Left Bank Jazz Society, 1967 (Long List)
Ellery Eskelin
Hi Everyone,
I was pretty excited to run across a yearbook from the Left Bank Jazz
Society (of Baltimore, my hometown) from 1967. In it is a chronological
listing of all the concerts they had sponsored up until that time and
some great photos. It's rather awesome...
I'm thinking of posting this on my website but in the meantime I submit
the list for your perusal . It starts out with a lot of local Baltimore
musicians but look carefully through here, there are some surprises. The
bulk of the list reads like a who's who of the scene and there are many
instances of surprising combinations of players.
Also, there may be some instances of players that have been rather
neglected or forgotten and it would be nice to here from anyone who has
any information about them.
I know it's a long list but...I was knocked out.
Ellery Eskelin
http://home.earthlink.net/~eskelin/
CHRONOLOGICAL LISTING OF CONCERTS SPONSERED BY THE LEFT BANK JAZZ
SOCIETY
All concerts from 8-16-64 'til 1-31-65 held at Alho Club unless
otherwise noted.
8-16-64 DONALD BAILY, bass; JIMMY WELLS, vibes; TOM BALDWIN, piano;
TEDDY HAWKE, drums
8-24-64 OTTS BETHEL, tenor sax; BILL STOCKSDALE, trumpet; EARL HAYES,
drums; GEORGE HOFFMANN, bass
8-31-64 JOE CLARK, tenor sax; AL COTTON, drums; PHIL HARRIS, bass; JIMMY
WELLS, piano
9-6-64 MICKEY FIELDS, tenor sax; DONALD BAILY, bass; JIMMY WELLS, vibes;
TEDDY HAWKE, drums
9-13-64 DONALD CRISS, piano; LEE JEFFERS, alto sax; ANDREW ROCK, bass;
MAURICE WILLIAMS, piano; JEROME McCARDELL, drums
9-20-64 MICKEY FIELDS, tenor sax; DONALD BAILY, bass; JIMMY WELLS,
vibes; TEDDY HAWKE, drums
9-27-64 DAVE HUBBARD, tenor sax; LEE JEFFERS, also sax; ANDREW ROCK,
bass; MAURICE WILLIAMS, piano; JEROME McCARDELL, drums
10-4-64 DELORES LYNN, singer; JEAN LUC VALLET, piano; MOUSY JOHNSON,
trumpet; BILL HENDERSON, bass; GARY WILMORE, drums
10-11-64 GARY BARTZ, alto sax; JEAN LUC VALLET, piano; MOUSY JOHNSON,
trumpet; BILL HENDERSON, bass; GARY WILMORE, drums
10-16-64 BUCK HILL QUARTET and DELORES LYNN (cabaret party Wilson's
restaurant)
10-18-64 MICKEY FIELDS, tenor sax; DONALD BAILY, bass; JIMMY WELLS,
vibes; HAROLD WHITE, drums
10-25-64 MONTY STARK, vibes; PRENTICE STERLING POINTER, bass; GARY
WILMORE, drums
11-1-64 JIM BADALATO, tenor sax; BILL STARKSDALE, trumpet; BRENT PRICE,
drums; GEORGE HOFFMAN, bass; TOM GARVIN, piano
11-8-64 BUCK HILL, tenor sax; CLAUDE HUBBARD, piano; HAROLD WHITE,
drums, PHIL HARRIS, bass
11-15-64 DONALD CRISS, piano; LUQMAN ABDUL LATEER, tenor sax; MIKE
SEYMOUR, bass; REGGIE GLASCOE, drums
11-22-64 DAVE HUBBARD, tenor sax; LEE JEFFERS, also sax; ANDREW ROCK,
bass; MAURICE WILLIAMS, piano; JEROME McCARDELL, drums
11-29-64 MONTY STARK, vibes; PRENTICE STERLING POINTER, bass; GARY
WILMORE, drums
12-6-64 DIZZY GILLESPIE, trumpet; JAMES MOODY, alto sax; RUDY COLLINS,
drums; KENNY BARRON, piano; CHRIS WHITE, bass
12-13-64 MICKEY FIELDS, tenor sax; DONALD CHRISS, piano; REGGIE
GLASCOE, drums; MIKE SEYMOUR, bass. Concert held at the Famous Ballroom
12-20-64 MICKEY FIELDS, tenor sax; DONALD CHRISS, piano; REGGIE GLASCOE,
drums; MIKE SEYMOUR, bass
12-27-64 BUCK CLARK, drums; CHARLES ABLES, guitar; STEVE NOVASEL, bass
1-3-65 PAUL BLEY, piano; PHIL HARRIS, bass; BEN CERQUETTI, drums
1-10-65 OTTS BETHEL, tenor sax; BILL STOCKSDALE, trumpet; BILL
HENDERSON, bass; BRENT PRICE, drums; JEAN LUC VALLET, piano
1-17-65 JIMMY HEATH, tenor sax; DONALD BAILY, bass; JIMMY WELLS,
piano-vibes; TEDDY HAWKE, drums
1-24-65 BUCK CLARKE, drums; CHARLES ABLES, guitar; DAVE HUBBARD, tenor
sax; STEVE NOVASEL, bass
1-31-65 REPPARD STONE, trombone & piano; VERNON WOLST, DAVE HUBBARD,
tenor sax; LOUIS HAMLIN, trumpet; PHIL HARRIS, bass; EARL HAYES, drums
2-7-65 CLOSED
All concerts held at the Madison Club unless otherwise noted beginning
2-14-65
2-14-65 JIMMY HEATH, tenor sax; KENNY DORHAM, trumpet; DONALD BAILY,
bass; JIMMY WELLS, piano; TEDDY HAWKE, drums
2-21-65 YUSEF SALIM, piano; LOUIS HAMLIN, trumpet; RAY KITZ, tenor sax;
WHIT WILLLIAMS, baritone sax; BILL HENDERSON, bass; RICKEY JOHNSON,
drums
2-28-65 FREDDIE HUBBARD, trumpet; CLIFFORD JORDON, tenor sax; DONALD
BAILEY, bass; JIMMY WELLS, piano; TEDDY HAWKE, drums
3-7-65 BILL SWINDELL, tenor sax; JOHNNY BURKES, trumpet; CLAUDE HUBBARD,
piano; DONALD BAILEY, bass; HAROLD WHITE, drums
3-14-65 JIMMY HEATH, tenor sax; PEPPER ADAMS, baritone sax; GUS SIMMS,
piano; BERTELL KNOX, drums; WILBUR LITTLE, bass
3-21-65 BLUE MITCHELL, trumpet; SONNY RED, alto sax; CLAUDE HUBBARD,
piano; PHIL HARRIS, bass; HAROLD WHITE, drums
3-28-65 THE JAZZ CRUSADERS: WAYNE HENDERSON, trombone and Euphonium;
WILTON FELDER, tenor & alto sax; HERBERT LEWIS, bass; STIX HOOPER,
drums, JOE SAMPLE, piano
4-4-65 BENNY GOLSON, tenor sax; JOHNNY COLES, trumpet; DONALD BAILEY,
bass; JIMMY WELLS, piano
4-11-65 GRACHAN MONCOUR III, trombone; CHARLES DAVIS, baritone sax; GARY
BARTZ, alto sax; GUS SIMMS, piano; BERTELL KNOX, drums; WILBUR LITTLE,
bass
4-18-65 ARCHIE SHEPP, tenor sax; TED CURSON, trumpet; MARION BROWN, alto
sax; JOE ORANGE, trombone; REGGIE JOHNSON, bass; MARVIN PATILLIO, drums
4-25-65 JIMMY HEATH, tenor sax; PEPPER ADAMS, baritone sax; SONNY RED,
alto sax; KENNY DORHAM, trumpet; REGGIE WORKMAN, bass; CEDER WALTON,
piano; ROY BROOKS, drums
AL COHN, tenor sax; ZOOT SIMS, tenor sax; JOHN BEAL, bass; DAVE
FRISHBERG, piano; JAKE HANNA, drums
5-2-65 AL COHN, tenor sax; ZOOT SIMS, tenor sax; STOMP SAUNDERS, drums;
WILBUR LITTLE, bass; GUS SIMMS, piano
5-9-65 MICKEY FIELDS, tenor sax; BUCK HILL, tenor sax; WILBUR LITTLE,
bass; BERTELL KNOX, drums; GUS SIMMS, piano
5-16-65 ART TAYLOR, drums; WALTER BISHOP JR., piano; FRANK FOSTER, tenor
sax; EDDIE KAHN, bass
5-23-65 HERBIE HANCOCK, piano; RON CARTER, bass; TONY WILLIAMS, drums;
SAM RIVERS, tenor sax
5-30-65 YUSEF LATEEF alto & flute, tenor sax; REGGIE WORKMAN, bass;
GEORGE ARVINITAS, piano; JAMES BLACK, drums
6-6-65 CLIFFORD JORDAN, tenor sax; J. C. MOSES, drums; RONNIE MATTHEWS,
piano; EDDIE KAHN, bass
6-12-65 CANNONBALL ADDERLEY, alto sax; NAT ADDRERLEY, trumpet; CHARLES
LLOYD, tenor sax; LOUIS HAYES, drums; SAM JONES, bass; JOE ZAWINUL,
piano (Lyric Theater)
6-13-65 JIMMY HEATH, tenor sax; FREDDIE HUBBARD, trumpet; WILBUR LITTLE,
bass; BERTELL KNOX, drums; GUS SIMMS, piano
6-20-65 CARMELL JONES, trumpet; GRACHAN MONCOUR III, trombone; CHARLES
DAVIS, baritone sax; GUS SIMMS, piano; BERTELL KNOX, drums; WILBUR
LITTLE, bass
6-27-65 CHARLES LLOYD, tenor sax; LOUIS HAYES, drums; SAM JONES, bass;
JOE ZAWINUL, piano
7-4-65 CLOSED (Newport Jazz Festival)
7-11-65 ROY HAYNES, drums; WAYNE SHORTER, tenor sax; ALBERT DAILY,
piano; LARRY RIDLEY, bass
7-18-65 BILL SWINDELL, tenor sax; PHIL HARRIS, bass; CLAUDE HUBBARD,
piano; MOUSY JOHNSON, trumpet; PURNELL RICE, drums
7-25-65 BLUE MITCHELL, trumpet; JUNIOR COOK, tenor sax; WILBUR LITTLE,
bass; BERTELL KNOX, drums; TEE CARSON, piano
8-1-65 ELLSWORTH GIBSON, piano; BUCK HILL, tenor sax; WILBUR LITTLE,
bass; BERTELL KNOX, drums
8-8-66 CLIFFORD JORDAN, tenor sax; KENNY DORHAM, trumpet; PHIL HARRIS,
bass; CLAUDE HUBBARD, piano; PURNELL RICE, drums
8-15-65 CHARLES DAVIS, baritone sax; BERTELL KNOX, drums; WILBUR LITTLE,
bass; RUBEN BROWN, piano
8-22-65 JACKIE McLEAN, alto sax; CHARLES TOLLIVER, trumpet; LARRY
WILLIS, piano; JACK DEJOHNETTE, drums; WILBUR LITTLE, bass
8-29-65 GRACHAN MONCOUR III, trombone; BILL BARRON, tenor sax; BUTCH
WARREN, bass; STOMP SAUNDERS, drums; LENNY GRAZIER, piano
9-5-65 WYNTON KELLY, piano; PAUL CHAMBERS, bass; JIMMY COBB, drums; WES
MONTGOMERY, guitar
9-12-65 JIMMY HEATH, tenor sax; MICKEY FIELDS, tenor sax; WILBUR LITTLE,
bass; BERTELL KNOX, drums, RUBEN BROWN, piano
9-19-65 SONNY RED, alto sax; DIZZY REECE, trumpet; BARRY HARRIS, piano;
GENE TAYLOR, bass; FRANK GANT, drums
9-26-65 THE JAZZ CRUSADERS (2 concerts) Afternoon 4:00 til 8:00; evening
9:00 til 1:00. WAYNE HENDERSON, trombone and Euphonium; WILTON FELDER,
tenor & alto sax; HERBERT LEWIS, bass; STIX HOOPER, drums, JOE SAMPLE,
piano
10-3-65 JACKIE BLAKE, alto sax; LOUIS HAMLIN, trumpet; WHIT WILLIAMS,
baritone sax; DAVE HUBBARD, tenor sax; MONTY STARK, vibes; REPPARD
STONE, trombone; PHIL HARRIS, bass; GARY WILMORE, drums
10-10-65 YUSEF LATEEF alto & flute, tenor sax, argol and shannas; REGGIE
WORKMAN, bass; HUGH LAWSON, piano; JAMES BLACK, drums
10-17-65 CHARLES LLOYD, tenor sax; GABOR SZABO, guitar; ALBERT STINSON,
bass; PETE LaROCA, drums
10-24-65 DONALD BYRD, trumpet; JIMMY HEATH, tenor sax; DUKE PEARSON,
piano; JOE CHAMBERS, drums; WALTER BOOKER, bass
10-31-65 DAVE HUBBARD, tenor sax & flute; MACK RUCKS, trumpet; MAURICE
WILLIAMS, piano; JEROME McCARDELL, drums; ANDREW ROCK, bass
11-7-65 BUCK CLARKE, drums; CHARLES ABLES, guitar; MARSHALL SMITH, bass;
DAVE HUBBARD, tenor sax & flute
11-14-65 FREDDIE HUBBARD, trumpet; JOE HENDERSON, tenor sax; ARTHUR
HARPER, bass; CLIFFORD JARVIS, drums; JOHN HICKS, piano
11-21-65 ROLAND KIRK; HORACE PARLAN, piano; SONNY BROWN, drums; EDDIE
MATTHIAS bass
11-28-65 HANK MOBLEY, tenor sax; JOHNNY COLES, trumpet; WILBUR LITTLE,
bass; BERTELL KNOX, drums; RUBEN BROWN, piano
12-5-65 SHIRLEY HORNE, piano-singer; BERNARD SWEETNEY, drums; MARSHALL
HAWKINS, bass
-PLUS-
MICKEY FIELDS, tenor sax & flute; CLAUDE HUBBARD, piano; PHIL HARRIS,
bass; PURNELL RICE, drums
12-12-65 PEPPER ADAMS, baritone sax; BLUE MITCHELL, trumpet; RON CARTER,
bass; DUKE PEARSON, piano; JOHN DENTZ, drums
12-19-65 LUCKY THOMPSON, soprano & tenor sax; TOMMY FLANIGAN, piano;
WALTER PERKINS, drums; BOB CRANSHAW, bass
12-26-65 GARY WILMORE, drums; HARRIS TEDDY BROWN, trombone; PHIL HARRIS,
bass; MAURICE WILLIAMS, piano; DAVE HUBBARD, tenor sax
1-2-66 SHIRLEY HORNE, piano-singer; BERNARD SWEETNEY, drums; MARSHALL
HAWKINS, bass; CHARLES ABLES, guitar
1-9-66 WALTER NAMUTH, guitar; MICKEY FIELDS, tenor sax; PHIL HARRIS,
bass; CLAUDE HUBBARD, piano; PURNELL RICE, drums
1-16-66 TONY SCOTT, clarinet; LARRY WILLIS, piano; VICTOR SPROLES, bass;
EDDIE MARSHALL, drums; JOELEE WILSON, singer
1-23-66 BILLY MITCHELL, tenor sax; DONALD BAILEY, bass; STOMP SAUNDERS,
drums; JIMMY WELLS, piano
1-3-66 CONCERT CANCELLED DUE TO SNOW
2-6-66 Concert terminated temporarily due to fire which gutted the
Madison Club
2-13-66 HANK LEVY'S ORCHESTRA- Margie Schaefer, Gus Cocoras
HANK LEVY, leader; TOM GARVIN, piano; CHUCK REGNOR, bass; LARRY
WOOLDRIDGE, guitar; TED HAWKE, drums; BILL CRISMAN, BOB BARRETT, BILL
STOCKSDALE, EMIL RUSIINKO, TONY ARNO, trumpets; DON ARNOLD, melophone &
flute; FRANNY KING, HARRY KLEINTANK, saxophone; JACK HOOK, JOHN POTOCKI,
trombone (Crystal Ballroom)
2-20-66 NONE
2-27-66 CHARLES LLOYD, tenor sax; CECIL McBEE, bass; JACK DEJOHNETTE,
drums; KEITH JARRETT, piano (Crystal Ballroom)
3-6-66 JIMMY HEATH, tenor sax; FREDDIE HUBBARD, trumpet; ALBERT DAILEY,
piano; WALTER BOOKER, bass; MICKEY ROKER, drums
3-13-66 PHIL WOODS, alto sax; WILBUR LITTLE bass; BERTELL KNOX, drums;
RUBEN BROWN, piano
(Crystal Ballroom)
3-20-66 BLUE MITCHELL, trumpet; SONNY RED, alto sax; GENE TAYLOR, bass;
JOHN HICKS, piano; JOE CHAMBERS, drums (Crystal Ballroom)
3-27-66 ROLAND KIRK, misc.; LEMONK JOHNSON, piano; EDWARD MATHIAS, bass;
J.C. MOSES, drums
(Crystal Ballroom)
4-3-66 MEL LEWIS, drums; PEPPER ADAMS, baritone sax; DOLLAR BRAND,
piano; DONALD MOORE, bass; CARLOS WARD, alto sax; MORRIS GOLDBERG, alto
sax & clarinet (Crystal Ballroom)
4-10-66 HANK MOBLEY, tenor sax; McCOY TYNER, piano; JACK DEJOHNETTE,
drums; EDDIE MARSHALL, bass (Crystal Ballroom)
4-17-66 JACKIE McCLEAN, alto sax; CLIFFORD JARVIS, drums; LARRY WILLIS,
piano; DONALD MOORE, bass (Crystal Ballroom)
Concerts resumed at the Madison Club
4-24-66 LUCKY THOMPSON, soprano & tenor sax; HUGH LAWSON, piano; WALTER
PERKINS, drums; ABDUL MALIK, bass
5-1-66 YUSEF SALIM, piano; COUNT LANTZ, vibes; DONALD BAILY, bass;
PURNELL RICE, drums; HENRY MAYS, cello; BOB SMITH, violin; MATT
FRAILING, violin; BILL HAITHCOCK, violin
5-6-66 Cabaret Party, Famous Ballroom, featuring LBJ's ALL STARS; BUSTER
BROWN, singer; BABY LAWRENCE, tap dancer
5-8-66 ART FARMER, trumpet; JIMMY HEATH, tenor sax; JOHN HICKS, piano;
MICKY ROKER, drums; WALTER BOOKER, bass
5-15-66 FREDDIE HUBBARD, trumpet; HANK MOBLEY, tenor sax; PHILLY JO
JONES, drums; PAUL CHAMBERS, bass; RONNIE MATTHEWS, piano
5-22-66 AL COHN, tenor sax; ZOOT SIMS, tenor sax; MAJOR HOLLEY, bass;
DAVE FRISHBERG, piano; MOOSY ALEXANDER, drums
5-29-66 WALTER NAMUTH, guitar; MICKEY FIELDS, tenor sax; PAUL CHAMBERS,
bass; RONNIE MATTHEWS, piano; HARRY T. "STOMP" SAUNDERS, drums
6-5-66 McCOY TYNER, piano; JOE HENDERSON, tenor sax; JACK DEJOHNETTE,
drums; HERBERT LEWIS, bass
6-12-66 ROLAND KIRK, misc.; BRUCE WOODY, piano; EDWARD MATHIAS, bass;
PURNELL RICE, drums
6-19-66 SHIRLEY HORNE, piano-singer; BERNARD SWEETNEY, drums; MARSHALL
HAWKINS, bass;
6-26-66 ELVIN JONES, drums; DOLLAR BRAND, piano; DONALD MOORE, bass;
FRANK FOSTER, tenor sax
7-3-66 JOE LEE WILSON, singer; PHIL HARRIS, bass; GARY WILMORE, drums;
WIT WILLIAMS, baritone & tenor sax; DAVE HUBBARD, tenor sax & flute;
LOUIS HAMLIN, trumpet; CLAUDE HUBBARD; piano
7-10-66 RANDY WESTON, piano; CECIL PAYNE, baritone sax; RAY COPLAND,
trumpet; LENNIE McBROWNE, drums; BILL WOOD, bass
7-17-66 KENNY BURELL, guitar; MARTIN RIVERA, bass; BILL ENGLISH, drums;
RICHARD WYLANDS, piano
7-24-66 THE JAZZ CRUSADERS: WAYNE HENDERSON, trombone and Euphonium;
WILTON FELDER, tenor & alto sax; HERBERT LEWIS, bass; STIX HOOPER,
drums, JOE SAMPLE, piano
7-31-66 GRANT GREENE, guitar; HAROLD VICK, tenor sax; JOHN PATTON,
organ; HUGH WALKER, drums
8-7-66 KETTER BETTS, bass; BUCK HILL, tenor sax; CHARLES ABLES, guitar;
STOMP SAUNDERS, drums
8-14-66 NO CONCERT- Due to absense of FREDDIE HUBBARD, PHILLY JOE JONES,
TYMIE MERRIT, TIM SPAULDING and RONNIE MATTHEWS
8-21-66 NO CONCERT- Due to absense of ANDREW HILL, SAM RIVERS, RICHARD
DAVIS, JOE CHAMBERS
8-28-66 WALTER BISHOP JR., piano, HAROLD VICK, tenor sax, flute, soprano
sax; LOU McINTOSH, bass; DICK "TINY" BERK, drums
9-4-66 FREDDIE HUBBARD, trumpet; JIM SPAULDING, alto sax & flute; RONNIE
MATTHEWS, piano; LARRY RIDLEY, bass; RAY APPLETON, drums
9-11-66 DONALD BAILY, bass; TEDDY HAWK, drums; JIMMY WELLS, vibes; HANK
LEVY baritone sax; JOE CLARK, tenor sax; CLAUDE HUBBARD, piano; STANLEY
JOHNSON, trumpet; FREDDIE ROBIER, trombone
9-18-66 BLUE MITCHELL, trumpet; JUNIOR COOK, tenor sax; GENE TAYLOR,
bass; ROY BROOKS, drums; CHICK COREA, piano
9-25-66 COLEMAN HAWKINS, tenor saxophone; GENE TAYLOR, bass; ROY BROOKS,
drums; BARRY HARRIS, piano
10-2-66 ART FARMER, trumpet; JIMMY HEATH, tenor sax; ALBERT DAILY,
piano; MICKY ROKER, drums; WALTER BOOKER, bass
10-9-66 JACKIE McLEAN, alto sax; SCOTTY HART, bass; LAMONT JOHNSON,
piano; BILLY HIGGINS, drums
10-16-66 FRANK FOSTER, tenor sax; BILL ENGLISH, drums; DAVE BURNS,
trumpet; BROSS TOWNSEND, piano; CHRIS WHITE, bass
10-23-66 SAM RIVERS, tenor sax; HERB LEWIS, bass; STEVE ELLINGTON,
drums, HAL GALPER, piano
10-30-66 JOE LEE WILSON, singer; MICKEY FIELDS, tenor sax; PHIL HARRIS,
bass; CLAUDE HUBBARD, piano; PURNELL RICE, drums
11-6-66 Concerts terminated at Madison Club due to fire which gutted the
interior of the Rathskeller.
11-13-66 No Concert
11-20-66 No Concert
11-27-66 WOODY HERMAN ORCHESTRA- CHUCK MATTTHEWS, bass; BILL BYRNE, DICK
RUEDEBACH, LLOYD MICHAELS, GARY SHAVERS, JOHN CREWS, trumpets; SHEP
MYERS,piano, JOE TEMPERLY, baritone sax; RON APRIO, AL GIBBONS, BOB
PIERSON, tenor saxes; MEL WONZO, SONNY COSTAZO, HENRY SOUTHHALL,
trombones; JIM GALL drums
ART FARMER QUINTET- ART FARMER, trumpet; JIMMY HEATH, tenor sax; CEDAR
WALTON, piano
12-4-66 HERBIE HANCOCK, piano; RON CARTER, bass; WAYNE SHORTER, tenor
sax; FREDDIE HUBBARD, trumpet; JACK DEJOHNETTE, drums (Famous
Ballroom)
12-11-66 PEPPER ADAMS, baritone sax; FRANK FOSTER, tenor sax; BOBBY
TIMMONS, piaon; FREDDIE WAITS, drums; CECIL McBEE, bass (Famous
Ballroom)
12-18-66 JACKIE McLEAN, alto sax; SCOTTY HART, bass; LAMONT JOHNSON,
piano; BILLY HIGGINS, drums (Famous Ballroom)
12-25-66 Christmas Holiday
1-1-67 New Year's Holiday
1-8-67 No Concert
1-15-67 No Concert
1-22-67 No Concert
1-29-67 SONNY STITT, electric varitone, alto and tenor sax; DON
PATTERSON, organ; BILLY JAMES, drums (Famous Ballroom)
2-5-67 COLEMAN HAWKINS, tenor saxophone; MAJOR HOLLEY, bass; OLIVER
JACKSON, drums; BARRY HARRIS, piano (Famous Ballroom)
2-12-67 AL COHN, tenor sax; ZOOT SIMS, tenor sax; DAVE FRISHBERG, piano;
VICTOR SPROLES, bass; STEVE SCHAEFFER, drums
2-19-67 LOU DONALDSON, alto sax; TOMMY TURRNETINE, trumpet; PECK
MORRISON, bass; WALTER DAVIS JR., piano; LEO MORRIS, drums
2-26-67 WALTER BISHOP JR., piano; HAROLD VICK tenor & soprano sax &
flute; DICK "TINY" BERK, drums; REGGIE JOHNSON, bass
3-5-67 BILLY HIGGINS, drums; WALTER BOOKER, bass; DAVE HUBBARD, tenor
sax; CLAUDE HUBBARD, piano
3-12-67 BOOKER ERVIN, tenor sax; LENNIE McBROWNE, drums; HORACE PARLAN,
piano; JAN ARNETT, bass
3-19-67 KENNY BURELL, guitar; MARTIN RIVERA, bass; RICHARD WYANDS,
piano; BILL ENGLISH, drums
3-36-67 JIMMY HEATH, tenor sax; HANK MOBLEY, tenor sax; MICKEY ROKER,
drums; CEDER WALTON, piano
4-2-67 ROLAND KIRK, misc; RONNIE BOYKINS, bass; LONNIE SMITH, piano;
MARION BOOKER, drums
4-16-67 YUSEF LATEEF, misc.; CECIL McBEE, bass; HUGH LAWSON, piano; ROY
BROOKS, drums
4-23-67 FREDDIE HUBBARD, trumpet; BENNY MAUPIN, tenor sax; RONNY
MATTHEWS, piano; HERBIE LEWIS, bass; FREDDIE WAITS, drums
4-3-67 MILT JACKSON, vibes; JIMMY HEATH, tenor sax; CEDAR WALTON, piano;
MICKEY ROKER, drums; WALTER BOOKER, bass
5-7-67 JOHN COLTRANE, tenor sax & sporano sax; PHAROH SAUNDERS, tenor
sax; ALICE COLTRANE, piano; DONALD GARRETT, bass; RASHID ALI, drums
Jack Woker
Ellery Eskelin wrote:
>
> Hi Everyone,
> I was pretty excited to run across a yearbook from the Left Bank Jazz
> Society (of Baltimore, my hometown) from 1967. In it is a chronological
> listing of all the concerts they had sponsored up until that time and
> some great photos. It's rather awesome...
Man, where's that time machine when you need it? :-)
jack
Eli Asher
> Also, there may be some instances of players that have been rather
> neglected or forgotten and it would be nice to here from anyone who has
> any information about them.
>
Couldn't help but notice Bertell Knox (drums); he is listed as a rhythm
section memberfor many of the "pick-up" groups starting in 1965. He's
still working in and around the Washington, D.C. metropolitain area, it's
very possible he works in Baltimore as well. Does a lot of educational
workshops around D.C. and always swings the mess out of the drums. I had
no idea he had worked with so many heavy players!
Eli
esk...@earthlink.net wrote:
> Hi Everyone,
> I was pretty excited to run across a yearbook from the Left Bank Jazz
> Society (of Baltimore, my hometown) from 1967. In it is a chronological
> listing of all the concerts they had sponsored up until that time and
> some great photos. It's rather awesome...
>
> I'm thinking of posting this on my website but in the meantime I submit
> the list for your perusal . It starts out with a lot of local Baltimore
> musicians but look carefully through here, there are some surprises. The
> bulk of the list reads like a who's who of the scene and there are many
> instances of surprising combinations of players.
>
> I know it's a long list but...I was knocked out.
>
> Ellery Eskelin
> http://home.earthlink.net/~eskelin/
>
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Dave Holmes
Thanks, Ellery! What a trip Sundays at "The Famous Ballroom" were!
-Dave
Dr. Don Koldon
>I know it's a long list but...I was knocked out.
Me too - what a fantastic list. My jaw dropped further and further as I
scrolled through it. Thanks for posting it.
--
DK
JONPOLLACK
What a list!
Music from some of these concerts has turned up over the years. It makes one
wonder what else might have survived.
Jon
John Thomas
Ellery Eskelin:
|> Hi Everyone,
|> I was pretty excited to run across a yearbook from the Left Bank Jazz
|> Society (of Baltimore, my hometown) from 1967. In it is a chronological
|> listing of all the concerts they had sponsored up until that time and
|> some great photos. It's rather awesome...
|>
[...]
|>
|> 5-7-67 JOHN COLTRANE, tenor sax & sporano sax; PHAROH SAUNDERS, tenor
|> sax; ALICE COLTRANE, piano; DONALD GARRETT, bass; RASHID ALI, drums
Wow!! Coltrane played a concert on the day I was born.
Wish I could have been there. :-)
John
wepl...@ac.net
I spent many a Sunday afternoon at these concerts, which went on
regularly long after 1967. The list, however, went on and on. Every
body who was anybody in jazz played these concerts. The admission, as
I recall, was in the $5 to $10 range for a concert that went from 5pm
to 9 pm and an atmosphere that was unbelievably conducive to making
music. Many artists said it was one of their favorite venues for the
appreciation and knowledge of jazz of the audience. My recollection
is that the concerts continued weekily into the 80's. There's another
yearbook that was published on the 25th anniversary. Maybe somebody
ahs it and can continue the chronology you started here.
I know that recordings by Brew Moore and Joe Henderson, done at the
Left Bank, were issued...if I can crank up my memory, I'll think of
more. Every concert was recorded by the Society...I've often wondered
what happened to those tapes.
What a great time it was. Thanks for making me remember.
Bill Jadlos
Pinehurst NC
Dave Holmes
> I know that recordings by Brew Moore and Joe Henderson, done at the
> Left Bank, were issued...if I can crank up my memory, I'll think of
> more. Every concert was recorded by the Society...I've often wondered
> what happened to those tapes.
>
I took a copy of the list to a session here last week and it had
people telling a lot of old Left Bank stories and like you, wondering
what happened to the tapes.
Apparently, there was a rift between Vernon Welsh, the longtime
head of the group, and the rest of the "board". As a result, I'm
told that the tapes (which Welsh recorded) are locked up somewhere
at Morgan State University. Welsh had the Henderson tape at his home
and sent it to him. I can't vouch for this story, but if they are
locked up in a vault somewhere, wouldn't you like to know the
combination?
Dave
Ellery Eskelin
Dave Holmes wrote:
> Apparently, there was a rift between Vernon Welsh, the longtime
> head of the group, and the rest of the "board". As a result, I'm
> told that the tapes (which Welsh recorded) are locked up somewhere
> at Morgan State University. Welsh had the Henderson tape at his home
> and sent it to him. I can't vouch for this story, but if they are
> locked up in a vault somewhere, wouldn't you like to know the
> combination?
Howdy all,
This is fast becoming a major mystery...whether there were actually
tapes of all those concerts or not and where they might be. There are
several people (myself included) who are trying to get some material
released by the great saxophonist Mickey Fields. He was Baltimore's
local hero...a world class player who chose to remain in town.
There was an LP made in the early 70's called "The Astonishing Mickey
Fields" and if also featured Groove Holmes on organ. Parts of this were
recorded at the Famous Ballroom during a Left Bank Jazz Society concert.
If anyone has any further information about that LP or any of the
mysterious Left Bank tapes please let me know...
Ellery Eskelin
http://home.earthlink.net/~eskelin/
Michael Fitzgerald
>sax; ALICE COLTRANE, piano; DONALD GARRETT, bass; RASHID ALI, drums
It is worth noting that Lewis Porter states in his new Coltrane
biography, that this engagement was cancelled. This was right around
the time when Coltrane began feeling pain from the ailment that would
kill him in July 1967. Coltrane's last public performance was at the
Olatunji Center on April 23, 1967. A little bit of this is on The Last
Giant anthology on Atlantic.
However, he also mentions an October 1965 or 1966 gig at the LBJS that
was not mentioned in this extensive list. I will forward him a copy
and see what he says.
Mike