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1975

May 17 - Black Music Infinity

Outdoors, afternoon, color snapshots.

• Stanley Crouch - drums • - • - • David Murray - tenor sax • Roberto Miranda - bass

June or July - John Carter Ensemble

at Rudolph's Fine Arts Center (owner Rudolph Porter)Rudolph's Fine Art Center, 3320 West 50th Street (50th at Crenshaw)

• John Carter — soprano sax & • Stanley Carter — bass • William Jeffrey — drums 1976

June 1 - John Fahey

at The Lighthouse

December 15 -

PHOTO Shoot in his studio (a detached garage converted to a music studio) 1490 N. Mar Vista, Pasadena CA afternoon

December 23 -

at The Lighthouse 1976

June 21 – John Carter Ensemble

at the Speakeasy, Santa Monica Blvd (just west of LaCienega) (first photos with my new Fujica ST701 SLR camera)

• John Carter — clarinet & soprano sax • Roberto Miranda — bass • Stanley Carter — bass • William Jeffrey — drums • Melba Joyce — vocals (Bobby Bradford's first wife)

June 26 - Art Ensemble of

Studio Z, on Slauson in South Central L.A. (in those days we called the area Watts) 2nd-floor artists studio. AEC + John Carter, clarinet sat in (I recorded this on cassette) Rassul Siddik, trumpet

June 24 - AEC played 3 nights June 24-26 artist David Hammond's Studio Z shots of visitors (didn't play) Bobby Bradford, Tylon Barea (drummer, graphic artist), Rudolph Porter

July 2 - Quartet

Century City Playhouse.

• Frank Lowe — tenor sax • - drums; bass? • James Newton — cornet, violin; • Tylon Barea -- flute, sitting in (guest)

July 7 -

Calif State University Fullerton

• w/Ron Thompson,

August 7 - James Newton Quartet w/guest John Carter

Century City Playhouse September 5 - opening show at The Little Big Horn, 34 N. Mentor, Pasadena.

• Bobby Bradford's workshop/club

*I photo'd many many times there for the next 2 (3?) years

October 23 - John Carter & family visit at my alley house in Upland (400 1/2 Laurel Avenue). Chris Carter, Gloria Carter, my brother Brian, and my then-wife Sharon Barreras, in the pix

October 24 - John Carter Ensemble at Little Big Horn

• w/young (JC's youngest of 4) Chris Carter, finger cymbals

October 7 - Warne Marsh at Donte's

October 3 - John Carter Ensemble

Little Big Horn

November 16 - Eddie Cleanhead Vinson at Beverly Cavern

November 15 - & at Beverly Cavern

November 19 - Bobby Bradford stage band at Claremont College's basement club The Smudgepot

October 8 - James Newton (leader)

Balch Auditorium, Claremont Colleges

• James Newton, , Tylon Barea 1977

January 6 - David Murray (leader)

Century City Playhouse

• Roberto Miranda — bass • Oliver Johnson — drums • guests: James Newton & John Carter

sat in *a photo from this night used on John Carter's self-produced Lp ECHOES FROM RUDOLPH'S cover

January 8 -

at 's Concerts by the Sea

January 14 - Bobby Bradford

on KPFK w/jocks John Breckow & Paul Vangelisti

January 4 - David Murray

photos & interview on KSPC, Claremont

January 15 - James Newton & David Murray

duets at Smudge Pot, Claremont

January 30 -

Immanuel United Church of Christ(85th & Holmes)

January 26 - Warne Marsh

at Donte's

(I recorded some of this on cassette)

• — drums • — piano • — bass • w/ - alto sax

February 6 - Warne Marsh — Quintet

at Donte's February 25 - Bobby Bradford at Avery Auditorium, Pitzer (Claremont Colleges)

March 5 - Eddie Cleanhead Vinson

• , Bobby Blevins, Leo Blevins

March 13 - El Monte Art Ensemble

Century City Playhouse

• Buell Neidlinger • Marty Krystall • • Deborah Fuss — drums

March 16 - at Dontes

April 16 - & His Ultimates of Soul

Slone's Lounge, 3850 Slauson

April 24 - Stanley Crouch, Bobby Bradford, et el.

Little Big Horn

April 27 - Art Pepper at Dontes

April 28 - Warne Marsh

Dabney Lounge, Cal Tech, Pasadena

• Warne Marsh • Gary Foster • Jim Hughart (bass) • Nick Ceroli (d) • (p) 1977

May 1 - John Carter

Century City Playhouse

May 5 - double-bill

at Howard Rumsey's

• - Quartet w/, • Trio w/Eddie Gomez

May 14 - Otis Rush

at Lighthouse

• w/Tom McFarland, 2nd guitar

May

at Dontes

• w/, Major Holly, , Dave McKenna

July 18 - ,

Improvisation (club) on Melrose

July 10 - Harold Land & Blue Mitchell

August 28 - Reverend Lonnie Farris

September 2 - Eddie Cleanhead Vinson,

September 9 - With a Feeling

at The Raven and the Rose, Sierra Madre, CA

• Johnny Turner, Zaven Jambazian

September 11 - Reverend Lonnie Farris

20th anniversary appreciation September 11 -

Century City Playhouse

September 18 - John Carter, Bobby Bradford

Century City Playhouse

October 18 -

recording session for his first Lp on 9 Winds

November 5 - Clifton Chenier

at Verbum Dei (sp?) high school

November 18 - Bobby Bradford & Jazz Band

Smudge Pot

November 28 - & duet

Century City Playhouse

December 18 - Oliver Lake

at Century City Playhouse.

• James Newton sits in 1978

January 3 - Oliver Lake & John Carter

Century City Playhouse

March 14 - Cecil Taylor

April 6 - Johnny Turner & Blues with a Feeling

Claremont

April 29 - Bobby Bradford

Smudge Pot April 30 – Bobby Bradford

Little Big Horn

July 14 - Smokey Wilson, Johney Carter (vocals)

July 16 - Vinny Golia

Sept 24 (or 29?) - Directions

The Lighthouse, 30 Pier Avenue, Hermosa Beach

• w/, John Ambercrombie, Eddie Gomez,Jack DeJohnette

November 1 - Gary Foster

• August was in photographing 1979

February 11 - Bobby Bradford

rehearsal at his house in Pasadena

February 17 - Dexter Gordon Quartet

double bill Bridges Auditorium, Claremont

• , , Eddie Gladden & Orchestra

February 23 - double bill

Bridges Aud., Claremont

• w/Walter Booker, & Mel Torme

February 25 - George Sams, Andre St James, Lewis Jordan March 2 - Bobby Bradford

Smudge Pot, Claremont Colleges

March 20 -

April 1 - Bobby Bradford

Century City Playhouse

April 8 - George Lewis ()

Century City Playhouse

May 3 - ,

May 6 - & duo

Century City Playhouse

May 11 - Bobby Bradford

Smudge Pot

May 13 - Vinny Golia, Bradford, John Carter, Glenn Ferris

Century City Playhous

May 23 - , Pug Horton, at Dontes

May 27 - Prez Conference

Dontes

May 27 - at KPFK

June 10 - Blue Mitchell Memorial at Local 47 Hollywood, Vine Street 3pm – llpm

• , , , Kenny Burrell, , Harold Land, , Sweets Edison, , , , , Sarah Vaughan, etc. July 7 - Watts Towers Jazz Festival

• • Horace Tapscott • • Les McCann (Les—p • Charles Owens — sax • Jack Alien—Tony St James — d • David Williams — b • Odufala — conga)

July 15 - and drum duo

Century City Playhouse

July 16 - Alex Cline, Vinny Golia, John Carter, Centazzo

August 8-16 in San Francisco photographing

August 29 Bill Berry Big Band

Bonaventure Hotel 1979

August 31 - Toshiko Akiyoshi Big Band

Bonaventure Hotel

September 31 - , John Lindberg

Century City Playhouse

September 27 - Heath Brothers

Rurasey's Concerts by the Sea

October 1 - Freddie Hubbard (leader)

Orient Express, Claremont

• Carl Burnett — drums • Larry Klein — electric • Billy Childs — elec. piano October 14 - Reverend at his church (his converted home) 11am services

October 17 - Charles McPherson (leader)

Pasquales Malibu

• Pat Senatore, Roy McCurdy, Carl Shroeder

October 20 - Bobby Bradford - John Carter Duo double bill — with Art Ensemble of Chicago at UCLA Shoenberg Hall portraits (head shots) of all 5 AEC members plus candids of Stanley Crouch visiting backstage, and in the afternoon set-up hanging around

October 27 -

Snooky's (club), 12021 W. Pico (at Bundy)

November 11 - Nels Cline at Century City Playhouse

November (either 20 or 21 or 22 or 23 or 24 or 25)- & Red Holloway at Parisien Room

November 26 - John Tirabasso at Right Track, Pasadena

• John Tirabasso — d • Lew Ciotti — tenor sax • — piano • Steve Huffstetter - flugel_&trpt • Frank DeLaRosa — b

September 13 – Dick Barnes

• Dick Barnes — washboard • Vic Loring – banjo • Al Cronn – trumpet • Mike Fay — bass • John Smith — sax August 15 - Earthquake

McGoons, San Francisco

• Turk Murphy — trombone • Bob Helm — cl. • Bob Schultz — trumpet • Bill Carroll — tuba • John Gill — banjo • Pete Clute — piano • + solo performance: Eddy Davis — banjo 1980

January 17 -

at Howard Rumsey's

• Jimmy Williams — p • Dennis Erwin — b • — tenor sax • Valerie Ponomarev — trumpet • — alto sax

January 20 - double-bill

6pm U.C. Irvine

• World Sax Quartet and Vinny Golia Trio

January 26 - Trio

at Maiden Voyage, downtown L.A.

• w/Joey Baron — drums; — bass

January 31 - (leader)

• w/Roy McCurdy, Heshima Williams,George Cables, Chauncey, Bobo [notes are garbled — is Harold Land on this date?]

February 2 - H. Ray Crawford at Bell's BBQ,Pomona CA

• Joel Santiago — organ • Harold Howard — trumpet • Charlie Dumas — drums • Big Buddy Hill — vocals (sat in) and so did Helena Stewart, vcl

February 8 - H. Ray Crawford, guitar (and organ sometimes) (but NOT tonite) w/JIMMY SMITH, organ; same ensemble as February 2

Bell's BBQ, 1255 W. Mission Blvd., Pomona

February 10 - Count Basie ORch at Citrus College

• Duffy Jackson — d • Dennis Rowland — vcl • Johnny Williams — bariton sax • Eric Dixon • Pete Minger — trumpet • Bill Hughes — trombone • Cleveland Eaton — bass

(photo of getting coffee backstage — not on this band)

February 10 - Horace Tapscott Trio w/Roberto Miranda & Alex Cline

Century City Playhouse

February 14 - Bertrum Teretzky at Claremont Colleges' Little Bridges Auditorium February 25 - Charlie Musselwhite (leader)

w/Mike Watson, guitar; triple-bill w/Chambers Brothers; Uncle Bill Crawford; in audience w/his wife Honey Alexander

• Musselwhite ensemble: • Ray Arvizu — sax • Mike Watson — g • Martin Lund - piano • Walter Shufflesworth — d • Johnny Ace — b

[see additonal info] 1980

March 9 - Rev. Johnny Otis

at his Landmark Community Church

• Edgar Willis — basses • David Pridgen — p • Pierre Daniels — organ • Garriett Morgan (sic) — drummer • Bob Harris (alto, bari, cl. & flute) • Hi Fi White — vcl

• also photo of Mel Linsey & Bob Harris together

March 9 - Ray Linn Chicago Stompers

at Widow Brumms, Claremont.

• Artie Lyons — tenor sax & cl. • Ed Slauson — d • Johnny Varro — p

March 30 - H.Ray Crawford (leader)

at Widow Brumms, Claremont

Charles Dumas—d; Harold Howard — trpt; Keith Hanratty— organ; February 25 -(additional info) (club)Improvisation

Melrose Blvd

• Uncle Bill Crawford — piano & guitar (solo) • Chambers Bros: Joe (glasses); George (Beard); Willie (knit cap)guitar; Major (didnt play); Lester (vest) • Blues Boy Weils — guitar & bass; Chambers—drums; Glen Youngblood (skir black guy) guitar; "Robin Hood" — conga 1980

April 29 - Billy Harris

recording session at United-Western,Sunset Blvd (his CD on Nimbus West)

• Horace Tapscott — piano • David Bryant — bass • Everett Brown Jr. — drums • Daa'ood Woods — conga

• Shelley Manne's drum cases in hallway.

April 25 - Linda Hill

recording session for Nimbus Lp(the company changed it's name in the mid-90s to Nimbus West) at United-Western, Sunset Blvd.

• Roberto Miranda — bass • Everett Brown Jr. — drums • Virjilio — conga • Adele Sebastian — flute, vocals • Fundi Legohn — French horn

*Horace Tapscott & stop by the session toward midnite — Blythe had a gig that night

May 3 - Horace Tapscott Trio

session for Toshiya Taenaka, Interplay Records — United - Western Studios May 9 - Billy Harris

at home, 561 Brooks Avenue, Venice Beach CA

• w/friends Morris Kerry (piano) and David Bryant(bass!

May 11 - — George Cables Duo

afternoon at Jack Dugannes (sp?) Studio, Santa Monica 1980

April 1 - Les McCann (leader)

at Parisien Room

• Les McCann — piano • Jr — tenor sax • Curtis Robinson Jr — bass • Ricky Lawson — drums • Steve Erquiaga — guitar • (intermission comedian: Rodney Winfield)

April 9 -

at Dontes, 4269 Lankershim Blvd, N. Hollywood(owner & manager of Donte's: Carey & May Leverette)

• Jack Wilson — piano • Andy McKee — bass • Charles Bowen — tenor sax

April 12 – Winters, Perkins, Cooper

Carmelos, N.Hollywood

• Pinky Winters — vocals • Bill Perkins • — tenor saxes

April 10 - April 18 - Rod Piazza

11am interview & photos of Rod cutting hair at his barber shop

April 18 - Pinky Winters & Joanne Grauer (piano) at $2 Bills, Hollywood

(Pinky is Bob Hardaway's wife) Joanne Grauer Trio

April 19 - Smokie Wilson, Shakey Jake

Pioneer Club, 88th & Vermont

• Buddy Clemens — vcl, trombone • D.V.Chapman — elec.bass • Joe Kinkaid — guitar • Bobby Lesher — harp(white, from BC Canada) • Charles Brown — drums (from PeeWee Crayton's band)

April 20 - Ron Eschete (leader) guitar at Gilberto's, Cucamonga (Rt.66)

• Larry Flahive — piano • Luther Hughes — bass • Bob Dominguez — drums • Carol Eschete (wife)vocals • Jim Linahon — trpt

Ron's guitar: 1936 D'Angelico

April 21 - H.Ray Crawford at Widow Brumms, Indian Hill Blvd, Claremont CA

• Keith Hanratty, Harold Howard, Charles Dumas (Ray's regular band) sitting in on last set, local Claremont dude: Al Harrell on drums and also sings and play organ (?) 1980

April 19 - Gary Foster (leader)

at Chaffey Jr College, Alta Loma CA (now called Rancho Cucamonga)

• Gary Foster - alto sax • Alan Broadbent (co-leader)- piano • — bass • Steve Solder — drums • Danny Embree — guitar

May 17 - (leader)

at $2 Bills, Hollywood

• Tommy Tedesco – guitar • Paul Caprito — bass • Tony Morillo — drums • John Kurnich (sp?)— guitar • — vibraphone

May 25 - Horace Tapscott & the Pan Afrikan Peoples Arkestra

85th & Holmes

May 26 - Big Band

at Carmelos

• *photo out back, at break, of Don's 1939 Cadillac Maury Stein—tenor sax, sat in

May 18 - Leo Smith solo

at Century City Playhouse May 24 - Heath Brothers

Univ. of Redlands, The Barn

• same band as Lp LIVE AT THE PUBLIC THEATRE w/Akira Tana —drums.

• photos in dressing room with Jimmy and Percy

June 1 - Buddy Collette & strings

Exposition Park, USC 2pm

• *see program notes Llew Matthews — piano; —drums 1980

July 20 - KLON Blues Fest

Long Beach

Lee King Band • Lorenzo Holden — tenor sax • Ronnie McMillan — b • Marcel — drums

July 23 - Horace Tapscott

interview at his home

July 25 - Bill Holraan Big Band

Bonaventure Hotel

July 27 - Horace Tapscott & P.A.P.A.

at I.U.C.C.

July 30 - , , , ,

Hollywood Bowl July 31 - (leader) rehearsal at Local 47, Vine Street

JIMMY CLEVELAND ORCHESTRA • Janet Cleveland (wife) • Jackie Kelso, , Tim Pope (drums) • Bob Ojeda (trumpet) • Fostina Dixon (bariton sax) • Jim Hughart (bass) • Ray Knehnetsky (piano, arranger)

June 8 - & Salsa Picante

Baked Potato, 3787 Caheunga Blvd

• Roland Vasquez — drums • Gary Foster — flute, soprano & alto sax • Hector Andrade — conga • John Chiodini — guitar • Oscar Meza — bass

July 5 - Watts Towers Festival

Buddy Collette Ensemble • John B. Williams — b • Llew Matthews — p • Charles Owens — saxes • — trombone • Al Hall Jr — ? • — trombone • Maurice Spears — bass trombone • Leslie Drayton, Bobby Bryant, , Al Arons — • — sax • Bill Green — bariton & soprano sax • Jeff Clayton — tenor sax (that's what my notes say!) • Roger Hogan — ? • Ron Lee — drums Pan Afrikan Peoples Arkestra • Horace Tapscott, Linda Hill — piano • Stefen Brown (trombone) • Gary Bias, Sabia, Kafi Roberts, Abree Hart, • Adele Sebastian, Al Hines, David Bryant, George Goldsmith

Ensemble: Chicago Fire • Sabu_Zawadi — leader, sax, flute • Miller Pertum — vibes • Eric Tillman — p • Brad Bobo — b • Kenny Elliot — d • Eric McKain — percussion 1980

June 13 - Sonny Stitt & Red Holloway & Ernie Andrews

at Parisian Room

• Art Hillary — piano • Bruno Carr — d • Harvey Newmark — bass • Reynaldo Rey — comedian (checker'd suit)

June 6 - Supersax

morning music clinic. Cal Poly, Pomona CA

June 21 - Playboy Jazz Festival

Hollywood Bowl

June 22 - Charlie Shoemake

at Gilbertos

July 5 - Watts Towers Jazz Festival

• Tapscott, Buddy Collette, Benny Maupin, Teddy Edwards, etc July 11 - Ray Pizzi

at Bonaventure Hotel noon summer concerts

• Gary Denton — d • Dave Edelstein — b • Frank Zottoli — piano

June 13 - Toshiko Akiyoshi Big Band

at Burbank Starlight Bowl

June 16 - Charles Owens

at Bonaventure Hotel noon concerts

June 18 - Alex Cline & dancer Margarette Shuette 1980

July 31 - Nels Cline & Eric Von Essen

recording session

July 5 - Watts Towers Jazz Fest

• Teddy Edwards (leader) tenor sax • Ernie Andrews — vcl • — bass • Fred Carter — trombone • Clora Bryant — trpt • Clarence Johnston — drums • Art Hillary — piano • Benny Maupin (leader)sax • Myongo Jackson — percussion July 12 - P.A.P.A. rehearsal 8461 Vermont, L.A.

• Linda Hill — piano • Kafi — soprano sax • Fundi — french horn • Aubrey Hart — flute • Sabia — tenor sax & clarinet • Ted — conga

July 16 - Charles Owens & His Art Quartet

• Charles Owens — oboe,fl,ten,sop.saxes, perc • Teddy Saunders — piano • John B. Williams — b • — drums • ATTICO 0 — dancer

July 25 - Great Big Band

Bonaventure Hotel noon

• Bill Holman — conductor, tenor & sop sax & flute • Milcho Leviev – piano • Monty Budwig — b • Nick Ceroli – d • Bob Cooper, Mike Altschul, Dan Higgins (alto), Bob Shepherd(alto)— reeds • Dave Levine — conga • Kenny Berger — bari sax & b.clar. • Bob Enevoldsen — valve trombone • Jack Redman, Rick Pulver, Kenny Shroyer — • — trpt • Bill Stapleton, Bob Szabo, Bob Summers — trumpets

Aug 17 - Salsa Picante

• Clare Fischer — keyboards • Pancho Sanchez — congas • Oscar Meza — b • Danny Embrey — guitar • Ramon Banda — timbales

• *also dropped by (pix) August 6 - Horace Tapscott

at The Lighthouse, Hermosa Beach

• w/ and George Goldsmith 1980

October 5 - George Lewis & Lee Kaplan

at Century City Playhouse

October 15 - Evan Parker & Derek Bailey

at CCP

September 23 - Jay McShann (leader)

at Parisien Room

• Claude Williams — violin • Eddie Cleanhead Vinson — alto sax • Larry Gales — bass • Paul Gunther — drums

September 28 - James Newton Wind Quintet

at Pasquales, Malibu Beach

• John Carter — clarinet • Charles Owens — oboe, English horn • John Nunez — • Allan Iwohara — koto • Red Callendar — tuba • James Newton — flute August 22 - Sextet

Bonaventure Hotel noon

• Buster Cooper — trombone • Alien Jackson — bass • Clarence Johnston — drums • Curtis Peagler — alto sax • — tenor sax • Ernie Andrews — vcl • Phil Wright — piano

August 23 - Gene Russell Trio

Maiden Voyage (club, downtown L.A.)

• Gene Russell — piano • — bass • Clarence Johnston — drums • Talita — vocals

August 23 - Joanne Grauer & Don Preston

$2 Bills, Hollywood

• w/Al Cecchi—drums

October 12 -

Bridges Auditorium, Claremont Colleges

• Don Haas — piano • Al Obidenski — bass • Eddie Duran — guitar • John Markham — drums • — trombone • Graham Young — trpt plus Rare Silk:

• Gayle Gillaspie, Mary Lynn Gillaspie, Margueritte Juenemann October 13 - FOSTER JOHNSON tapdancing

Filmforum, Pasadena

• w/Joel Williams, 11-years-old (grandson of one of the Four Brothers) • — elec.piano

• *Fayard Nicholas posed for photo w/Foster & tap dancer Glen Lots (derby, white) 1980

October 27 - Bobby Bradford, John Carter, Noah Young (bass),Roberto Miranda (bass), James Newton

at Avery Auditorium, Claremont Colleges

November 30 - P.A.P.A. w/Horace Tapscott

at I.U.C.C.

• Adele Sebastian — flute & vcl • JuJeGr — vocal • Al Hines & David Bryant — basses • Fritz Wise — drumes • Fundi Legohn — French horn • Ufahamu Uweizi — bass cl. & alto sax • Sabia (aka Sabir Mateen)— tenor sax • Asia Minor — flute • Gary Bias — alto sax

August 2 - Freddie Redd

August 3 - Lanny Morgan

at Gilberto's

August 3 - Oliver Lake solo

at Century City Playhouse

August 31 – P.A.P.A.

at I.U.C.C. September 21 - Ron Eschete & Don Rader

at Gilberto's

September 28 - P.A.P.A. w/Horace Tapscott

• (shot this in afternoon, then went to James Newton in Malibu)

October 26 - P.A.P.A.

at I.U.C.C.

• 13-piece w/Fritz Wise(drums)

November 2 - Joanne Grauer Trio

at $2 Bills

• Wolfgang Melz — bass • Al Ceechi — drums

November 2 - Charlie Shoemake

at Gilberto's

• w/Larry Flahive, Luther Hughes, Bob Dominguez

November - 9 (leader?) Lanny Morgan, Andrew Simpkins, Dick Berk, , Lou Levy

at Gilberto's 1980

November 16 - (leader)

• Bobby Shew – trumpet • — tenor • - bass • Dick Berk — drums • David Levine — ? • — piano

November 21 - 2nd interview w/Horace Tapscott

at his home November 30 - P.A.P.A. at I.U.C.C.

December 3 - Horace Tapscott Quintet at The Lighthouse, Hermosa Beach

• Gary Bias — alto, sop saxes,flute • David Bryant — bass • Roberto Miranda — bass • Fritz Wise — drums • Horace Tapscott — piano • *Hans Reichel, Peter Brötzmann, Harry Miller dropped in

December 16 - Gary Bias recording session for Nimbus Lp EAST 101(they recorded on Dec 17 as well) City Recorders, Sunset & Gower, Los Angeles

• , Roberto Miranda, Fritz Wise, Rickey Kelly, Eric Tillman

December 28 - Harry Sweets Edison at Exposition Park, Museum of Science & Industry (broadcast Live on KKGO) 7-9pm

• — p • Bruno Carr — d • Harvey Newmark — b • Bob Cooper — tenor sax • Chuck Niles — MC

• (photos of Chuck w/ Dolo & Bruno

December 28 - P.A.P.A. at I.U.C.C. 4-6pm

• Horace; Linda Hill; Fundi; Sabia Matteen; Fritz Wise; Al Hines; David Bryant; Ufahamu Uweizi; JuGeGr(vcl) 1981

January 11 - Dave Pike

Exposition Park 7pm Museum of Science & Industry Auditorium

• Dave Pike — vibraphone • Ron Eschete — guitar • Luther Hughes — bass • — alto sax & piano • Ted Hawke — drums • Carol Eschete • Chuck Miles — MC

January 11 - Rose Gales Jam Session

Rose (Larry Gales' wife), Trojan Bowl (club) south-central L.A.

• Rose Gales — elec.piano • Harold Acy (sp?) — clarinet • Mark Washington — tenor sax • Jack Littleton — elec. B • Russell Jacquet — trpt (1st set) • Delbert Hill — bass clar. (2nd set) • *various other persons on drums, piano & bass throughout

January 18 - (leader)

at Gilberto's

• Bud Shank — alto sax & flute • Bill Mays — elec. piano and grand piano • — bass • Jeff Hamilton — drums January 25 - Pan Afrikan Peoples Arkestra at Immanuel United Church of Christ

• , Horace Tapscott — piano • Fundi LeJohn (sic) — trpt & Fr.horn • Sabir Mateen — clarinet • Fritz Wise — drums • David Bryant — bass • Al Hines — bass • JuGeGr — vocals • Linda Hill • Ufahamu Uweizi — alto sax

January 25 - Red Holloway Quintet

Museum of Science & History Audit. KKGO live broadcast aka Kinsey Auditorium

• Red Holloway — tenor • Art Hillary — piano • Richard Reed — bass • Bruno Carr — drums • Phillip Upchurch — elec. guitar • *drummer LaVell Austin sat in

January 27 - Robert Crowley session for Nimbus Lp ONE STEP OUT Creative Arts Ensemble United-Western Studios

February 6 - Clarence Gatemouth Brown

Lone Star Saloon, Pomona CA (Mt.Vernon & Union Streets)

• Clarence Gatemouth Brown—guitar (leader) • David Shelander — p • Stan Harris -b • Lloyd Herman — d • Bill Samuel — sax February 7 - double-bill

at Storie-Crawford Studio, Santa Monica

Vinny Golia Chamber Trio

• w/ (trombone) • (piano)

Nels Cline - Eric Von Essen Duo

February 7 - Sheila Jordan

Maiden Voyage (club on Wilshire Blvd downtown L.A.)

• Sheila Jordan (vcl, leader) • Steve Kuhn — piano • — drums • Harvey Schwartz — bass 1981

February 12,13,14 - New College Jazz Festival, San Francisco

• *see program/poster for details

February 22 - Larry Gales Sextet East West Connection

Kinsey Aud.

• Larry Gales — bass • Phil Wright — piano • Rashid Ali — tenor sax (from ) • — trpt, • Thurman Green — 'bone • — drums March 1 - Vi Redd (leader) alto sax, vcl;

Mark Taper Forum

• Bruno Carr — drums • Richard Reed — b • Art Hillary — piano

March 15 - Bobby Shew Sextet at Gilberto's

• Bobby Shew — trpt • Gordon Brisker — tenor • Bill Mays — piano • Roy McCurdy — drums • David Levine — percussion • Bob Magnussen — bass

March 22 - Leslie Drayton Orchestra (20-pc) at Maiden Voyage

• Diane Reeves — vcl • Fostina Dixon — bari sax • Sam Riney — tenor sax • Gary Bias — alto, sop sax & flute • Curtis Peagler — alto sax • Lanny Hartley — piano • Al Aarons — trpt • Thurman Green — trombone • Johnny B. Williams — bass • Kenny Mason — trpt • Rick Page — trpt • Snooky Young — trpt • Steve Lewis — bass trombone • Barbara Korn — Fr.horn • Reggie Young — 'bone • Maurice Spears — 'bone • Fred Smith — tenor sax • Munyungo — conga • Dave Tucker — drums • Spencer Bean — guitar March 25 - Krystal Klear & The Buells

Carmelo's

• Buell Neidlinger — bass • Marty Krystal — sax • Jerry Peters — piano • — drums

March 28 - Bobby Bradford Mo'tet afternoon outdoor concert at Claremont Colleges

• Fred Johnson — bass • Herb Shon — elec.p • Doc Holliday — congas • James Kousakis — alto sax • Newell Canfield — drums • Ooxnokahkee — perc.,trpt, vcl/yodel • Bobby Bradford — trpt

• *photos of BB w/Martin Banks, Harold Howard (trumpeters) talking and Denzil (Martin's son) and pix of Bobby Shew showing his new dijeridou

• Bobby Shew Sextet w/Gordon Brisker,Bob Magnussen, Roy McCurdy, Tom Garvin (elec.p.)

• [notebook has "Warren Clark (trpt pix w/didjeridoo he gave to Shew] more.... 1981 March 28 - Moacir Santos (leader)

at Claremont continued

• Moacir Santos (leader) bari sax; alto & perc • Bob Magnussen — bass • Bob Shepherd — tenor & sop sax, flute • Dave Koonse — guitar • Frank Zottoli — elec.p • Lela Thigpen — vcl • Mike Jochum — drums • Ron Powell (black)— percussion • Springer — percussion[missed first name, white guy]

March 29 - Conte Condoli Quintet

at Gilberto's, Cucamonga

• Conte Condoli — trpt • Larry Covelli — tenor sax (sweater, moustache) • Frank DeLaRosa — bass • Frank Strazzeri — piano • Joe Romano — tenor sax (sat in, black shirt) • John Dentz — drums

*Conte called this band "Four Italians and a Mexican" April 2 - Omniverse Arkestra 15-pc

• Sun Ra • — bass • Steiner — electro horn • Damon Choice —: vibraphone & thunder drum • Tony Bethel — trombone • — trpt • Vincent Chauncy — Fr.horn • Elo Omoe — bass clar. • James Jackson — bassoon • — vcls • , , Danny Davis

• L to R: Craig Haynes, , Samara—drumsets

• *photo of Martin Banks and John Gilmore posed for camera

April 12 - Quintet at Gilberto's

• Jack Sheldon — trpt, vcl • — tenor • Lou Levy — p • Dick Berk – drums • Jim DeJulio — bass

• *local pianist Larry Flahive (from Riverside?) played some piano for Lou to get pointers (brand-new grand piano — first gig for the piano) — photos

April 15 - Trio at Carmelo's, 4449 Van Nuys Blvd, Sherman Oaks

• Mike Melvoin — piano • — drums • Jim Hughart — bass & elec.bass April 16 - Bobby Bradford & his Claremont Colleges Jazz Band (students) 11-pc

at Smudge Pot

• (I also took rehearsal photos of this 14apr81 at Thatcher Music Bldg)

April 19 - Horace & Cecelia Tapscott

at home, 4901 llth Avenue

• *photo of Horace and his grandkid (Renee's child)

April 19 - David li Love li Orchestra

20 Grand (club)(Slauson & Overhill

• Bennie Parks — drums 18-pc *see list elsewhere

April 24 - Paul Winter Consort

at Claremont Colleges

• Nancy Rumbel — oboe, Engl.horn • Ted Moore — perc.,tympani • David Darling — cello • Jim Scott — guitar, vcl,piano • Paul Winter — sop sax

• *0scar Castro-Neves — guitar (beard) sat in, also 2 perc-ists from Brazi 1981

April 26 - Rosedale Cemetery (on Washington between Normandie and Vermont) visited graves of and Art Tatum April 26 - P.A.P.A. at I.U.C.C. (85th & Holmes)

• Horace • Gary Bias — as,fl,ss • Ufahumu Uweizi — alto • Fundi Lejohn(sic)— Fr.horn • Fritz Wise — drums • Linda Hill — vcl • JuJeGr (proper spelling! writ in his own hand)— vcl

• *photos of Horace and his mother & Maria Gibbs

April 26 - Gordon Brisker Quartet at Gilberto's

• Gordon Brisker — tenor sax & flute • Dick Berk — drums • Joe Diorio — Beneditto guitar (sp?)(made in Florida) • Bob Maize — bass • April 30 - Ray Pizzi (leader) at Dino's Italian Inn, 2055 E.Colorado Blvd, Pasadena

• Ray Pizzi — bassoon,tenor & sop sax, flute • Frank Morrocco — polychord accordion • Jeff Hamilton — drums

May 3 - Lanny Morgan Quartet at Gilberto's

• Lanny Morgan — alto sax • Barry Zweig — guitar • Bob Maize — bass • Nick Ceroli — drums

*sat in: • Larry Flahive — p • Max Geldray — harmonica May 9 - Cat Anderson funeral

noon at Rosedale Cemetery, 1831 W. Washington Blvd., Los Angeles

• *photo of Henry Miller's grave • *Chuck Niles speaks • *Dave Frishberg & Ray Brown duet • *attended: , Kenny Burrell, Bill Berry, Patricia Willard, Clora Bryant (photo of her in her car)

May 9 - Buddy Collette - Fred Katz Quintet - double-bill

Los Angeles Press Club, 600 N. Vermont

• Llew Mathews — piano • Paul Humphrey — drums • Nathan East — bass

Kenny Burrell Quintet • Llew Mathews — p • Louis Spears — b • Sherman Ferguson — drums • Buck Clarke — congas * • Hank DeVega— alto sax (sat in) 1981

May 10 - *Eternal Wind Orchestra

Maiden Voyage, L.A. NPR recording sessions

• Charles Moore — trpt, flugelhorn • — drums • Greg Cohen — bass • Rich Ruttenberg — keyboards • Kenton Youngstom — guitar & electric guitar • Fredrico Ramas (from Uraguay)— guitar • Adam Rudolph — conga • Buzzy Jones —ten & sop sax, flute * Erotic Zone • Noah Young — bass • Fred Stoffler

• *photos of Harold Land, Martin Banks, Freddie Hill at bar (MB & FH trumpeters)

• *Charles Tolliver (leader)— trpt,flugelhorn • Buck Clarke — conga • Bill Henderson Sunduza — piano • Clifford Barbaro — drums • Tony Dumas — bass

May 16 - UCLA outdoors, afternoon

• *Aminifu Helron (leader) keyboard • Butch Smith — bass • Leon — bass • Earl Moore – perc • Kourland — vcls • Ray Moore — alto flute • JuJeGr — flute, vcls • Shake Zulu — perc

L.A. — dancers (sic) • Jahmila — dancer • Amenra — dancer • • *conga set — African drum Ensemble and former UGMA members

*Pan Afrikan Peoples Arkestra

• Horace Tapscott (leader)—piano • Linda Hill — vcl,p,perc • Al Hines, David Bryant, Henry Franklin — basses • Fundi Lejohn — Fr.horn • Ufahamu Uweizi — alto sax & flute • Rick West – bass • Arthur Wells — tenor sax & fl • Gary Bias — alto sax • Fritz Wise — drums May 20 - Horace Tapscott 7tet

Howard Rumsey's Concerts by the Sea, Redondo Beach

• Horace Tapscott — piano • Bary Bias — flute, alto,sop & tenor sax • Fritz Wise — drums • George Bohanon — trombone • David Bryant, Henry Franklin — basses • Arthur Dadesi Wells — tenor sax & flute

May 31 - - Nat Pierce Juggernaught

Ford-Anson Theatre

• Bob Maize — b • Marshall Royal — alto • George Bohanon — bone • Buster Cooper – bone • Bob Efford, Bob Cooper — tenor saxes • Bill Berry — cornet • Al Aarons, John Oudino, Frank Szabo — trpts • Alan Kaplan — bone • Ernie Andrews — vcl • — guitar • Mel Wanzo — bone • — alto • Jeff Clayton — alto sax 1981

June 4 - Teddy Edwards Big Band

Maiden Voyage (club)

• Jack Wilson — p • Fred Carter, Mike Egan — trombones • Alien Jackson — b • Spanky Wilson — vcl • James Smith, Nolan Smith, Jerry Rusch — trpts • Brentan Banks, Jimbo Ross, Lisa Terry, Gene Hugo — violins • Miguel Martinez — cello • Kurt Farquhar — drums

June 7 - Dixie Flyers

Marina Del Rey (Burton-Chase Park)

• Joe Darensbourg — cl.,sop sax, vcl • Nappy Lamare — banjo • Bill Campbell — piano • Phil Stevens — bass • Bill Stumpp — trpt,flugel • Chuck Conklin — cornet • Ray Hall — drums • Phil Gray — trombone, vcl

June 7 - John Larkin

at Merlin McFly's (club), Santa Monica

• Bill Schwimmer — d • John Larkin — p • Doug Richardson — tenor & sop sax, flute • John Avilar — bass June 14 - Don Menza Quintet at Gilberto's

• Don Menza — tenor sax & flute • Dick Berk — drums • Frank Strazzeri — piano • Frank DeLaRosa — bass • — trpt,flugelhorn, cornet

June 20 - Playboy Jazz Festival

Hollywood Bowl

*'s • Richie Cole — alto sax • Marshall Hawkins — bass • Bobby Enriquez — piano • Bruce Foreman (sp?)— guitar

*—p • — vibes • Buddy DeFranco — cl. • Scott Morris — d • Marshall Hawkins — b • Jacquet — tenor sax

*Gary German — guitar • Marvin Hollinshed (sp?) aka "Shed" — flute • George "High Priest" Salisbury — piano

*Basie Orchestra • Greg Fields — drums • Dennis Rowland — vcl • Joe Williams, Helen Humes, Johnny Williams, Eric Dixon June 28 - Pan Afrikan Peoples Ark

85th & Holmes

• Horace Tapscott - piano • Louis Spears — cello • David Bryant — bass • Fritz Wise — drums • Gary Bias — ss,as • Fundi Jejohn — Fr.horn • Ufahamu Uweizi — as • Adele Sebastian — flute • Ernie Roberts — bass cl., bari sax • Sabir Matteen — tenor • Arthur Wells — ts & fl. • Herbert Callies — alto cl • Dr James "Jimmy" Benson — ts • Linda Hill — vcl • JuGeGr — vcl • Cortnee — vcl • Oises Obligicion — conga • Lester Robertson — trombone(didnt play) • Robert Crowley — piano 1981

June 4 - Teddy Edwards Big Band

at Maiden Voyage (club)

• Jack Wilson — p • Fred Carter, Mike Egan — trombones • Alien Jackson — b • Spanky Wilson — vcl • James Smith, Nolan Smith, Jerry Rusch — trpts • Brentan Banks, Jimbo Ross, Lisa Terry, Gene Hugo — violins • Miguel Martinez — cello • Kurt Farquhar — drums June 7 - Joe Darensbourg Dixie Flyers

Marina Del Rey (Burton-Chase Park)

• Joe Darensbourg — cl.,sop sax, vcl • Nappy Lamare — banjo • Bill Campbell — piano • Phil Stevens — bass • Bill Stumpp — trpt,flugel • Chuck Conklin — cornet • Ray Hall — drums • Phil Gray — trombone, vcl

June 7 - John Larkin at Merlin McFly's (club), Santa Monica

• Bill Schwimmer — d • John Larkin — p • Doug Richardson — tenor & sop sax, flute • John Avilar — bass

June 14 - Don Menza Quintet at Gilberto's

• Don Menza — tenor sax & flute • Dick Berk — drums • Frank Strazzeri — piano • Frank DeLaRosa — bass • Chuck Findley — trpt,flugelhorn, cornet

June 20 - Playboy Jazz Festival

Hollywood Bowl

*Richie Cole's Alto Madness • Richie Cole — alto sax • Marshall Hawkins — bass • Bobby Enriquez — piano • Bruce Foreman (sp?)— guitar *Ross Tompkins — p • Terry Gibbs — vibes • Buddy DeFranco — cl. • Scott Morris — d • Marshall Hawkins — b • — tenor sax

*Gary German—guitar • Marvin Hollinshed (sp?) aka "Shed" — flute • George "High Priest" Salisbury — piano

*Basie Orchestra • Greg Fields — drums • Dennis Rowland — vcl • Joe Williams, Helen Humes, Johnny Williams, Eric Dixon

June 28 - Pan Afrikan Peoples Ark

85th & Holmes

• Horace Tapscott – piano • Louis Spears — cello • David Bryant — bass • Fritz Wise — drums • Gary Bias — ss,as • Fundi Jejohn — Fr.horn • Ufahamu Uweizi — as • Adele Sebastian — flute • Ernie Roberts — bass cl., bari sax • Sabir Matteen — tenor • Arthur Wells — ts & fl. • Herbert Callies — alto cl • Dr James "Jimmy" Benson — ts • Linda Hill — vcl • JuGeGr — vcl • Cortnee — vcl • Oises Obligicion — conga • Lester Robertson — trombone(didnt play) • Robert Crowley — piano 1981

July 11 - Watts Towers Jazz Fest

*Fostina Dixon's Collage • Vickey Minor — elec.bass • James Polk — piano • Spencer Bean — guitar • Fostina Dixon — vcl,flute,alto & bari saxes • Abdul Lateef — percussion

*Clora Bryant's Swi-Boppers • Clora Bryant — trpt,vcl • Jeff Clayton — tenor sax • Clarence Johnston — d • Larry Ball — bass • Cal Green — guitar • Clay Lawrey — bone • Munyungo — conga,perc • Buddy Gordon — trpt • Tollie Moore — piano

*Buddy Collette Big Band • Collette — cl.,flute, alto & sop saxes • Llew Mathews — piano • John B. Williams — bass, elec.bass • Jeff Clayton — tenor sax • Ron Brown — b.cl.,bari sax • Roger Hogan — ts • Jackie Kelso — cl,ts • Leslie Drayton, Al Aarons, Bobby Bryant — trpts • John Stephens — as • — drums • Thurman Green —'bone • Mayo Tiana — bone • Melvin Wanzo — bone • Rick Baptist — trpt • Maurice Spears — bass bone • *Alvin Batiste—sat in, borrowed Collette's clarinet *Nica Reijto (sp?) (leader)—flute • John B. Williams — bass • Llew Mathews — p • Munyungo — conga • (drummer? Name?)

*Bruce Bidlack did sound system

*P.A.P.A. • Horace Tapscott — piano, conductor • Adele Sebastian — flute • Linda Hill — p • Al Hines, David Bryant,Roberto Miranda — basses • Fritz Wise — d • Arthur Wells — ts • Herbert Callies — alto cl. • Fundi Lejohn — Fr.horn • Moises Obligacion — conga • Cortnee — vcl • Ufahamu Uweizi — as • JuJeGr — vcl • and 3 others I missed their names — bass; b.clar &ts; and a bari ?

July 18 - Jack Wilson Trio at The Lighthouse

• Jack Wilson — Steinway grand piano & Fender Rhodes keyboard • Clarence Johnston — drums 1981

August 9 - MacArthur Park, downtown L.A. 9 ensembles bandshell, outdoors, afternoon

*Jimmy Alu — cl. • Tollie Moore — p & vcl • Buster Cooper — bone • Jack Trott — trpt • Pearl Powers — bass • Billy Ellis — ts • Carl Rogoli — d

*Chuck Conklin and The New Angel City Jazz Band 8-pc • Chuck Conklin — cornet • Phil Gray — bone • Johnny Varro — p • Bob Stone — b • Allan Blaemire — d • Red Murphy — g • Wayne Songer — cl. • Dave Hutson — as (alto sax)

*Joe Darensbourg Dixie Flyers • Joe Darensbourg — cl.,ss,vcl • Nappy Lamare — banjo • Bill Stumpp — trpt • Ray Hall — d • Phil Stevens — b • Gideon Honore — p • Eugene Lebeaux — bone;

*Pete Daily—(wheelchair, hat)

*Lynn Avalon Group 7-pc • w/the Patrick All-Stars • Lynn Avalon — d,vcl • Bill Wood — cl • Eddie Anderson — bone • McCorkland — ts • Bill Miles — p • Bernie Miller — b • Art DePew — trpt *Peanuts Hucko & the West Coast All-Stars • Peanuts Hucko — cl • Ray Sherman — p • David Stone — b • Dick Shanahan — d • Manny Klein — trpt • Bob Higgins — trpt (white hat) • Eddie Miller — ts • Chuck Anderson — bone

*Rosy McHargue & His Dixielanders 8-pc • Rosy McHargue — cl,vcl • Jimmy Adams — cornet • — bone • Marty Corb — b • — g • Vinny Armstrong — p • Bob Reitmeier — ts • Burr Middleton — d • Charlie Mays — ts(older fellow, from N.O., sittin in)

*Dick Gary—Eb horn, trpt,p; 7-pc • Bob Enevoldsen — vlave bone • Charlie Myerson (sp?)— g • Ray Leatherwood — b • Gene Estes — d • Betty O'Hara — trpt, Bb horn, double-belled euphonium • Abe Most — cl

*Ray Linn & The Chicago Stempers • Ray Linn — trpt • Buster Cooper — bone • Howard Alden — g • — cl • Bob Havens — bone • Lee Callet — ts • Earl Palmer — d • Walter Urban — b • — p *Elaine Mitchell—p 8-pc • Red Murphy — g • Bob Higgins — trpt • Hadlock — b • Morgan? — d • Herbie Harper — bone • ? — cl • Red R — as 1981

August 30 - P.A.P.A.

at Immanuel United Church of Christ

• Horace Tapscott — p • Linda Hill — p,vcl • Moises Obligicion — conga • Bill Madison — d • Billy Hinton — d • Ishmael — sits in on drums • Alan Hines, David Bryant — basses • Adele Sebastian — flute • JuGeGr — vcl • Kafi Larry Roberts — ss • Fundi Lejohn — Fr.horn • Ernie Roberts — bari sax • unknown — b; bone; trpt/flugel;as; as/fl;ts; ts; femme vcl;

• *last performance at this venue

September 11 - Whisky-A-Go-Go, Sunset Blvd double-bill

*The Explosives • Cam King — g • Waller Collie(WC3)- b • Freddie Steady – d

*The Blasters • (my close friend & advisor Nels Cline had told me "If you don't go see the Blasters you're blowing it!") September 27 - Kinsey Audit., Exposition Park, USC

• Joel Gains (sp?)— keys;elec.p, (from Manhattan Beach) • John Warfel (sp?)—elec.bass • David Gains — ss,ts,fl, woodwinds • Dorian Holly — p,vcl • Ronnie Carpenter — d • Tootle Heath — timbale:

September 27 - P.A.P.A. at Hor-Mar Print Shop (I think it was on Vermont Avenue, in Watts aka South-central L.A.)

• Billy Hinton — d • Barney Proctor — ts(young) • Alan Hines — b • Kaaef Robert Crowley — p • Linda Hill — p • Samaiya — ? • Ernie Roberts — ts • Moises Obligacion — conga • Bill Madison — d • Kafi Larry Roberts — ss;

September 25 -

Hollywood Bowl

September 19 - Quartet Music

Lincoln Park, Santa Monica

• (Cline brothers, , Eric Von Essen) October 25 Orch

Ford-Anson Theatre, outdoors. Sunday afternoon concert series.

• John B. Williams — b • Paul Humphrey — d • — g • Frank Szabo, Bobby Bryant, , Ray Brown — trpts • Harold Land Jr — p • Roger Hogan — ts,cl,flute • John Stephens — as • Hank DeVega — as • , Bobby Bryant Jr — reeds • Harold Land — TENOR SAX! (soloist) • Maurice Spears, Thurman Green, Jimmy Cleveland, Garnett Brown, Clay Lawrey — trombones • Gerald Wilson — trpt, conductor • Bob Balopole — piano, sitting in waiting on H.Land Jr to show up 1981

November 12 - Horace Tapscott Trio

LoBero Theatre, 33 E. Canon Perdido Road, Santa Barbara

concert released on Lp as LIVE AT THE LOBERO THEATRE volumes 1 & 2

• Horace Tapscott — p • Sonship — d • Roberto Miranda — b November 21 - McKenna Hall

at Claremont Colleges

• Phillip Walker — guitar (one shot posed) • Lowell Fulson — guitar (one shot posed for camera) • Maudie Gooden — vcl • backed by Quinn Harris 7-pc R&B ensemble (2 trpts, bone, sax) • Quinn Harris:flute, p, ts

November 22 - Sun Ra

at the Lingerie Club

December 3 - Quartet

at the Lighthouse Cafe (new name)30 Pier Avenue, Hermosa Beach

• Joe Albany — p • — bone • Donald Bailey — d • Leroy Vinnegar — b 1982

January 2 - Horace Tapscott Quintet

Maria's Memory Lane

• Horace Tapscott — p • Arthur Wells — ts,fl • Roberto Miranda — b • Son Ship — d • George Bohannon — bone January 15 - & & Jana Haimsohn

Biltmore Hotel, 515 S. Olive Street, downtown L.A.

• Ed Blackwell — drums • Mal Waldron — piano • Jana Haimsohn — vcl, dance, poetry

• * was there helping Ed w/drums

January 15 - **at Blackwell concert we heard rumor that was sittin in with Art Pepper so we dashed across town Donte's, North Hollywood Art Pepper Quartet + Lee Konitz • John Dentz — d • Bob Magnussen — b • Mike Lang — p

January 16 - Art Pepper Quartet at Dontes

• John Dentz — d • Bob Magnussen — b • Mike Lang — p

January 25 - rehearsal

Maiden Voyage, Wilshire Blvd

• Harold Land — ts • Louis Spears — b • Carl Burnett — d • Nolan Smith — trpt • Art Hillary — pi • Rickey Kelley — vibes • Ray Armando — congas

February 19 - First Unitarian Church, L.A.

• Allen Ginsberg, Peter Orlovsky, Harold Norse

February 28 - Orchestra at Gilberto's March 14 - Vinny Golia Large Ensemble

Schoenberg Hall, UCLA

• *see program notes for musicians names

March 17 - - Quintet

Carmelos

• Jay Anderson — b • Jeff Hirshfield — d • (Walter*) Gary Dial — p (*baptised name) • *photo of Bobby Shew & Red Rodney sitting at bar

April 16 - Noah Young Quartet

at Smudge Pot, Claremont Colleges

• Noah Young — b • David Angel — sax,cl • Richard Davis — trpt • Fred Stofflet — d

1982

May 13 - Quartet

Cal Poly, Pomona

• Herbie Lewis — b • Jack Fulks — ts • Larry Koonse — g • Billy Higgins — d

May 15 - Quartet Music

Los Angeles Press Club, 600 N. Vermont Avenue

• Nels Cline — • Alex Cline — drumset • Jeff Gauthier — violin • Eric Von Essen — b double-bill w/ Joanne Grauer Trio

• Joanne Grauer — p • Al Cecchi — d • Volda Hammick (or? Vlammick)— elec.bass • *Father James Perrone — alto sax

May 24 - John Collins Quartet at Dontes

• John Collins — g • Dick Berk — d • John B. Williams — b • Gildo Mahones — p

• * — sat in on drums,on one number • **Freddie Hubbard & Chuck Niles were in audience

June 1 - Dick Berk Adoption Agency at Dontes

• Keith Saunders — p • Andy Martin — bone • Jim Sealy — trpt • Steve Rosenbloom — as • Bob Wackerman — b • Dick Berk — d

June 19 - Playboy Jazz Festival

Hollywood Bowl

• pix of Ornette w/

• Harold Howard (my traveling companion, trumpeter) w/Ashley Alexander (trombonist, double-belled euphonium — teaches at Mt Sac); Harold w/Lamar Wright (trpter)w/hat; Brubeck; Jamaladeen Tacuma; Bill Smith (clarinet, beard); O.C.Smith (cowboy hat) w/Lamar Wright; Sarah Vaughan;

June 26 thru July 11 - in to photo & write up recent history of jazz & blues & brass bands & 1982

August 6 - Horace Tapscott Quintet

Maria's Memory Lane

• Horace Tapscott — p • Roberto Miranda — b • Son Ship — d • Melvin Moore - 5-strong violin • Louis Spears — cello

August 8 - Dixieland Jamboree

MacArthur Park Band Shell

*Ressureetion Brass Band • Al Reiman — trombone, leader (aka Reimenschneider) • Hugh Bell — vcl,trpt (white goatee) • Gideon Honore — p • George Orendorff — trpt • Leo DeJan — trpt • Art Levin — b • Dave Kennedy — bone • Benjamin Booker — b • Bernard Carrare — string bass • Teddy Edwards — stand drum • Gus Wright — snare drum • Sylvester Rice — snare drum • Norman Bowden — trpt • Henry Beau, Floyd Turnhan, Eugene Jackson — • Roger Jaimison — bone • Norman Logan — sousaphone • Sam Lee — ts

• [Dixie Mitchell (guitar) wasn't at this gig, she's the 20th member]

*portrait shots: • Gus Wright — d • Lowell Watson Jr (kid) *Johnny Lucas & The Blue Blowers • James Judkins — d • Russ Weathers — b • Mallie Weathers — p • Johnny Lucas — trpt • Mario Rodriguez — bone • Bill Wood — cl

*Chet Yeager and the Night Blooming Jazzmen • Tom Raftican — d • Pieter Meyers — cl,vcl • George Olson — b • Dick Doener — bone,vcl • Chet Yeager — 1915 York cornet • Tommy Hearns —bjo • Morey Huff — p

*Billy Ellis — ts (no other names for this band)

*Andy Florio's Band • Andy Florio — d • Joe Spang — sax,cl • Paul Scott — sax,cl • John Largo — electro-vox • Art Depew — trpt • Foy Blanton — bass

• [Andy's wife Zackie Cooper, couldnt show, dental work]

*Johnny Varro & The Heavy Weights • Gene Estes — d • Johnny Varro — p • Leroy Vinnegar — b • Betty O'Hara — trpt • Lee Gifford — bone • Sam Most — ts • Mahlon Clark — cl *Elaine Mitchell & Her Escorts • Dave Stone — b • Teddy Edwards — d • Bob Higgins — trpt • Ed Anderson — bone • Les Robinson — as • Hienie Beau — cl • Elaine Mitchell — p

*Chuck Conklin & The New Angel City Jazz Band 9-pc • Chuck Conklin — cornet • Steve White — as,bari • Peanuts Hucko — cl • Bruce MacDonald — p • Bob Stone — b • Al Blaemire — d • Bob Enevoldsen — bone • Ken Albers — trpt • Don Lodice — ts

August 13 - John Wood Quintet

Pasquales

• John Wood — p • Ralph Penland — d • Rickey Kelly — vibes • Pat Senatore — b • Ray Pizzi — reeds

August 13 - Dexter Gordon Quartet at Rumsey's

• — pi • Dave Eubanks — b • Eddie Gladden — d • Dexter Gordon — tenor sax

• *dressing photos of Lamar Wright & Dexter Gordon August 21 Exposition Park noon-6pm USC outdoors

*Charles Owens Quartet • Charles Owens — reeds • Ted Saunders —elec.p • Richard Reed — b • Carl Burnett — d

*John Harris — d • Herbie Lewis — b • Art Hillary — elec.p • Red Holloway, Jerome Richardson, Curtis Peagler — saxes • (who leader?)

*Harold Acy — d • Larry McCoy — ts • Joe Mitchell — trpt • Scotty Young — b • Eric Lindenhall (sp?)— elec.p

• **notebook says the soundman, Larry Ball, played on the last part of Charles Owens set

August 22 - *Phil Gray & the L.A. Jazz 8-pc

MacArthur Park Band Shell

• Phil Gray — bone • Mickey McMahon — pocket trpt • Nick Martinis — d • Bob Thomas — cl • Bob Stone — b • — guitar • Clyde Amsler — bass sax & harmonica • Ernest Hughes — p • Colleen Casey — vcl (sittin in)

*Bob Ringwald & the Pacific Jazz Band 5-pc • Bob Ringwald — bjo • Don Nelson — ss • Jack Wadsworth — bass sax • Roy Brewer — bone • Zeke Zarchy (sp?)— trpt *Rosy McHargue and His Ragtimers 7-pc • Rosy McHargue — cl • Herbie Harper — trombone • Jimmy Adams — cornet • Bob Reitmeier — tenor sax • Burr Middleton — d • — bass • Vinny Armstrong—piano

*Peggy Gilbert & the Dixie Belles 8-pc • Marty Wells — trpt • Natalie Robbins — cl • Georgia Shillings – p • Karen Donnelly — b • Jerrie Thill — d • Lynn Avalon — vcl • Peggy Gilbert — ts • Naomi "Pee Wee" Preble — bone

• *photos with Naomi Preble and Nappy Lamare, yellow Chevy

*[Jumpin Hot Frogs Jazz Band — no pictures]

*Ray Linn & His Chicago Stompers 8-pc • Whitey Hoffman — p • Ron Anthony — g • Ed Bennett — b • Skip Shaffer — d • Bob Rightmeirer(sp?)— cl • Don Lodice — ts • Bob Havens — bone • Ray Linn — trpt

*Al Jenkins — bone • Nappy Lamare — bjo • Mannie Klein — trpt • Chuck Conklin — cornet • Steve White — ts • Joe Dixon — cl • Ira Westley — bass & tuba • Bob Higgins — trpt • (who leader?) *Dick Gary 8-pc • Gene Estes — d • Bob Enevoldsen — bone • Betty O'Hara — flugel • Dick Hafer — ts • Dick Cathcart — trpt • Abe Most — cl • Ray Leatherwood — b • Dick Gary — trpt,p 1982

...cont. August 22 - MacArthur Park Band Shell

• *Peanuts Hucko (leader)— cl • Johnny Varro — p • Gene Estes — vibes • Jerry McKenzie — d • David Stone — b (Bob Stone's son)

September 13 - & His Orchestra under direction of Clifford Soloman Pomona Fairgrounds

October 9 - Jam session

at Los Angeles Press Club, 600 N. Vermont Ave.

• Bill Perkins — ts,fl • Bob Cooper — ts • John Perett — d • Luther Hughes — b • Ron Eschete — 7-string guitar Beneditto (sp?) • — guitar

November 29 - Bobby Bradford & student Claremont Colleges jazz band

at Smudge Pot 1983

February 18 - Bobby Bradford

at Smudge Pot

March 5 - Rod Piazza Mighty Flyers

at Madam Wongs

March 20 - Dolo Coker Love In (he dies 13apr83 cancer)

benefit Local 47 union hall

*Bonnie Janofsky Quartet • Larry Koonse — g • Bonnie Janofsky — d • James Zollar — trpt • Walter Urban — b

*Bill Berry L.A. Band • Dave Frishberg — p • Frankie Capp — d • Sandy Graham — vcl • John Heard – b • Mel Wanzo "Slide" Hide — bones • Pete & Conte Condoli, Jack Sheldon, Rick Baptiste — trpts • Jackie Kelso, Marshall Royal, Herman Riley (ts) • Lanny Morgan (as), Jack Nimitz(bari)— reeds

*Art Hillary — p • Al McKibbon — b • Paul Humphrey — d • Raphael – vibes • — vcl *Pat Britt — as • Burgess Gardner – trpt • Henry Franklin — b • Joe Peters — d • ? piano • Wilbur Brown — ts

• *photo of Harold Howard & Bobby Brooks

• *Lawrence Marable

*Melba Joyce — vcl • w/Gildo Mahones — p • Plas Johnson — ts • Frank DeLaRosa — b • Sherman Ferguson — d

• then Ernie Andrews with same band and add Wild Bill Moore — ts

• *6-year-old Kharon Haley Harrison — drums

*Rita Graham — vcl • Gildo Mahones — p • Richard Davis — trpt • Al Williams – d • Frank DeLaRosa — b • Boots Robinson — ts

March 26 - Horace Tapscott

50th birthday party Celia organized at their home 4901 llth Avenue

• *pix of Horace Tapscott & Tommy Tedesco • Horace Tapscott & William Marshall

March 30 - double-bill

Cal Poly, Pomona

*Free Flight • Milcho Leviev — p • Jim Lacefield — b • Jim Walker — flute • Ralph Humphrey — d *Herbie Lewis Reality • Herbie Lewis — b • Larry Koonse — guitar • Tootie Heath — d • Harold Land – ts • Bobby Hutcherson — vibes • Freddie Hubbard — trpt 1983

June 7 - Bobby Bradford

recording session at Music Lab, Hollywood Lp LOST IN L.A. 1831 Hyperion Ave.

June 16 - Bobby Bradford

portrait photo session at his house 2449 N. El Molino Avenue, Altadena, CA

• *also pix of his wife Lisa Tefo and son Benjamin

June 18 - Playboy Jazz Festival

Hollywood Bowl

120 photos — , , Kirk Silsbee, Lamar Wright (with fat belly liver disease), Harold Battiste,

• *see program (Lamar d. 8july83)

July 9 - double-bill

Amerasia Bookstore, near 3rd & Central on Town, downtown L.A.

*United Front • George Sams — trpt • Lewis Jordan — as • Anthony Brown — d • Mark Izu — b

*James Newton • w/Les Coulter July 15 - Harold Howard's band

Club Tahiti, Holt Blvd, Ontario east of Euclid @one block

• Harold Howards — trpt • Bobby "Akbar DePriest" Brooks — drums • Bobby Blevins — elec.p. • Boots Robinson — ts

*sitting in: • Popeye Maupin — vcl • Ralph Abel — trpt

August 20-24 in San Francisco photographing

December 3 - Rod Piazza Mighty Flyers

Carlos O'Brien s, LaVerne, CA

• Honey Alexander — p • Bill Stuve — b • Jr Watson — g • Bill Swartz — d

Sitting in: • Shakey Jake — vcl, harmonica • Steve Kilman — guitar

December 10 - Piazza — same as December 3

Carlos O'Briens, 1460 Foothill Blvd 1984

April 5 - Emmett Chapman

Cal Poly, Pomona

• playing his invention the Stick (Josh Hanna, too) June 16 - Playboy Jazz Festival

Hollywood Bowl

• *John Carter color photo w/his 63 Porsche • *Sonny Sharrock • *0scar Brashear • *James Newton • *Roberto Miranda, Bill Cosby, and Harold Howard • *Jimmy Oliver (sax case) w/ tribute • *Bill Henderson • *Deborah — vcl w/BB King • * w/bass player • *Eddie Senegal (leader) sax w/BB King • *BB King & Floyd Dixon • * signing in backstage • [all these shots are backstage ]

• *Wayne Shorter & his wife • *Pete Condoli, Edie Adams, Leonard Feather • *Melba Joyce w/Linda Hopkins

July 15 - Watts Towers Jazz Festival (8th annual — this is the first year that it was 2 days and on 2 stages)

*Long Gone Miles — vcl • Bernie Pearl — g • Maurice Miller — d • Jimmy Hines — b • Bob Lucas — harp • Freddie Clark — ts

*P.A.P.A. • w/Horace Tapscott — elec.piano • Dadesi Arthur Wells — fl,as • Donald Dean — d • BJ Crowley — vcl • Linda Hill — vcl • Larry Gales, Louis Spears — cellos • Kamau Daaood — poet • Al Hines, David Bryant, Roberto Miranda — basses *Billy Higgins 5 • Jeffrey Littleton — b • Oscar Brashear — trpt • — ts • Bill Henderson — p

• *photo of Philly Joe Jones; Billy Higgins & Kamau Daaood

*Buddy Collette 5 • Gildo Mahones — p • John Heard — b • Bill Douglas - d(of Tatum recording fame) • Al Viola — guitar • Buddy Colette — reeds

• THEN piano chair change to Art Hillary and add Ernie Andrews — vcl

*Jimmy Smith — organ • Terry Evans — g • Michael Baker — d • Red Holloway — ts,as

*Joe – vcl,ts • Don Julian — guitar • Penguins (3) vocal group

*Clara Ward Singers • w/Johnny Otis — drums 1984

September 23 - Watts Towers Drum Festival

• *Babatundi Olatunji • *John Carter w/my brother Brian Weber • *Panama Francis • *Zack Diof (from Senegal)— djembe (drum w/bells) • *Philly Joe Jones w/ (posed for camera) • *THEN my drunken brother Brian wanted a picture with Joe F and Philly Joe • *headshot pose of Linda Hill • *poses of Horace Tapscott & Cecelia Tapscott & Linda Hill • *Billy Higgins and Shelley Manne duet ( ! ) 1985

February 8 - Quartet Music

Unitarian Church, Santa Monica

• Nels Cline — guitars • Jeff Gauthier – violin • Eric Von Essen — bass, harmonica • Alex Cline — drumset

April 12 - Warne Marsh - Harold Land Quintet Hyatt Hotel, Sunset Blvd

• w/Bob Maize — b • Gildo Mahones — p • Albert Tootie Heath — d

• color photos September 1 - Harold Howard's band

Elk's Club, Pomona

• Harold Howards — trpt • Ed Shirley — trpt • Ed Pleasants — ts,as • Hardy Eason — elec.p • Ron Bruner — d • Morris Morris — vcl

September 13 - Rod Piazza Mighty Flyers

Carlos O'Brien's, Riverside

• Rod Piazza — vcl,harp • Honey — elec.p • Bill Stuve — b • Jr Watson — g • Ed Mann—d

September 15 - Long Beach Blues Festival

*Charlie Musselwhite — harp • Steve Ehrmann — elec.bass • Gary Silva — d • Michael Osborn — g

*Papa John Creach — violin • Louis Spears — b • Henry Butler — piano • ? — drums

* — guitar,vcl • Coco Montoyo — guitar • Leon Blue — p & organ • Soko Richardson — d • Gabe Flemmings — trpt • Al Locke — ts • Steve ? -trpt • unknown: 2 tenor saxes • 1 bari sax; 1 alto sax; 2 trpts;

*Blasters + Lee Alien—ts & —vcl September 27 - Rod Piazza -Mighty Flyers

Carlos O'Briens - same as September 13

• *photo of Jr Watson & Steve Kilman checking out Gibson guitar

September 28 - Mighty Flyers

Carlos O'Brien's

• same band as September 13 + Guitar Gable — g sat in; • and one-armed guitarist Steve Samuels sat in • and Byrd "Harmonica" Hale (from San Francisco)(Redwood City • actually) sat in • AND Willie Brinlee—upright bass, sat in • with Mighty Flyers w/Steve Kilman

September 29 - and the Honeydrippers

*Bill Upchurch—b • Frank Wilson — d • Shellie Thomas — ts • Bill Bryant — bari • Gary Bell — g • Little Willie Jackson — as • Harry Caesar — vcls • Joe Liggins — p

• [this is downtown L.A. street fair — James Brown on the bill but the cops were getting restless and I cut out]

*Clora Bryant, Johnny Otis, Shuggie Otis candids

*Johnny Otis Show

• — vcl • Nicky Otis — d • Shuggie — g • others unknown • Delmar Evans — vcl • Freddie Clark — ts • Charles Williams — vcl 1985

september 29 - continued street fair

*Nat Pierce - Frank Capp Juggernaut w/Ernie Andrews, ; Marshall Royal;

• *posed photo of (of Chambers Brothers)

October 25 - Smokey Wilson

Pioneer Club, 88th & Vermont, L.A.

• Smokey Wilson — stratocaster,vcl • Joe Kincaid — guitar

December 4 - SUN RA 13-pc Arkestra

Koncepts Cultural Gallery, Oakland Telegraph & Grand Avenue

• Sun Ra — Yamaha DX7 electronic baby grand • June Tyson, John Gilmore, Marshall Allen, Danny Davis... Ronald Wilson (ts)..... 1986

June 27 - Fish & Chips

The Saloon, Grant Street, San Francisco

• Barry Melton — g • John Cippolina — g • Spenser Dryden — d • Peter Albin — b June 27 -

Prime Time Wolfgang's, Columbus Ave, SF

• Ornette Coleman — violin,as • Denardo — d • A. Macdoweel — b • Jamaladeen Tacuna — b • Charles Ellerbee — g • — g • Kamir Sabir — d

• *backstage photos of Ornette posing with George Sams & author/poet David Henderson (wrote bio on Jimi Hendrix) and appears on Ornette's SCIENCE FICTION album

March 26 Jesse Sharps session for Nimbus Records. Mad Hatter Studios (Chick Corea's studio), Silverlake District,on Griffith Park Blvd, L.A.

• Jesse Sharps — ss,as,ts • Nate Morgan — p • Carl Burnett — d • Joey Ector — b • Steve Smith — trpt • JJ — rainstick • Horace Tapscott — alternate piano

• Tom Albach — producer/owner of Nimbus

July 23 - Robert Jr Lockwood

Rockwell Inn, Cleveland

• photos outside with his old car, hood up (had me diagnose a few things) July 31 - Robert Jr Lockwood

The Saloon, Coventry District, Cleveland Heights

• Robert Jr Lockwood — 12-string elec.g • Gene Schwartz — b • Bob Ebersol — d • Hank Lima — p

August 2 - Neal Creque Quartet

Murtis H. Taylor Multi-Service Center. 6th Annual Cultural Arts Festival, East Cleveland

• Neal Creque — p • Chick Stevenson — b • Jack Cooper — d • Evelyn Wright — vcl

August 3 - Ernie Krivda Quartet

Barney Googles, Cleveland flats

• Eenie Krivda — ts • Chip Stephens — elec.p • Jeff Bremer — b • Joe Brigandi — d

August 7 - Ken Davis Quartet

Club Isabella, Cleveland

• Ken Davis — trpt,flugel • Kip Reed — elec.b • Bob Ferrazza — g • Scott Kania — d; • Ramon Morris — ts • Debra Stewart — vcl August 17 - Mark Gridley Sextet

Cain Park, Cleveland Heights

• Mark Gridley — flute • Fred Sharpe — g (white hair) • Bob Frazier — g • Jeff Grubbs — b • Chuck Braman — d • Chip Stevens — piano

August 17 - Quintet afternoon Cleveland Zoo

• Steve Swallow — elec.b • Makoto Ozone — p • Tommy Smith — ts • M.Richards — d

August 21 - Kenny Davis Quartet

Club Isabella, Cleveland

• Bob Ferrazza — g • Kip Reed — elec.b • Scott Kania — d • Ramon Morris — ts • David Berkman — p • Mike Lee — ts • Wendell Logan — ss

August 24 - Chuck Braman Trio

• Chuck Braman — d • Chip Stephens — elec.p • Jeff Bremer — b 1986

August 27 - Ace Carter - Lamar Gaines Duo

The Boarding House, 11311 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland

• Carl "Ace" Carter — p • Lamar Gaines — b

September 13 - Lonnie Brooks

Barney Googles Cleveland

• Lonnie Brooks — vcl,lead guitar • Osee Anderson — rhythm guitar • Lafayette Lyle — bass • Jim Shutte — drums • Tom Giblin — keyboards

September 14 - Ruby Carter & the Magic Touch Band

East Cleveland Public Library

• Guy Smith — organ • Harvey Hall — elec.g & vcl • Julius Roberts — elec.b & vcl • Greg Brooks — d

September 19 - Quintet

Oberlin College, Ohio, Finney Chapel

• Dave Holland — b • Steve Coleman — as • Kenny Wheeler — trpt,cornet,flugel • — bone • Marvin Smitty Smith — d