For starters...my links aren't working now...
Do a youtube search for Victor Feldman...third clip down.
Do a youtube search for Victor Feldman...third clip down.
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Double Bass Bob Whitlock.
- Thread starter Paul Warburton
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This one? Summer Love with Ronnie Scott, that's the third one on my browser search. Looks like Rick Laird on bass. Maybe I'm wrong. Victor was incredible. There just aren't enough stars in the sky to describe that kind of talent and musical gift.
Back to Whitlock, though.
Back to Whitlock, though.
That's a nice one too! I love that tune. Victor was brilliant. I got to work with him twice. Once he played drums and the other was a concert in Boulder with Vic on vibes, Dave Grusin on piano, Spike Robinson on tenor and Colin.
My computer was just rebuilt, so I haven't the chops on it yet in terms of posting links.
P....Click on your link, then count down to the 15th clip. It says the victor feldman group.
Forgive me, my dear.
Got a email packet from Colin last night including a shot of the lion's head bass, taken when Bob and Colin were with George Shearing.
Thanks for hangin' in. I'll get it up soon, so to speak.
My computer was just rebuilt, so I haven't the chops on it yet in terms of posting links.
P....Click on your link, then count down to the 15th clip. It says the victor feldman group.
Forgive me, my dear.
Got a email packet from Colin last night including a shot of the lion's head bass, taken when Bob and Colin were with George Shearing.
Thanks for hangin' in. I'll get it up soon, so to speak.
This is a great thread, thanks for starting it Paul! Loved that last youtube clip MrPC..
I found one album with Bob Whitlock for download on emusic
http://www.emusic.com/album/Joe-Albany-Proto-Bopper-MP3-Download/11318214.html
I found one album with Bob Whitlock for download on emusic
http://www.emusic.com/album/Joe-Albany-Proto-Bopper-MP3-Download/11318214.html
We should do a thread on Jimmy. I got some hilarious stories.
I'll try to get Colin's stuff up tonight.
I'll try to get Colin's stuff up tonight.
Whoa.... how'd I miss this clip the first time around!? Jimmy Rowles is possibly my favorite pianist (except for that other guy you played with, PW 
). You should share some Jimmy tales.
BTW, that tune might be considered a seldom-played standard for the other thread, albeit a "later" one..... "Gonna Build A Mountain", by Anthony Newley and Leslie Bricusse.
). You should share some Jimmy tales.BTW, that tune might be considered a seldom-played standard for the other thread, albeit a "later" one..... "Gonna Build A Mountain", by Anthony Newley and Leslie Bricusse.
Here's a quick one I was involved with personally, Marcus.
A well known jazz impresario named Dick Gibson used to promote these great concerts here in Denver featuring many of the greats of jazz...I mean the heavies!
In September of every year, over the three day Labor Day holiday, he would have this huge jazz party. The guests were invitation only, appealing only to the very affluent of the Denver social scene. There would be, roughly, about six or seven players of each instrument in the huge line up. For instance, to give you an idea of the typical line up for the basses: Ray Brown, Milt Hinton, John Clayton, Carson Smith, Red, Keeter Betts, George Duvivier, and eventually myownself....Only after two of my mentors, Eddie Lock Jaw Davis and Carl Fontana convinced him that it was an embarrassment to Denver to not have me in the line up.
I digress again...So, on my first concert, this HUGE half page ad comes out in the Post and the News....I don't remember the whole band, but the rhythm section was Roger Kellaway, Shelly Manne and PW. The ad listed the personale, then at the very bottom it read: AND, Denver's Master Bassist, Paul Warburton. Of course, I got a lot of jive about that every time i'd show up in a club and the guys on the stand would exclaim " Look! There's Denver's Masterbator"
Anyway one year, Jimmy was in the line up for the BIG party. As Jimmy would often do, he showed up outta his mind, drunker than a waltzin' owl. I'd just gotten back from a concert tour of Europe, and Jimmy sometimes would be on just before us when he was with Carmen McCrae. They would always provide a straight-back chair, rather than a bench, for him lest he fall off backward and break his head. One night, Carmen tore into him right on stage, verbally...Jimmy, indignantly stood up, stormed off the stage and yelled back at Carmen...I don't need this ****...I'm a DENTIST!
Anyway, after showing up at Gibson's party stoned, he continued through the rest of that day and night, into the next day in the same fashion, inspiring a few other cat's to take that road with him, including Phil Woods.
Gibson, summarily told him to go home. Jimmy went directly to his room, called the entire line up of players, their friends and probably some extended famlies, invited them to his room for a fabulous lunch of great club sandwiches, champagne and whatever other alcoholic treat one could desire. This party filled Jimmy's room, the one across the hall and extended, in both directions down the hall.
Jimmy split after charging the check to Gibson's City Ledger bill, which we were all free to do, within sensible limits, as part of our pay. Jimmy and Phil were just outrageous! It was a fine party!
PS...Everybody made it through their sets, except for one famous piano player, who puked on the piano on the last tune of his set.
A well known jazz impresario named Dick Gibson used to promote these great concerts here in Denver featuring many of the greats of jazz...I mean the heavies!
In September of every year, over the three day Labor Day holiday, he would have this huge jazz party. The guests were invitation only, appealing only to the very affluent of the Denver social scene. There would be, roughly, about six or seven players of each instrument in the huge line up. For instance, to give you an idea of the typical line up for the basses: Ray Brown, Milt Hinton, John Clayton, Carson Smith, Red, Keeter Betts, George Duvivier, and eventually myownself....Only after two of my mentors, Eddie Lock Jaw Davis and Carl Fontana convinced him that it was an embarrassment to Denver to not have me in the line up.
I digress again...So, on my first concert, this HUGE half page ad comes out in the Post and the News....I don't remember the whole band, but the rhythm section was Roger Kellaway, Shelly Manne and PW. The ad listed the personale, then at the very bottom it read: AND, Denver's Master Bassist, Paul Warburton. Of course, I got a lot of jive about that every time i'd show up in a club and the guys on the stand would exclaim " Look! There's Denver's Masterbator"
Anyway one year, Jimmy was in the line up for the BIG party. As Jimmy would often do, he showed up outta his mind, drunker than a waltzin' owl. I'd just gotten back from a concert tour of Europe, and Jimmy sometimes would be on just before us when he was with Carmen McCrae. They would always provide a straight-back chair, rather than a bench, for him lest he fall off backward and break his head. One night, Carmen tore into him right on stage, verbally...Jimmy, indignantly stood up, stormed off the stage and yelled back at Carmen...I don't need this ****...I'm a DENTIST!
Anyway, after showing up at Gibson's party stoned, he continued through the rest of that day and night, into the next day in the same fashion, inspiring a few other cat's to take that road with him, including Phil Woods.
Gibson, summarily told him to go home. Jimmy went directly to his room, called the entire line up of players, their friends and probably some extended famlies, invited them to his room for a fabulous lunch of great club sandwiches, champagne and whatever other alcoholic treat one could desire. This party filled Jimmy's room, the one across the hall and extended, in both directions down the hall.
Jimmy split after charging the check to Gibson's City Ledger bill, which we were all free to do, within sensible limits, as part of our pay. Jimmy and Phil were just outrageous! It was a fine party!
PS...Everybody made it through their sets, except for one famous piano player, who puked on the piano on the last tune of his set.
This might be one, as told to me by Colin Bailey when he was with Carmen. I shared it with Mike I think.
Colin knew this very young, soft spoken singer when he was teaching at NTS. They were booked in Dallas, and one night the little chick asks Colin if he might introduce her to Carmen so she might get some pointers about her dream of being a jazz singer someday.
Colin takes her back to Carmen's dressing room. Carmen is seated in front of her makeup desk...Two HUGE lines of coke are on a small mirror in front of her. Colin introduces her to the pretty little singer, who says " Oh Miss McCrae you're such an inspiration to me! Are there any suggestions you might share with me...I'm mainly working on my time and phrasing. "
Carmen grabs a straw, takes both toot's down in one snort, looks up and says: " You either got that ****, or you ain't. "
Here is a Warne Marsh Quartet with Whitlock:
http://www.emusic.com/album/The-War...At-Dana-Point-1957-MP3-Download/10867385.html
http://www.emusic.com/album/The-War...At-Dana-Point-1957-MP3-Download/10867385.html
Hi I still hope you are interested in contacting my second cousin Bob Whitlock, He is still alive and lives in Long Beach Ca. If you are still interested in more information I would love to talk to you. I read him the article and he was telling me all about it before I got it read to him kind of weird.
Actually, i've talked to Bob a couple times on the phone. He's an amazing cat. My friend the author, James Gavin, who wrote "Deep in a dream. The long night of Chet Baker" contacted Bob after I hooked them up because James is writing a book on Peggy Lee and Bob worked with her for some time. Bob (for good reason) is a bit skittish about being interviewed by members of the press and writers because of the fact that they've taken it on themselves to put the idea that Bob was responsible for helping to get Chet hooked (which is complete nonsense) James is not one of the writers who put this out there, btw.
Thanks for the heads up, though.
Hey thanks man its a shame the kinks of the world take so many of them down but thanks for showing some interest anyway. Hes a great guy
