As I read this post, those Scofield Blue Note albums with Idris, Dennis Irwin, Eddie Harris, Larry Goldings et al came to mind...As did Herlin Riley's tambourine playing...and Ed Blackwell's West African/New Orleans gumbo...and so on...
Brilliant, Vinnie, a delightful read....the connection to "Hair" made me laugh because that album exists somewhere in my collection and I never noticed it. Thanks so much!!
thanks! great overview pulling all that together!! i was fortunate in getting to see idris in new orleans before he passed away.... didn't see the other guys live though! - i am sure you are familiar with this guy, but i am going to share it anyway for anyone who might not be.. and i think you can hear some of these grooves in ed blackwells playing for those who are hip to him!
Vernel (or "Amir" or "Abu", as he liked to be called) was a good friend as well as colleague. We played together often with Clifford Jordan's band. Thanks for writing about him!
Every drummer I've seen playing Vernel's beat smiles while playing it. Me included!
As I read this post, those Scofield Blue Note albums with Idris, Dennis Irwin, Eddie Harris, Larry Goldings et al came to mind...As did Herlin Riley's tambourine playing...and Ed Blackwell's West African/New Orleans gumbo...and so on...
Isn't Anwar Marshall from New Orleans, too?
Another good post, thank you!
Thanks Mark! I believe Mr. Marshall— who I heard just last week sounding great in Brooklyn— is from Philadelphia but I shall get in touch and check…
Ah, okay, thanks😎
Philadelphia=many deadly bassists!
Brilliant, Vinnie, a delightful read....the connection to "Hair" made me laugh because that album exists somewhere in my collection and I never noticed it. Thanks so much!!
Thank you Richard!
The Meters "Art" is my personal fave in this category.
Hi Jacob! Nice, will check…
And then there’s the “ham bone” and Bo Diddly beat... the New Orleans clave.
Mr. Soph, great point! That would make a great article, a survey of the Bo Diddley beat, how it connects to NOLA, Afro-Cuban, etc. Thanks for reading!
thanks! great overview pulling all that together!! i was fortunate in getting to see idris in new orleans before he passed away.... didn't see the other guys live though! - i am sure you are familiar with this guy, but i am going to share it anyway for anyone who might not be.. and i think you can hear some of these grooves in ed blackwells playing for those who are hip to him!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sm__cwoUBGc
Thanks James!
James Black will get an article because I need to learn more about him…
Yes, thank you!
Vernel (or "Amir" or "Abu", as he liked to be called) was a good friend as well as colleague. We played together often with Clifford Jordan's band. Thanks for writing about him!