Zu Sara Cassey:
Don Sickler
I can tell you a few things, but unfortunately only a very few things about Sara Cassey. I know she was from Detroit. She came to New York sometime in the mid ’50’s. She was a pianist, but not a performing jazz pianist. She wrote her music out in full, through composed, in notation, not melody with chord symbols. While in New York, she worked for Riverside Records and therefore got to meet many of the great jazz musicians who recorded for that label. Many of the Detroit musicians, such as the Jones brothers (Hank, Thad and Elvin), pianists Tommy Flanagan, Barry Harris and Roland Hanna, and bassist Ron Carter, knew she was a talented composer. They passed that knowledge on to other great musicians like trumpeter Clark Terry, saxophonist Johnny Griffin, pianists Billy Taylor, Junior Mance and Marian McPartland, as well as drummer Charli Persip, all of whom recorded her music.
Quelle: https://jazzleadsheets.com/composers/sara-cassey.html
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Unten mal die Einträge von Discogs – da kommt einiges zusammen!
Song – Künstler (Album, Label, Jahr):
25½ Daze – Johnny Griffin („The Kerry Dancers“, Riverside, 1962)
Just for Fun – Hank Jones („Just for Fun“, Galaxy, 1977)
Just for Fun – Ralph Ruh Trio (Standards & More“, Octason, 2017)
Right Down Front – Charlie Persip („Charles Persip and the Jazz Statesmen“, Bethlehem, 1961)
The Seasons – Junior Mance Trio („Big Chief!“, Riverside, 1961)
Shadowland – Elvin Jones („Elvin!“, Riverside, 1962)
Shadowland – New York Connexion („Along Came Jones“, Sirocco Jazz, 1998)
Very Near Blue – Clark Terry with Thelonious Monk („In Orbit“, Riverside, 1958)
Very Near Blue – Eric Reed Trio („Blue Monk“, M&I, 2006)
Warm Blue Stream (vermutlich arr. Ernie Wilkins) – Candido („Candido The Volcanic“, ABC-Paramount, 1957)
Warm Blue Stream (arr. Ernie Wilkins) – Harry James and His Orchestra („The New James“, Capitol, 1958)
Warm Blue Stream – Nat Adderley Quintet („Branching Out“, Riverside, 1958)
Warm Blue Stream – Billy Taylor („Uptown“, Riverside, 1960)
Warm Blue Stream (lyrics: Dotty Wayne) – Jean Turner w/Stan Kenton and His Orchestra („Some Women I’ve Known“, Creative World, ohne Jahr/rec. 1962)
Warm Blue Stream (lyrics: Dotty Wayne) – Sylvia Copeland („The August Child“, Mainstream, 1964)
Warm Blue Stream – Hank Jones („Hanky Panky“, East Wind, 1975)
Wind Flower – Hank Jones („Hanky Panky“, East Wind, 1975)
Wind Flower – The Great Jazz Trio („At the Village Vanguard Vol. 2“, East Wind, 1977)
Wind Flower (als Windflower) – Mel Lewis („Mel Lewis and Friends“, A&M, 1977)
Wind Flower (als Windflower) – Herb Ellis / Remo Palmier („Windflower“, Concord, 1978)
Wind Flower (als Windflower) – Richard Davis („Harvest“, Muse, 1979)
Wind Flower – Marian McPartland („Portrait of Marian McPartland“, Concord, 1979)
Wind Flower – The Great Jazz Trio: Hank Jones, John Patitucci, Omar Hakim („July 5th, Live At Birdland New York“, Eighty-Eight’s, 2007)
Wind Flower – Terri Lyne Carrington, Kris Davis, Nicholas Payton, Matthew Stevens, Linda Oh („New Standards, Vol. 1“, Candid, 2022)
Für Audio Fidelity hat Cassey zudem 1965/66 auch ein paar Mal Liner Notes geschrieben, u.a. für „Just Jazz“ von Benny Golson und „Among the Stars“ von Renee Raff.
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