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I have been a HUGE Freddie Redd fan since the late 1980's when he was playing 4 nights a week at the Studio Grill here in Hollywood. I would pop in about once a week for a set or two after work, as the Studio Grill was about 6 blocks from my office. Freddie has been struggling with carpal tunnel on and off for the last few years, but he did a flurry of shows late last year and early this year here in LA and he sounded GREAT--but nothing since March or so. Look for the CD on Triloka called "Live at the Studio Grill" with Billy Higgins and AL McKibbon.This was Freddie's first 10" on Prestige--it was reissued as 1/2 of the 12" "Piano East/Piano West" with Hampton Hawes.
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Great choice! I only have the reissue with the Hampton Hawes sides that you mentionI was fortunate-and old enough!-to see Freddie and Jackie McLean in the original Living Theater production of "The Connection." It was incredible, as is the Blue Note LP they did of the music from the play which I'm sure a number of us have. It was a perfect match of drama and music, because Jack Gelber's play allowed the actors and musicians lots of freedom for improvisation. By the way I also have a CD of the "Connection" music Redd recorded in 1960 with Tina Brooks, Howard McGhee, Milt Hinton & Osie Johnson, a band that apparently never actually appeard in the play. It's on the British Boplicity label, but, as far as I can tell, was issued originally on a US label.
As you are obviously well aware, Freddie Redd is an interesting amalgam of the stylistic innovations of both Bud Powell and Thelonious Monk which he synthesized into a distinctive voice all his own.
You are absolutely right about the "Live at the Studio Grill" CD too. In addition to Redd's great work, Billy Higgins drum performance on "All the Things You Are" is enough to warrant the price. I recently got another CD trio recording, "Under Paris Skies" on the (French) Futura Swing label, that was recorded in Paris in 1971 with a French rhthm section, but, alas, it is not his most inspired work.
While I'm at it, I'd also like to mention a couple of LPs Redd did with horns: 1) "Lonely City" on Uptown with Clifford Jordan, Clarence "C" Sharpe & Don Sickler and 2) "Everybody Loves A Winner" on Milestone with Teddy Edwards, Curtis Peagler & Phil Ranelin. And I'm sure you must have "Straight Ahead" and "San Francisco Suite", two trio dates on Interplay and Riverside respectively.
There's a great trio date on the Japanese TRIO label from the late 70's that's great--can't think of the name of it right now, but on the cover is a full sized head shot of Freddie looking down--a really nice pic.The French LP isn't very good by Freddie Redd standards, but it's OK.
The "other" Connection LP is on Felsted with Howard McGhee and Tina Brooks (who was McLean's understudy in the original production)--I have a copy that I picked up off on one of Leon Levitt's old lists and I paid a FORTUNE for it back in the 80's--something like $300 THEN--I have no idea what it's worth today, but probably about $2000 or more--it never EVER shows up on ebay.
I knew the CD I got a year or so ago had to have come from what was originally an LP issue. Thanks for the info. As you indicate, the LP is no doubt near impossible to come by, especially since there couldn't have been many in existence in the first place.
red Prestige?second the other comment/keep 'em coming please. these threads are really fun.
I love not only the music you're introducing/reminding us of, but from a sheer collector's standpoint, some of the album pics you've posted are breathtaking.Thanks Allan!
i don't want to imply that i ever want anyone to need to have their wills executed, but there a few inmates who shall remain nameless that have jazz collections almost worth killing for. you just need to figure out how to become their beneficiary first. ;)
i kid of course. killing is very bad and i don't condone it - even when jazz LPs are on the line.
Executing fellow inmates requires the absence of witnesses in virtually all states.Very messy bidness, that...
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I'll look for that CD, thanks for the info. Not at all familiar with the playing, only the name-
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I know it 'aint vinyl, but this is one of the best straight-ahead piano trio albums of the last 20 years. Freddie brought in Billy and Al as ringers for the recording--they were NOT there 4 nights a week with him!! I missed the night of the recording, but I was there the previous night, a warm-up session with the same players--couldn't make it the next night, so you won't hear me whooping it up in the background!
Talk is cheap, just ordered it.
I can't recall ever having heard Al and Smilin' Billy together. Should be worth it for that alone.
Al M. was Art Blakey's favorite bassist. Remember the band that toured as The Giants of Jazz- Monk, Gillespie, J. J., McKibbon, Blakey- in the early 70's? Little did anyone know that would be pretty much the last they'd see of Monk (I have only the recordings of that band). Al was a great fit with Monk and with many others-
Thanks again,
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I've been playing this CD at least twice a month for YEARS!! I freaking love this album. And you're right--I can't think of another record with Al and Billy together!
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