aus Jazz Review Vol. 2, No. 9, Oct. 1959
CHICAGO SCENE by
Bob KoesterThe active jazz clubs include the Blue Note, the London House and the Sutherland Hotel Lounge, all presenting touring groups, and the C&C Lounge with the NORMAN SIMMONS septet, the Bambu with AL BELLETO, the French Poodle with the JOHN YOUNG t r i o , and the Avenue Lounge with the WALTER PERKINS MJT+3.
Joe Segal holds off-night sessions on Sunday evenings at the French Poodle, on Mondays at the Gate of Horn, and Tuesdays at the Sutherland Hotel, and among the regulars are trumpeter IRA SULLIVAN, tenorist JOHNNY GRIFFIN, and the SUN RA Arkestra (sic) ; the Jodie Christian trio, Richard Evans trio , Chris Anderson and other Chicago musicians frequently appear. Visiting musicians Sonny Stitt, Rolf Erickson, Lee Morgan, Les Spann, Philly Joe and Elvin Jones, Junior Mance and Tommy Flannigan all sat in during recent weeks.
Traditional and revivalist groups based in around Chicago include the Franz Jackson band and LIL ARMSTRONG’S quartet at the Red Arrow, the Charleston Chasers at the Lincoln Lounge in Joliet. Little Brother Montgomery is also working, with a quartet, in Joliet.
Clarinetist ALBERT NICHOLAS recorded two lps for Delmar, one with a septet including FLOYD O’BRIEN, and the other with the ART HODES trio. Argo has signed the RICHARD EVANS trio. Veejay, moving into the jazz field, signed ART BLAKEY, and tenor player WAYNE SHORTER under a separate contract, and recently recorded Walter Perkins with his MJT+3. Tempus recorded another Dave Remington lp, and Albert Nicholas recorded another side for Audiophile with a group including trumpeter Doc Evans.
Da war schon verdammt viel spannendes am Kochen!
MJT+3 muss ich bald mal wiederhören – Strozier vor allem, aber auch Mabern (von dem hab ich die beiden Fantasy Twofers – aber das wär ja dann mehr für den Memphis-Thread…), aber eben auch der wunderbare Walter Perkins.
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