner notes to the Personal Statement
album by Warne Marsh.
9th. September 2016. Two
additional items have been
added to the Documents page 2. A letter from Warne Marsh to John William Hardy, owner of Revelation Records 8th. September 2016. On Sunday, September
25th, 2016 @ 3:00 P.M. (Free admission) Sal Mosca bassist Don Messina
along with Kazzrie Jaxen (piano, vocals) and Charley Krachy (tenor
saxophone) will be performing as a trio in The
Wellfleet Public Library -Presents- "Sunday Afternoon Jazz"
at Wellfleet Public Library 55 W. Main St. Wellfleet,
MA 02667 (Tel. 508-349-0310) Additional details can be found here
2nd. June 2016. Jazz journalist Marc Meyers, via his JazzWax blog has given us an interesting history on Clifford Brown's composition, Daahoud which was recorded twice by Warne Marsh in 1957. Once for the album "The Right Combination" with Joe Albany and again with Albany in a live performance from the Galleon Room in Dana Point, California on October 7, 1957 and issued as "The Warne Marsh Quartet Featuring Joe Albany: Live at Dana Point, 1957". The live performance is the highlight of the blog post which may be viewed here. Included are YouTube links to Warne's live performance along with two studio versions recorded by Clifford Brown. 3rd. May 2016. John Klopotowski, Warne Marsh student and musical collaborator in the early 80's, has opened his personal, largely music based web page. Page location is here 19th. April 2016. An additional item has been added to the Documents page - A presentation on James Harrod's Stars of Jazz webpage featuring the Warne Marsh Quintet on the KABC-TV Stars of Jazz - March 11, 1957 television broadcast. 1st. April 2016. Two
additional items have been
added to the Documents page 2. Warne Marsh Obituary from Mike Hennessy - Downbeat
I've
opened a new Documents page to either
link or host the many interesting
articles, blog postings and write ups on Warne Marsh out on the
internet. Page location is here Seth Kaplan 13th February 2016 3rd.
January 2016. 4th. December 2015. Sal Mosca’s family has released the second of two multiple CD issues in 2015 both featuring solo performances by Sal recorded on two separate tours of The Netherlands from 1992 and 1981 respectively. The 1992 release is titled "Sal Mosca: The Talk of the Town; Live at the Bimhuis" (2-CD set; Sunnyside Records SSC1317) The 1981 release is titled "Sal Mosca: Too Marvelous for Words; June 1981, Five Concerts from The Netherlands" (5-CD set Cadence Jazz Records 1248 - 1252). Both CD sets are available here at the Sal Mosca Website 3rd. December 2015. A
note from Jack Goodwin
7th.
July 2015. 23rd.
June 2015. A while ago, realising I wasn't getting any younger, I
decided I had to find a resting place for all the CD's, cassettes, photos, paperwork etc. etc. I'd
collected over the past many years on tenorist Warne Marsh. I wanted to
keep everything together but available for anyone interested to refer
or listen to and I began sounding out various options. To cut a long
story short, I have now donated the archive in its entirety to The Los
Angeles Jazz Institute at Long Beach California. It will be housed at
the Music Department of the California State University and as
intended, will be available to visitors wishing to listen or study. The
Los Angeles Jazz Institute seemed to me to be the natural place for the
collection as Los Angeles was where Warne was born and where he died. JACK GOODWIN DONATES THE WARNE MARSH COLLECTION TO THE LOS ANGELES JAZZ INSTITUTE The Warne Marsh Collection, remarkably
extensive archives of previously unreleased recordings by the great
tenor-saxophonist, has been donated to the Los Angeles Jazz Institute
by Jack Goodwin. The collection documents over 200 different live and
studio sessions that have not been heard since they were originally
performed. The Los Angeles Jazz Institute, under the direction of Ken Poston, is the home for the personal collections of such major jazz artists as Howard Rumsey, Shorty Rogers, Gerry Mulligan, Art Pepper, Bud Shank, Bob Cooper, June Christy, and Pete Rugolo among others. Jack Goodwin’s Warne Marsh Collection is a major acquisition for the Institute. Jack Goodwin’s priceless recordings add immeasurably to the saxophonist’s musical legacy. Los Angeles Jazz Institute is here: www.lajazzinstitute.org/ You can see the list of recordings donated here and I would again thank all those who have given me so many recordings of Warne Marsh over the years. 2nd.
June 2015. 12th.
November 2014. 12th.
November 2014. 22nd.
October 2014. 28th.
August 2014. 15th.
August 2014. 8th.
August 2014. 5th.
June 2014. Thanks to Geraldyne Marsh and Lenny Popkin for this correction. 17th.
January 2014. Thanks to Ken Poston, director of the Los Angeles Jazz Institute, for this information. October 16th. 2013. Hello
Mr. Goodwin,
My
name is John Petrucelli and I am a Ph.D. student at the University of
Pittsburgh. I wanted to let you know that my Master's thesis Motivic
and Harmonic Analysis of Warne Marsh: The Unissued Copenhagen Studio
Recordings, is available for download on the Rutgers electronic
dissertation page (with a citation to your Discography). In compiling
this research, I consulted John Klopotowski, Ted Brown, and K.C. Marsh,
and was advised by Drs. Lewis Porter and Henry Martin.
Here
is the link- http://rucore.libraries.rutgers.edu/rutgers-lib/40436/
I
was wondering if you would include it in some way on the Warne Marsh
Information page?
Also, there is a transcription book for sale- Concert
version- http://www.amazon.com/Warne-Marsh-Copenhagen-Transcriptions-Instruments/dp/0989642496/ref=sr_1_38?ie=UTF8&qid=1381938430&sr=8-38&keywords=warne+marsh
Hope
to be able to contribute in some way! Looking forward to hearing from
you.
Sincerely, John
Petrucelli
27th.
June 2013. 5th.
June 2013. 5th.
June 2013. 10th.
May 2013. 3rd. February 2013. Hello world...
I just wanted to let
everyone know that I am now accepting students who are
interested in jazz
improvisation. My lessons are online, using Skype,
which will allow us to see and hear each other over the Internet. Also, using PayPal,
the conversion of currencies from other countries to US Dollars
is easier than I
thought. In fact I now have a student in Italy!
So if you know
anyone who might be interested please refer them to my website.
Thanks,
Ted
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November 2012. 26th.
July 2012. 5th.
July 2012. 5th.
July 2012. 6th.
April 2012. 28th.
March 2012. This is a collection of tracks from various dates and features eight tracks which include Warne Marsh in the personnel. See discography for details. Note: Fresh Sound repeat the incorrect date of June 15th. 1955 for the single track "Ronnie's Line" whereas the correct date is June 21. 1955. 19th.
February 2012. 15th.
February 2012. 15th.
January 2012. 19th.
December 2011. 16th.
November 2011. 26th.
October 2011. 27th.
June 2011. Newly
released Warne Marsh CD. The second half of 1956 was a fertile time for the ex-Tristano students based in the Los Angeles area of California. Warne Marsh, Ted Brown, Ronnie Ball and Jeff Morton had arrived individually over a relatively short period and together with Ben Tucker on bass, had formed a group which recorded several times during this period. “Jazz of Two Cities”, “The Way It Was”, and “Free Wheeling” are studio recordings showing the cohesive swing this group had developed and all these titles have been issued and reissued over the years. This latest release, however, was recorded live in February 1957 at Bill Whisling’s Modern Jazz Room on Sunset Boulevard. Ronnie Ball took along a small, but heavy, Webco tape deck and fastened the mike for the recorder to the single house mike. The reels of tape used were small and had to be constantly changed and the single mike didn’t make for a balanced recording. But the music shows the enthusiasm and drive of the group which, at this stage Warne Marsh thought “ was sounding the way we want it to.” Despite the lack of balance, there is sufficient quality present to show this quite amazing group in full flight. This is the only live recording that exists of the group, and Marshmallow Records is to be congratulated in making this rare recording available. The CD is available from Eastwind in Los Angeles and Cat Fish in Fukuoka, Japan both of whom accept payment by PayPal. Other distributors are being sought. It is worth mentioning that Ted Brown is still actively playing in the New York area and Ben Tucker still plays around his home town of Savannah, Georgia. 4th.
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February 2011. 28th. January 2011. Ted Brown, a name well known to most visitors to this site, was invited by Marshmallow Records owner Mitsuo Johfu to visit Japan in late 2009 to play as a featured guest with the Yoichi Hirai Group and the Gene DiNovi Trio at concerts in Tokyo and Yokohama. Ted arrived on October 24th. and almost immediately began rehearsals with the Hirai Group which consists of alto, tenor, piano, two basses and drums and led by guitarist Yoichi Hirai. This is a group which has diligently transcribed many of the compositions of Lennie Tristano, Lee Konitz, Warne Marsh and Ted himself and has achieved a sound and style very much akin to the classic Tristano Sextet. Ted and this group played a concert at the Pit Inn, Tokyo on October 27th. and Mitsuo Johfu was there to record it. This recording has now been issued on Marshmallow Records “Ted Brown – Live at Pit Inn, Tokyo with Yoichi Hirai Group” MMEX-137-CD. Ted plays well and is ably supported by the Hirai Group. The track titles are well known lines such as Bird’s “Big Foot” and “Yardbird Suite” and Ted’s own “Dig It” and “Jazz Of Two Cities”. Ted must have enjoyed playing with this quite remarkable group as the CD is very satisfying to listen to. On October 30th. Ted moved on to Yokohama to play with the Gene DiNovi Trio (Gene on piano, Neil Swainson, bass and Ernesto Cervini, drums) at the Sugita Theatre. The concert was also recorded and the resulting CD - which is a limited edition of 999 copies - is a joy. Ted is instantly recognisable from his very personal tone and copious free flowing ideas, no clichés, no licks. The details : “Ted Brown + Gene DiNovi - Live in Yokohama” Marshmallow Records MMEX-145-CD. 5th.
November 2010. Alteration
to discography. 13th
October 2010. 4th October 2010. A PREVIOUSLY UNISSUED RECORDING BY WARNE MARSH. Warne
Marsh Trio. “New York City Live” – Riverworks Records. This 2CD set brings together two old friends. Keith “Red” Mitchell and Warne Marsh first met when both were in the army in 1946, with Red playing piano at that time. They first recorded together in September 1957 in Los Angeles and this was released as “Music for Prancing” on the Mode label. However in 1980 they played and toured together both in New York and Europe. Firstly, they played a concert at Alice Tully Hall, Lincoln Center, NYC sponsored by the Lennie Tristano Foundation, then moved on to Norway where they recorded with Karin Krog, and made a radio broadcast the following day. Next stop was Stockholm where they played and broadcast several times. Concerts at the Fasching Club, Stockholm were recorded and subsequently tracks were released by Storyville Records under the title “The Big Two” - Volumes 1 & 2. Returning to New York, they played a week at Sweet Basil on Seventh Avenue, and tracks recorded at this venue have been released on Fresh Sound Records. This set of two CD’s recorded live in New York, have a total of fifteen tracks and give a playing time of about ninety minutes. They capture both Warne and Red at their peak. Warne is instantly recognisable and plays some gloriously inventive solos. Red’s sonorous and always perfectly pitched sound blends perfectly with Warne and it is as though they are communicating telepathically, they integrate so well. Drummer Pete Scattaretico studied with Lennie Tristano and played regularly with Warne Marsh from 1979. He plays with drive and perfect taste and the Trio members are obviously listening to each other and appreciating the result. This music is pure jazz improvisation of the highest quality and I cannot recommend this CD issue enough. Pete Scattaretico has put in a lot of work in producing these CD’s and is to be congratulated in putting together an excellent package. The sound quality is excellent, and the liner notes and graphics compliment the whole thing. These CD’s will soon be available from the usual sources at around $22.00 but you can enquire about their availability from Pete at www.peterscattaretico.com 19
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March 2010. 12th.
January 2010. 2nd.
December 2009. 18th
November 2009. 12th. August 2009. I've recently added a photograph of Warne Marsh with Tal Farlow to the Photo Gallery on this site. It was taken at the Silver Screen Room of the Hyatt Hotel, on Sunset Boulevard, West Hollywood, California on September 15th, 1984 by the photographer Joel Mark - http://www.joelmark.com - to illustrate an article written for the L.A. Reader, a weekly paper for the Los Angeles area. Many thanks to Joel. 22nd.
March 2009. http://davidvaldez.blogspot.com/2007/05/warne-marsh-plays-abersold.html The tracks David refers to were recorded by Warne himself as he improvised to the pre-recorded accompaniment of the Jamey Aebersold play-along LP "All Bird". Gary Foster can remember playing with Warne and this recording around late 1977. 30th.
January 2009. 19th.
October 2008. 6th.
October 2008.
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September 2008. 27th.
August 2008. 14th.
August 2008. 22nd.
July 2008. 28th.
June 2008. 19th.
May 2008. 14th.
April 2008. 7th.
April 2008. 22nd.
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September 2007 Reviewed by Jack Goodwin This is quite a unique biography. It is composed of conversations, in question and answer form, that Andy Hamilton has had with Lee Konitz over the past eight years and is published just as Konitz approaches his 80th. birthday in October. Lee talks at length about his apprenticeship with Lennie Tristano, his playing with Warne Marsh, Miles Davis, Stan Kenton, etc., and more recently, his continuing tours around the world as featured soloist with other jazz musicians. Konitz has the desire, and the ability, to play pure improvised jazz music, without clichés, licks and quotes and throughout the book, his honest approach to music and improvising comes across. His recorded output is quite vast and despite his uncompromising attitude, he has managed to make a living for over sixty years playing jazz. Visitors to this site will be interested to read the extensive comments he makes about Warne Marsh. As an example: “When I think of Warne Marsh, I think of the definitive creative player, no theatricality, no showboating, just a true musical improviser. It’s a true unexaggerated voice, that’s what’s so sophisticated about it – without the “bleating” and overblowing that many saxophone players seem obliged to do.” Included are many valuable interviews with other musicians commenting on how they feel about Konitz, and also several pages of photographs which span the life of Lee Konitz and which, generally, are previously unseen. This is an excellent book, and Andy Hamilton is to be congratulated in producing something which probably Lee, himself, would never have contemplated writing, and it is unreservedly recommended. 3rd.
September 2007 29th.
July 2007 23rd.
July 2007 15th.
June 2007 6th.
March 2007 19th.
February 2007 12th.
November 2006. 6th.
November 2006. 20th. October 2006. I’ve been asked several times in the recent past if there is a source for any transcriptions of the lines recorded by Warne Marsh. The late Billy Bauer published several transcriptions of lines by Lennie Tristano, Warne Marsh and Lee Konitz and his son, Bill Bauer, is continuing to make these available. Anyone interested can email him at billybauer121@yahoo.com 12th.
October 2006. 6th.
September 2006. 21st.
August 2006. 16th.
August 2006. 7th.
August 2006. 6th. August 2006. Amazing what you can find on this Internet thing... I discovered a CD which has been issued by Lone Hill Jazz in Spain which is called: "The Complete Free Wheeling Sessions" Art Pepper & Ted Brown - featuring Warne Marsh Lone Hill Jazz - LHJ10236 It is supposedly the 50th anniversary of a "marathon studio date" which took place on November 26, 1956 and produced these two albums: 1) "Free Wheeling" Ted Brown, Warne Marsh, Art Pepper, Ronnie Ball, Ben Tucker, Jeff Morton 2) "The Way It Was" Art Pepper, Warne Marsh, Ronnie Ball, Ben Tucker, Gary Frommer It says the personnel is the same on both albums...except on the second one Ted Brown is removed from the front line and Jeff Morton is replaced by Gary Frommer. "Free Wheeling" was actually recorded on December 21, 1956 and "The Way It Was" was recorded November 26, 1956. That is quite a "marathon studio date." Also each date contains the tune "Avalon" which is rather odd if both were done the same day. I know it was a Friday afternoon that we did "Free Wheeling"...because we had to go to work that night at Whistlings. Try that after doing TWO record dates that day. This "fake" record marathon is only one CD. Their liner notes say that due to lack of space they were only able to include the MASTER takes from "The Way It Was." So from that date there are only 7 tracks on this new disc. They are making up a whole new story that both these record dates were done in one long marathon session on November 26, 1956. That is the premise of this new CD which they call "The COMPLETE Free Wheeling Sessions" because they stress the point that they were both done the same day....not that they are COMPLETE because they contain all the takes. If they were to correct those dates they would have to take this CD off the market because they are advertising it as a marathon session...and are calling that marathon The Free Wheeling Sessions. But the weirdest thing is they used the same stupid cover with the wolf mask that was on the original "Free Wheeling" but now it is called "The Complete Free Wheeling Sessions" and is listed under Art Pepper. How is that for a discography problem? There ain't no business like the record business!! Best regards, Ted 27th.
June 2006. "NE
PLUS ULTRA" 5th. October 2005. JAZZ
VISIONS The
above 192 page book was published by Equinox Books on 24th.
October at £16.99/$29.95. 16th.
September 2004. Amendment to discography: 59-0217/24
Lee Konitz - Warne Marsh Quintet at the Half Note, NYC. 15th.
August 2004. 31st.
March 2004. CD review 22nd. March 2004. Further to the item dated 1st. March below regarding the proposed reissue of the Nessa Records "All Music" session. This CD is now available and I show below latest information from Chuck Nessa: cnessa@earthlink.net The price is $15. We accept checks, money orders, cash, MasterCard and Visa. The address is: Nessa Records PO Box 394, Whitehall, MI 49461, USA Thanks, Chuck The new release is on a single CD and the disc should arrive here in 2 weeks. Excluded are (not including incomplete performances) alternates of everything on the LP with three exceptions. "A Time For Love" was attempted something like seven times, "Subconscious-Lee" was done only once (right at the end of the recording of that tune Warne told me "That's the best I ever played that tune") and "I Have A Good One For You" (you get every scrap of that one). To respond to a question about a possible two disc version mentioned in Safford Chamberlain's book - after listening for over a year to all the tapes I decided I could get the "meat" onto one disc and a single disc would sell better than a set. The CD includes a note from me about this and I will post it below, as well as the tracks and times. Before the sessions Warne told me he would record one tune each by Lennie Tristano, Lee Konitz and himself from his New York days. He also said they would do a ballad, a blues and Lou had a tune ("Lunarcy"). Lastly, he was working on the changes of "It’s You Or No One" and wanted to record it too. He said “I have a good one for you”. Lou asked me to rent an electric piano because he wished to use it for a recording of Johnny Mandel’s "A Time For Love". The electric piano turned out to be defective and generated random static on all takes. We performed a salvage job on one of them for this issue, but some noise remains. We have included the initial take of "On Purpose" (complete with a shaky ending) to show the transformation from first to final version. On the first day of recording we started with a performance of "Lunarcy" and then Warne launched into a series of takes of his “good one”. We have included all versions of this piece at the end of the disc so you can loop back to the final master (track 1). "I Have A Good One For You" was the first piece recorded on the second day in the studio. They nailed that one. TRACK LISTING (the first 7 tracks are the LP sequence) 1
I Have A Good One For You (take 13) 5:29 I forgot to add: Tracks 9-14 recorded on Friday, Feb 20 and the rest on Feb 21 1976. |