Dienstagabend war Jam Session Abend im Haig, steht natuerlich alles bei James Harrod, und einen Abschnitt ueber Bob Andrews hat er auch…
Andrews moved to Los Angeles from Wisconsin in the late 1940s. He became a jazz fan while in his teens and began to build his jazz collection of mainly 78 rpm records while still in high school. Andrews was also an amateur drummer and attended jam sessions around Los Angeles where he could sit in and participate. He opened his first jazz record shop in the early 1950s in the south bay area of Los Angeles, fairly close to The Lighthouse Cafe that had a growing reputation for a straight ahead jazz policy. Andrews’ shop, RECORD VILLE, also carried phonographs and the newest audio sensation, portable tape recorders. Andrews bought one of the top Pentron models for his own use and took it to clubs all over Los Angeles where owners allowed him to tape the jazz entertainment. Over a period of years Andrews amassed a tape library that captured the evolution of jazz as it was played in clubs ranging from The Lighthouse in Hermosa Beach to the Tradewinds in Inglewood and the Surf Club and The Haig in Los Angeles. Andrews also established a record label, Vantage Records, and released the first commercial recordings of Hampton Hawes and Pinky Winters among others. The Bob Andrews Collection is part of the archive at the Los Angeles Jazz Institute. The LAJI has provided some updates regarding recordings made at The Haig. Andrews taped the Hampton Hawes Trio at The Haig on September 22, 1951. The trio included Harper Crosby on bass and Larance (Lawrence) Marable on drums. Andrews released the session on his Vantage Records label as VLP-1.
Andrews war also nicht nur Schlagzeuger und Jazzfan sondern auch Tonbandgeraetehaendler…
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