| Bireli Lagrene & Jaco Pastorius Bireli Lagrene g, Jaco Pastorius b, p, voc, Vladislav Sendecki key,Jan Jankeje b, Peter Lübke dr, Serge Bringolf perc | Stuttgart Aria | CD jp 1019 |  |
| Jaco Pastorius Jaco Pastorius b, Bireli Lagrene g, Thomas Böröcz dr | Live in Italy | CD jp 1031 |  |
| Jaco Pastorius Jaco Pastorius b | Honestly | CD jp 1032 |  |
| Jaco Pastorius Jaco Pastorius b, Bireli Lagrene g, Serge Bringolf dr | Heavy'n Jazz | CD jp 1036 |  |
| Jaco Pastorius Jaco Pastorius b, p, voc, Bireli Lagrene g, Peter Lübke dr | Broadway Blues & Teresa | DCD jp 1053 |  |
| Jaco Pastorius Jaco Pastorius b, p, voc, Vladislav Sendecki key, Jan Jankeje b, Peter Lübke dr, Serge Bringolf dr, perc | Heavy'n Jazz & Stuttgart Aria | DCD jp 1058 |  |
| Jaco Pastorius Jaco Pastorius b, Bireli Lagrene g, Thomas Böröcz dr | Live in Italy & Honestly | DCD jp 1059 |  |
| Jaco Pastorius Jaco Pastorius b, Bireli Lagrene g, Vladislav Sendecki key, Jan Jankeje b, Thomas Böröcz dr, Peter Lübke dr, Serge Bringolf dr | Another Side of Jaco Pastorius | CD jp 1064 |  |
| Asit Pal Tabla | Rhythmically yours | CD jp 1038 |  |
| Red Richards Quartet Red Richard p, voc, George Kelly ts, Carline Ray b, Clarence Tootsie Bean dr | Swingtime | CD jp 1041 |  |
| Red Richards Red Richards p, voc |
My Romance | CD jp 1042 |  |
| Red Richards George Kelly Sextet feat. Doc Cheatham Red Richards p, voc, George Kelly sax, Doc Cheatham tp, voc, Al Casey g, Ole Fessor Lindgreen tb, Jan Jankeje b, Imre Köszegi dr | Groove Move | CD jp 1045 |  |
Red Richards CD jp 1042 My Romance
Red Richards received 1994 the „Grand Prix du Disque de Jazz” for the CD jp 1042 MY ROMANCE of the „Hot Club de France Fédération”.
Charles ‘Red’ Richards died on Thursday 12th of March 1998 while performing.
Three Little Words ”My Romance” is piano at its best – and that not only refers to the instrument but to the pianist, too: stride, jump, blues, ballads, and all of them swinging. One of the many pleasant things about the swing scene is the rediscovery of the grand old men, jazz musicians who throughout their lives have not only perfected their technique but also kept their feeling and their very own style. One of these personalities is Red Richards. As the pianist on ”Benny Waters Plays Songs of Love” CD jp 1039 he contributed his own personal piano playing. So it was only natural to make a solo CD with Richards. Over eleven titles and a playing time of more than 52 minutes Red Richards offers a broad assortment of standard jazz numbers and his own compositions. That he’s a singer, too, one could already find out in John Chilton’s Who’s Who of Jazz, which also lists his birthdate, October 19, 1912. Born under the sign of Libra, his career as an artist was predestined, at least for the astrologers among us.
On the first record on which he played, he was heard on he was as a member Campbell ”Skeets” Tolbert. After that he worked as a solo pianist, but quite frequently with exceptional musicians, too, such as Tab Smith, Bob Wilber and the ”King of the Soprano Saxophone”, Sidney Bechet. But it seems that trumpeters appreciated his accompaniment even more, and so we find names like Roy Eldridge, Bobby Hackett, Jimmy PcPartland, Muggsy Spanier, Wild Bill Davison. Europe got to know him in the early fifties with concerts and records (Vogue) with the Mezz Mezzrow/Buck Clayton Band. He played the piano for the newly formed Fletcher Henderson Big Band (1957/58), and has toured Europe several times with his own band, Saints and Sinners, as well as with the Harlem Blues and Jazzband.
Red Richards Quartet Swingtime CD jp 1041
”Richards is incredibly underrated as a pianist.
Unfortunately, his versatility comes to light far too rarely” wrote Gerhard Conrad about Richards in Der Jazzfreund magazine. All the better that Richards has now taken the opportunity to demonstrate his versatility for the third time on the jazzpoint label (first as accompanying pianist to Benny Waters jp 1039, then on his solo CD ”My Romance” jp 1042). Red Richards and his N.Y. Quartet – it’s like home cooking, just pure, unadulter-ated swing. You can find more details about this band-leader in words and music on his solo CD jp 1042. This CD now has more than just one pleasant surprise in store. The first one is the lady on bass, although I refrain from categorizing C. Ray as a jazz-bassist (which, of course, she is), because the number of famous bands for which she has plucked the bass or guitar, played the piano or sung tunes range from Duke and Mercer Ellington to the classical composers Stravinsky and Bernstein. ”She works with the best and is respected by all” (M. Sudhalter: New
York Post).
Clarence ”Tootsie” Bean comes from the Bermudas. He started his career, as a drummer, when he was only eight years old, and he was sought after as an accompanyist while he was still very young. From 1950 on we find him in New York, where he both studied (vibra-phone) and gained experience from numerous appearances at blues and jazz festivals. In 1978 he joined the ”Count’s Men”, the successors to Count Basie’s Swing Machine.
George Kelly was born in Miami, Florida, on July 31, 1915. He came to the tenor sax at the age of 13 via the piano and alto saxophone. In the early thirties he had his own band in New York with Panama Francis on drums, with whose Savoy Sultans he played from 1941 to 1944. After that he joined Rex Stewart, and during the fifties and sixties he played with Cozy Cole, Buddy Tate, Jay McShan and many more, also touring Europe on several occasions. George Kelly is one of the world’s outstanding swing saxophonists. (Dieter Antritter)
One of the many pleasant things about the swing scene is the rediscovery of the great old men, jazz musicians who troughout their lives not only perfected their technique but also kept their feeling and their very own style. One of these personalities is Red Richards, an independent pianist, well-versed technically without being dominating, a congenial swinger. That he’s a singer, too, one could already find out in John Chilton’s “Who’s Who of Jazz”, which also lists his birthdate, October 19, 1912.
On the first record he was heard on he was as a member Campell “Skeets” Tolbert. After that he worked as a solo pianist, but quite frequently with exceptional musicians, too, such as Tab Smith, Bob Wilber and Sidney Bechet. But it seems that trumpeters appreciated his accompaniment even more, so we find names like Roy Eldridge, Bobby Hackett, Jimmy McPartland, Muggsy Spanier, Wild Bill Davison. Europe got to now him in the early fifties with concerts and records with the Mezz Mezzrow/Buck Clayton Band. He played the piano for the newly formed Fletcher Henderson Big Band (1957/58), and toured Europe several times with his own band, Saints and Sinners, as well as with the Harlem Blues and Jazzband.
GEORGE KELLY, a native of Miami, Florida, started his music career in 1924. After having studied the piano and saxophone. George formed his first group “Little George Kelly’s Cavaliers” as a teenager. In 1941, George left Miami and headed to NYC to join Al Cooper’s Savoy Sultans at the fames Savoy Ballroom in Harlem. While with Al’s group, George played backup for many celebrities including Ella Fitzgerald. George formed his own quintet in the 70’s named “George Kelly’s Jazz Sultans”. George has recorded with many of the greats: Sarah Vaughn, Andy Williams, Al Cooper, Tiny Grimes and Panama Francis. In 1950 he played on a Frank Sinatra television special. George is also widely known for his work as a composer and arranger and worked for: Cozy Cole Gene Krupa, Buddy Tate, Sarah Vaughn.
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