Volume 45 • Issue 2 February 2017 Journal of the New Jersey Jazz Society Dedicated to the performance, promotion and preservation of jazz. An internationally flavored quintet led by Australian reedman Adrian Cunningham (2nd from left) performed a tribute to clarinetist Benny Goodman at this year’s Chicken Fat Ball in Maplewood. In the group were Rossano Sportiello (piano), Nicki Parrott (bass), Chuck Redd (vibes) and Aaron Kimmel (drums). Photo by Lynn Redmile. Jumpin’ At The Woodland Swing Fans Flock To The Chicken Fat Ball he venerable Chicken Fat Ball returned to its Tformer home on Woodland Avenue in Maplewood on January 8, where a packed house turned out for a master class in the small group 48TH ANNUAL PEE WEE RUSSELL jazz of the 1930s and ’40s with tributes to the MEMORIAL STOMP music of Benny Goodman and Django Reinhardt. March 26 at the Birchwood Manor Story and photos on page 22. see details page 19 New JerseyJazzSociety in this issue: New Jersey Jazz socIety Prez Sez. 2 Bulletin Board ......................2 NJJS Calendar ......................3 Prez Sez Jazz Trivia .........................4 Editor’s Pick/Deadlines/NJJS Info .......6 By Mike Katz President, NJJS Change of Address/Support NJJS/ Volunteer/Join NJJS. 37 Crow’s Nest. 38 recent trend in music listening has been a We are hopeful that this will be attractive to our New/Renewed Members ............40 Aspike in the production and sale of long members and others who attend our events, and playing records, sometimes referred to as “vinyl.” that the sales will enhance the financial standing storIes LPs, both new and used, now appear in the racks of NJJS. Please note that due to the difficulties of Chicken Fat Ball ................cover in what we used to call “record stores,” and they shipping LP’s, we are unable to offer them for Big Band in the Sky ..................8 are even selling turntables to play them with. sale other than at our events. Luna Stage Jazz in the Moonlight ......12 Many of us, including yours truly, still have Talking Jazz: Delfayo Marsalis ........14 n Because I am writing this at the beginning of turntables from a bygone era, which in my case Darla Rich Quartet at 1867 Sanctuary ..24 the new year, I have seen in print as well as on has not worked for several years, so I am Regina Carter at the Jazz Standard ....26 television newscasts and in social media, foreclosed from listening any of the several remembrances of public personages who passed Dan’s Den ........................28 hundred LPs I own. Fortunately, as reported away during 2016. These included quite a few in Rhythm & Rhyme ..................30 recently by The New York Times, the good folks at the music world, and a number of commenters Noteworthy .......................32 Panasonic have offered for sale the 50th on Facebook and elsewhere have bemoaned the reVIews Anniversary Grand Class SL-1200 GAE turntable, extensive coverage given in the mainstream Other Views. ......................34 which can be had for the modest sum of $2,800. media to the deaths of rock musicians such as Book Review: Last Musical Hurrah .....39 More fortunately, a new good quality turntable David Bowie, George Michael and Prince, with eVeNts can be had for $300 or less. scarcely any mention of several noted jazz figures ’Round Jersey: Morris, Ocean, Mercer ..36 In keeping with this trend, and through the who also passed away. However, the New Jersey Institute of Jazz Studies .............39 generosity of several donors, the New Jersey Jazz Jazz Society has filled this void through the Somewhere There’s Music. 43 Society has recently acquired to add to what we “Big Band in the Sky” column, which has been a The Name Dropper .................43 currently refer to as our “CD Bin,” formerly the continuing feature for many years in Jersey Jazz, adVertIsers “Record Bin,” a quantity of gently used LPs previously written by Fradley Garner and Shanghai Jazz ......................5 featuring many jazz players, some of which are currently authored by NJJS publicity vice WBGO ............................7 truly classics. Most of them, including their president Sandy Josephson. Rather than list those William Paterson University ...........9 album covers, are in very good condition, and we who moved on here, I will simply refer readers to Ocean County College ..............11 will be offering them for sale at our events such the past year’s issues, which I assume all of you SOPAC ...........................13 as the Chicken Fat Ball and the Pee Wee Stomp have saved, for Sandy’s excellent and thorough NJPAC ...........................15 for $5 for a single record album, and $10 for a coverage of the jazz necrology of 2016. CTS Images .......................16 double album, as well as three items for $10. Arbors Records ....................17 Sunday Morning Jazz Liturgy .........18 Pee Wee Russell Memorial Stomp .....19 Stay tuned to www.njjs.org for updates and details. Carrie Jackson Jazzin’ All-Stars .......21 Jazzdagen ........................25 NJJS Bulletin Board Ted Brancato CD. 26 Jazz Promo Services. .28 Member discount Claim your member privilege! Get free admission to NJJS socials, discounts Jazzfest at Sea ....................29 to music events, discounts from partners! Festival of Music 3 .................31 Marlene VerPlanck .................33 NJJs Members discounts Hibiscus Restaurant, Morristown and The Crossroads, Garwood 1867 Sanctuary at Ewing ............33 offer NJJS members a discount of 10% off their check. The Berrie Center at Ramapo College offers NJJS Diane Perry . 34 members 5% off event tickets. $5 ticket discount for monthly Salem Roadhouse Cafe jazz nights. Swingadelic .......................38 Free Jazz socials…ongoing. Join us for music and mingling. Free for members, $10 non-members WBGO Photo Blog. .40 (applicable to membership) with just a $10 venue minimum. Watch calendar page 3 for upcoming dates Amani ...........................41 and details. Beyond the schmooze, there are some serious musical prizes raffled off at our socials!! Princeton Record Exchange ..........44 2 __________________________________ February 2017 New JerseyJazzSociety Henry Acker, a 12-year-old prodigy from Massachusetts, turned heads with his mastery of Gypsy jazz guitar at the Chicken Fat Ball in Maplewood on Jan. 8. Photo by Lynn Redmile. once again at the beautiful Birchwood Manor Like this issue in Whippany. We of Jersey Jazz? are having the Pee Have it delivered Wee a little later right to your mailbox n Our fund drive which donation materials in the this year, on began last December has mail, we are still accepting Sunday, March 26, which 11 times a year. been very successful so far. donations, by check, credit we feel will reduce the Simply join NJJS to get chances of bad weather. Thanks to Board member card or through Paypal. your subscription. Lynn Redmile for Checks and credit card The music committee, conceiving the drive and information (including the headed up by Mitchell See page 37 for details carrying it out, which security code, which is now Seidel, has once again come or visit www.njjs.org. involved considerable effort required for credit or debit up with a lineup of four in designing and producing card payments using our outstanding bands, namely, the materials and sending payment system) may be the Peter and Will them to NJJS members and sent to New Jersey Jazz Anderson Quintet, others who we thought Society, 382 Springfield Professor [Adrian] might be inclined to Ave., Suite 217, Summit, Cunningham and his Old donate, and acknowledging NJ 07901. School, Dan Levinson’s A New Jersey Jazz Society donations received. The Russell of Spring Band and n Finally, we here at NJJS membership funds raised in this drive the Midiri Brothers are looking forward with will be an important factor Quintet. Ticket ordering makes a great holiday gift! great anticipation to what in maintaining the fiscal information can be found Plus, if you are already is now our signature event, health of the Society as we on page 19 of this issue. the Pee Wee Russell a member, a gift membership move forward. For those Get your tickets early, and Memorial Stomp. This will costs just $25! who wish to donate but as I often say, “Be there or be the 48th iteration of this JJ have not yet done so, or be square!” See page 37 for details! annual event, to take place did not receive our Stay tuned to www.njjs.org for updates and details. February 19 March 19 March 26 April 23 NJJS JAZZ SOCIAL NJJS JAZZ SOCIAL 48TH PEE WEE RUSSEL MEMORIAL STOMP NJJS JAZZ SOCIAL Elise Axelrad, vocalist Artist TBA Featuring The Midiri Brothers Quintet; The Peter and Betty Comora and Friends Will Anderson Quintet; Dan Levinson’s Russell of Spring FREE NJJS members, FREE NJJS members, FREE NJJS members, Band; and Professor Cunningham and His Old School. $10 all others, $10 minimum $10 all others, $10 minimum $10 all others, $10 minimum Plus annual awards and CDs/LPs for sale. Shanghai Jazz | Madison Shanghai Jazz | Madison Shanghai Jazz | Madison 3 – 5:30 PM | www.njjs.org 3 – 5:30 PM | www.njjs.org $30 members, $35 non-members advance ($40/$45 door) 3 – 5:30 PM | www.njjs.org Birchwood Manor | Whippany Noon – 5:00 PM | www.njjs.org NJJS Calendar Funding for the NJJS Jazz Socials program has been made possible in part by Morris Arts through the N.J. State Council on the Arts/Department of State, a partner agency of the National Endowment for the Arts. February 2017 ___________________________________ 3 New JerseyJazzSociety Jazz trivia By O. Howie Ponder (answers on page 33) PEE WEE WANTS YOU! 2017 JAZZ CENTENNIALS Part I The Original Dixieland Jass Band from New Orleans recorded two sides for the Victor Talking Machine Company, “Livery Stable Blues” and “Dixie Jass Band One Step,” on February 26, 1917.