INSIDE: Reviews of Marc Seales, Steve Rice Trio & Bud Shank

Earshot J , July 1989 A Mirror and Focus for the Community I ^ Local Jazz Lives at Bellevue and Roots of Jazz: Gig Harbor Festivals Bob Russell Despite budget cuts and wavering sup­ Trumpeter Bob Russell started playing profession­ port from the Bellevue City Parks Depart­ ally in Kansas City in the 1920s, and moved to Seattle in 1944. Before coming to Seattle, he ment, it appears the Bellevue Jazz Festival, worked with drummer Vernon Brown in Milwau­ slated for July 10 - 16, will prevail as one of kee and recorded with Grant Moore's New Or­ the most important showcases for top local leans Black Devils. Brown sent for Russell in 1944 and throughout the '40s Russell was a member of jazz talent. Set in a beautiful downtown loca­ the popular Al Pierre band, which held down a tion against a backdrop of glass skyscrapers, steady job at Seattle s Marine (later Union) Club. the festival will spread out on a grass lawn so Laudatory mentions of Russell by other subjects ofthe "Roots of Jazz" project led us to draw out green, "it's like the lawn in your wildest his recollections. The following excerpts are from dreams," says organizer Jim Wilke. an interview taken by Ted Dzielak at Russell's This year's festival will feature a free home, March 7, 1989. This interview was made possible in part with support from the King County concert Friday evening, July 14; an evening Centennial Commission and the King County concert on Saturday, July 15 (admission S3); Landmarks Heritage Division. and a Sunday afternoon concert on the 16th (admission S5). All shows will be held at Bob Russell: I was born August 28, Downtown Park, next to Bellevue Square. A Mel Brown 1907, in Zion, Wyoming and raised in series of noontime concerts will also be held group appeared in June as the opening act at Denver. When I was 16,1 moved to Kansas Monday the 10th through Friday the 14th at the Playboy Jazz Festival, as a result of win­ City. I was on my own, had no one but various locations in downtown Bellevue. (Free ning the 5th Annual Hermessy Jazz Search myself. When I came back to Denver, that's parking for the weekend concerts is available competition. Proceeds from the Gig Harbor when I really got started. Sergeant Lee, an off 100th Ave NE, near the park.) gig go to Interaction/Transition, a non-profit old army master, started me in the old The 4th Annual Gig Harbor Jazz agency. The price of ad- mission is tax- Angus Highlander Band, on trumpet. I stayed Festival, with Dee Daniels as festival host­ deductible. Call Ticketmaster, 628-0888, for there a year and a half and got so I could ess, again promises a fine line-up of local and tickets. read music. That was about all—I could fill national talent. Included is a performance by See calendar listings on pages 4 and 5 the hom and could read. Then I went back to one of the hottest, up-and-coming bands for more information on both the Bellevue Kansas City and I stayed there about two around, Portland's Mel Brown Sextet. The and Gig Harbor Festivals. months, and got a job playing in the Plantation Night Club. I worked there about seven months, and went from there to the Lincoln Theater. We had just a small band, about six or seven pieces. Then, when they decided they were going to put in Vitaphone, Nearly 600 listeners that's when I got out. enjoyed the sun and music at Earshot's Ted Dzielak: Vitaphone? concert/picnic at the Russell: Isn't that what they call it? The Good Shepherd machine they use now that makes it talking Center, Sunday, June pictures. 25. The concert was TD: So at the Lincoln Theatre, were part of Earshot's there movies being shown and you were Summer Festival that playing in the band? winds up July 1. Russell: Uh huh, that's it. TD: That must have been quite some (photo by Georgia Steele) time, being in Kansas City. Russell: Well, not as much as you think. There was a lot of jazz playing there, but a lot of them wasn't working. Bennie Moten continued on page 3 1 Best New Don Lanphere's Go Again § Jazz Entertainers album was named album 5:00 - 9:00 p.m. at the of the month by Crescendo Interna­ tional magazine in London... 323 Second Avenue Roosevelt High School (Second & Jackson) musicians Mark 628-8964/328-1140 Taylor and Dave Acosta won All-Star awards from Downbeat magazine ... Drummer Dave Coleman, well-known and loved in the 5:00 - 9:00 p.m. at Seattle jazz community, died in May Tihtg ©sd©M at the age of 66. A native of Pasadena, where he worked with 1918 First Avenue Freddy Slack, T-Bone Walker, and Mark Henderson - (Between Stewart & Virginia) Red Nichols' 5 Pennies, Coleman Reggie Goings Quintet 441-7171/328-1140 moved to Seattle in 1955 and played with Elmer Gill, Floyd Standifer, Chuck Metcalf, and others ... Earshot members Pat and Bill Waddington of Olympia ask if anyone knows of clubs where you can still get up and THE 4TH ANNUAL jitterbug or otherwise dance to the music. Write or call us at the GIG HARBOR JAZZ FESTIVAL magazine and we'll pass the infor­ mation along ... Former Seattelite Frank Clayton, who now calls New York his home, sat in on a few gigs at the Oxford and the Latona while in town last month ... Jerry Granelli was recently caught on the drums at Hollywood's on Broadway with his son, bassist J.

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Distribution: Jim Knodle Earshot Board of Directors: Cherrie Adams, Gary Bannister, Don Brown, Sandra Burlingame, Judy de Barros, Vince AUGUST 12 & 13, 1989 Gonzales, Anthony Greenwald, Lola Ped- CELEBRATIONS MEADOW rini, Mark Solomon & Peter Davenport. General Information, (206) 547-6763. GIG HARBOR Address all correspondence to: P.O. Box 85851, Seattle, WA 98145-2858. 628-0888 Tickets at Ticketmaster or BON MARCHE & TOWER The monthly magazine Earshot Jazz is printed by Murray Publishing Company of (tax deductible: The Gig Harbor Jazz Festival is a benefit for Interaction/Transition) Seattle, 2312 Third Ave. Roots of Jazz: Bob Russell , continued from page 1 talked to me about joining his band and I ald trumpet, regular trumpet and then an­ do it but he just didn't like to do it. decided, "No," that I'd stay right where I other— what the heck was that little thing.. .it TD: Did you and Al Pierre's band play was at, playing in theatres and nightclubs. wasn't as small as that little bitty trumpet, mostly in the legitimate clubs, or did they do TD: What kind of music did you play? not that little. I had a heck of a time learning after-hours clubs too? Russell: Some jazz, but mostly Russell: After-hours clubs mostly. That heavy stuff, overtures and all that stuff. was the only way to make money. All Harry Dillard, he had charge of the band those others you go down there and make and he had cut all that stuff down. [From a little piddling salary, maybe twenty- arrangements for large orchestra to five dollars a week. And we were small band.] They had it for trumpet, 111 doing better than that. At least a trombone, , clarinet, piano, hundred to a hundred and a half, any­ bass and drums. That's what we had where in there. So that's one reason why and we played all that stuff. Any way we stayed with those after-hours clubs. you wanted it, we played it. That's what almost everything that TD: Was everyone a good reader? you see pictures of there. They're just Russell: Yes, everybody was read­ about all after-hours clubs. ing. There was no goof in' there. You couldn't get by with that goofy busi­ At the Marine Club, as at other after- ness. Everybody had to read and read M hours places, the best tips came from what was there. Wasn't no sliding over "table singing," in which a singer would Pictured, l-r, Bob Russell, Roscoe Weathers, Vernon Brown, wander the club, taking requests from and saying 'Let's play this.' You played Jabo Ward, (bassist and conductor unidentified). what was on that sheet. At the theater, individuals. at the intermission, we played some jazz and to play it. Then after I learned to play it I we played vaudeville, too....When I left didn't want to get rid of it. It got mashed Russell: When we had Dee Dee there—well I don't know, things got messed somewhere; in Vancouver, I think. Hackett singing with us, why she could sing up there 'cause some guy got picked up for all them nasty songs. Good, bad, nasty. And dope and they closed the joint down. When Burt Bailey's band also featured drummer sometimes she'd get started singing and she'd they closed the joint, I went to Oklahoma Vernon Brown and piano player Tommy be there an hour and a half. Now that's one with George Lee and stayed with him about Stovall, both of whom came out to Seattle. song right behind the other. She was one of a year. Every instrument [in his band] was The band split up in the early '40s. Soon af­ the best. We had people in there, staying in gold: my trumpet, the baritone, the tuba.. I ter, Brown called Russell, saying that Al that club til seven and eight o'clock in the got out of that, and that's when I joined Grant Pierre, in Seattle, wanted Russell to play morning. Come outside and it was just as Moore. He was headquartered in Milwau­ trumpet. light out there as it is day. There was a guy kee. I was down in Texas with George Lee that you'd appreciate down in them clubs. and [Grant Moore] sent for me. Russell: [Al] sent me a pretty nice Russell Jones. Russell was a singer. And he TD: So this is Grant Moore's New deal—a hundred dollars a week. I was leery was a good one, boy. Anything you wanted. Orleans Black Devils? about coming all that way out here but, what From the little bit to the biggest, he sang Russell: That's right. the heck. I'd been in that part of the country anything you want. He'd get that lard can, TD: It says here that you were the for the longest. I wanted to come out here about this big around—that used to be our featured trumpeter on two of the recordings and see what was here. I've been here ever kitty. Every month or so we would change they made. "This Man One Step" and since. I got here Sunday morning and Sun­ the can, just for luck. And that thing used to be full. I've seen times we'd pull out.. .Lord, "Mama Don't Allow." day night I went to work. sometimes a hundred and four or five dollars Russell: That's right. I played trumpet TD: How did you like playing in Al a man. Somebody with a horn would be right on one and mellophone on the other. I was Pierre's band? next to him, so both of you know where each the lead trumpet soloist. I stayed around that Russell: I didn't like Al's piano other are. And he'll be right there with you thing a little while, then things went hay­ playing. playing wnile you're singing. Everybody wire and I jumped out of C rant's band and TD: Why not? sang. Now I wasn't worth a damn singing, joined Tommy Fox, just a imall nightclub Russell: Never had any rhythm. It was but they thought I was good so I came on band, in Milwaukee. After I left Tommy,1 one of them things where he'd run up and singing, too. The boss say, "Sing." Okay, I joined Burt Bailey. I stayed with Burt Bailey down the piano. He was running the chords sing. I'd start out all right and before the I guess about a year and a half. Boy that was right. He was just running up and down night was over I couldn't talk. a good band. We had everything: bass sax there for his own reasons, that's all. So many for one. Burt played that, and goofus horn. guys around here now run up and down like You'd look at that band set up and you'd Part II of this interview that and don't know what they're doing. will be featured swear, where the hell did all the junk Actually, when you got in behind him and comefrom. We had everything you could in the August edition of said, "Come on, get together Al, give it some EarshotJazz. think about— flugelhorn, mellophone, her­ rhythm, man," he played rhythm. He could by Bob Mariano DIMITRIOU'S JAZZ ALLEY (Sixth & Lenora, 441-9729) David "Fathead" Newman and Michelle Hendricks, 7/3-8; Eddie Daniels, Please send August calendar 7/10-15; Scott Hamilton Quintet, 7/17-22; Great Guitars, featuring Charlie Byrd, Barney Kessel & Tal Farlow, 7/24-28. information by 7/15/89 to: FABRO'S RESTAURANT (6400 Martin Luther King Jr Way S, 723- EARSHOT JAZZ, 8924) Sam Chambliss, Fri-Sat; Blues Showcase, Sun. P.O. 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TTie Marc Seales Trio The Steve Rice Trio Prosito Trolley man's Pub May 29,1989 June 5,1989

For the past year, Marc Seales, John Bishop and Doug Miller have been playing together The Trolleyman's Pub, Red Hook's once a week in the basement of the Music Building at the University of Washington. Two "brew pub" at the foot of Phinney Street in months ago, they finally started sharing the happy results of this collaboration with the public Fremont, has a pleasant new offering in its at the Still Life Cafe. I caught their second performance in May at Tacoma's jazz mecca, Monday jazz nights. Each week, groups Prosito. Wow! play from 7:30 to 9:30 while patrons sip a You know Marc. He plays blues, holds medium-swing tempos and builds solo drama like few microbrews, have an espresso at the bar no one else in Seattle. As Marc himself might put it, he's got "the time thing down." or enjoy a light dinner. Though I didn't eat, Completely. But Marc's never really stretched out like this in a piano trio, taking the freedom the menu of reasonably priced calzones, to ramble through rubato intros, or take tunes into abstract—though always swinging—terri­ salads, and sandwiches looked tempting. tory. It was great to hear him tumble into a two-handed, stop-and-go coda on "The Way You White walls, paned windows and an array of Look Tonight," and play tonic tag with Miller during an interlude on "There is No Greater stuffed chairs and small couches make for a Love." cozy, bright environment. Smoking is not It was also good to hear John Bishop, the best jazz/rock/funk drummer in town, stretch allowed. into this kind of jazz interplay. Bishop's brush work and color work on the trio's Bill Evans A couple of weeks ago, I heard the Trio-style outings added a new dimension to his playing. However, when the group started to Steve Rice Trio there. Not a regular sideman burn, Bishop clamped down and hit harder, rather than opening up with more moves. Would it at Jazz Alley, nor a visible leader on the be presumptuous to direct Bishop to Jack Dejohnette? scene, Rice spends his time composing and As everyone knows, Doug Miller is a bassist of great power, whose beefy sound, logical playing largely invisible commercial gigs, solos and intelligent lines were a pleasure. This is a trio worth watching. Hope they come such as his solo job at the Doubletree Inn in your way. Southcenter. That's too bad, because he is Paul de Barros one of the most accomplished—and original—pianists in Seattle. It was a rare THE BEST and surprising treat to hear an entire set of his tunes at the Trolleyman's Pub. Some of Rice's compositions, like KPUJ "Badwater Blues," which begins uncannily with the same four notes as John Carisi's "Israel," the aptly titled "Cheshire Cat" and FM88 "The Argentine Shuffle" are sneaky and AND IN-DEPTH NEWS eccentric, like Thelonious Monk. Others, like "Love Affair," "Summer Days," the lovely "Horizons" and "Topsy Turvy," go The First Annual Latona Pub Music Festival south for a Latin flavor. Rice also writes A weeklong celebration out-and-out sentimental ballads; "Grandpa's Old-Fashioned Girl" being a beautiful ex­ of some ofthe best music anywhere— and it's local ample. As a soloist, he can handle fast bebop July 16-July 22 lines easily, breaking them up with in­ tense sections of chord work and surprise Sunday, 16th - Frederick Tuxx and Company twists in the melody and rhythm. He is a Monday, 17th - Strangers With Candy colorful, pianistic player. Rice's trio Tuesday, 18th - Boots, Barry and Murray maneuvered through the material fairly Wednesday, 19th - Michael Powers well, considering that Cary Black was Thursday, 20th - The Peggy Stern Trio subbing for usual bassist Michael Bisio. Friday, 21st - Beth Winter with Friends Black's natural tone and attack and modest ensemble playing complemented Rice well. Saturday, 22nd - The Steve Kim Trio Drummer Don Dieterich, who knocked around nicely on his cowbell on the Latin Come join us for a week in the Latona numbers, needs to settle down on the ballads and swingers. 65th & Latona • 525-2238 Paul de Barros Bud Shank is stylistically indebted to Monk and Cecil Tay­ lor. Dissonance, clusters, bell-like ringing tones CENTRUM PRESENTS || Tomorrow's Rainbow and full use of the keyboard's registers are his 1 Contemporary Records C-14048 calling cards. What is so surprising is the way Pullen integrates his modern licks into the piano This is the album that was set for live trio tradition. recording at Jazz Alley last year when "Jana's Delight" opens the LP with a Seattle's downtown was plunged into medium-latin lilt. Not until the fourth chorus IAZZ darkness by a transformer failure does Pullen unload his arsenal of stretched pian­ m cancelling the scheduled per ism, sounding 'til then like a myriad of other PORT TOWNSEND formance. Too bad; it would have players in a light cocktail mood. He suc­ JULY 28-30 been an interesting group ceeds in grabbing your interest, making see in action. you listen to his more outside playing The Marcos Silva by first soothing your expectations quintet provides an with his beauty. authentic Brazilian back The waltz, "Once Upon aTime," works drop for Bud Shank's on the same principle and features a tasty distinctive alto saxophone. Since solo by Peacock amidst Pullen's articulate Shank's early experiments in the '50s fingerings. Tony Williams shines on this tune Emily Remler fusing jazz with the sounds of Brazil, with his graceful polyrhythmic tom-tom work Bud Shank the texture of the music has changed. and shows himself to be more versatile in a trio Bob Cooper Today's sound is often layered over a heavy setting than I expected. It's fascinating to hear Warren Luening electronic bass, capably provided in this how much Williams sounds like a piano player George Cables case by Gary Brown's five-string, rein­ and Pullen sounds like a drummer. John Clayton & Jeff Hamilton Jazz Orchestra forcing the beat of drummer Michael The title track is a Monkish workout that Super Sax with Med Flory Shapiro and percussionist Michael Spiro. sizzles with subtle rhythmic shifts. Peacock Bobby Shew All the tunes are originals, contributed doubles and halves the tempo, and Williams Jay Clayton by keyboardist Silva, guitarist Ricardo joins in for an empathic reading of one of Peixoto, Shank, and Seattle's Dave Peck, Pullen's best compositions. Don Lanphere the regular pianist in Shank's quartet. "At the CafeCentrale" is an epic, anthemic Bochinche Silva's "Blue Woods" is rich and lilting— vamp tune that's a must-play for radio program­ Gary Barone a ballad that calls up images of undulating mers. Pullen's energy is infectious as the mo­ Barney McClure seas and summer breezes. It features an mentum builds to fever pitch. Peacock's solo is Peggy Stern unexpected rock-style guitar interlude, slithery and buzzing, doing Paul Chambers proud. SYZYGY which somehow fits. Of Peixoto's four "Reap the Whirlwind" is a swirling der­ Germany's BuJazzO contributions, "Incognito" and "Second vish that captures the energy of the trio at break­ and more! Nature" are especially lovely ballads. That neck speed. It carries the momentum of the best fine sandpaper edge that Shank gets on his jazz train songs, wheels chuggin' along with horn gives them just the right touch of unflagging forward motion throughout. earthiness. Peixoto's "Techno Tropic" "Silence = Death" is solo Pullen fully real­ doesn't work for me. It is too much a ized: beautiful, thoughtful, lusty, creative, push­ jumble of rock, jazz and Brazil styles. ing for just the right sound, nothing superfluous Peck's "The Colors of Despair" is or rushed, amazing left hand. TICKETS $8-11, memorable— a poignant tale of sorrow that Yes, I'll say it. This is the best piano trio builds gently to a happy ending. Shank's record I've heard this year. Don't miss it. Available at Bud's Jazz Records in Seattle or title cut is a lively samba, influenced by Gary Bannister call Centrum at 385-3102 or 1-800-742-4221 the samba schools of Rio that lend wild gaiety to Mardi Gras. It's a buoyant end for an album suited to summer listening. Sandy Burlingame

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