Ornette Coleman Where?
Jeffrey Byrd
austin-ghetto-list@pairlist.net
Fri Nov 5 12:50:41 2004
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Thanks for the info on time and price.
But where is Coleman palying?
Nightbyrd
Harry Edwards <laughingwolf@ev1.net> wrote:
Coltrane died in 1967. twisty
On Nov 4, 2004, at 1:48 PM, Michael Eisenstadt wrote:
> We used to have all the early Ornette LP albums. To our
> ear his early stuff is as classic as Coltrane. The sidemen
> I remember from him playing at the Five Spot were Don
> Cherry on trumpet and Charlie Haden on bass. I dont
> remember the drummer which according to the Internet
> would have to have been Ed Blackwell or Billy Higgins,
> at least on the records but maybe, just maybe there was
> NO drummer in the live sets. Seems hard to believe but
> Coleman did everything differently. I gotta check on this.
>
> I do seem to remember Coleman playing a weird white
> colored plastic saxophone. This would have been around
> 1968.
>
> As for Miles in the 1958 period, I count myself blessed
> or at least very lucky to have heard him that winter at a
> black night club on Eastern Parkway in Brooklyn. I do
> remember our table as being the only white table there
> and I remember the perfectly fitted tan fawn colored 3
> piece suit he wore. He didnt look at the audience there
> either. That band would have probably had John
> Coltrane on tenor but as I didnt know squat about jazz at
> the time, I will never know if I heard Coltrane live or not.
>
> As for $45, it isnt $45, its $20 which in these days
> seems pretty cheap. As the house wont be full
> (who the hell knows from Ornette Coleman in Austin?)
> it will be my pleasure to infiltrate from the $20 section
> to the $35 or $45 sections or win a free pair from KUT.
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<DIV><BR>Thanks for the info on time and price.</DIV>
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<DIV>But where is Coleman palying?</DIV>
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<DIV>Nightbyrd<BR><B><I>Harry Edwards <laughingwolf@ev1.net></I></B> wrote:</DIV>
<BLOCKQUOTE class=replbq style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #1010ff 2px solid">Coltrane died in 1967. twisty<BR><BR><BR><BR><BR>On Nov 4, 2004, at 1:48 PM, Michael Eisenstadt wrote:<BR><BR>> We used to have all the early Ornette LP albums. To our<BR>> ear his early stuff is as classic as Coltrane. The sidemen<BR>> I remember from him playing at the Five Spot were Don<BR>> Cherry on trumpet and Charlie Haden on bass. I dont<BR>> remember the drummer which according to the Internet<BR>> would have to have been Ed Blackwell or Billy Higgins,<BR>> at least on the records but maybe, just maybe there was<BR>> NO drummer in the live sets. Seems hard to believe but<BR>> Coleman did everything differently. I gotta check on this.<BR>><BR>> I do seem to remember Coleman playing a weird white<BR>> colored plastic saxophone. This would have been around<BR>> 1968.<BR>><BR>> As for Miles in the 1958 period, I count myself
blessed<BR>> or at least very lucky to have heard him that winter at a<BR>> black night club on Eastern Parkway in Brooklyn. I do<BR>> remember our table as being the only white table there<BR>> and I remember the perfectly fitted tan fawn colored 3<BR>> piece suit he wore. He didnt look at the audience there<BR>> either. That band would have probably had John<BR>> Coltrane on tenor but as I didnt know squat about jazz at<BR>> the time, I will never know if I heard Coltrane live or not.<BR>><BR>> As for $45, it isnt $45, its $20 which in these days<BR>> seems pretty cheap. As the house wont be full<BR>> (who the hell knows from Ornette Coleman in Austin?)<BR>> it will be my pleasure to infiltrate from the $20 section<BR>> to the $35 or $45 sections or win a free pair from KUT.<BR>><BR>><BR>><BR>><BR>><BR>><BR>><BR>><BR><BR><BR></BLOCKQUOTE>
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