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Waymon Reed
Waymon Reed (January 10, 1940, Fayetteville, North Carolina - November 25, 1983, Nashville, Tennessee) was an American jazz trumpeter. While he was principally a bebop soloist, he also worked in rhythm and blues ( R&B). He never had any children, and was married from 1978 to 1981 to singer Sarah Vaughan. Career Reed attended the Eastman School of Music and then played with jazz great, trumpeter/saxophonist Ira Sullivan. He joined James Brown's band from 1965 to 1969, where he played on " It's a Man's Man's Man's World". Reed worked with the big bands of Frank Foster and Thad Jones-Mel Lewis. He joined the Count Basie Orchestra in 1969, staying with Basie until 1973. He returned to play with Basie again in 1977–78. He married Sarah Vaughan and worked with her from 1978–80, but shortly afterwards they divorced. He played on B.B. King's album '' There Must Be a Better World Somewhere'' in 1981. Reed died of cancer in 1983. In 1977, Reed recorded his one album as leader, ''46t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fayetteville, North Carolina
Fayetteville () is a city in and the county seat of Cumberland County, North Carolina, Cumberland County, North Carolina, United States. It is best known as the home of Fort Bragg, a major U.S. Army installation northwest of the city. Fayetteville has received the All-America City Award from the National Civic League three times. As of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census it had a population of 208,501, It is the 6th-largest city in North Carolina. Fayetteville is in the Sandhills (Carolina), Sandhills in the western part of the Atlantic Coastal Plain, Coastal Plain region, on the Cape Fear River. With a population in 2020 of 529,252 people, the Fayetteville, North Carolina metropolitan area, Fayetteville metropolitan area is the largest in southeastern North Carolina, and the fifth-largest in the state. Suburban areas of metro Fayetteville include Fort Bragg, Hope Mills, North Carolina, Hope Mills, Spring Lake, North Carolina, Spring Lake, Raeford, North Carolina, Raefor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jimmy Forrest (musician)
James Robert Forrest Jr. (January 24, 1920 – August 26, 1980) was an American jazz musician, who played tenor saxophone throughout his career. Forrest is known for his first solo recording of " Night Train". It reached No. 1 on the ''Billboard'' R&B chart in March 1952, and stayed at the top for seven weeks. "Hey Mrs. Jones" (No. 3 R&B) and "Bolo Blues" were his other hits. All were made for United Records, for which he recorded between 1951 and 1953; he recorded frequently as both a sideman and a bandleader. Biography Born in St. Louis, Missouri, United States, Forrest played alongside Fate Marable as a young man. He was with Jay McShann in 1940-42 and with Andy Kirk from 1942 until 1948 when he joined Duke Ellington. During the early 1950s, Forrest led his own combos. He also played with Miles Davis, in early 1952 at The Barrel Club. After his solo career, he played in small combos with Harry "Sweets" Edison and Al Grey, as well as appearing with Count Basie. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Montreux '77 (Count Basie Album)
''Montreux '77'' is an album by Count Basie and his orchestra, recorded at the 1977 Montreux Jazz Festival. Track listing # "The Heat's On" (Sammy Nestico) – 3:39 # "Freckle Face" (Nestico) – 6:04 # "Splanky" (Neal Hefti) – 4:34 # "The More I See You" (Mack Gordon, Harry Warren) – 3:41 # "A Night in Tunisia" ( Dizzy Gillespie, Frank Paparelli) – 4:53 # "Hittin' 12" (Harrison) – 2:23 # "Bag of Dreams" (Jimmy Forrest) – 6:14 # "Things Ain't What They Used to Be" (Mercer Ellington, Ted Persons) – 4:14 # "I Needs to Be Bee'd With" (Quincy Jones) – 5:07 # "Li'l Darlin'" (Hefti) – 4:44 # "Jumpin' at the Woodside" (Count Basie, Jon Hendricks) – 3:50 # "One O'Clock Jump" (Basie) – 3:28 Personnel ;The Count Basie Orchestra * Count Basie - piano * Al Grey - trombone * Dennis Wilson - trombone * Mel Wanzo - trombone * Bill Hughes - trombone * Waymon Reed - trumpet * Lin Biviano - trumpet * Sonny Cohn - trumpet * Bobby Mitchell - trumpet * Jimmy Forrest - tenor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Flying Dutchman Records
Flying Dutchman Records was an American jazz record label, which was owned by music industry executive, producer and songwriter Bob Thiele. History Initially distributed by Atlantic Records, Thiele made a five-album deal in 1972 with Mega Records to issue five albums in the Flying Dutchman Series. The deal was not renewed and distribution shifted to RCA Records, which took over the label in 1976. The label released albums until 1984 when Thiele established Doctor Jazz Records. Some of the musicians who recorded several albums for the label include singer Leon Thomas, saxophonist Gato Barbieri, arranger Oliver Nelson, saxophonist Tom Scott (saxophonist), Tom Scott and pianist Lonnie Liston Smith. Gil Scott-Heron released three albums for the label, including his debut ''Small Talk at 125th and Lenox'' and ''Free Will (Gil Scott-Heron album), Free Will''. Flying Dutchman had three sublabels, Amsterdam, BluesTime, and Contact. Flying Dutchman is independently owned and since 2011 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Afrique (album)
''Afrique'' is a 1971 studio album by Count Basie and his orchestra, arranged & conducted by Oliver Nelson released by the Flying Dutchman labelBoth Sides Now: Flying Dutchman Label Discography accessed November 11, 2019Payne, D accessed November 11, 2019 Reception reviewer Bruce Eder stated: "In late 1970, more than 35 years into his career as a bandleader, Count Basie, working with producer Bob Thiele and arranger/conductor/saxman Oliver Nelson, went into the studio and cut this album of big band blues built on recent compositions -- and they made it sound ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
High Voltage (Count Basie Album)
''High Voltage'' (subtitled ''Basic Basie Vol. 2'') is an album by pianist and bandleader Count Basie featuring performances recorded in 1970 and released on the MPS label. accessed November 16, 2015 Reception awarded the album 4 stars and notes "A dozen generally excellent standards are given overly brief interpretations by the Count Basie Orchestra".Track listing # "" ( |
Happy Tiger Records
Happy Tiger Records was an independent American record label that was owned by the Flying Tiger Line air freight company. Happy Tiger operated from 1969 to 1971. During this time the label produced more than two dozen albums by Count Basie, Mason Proffit, Red Rhodes, Priscilla Paris, Paul Kelly, and the Anita Kerr Singers. They released two albums by the post-Van Morrison Them band. History Happy Tiger's offices were located at 1801 Avenue of the Stars in Century City, Los Angeles, California. The staff included engineer and producer Ray Ruff, who had previously worked for ABC-Paramount Records. During its short existence Happy Tiger issued twenty-seven albums and numerous singles, all distributed by Era Records. The label also issued eight albums of oldies under the joint Happy Tiger/Era label, including works by Phil Baugh, Dorsey Burnette and some early Beach Boys recordings. They also recorded singles by such veteran performers as Kay Starr, Roberta Sherwood and Joanie S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Basie On The Beatles
''Basie on the Beatles'' is an album by pianist and bandleader Count Basie featuring performances recorded in late 1969 and released on the short-lived Happy Tiger label.Edwards, D., Callahan, M. & Eyries, PHappy Tiger Album Discography accessed November 17, 2015 It was Basie's second album of Beatles' compositions following 1966's ''Basie's Beatle Bag'' and featured liner notes by Ringo Starr. Reception AllMusic awarded the album 2 stars., accessed November 17, 2015 Track listing All compositions by John Lennon and Paul McCartney except for Track 3, by George Harrison. # "Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown)" – 2:55 # "The Fool on the Hill" – 3:19 # "Something" – 3:25 # "With a Little Help from My Friends" – 3:23 # "Here, There and Everywhere" – 2:34 # "Get Back" – 3:22 # "Hey Jude" – 4:20 # "Eleanor Rigby" – 2:56 # "Penny Lane" – 3:17 # "Come Together" – 2:42 # " Yesterday" – 3:21 Personnel *Count Basie – piano, organ *Sonny Cohn, Gene Goe, Luis Gas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
MPS Records
MPS Records was a German jazz record company and label founded in 1968 by Hans Georg Brunner-Schwer. MPS stands for "Musik Produktion Schwarzwald" (Music Production Black Forest). History Originally based in Villingen, MPS was founded as the successor to the SABA record label by Hans Georg Brunner-Schwer, Joachim-Ernst Berendt, Willy Fruth, and Achim Hebgen (who also worked as producers). Founded in 1968, MPS was the first German label to exclusively release jazz recordings. MPS produced and released albums by American, Canadian, European and Japanese jazz artists. Recordings of the JazzFest Berlin, the Donaueschingen Festival and the New Jazz Meeting Baden-Baden were also issued. Besides its own productions, MPS also licensed and distributed recordings from other companies. Performers under contract to MPS included Oscar Peterson, Hans Koller, Horst Jankowski, George Duke, Erwin Lehn, Volker Kriegel, Albert Mangelsdorff, the Singers Unlimited, Wolfgang Dauner, the Kenny ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Basic Basie
''Basic Basie'' is an album by pianist and bandleader Count Basie featuring performances recorded in Chicago in 1969 and released on the MPS label. It was released in the U.S. in 1972 on the Groove Merchant label as ''Evergreens''. accessed March 26, 2018 Reception awarded the album 3 stars.Allmusic listingaccessed November 14, 2015 Track listing # " |
Artists House
Artists House was a jazz and blues record company and label established in 1977 by John Snyder. History The label released music by artists that label founder John Snyder had worked with while running the Horizon subsidiary of A&M Records, including Jim Hall, Paul Desmond, Charlie Haden, and Ornette Coleman. The label was the first in North America to release an album by James Blood Ulmer. Artist House reportedly gave its recording artists control over music selection, production and packaging. In addition to working with jazz artists, Snyder also produced blues musicians including Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown, James Cotton, and Etta James, and the blues-rock Derek Trucks Band. Snyder released new blues band Scrapomatic in 2002. Artists House also released Nancy Harrow, Oteil & The Peacemakers, Jason Crosby, Bob Brookmeyer & Kenny Wheeler, Steve Haines Quintet, Vijay Lytev albums in 2003. Artists House released Nancy Harrow CD "The Cat Who Went to Heaven" in 2005. Snyder is curren ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
46th And 8th
''46th and 8th'' is the sole album led by trumpeter Waymon Reed recorded in 1977 and released on the Artists House label in 1979. accessed December 5, 2019 Reception reviewer stated: "This was his only opportunity to lead a record date and the results are pleasingly straightahead. ... Nothing surprising occurs but Reed (particularly on a warm version of the ballad "But Beautiful") is in fine form".Track listing # " |
