Jazz for aficionados

Alex, I went to that club in 65 and 66. The name "Don Cunningham" sounds so familiar but I still can't quite put it together, There were several real nice clubs that I went to in the same vicinity as the Playboy Club, and if he played there, he probably played some of those clubs as well.

I like his music, and it sounds familiar. During that time I almost never listened to music in my apartment, I was always on the go.

While listening to his music, I can almost see myself at a "Downtown Club" called "The Upstream", which is another club he probably would have played.

I looked him up, and he played "The Dark Side" in Gaslight Square, an area with a lot of entertainment that I frequented;


          https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaslight_Square,_St._Louis


Here's another group that played "The Dark Side";


        https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dtyTjhfbdAg


Alex you always come up with the winners from the past; a past that I have fond memories of.


Thank you.


       

Orpheus, you are welcome, pleasure is all mine (when I find some of this 'lost' albums or playes)
I wonder if they come up on roon too (joking)

...and, its very nice when you add some story details to music, the 'picture' becomes more complete

Here is another less mentioned player. The title of album seams  appropriate.

Kenny Drew 'Home is where soul is' from 1979.

https://youtu.be/iQHGbZN8noQ

https://youtu.be/7bmIAarl3aM

https://youtu.be/GkUnwmMBBW8

This thread is all over the place. Some of the posts remind me of one of the episodes on the old Dating Game TV show. The bachelorette asked one of the bachelors who his favorite jazz musician was. After a few second pause he answered, "Chubby Checker." The audience went crazy with laughter,  as did the TV host. She smiled knowingly and went on. "Bachelor #2, same question." He paused even longer and then said, "I'll have to agree with the other bachelor. Definitely Chubby Checker."

I could join you jazz academics and further attempt to intellectualize the medium, but  I prefer to listen, enjoy, and feel the music rather than to talk about it. Isn't that really what it's all about?

@aewarren

You could ignore the chatter and just click on the posted links to check out recommended music.  Great way to explore stuff you're not aware of and wind up with more great music to listen to.

Coincidentally, Kenny Drew has been posted a fair amount recently.  And about time!  Alex is correct, not enough Kenny Drew. Wonderful player.

Don Cunningham is an entirely different kind of player and deserving of a different kind of consideration.  Alex, you neglected to point out that he is a multi instrumentalist who is more than a drummer.  In fact, he doesn’t play drums at all on the first two clips.  He plays vibes on them.  He also plays alto saxophone on one of the other clips.  Unfortunately, he is a bit of a “jack of all trades; master of none”, IMO.  Personally, I think that while he is strongest on vibes, his actual playing is unimpressive overall.  Saxophone is not his thing. 

However, conceptually there is a certain charm about the record and enjoyable up to a certain point.  It is not surprising that he worked out of Las Vegas for part of his career.  There is a “crowd pleasing”/show biz vibe about it,  For me, that record is enjoyable conceptually, but not so much in execution.  I find his playing, especially on saxophone, to be undeveloped and not on the level of some of the other players in the band, especially his piano player; not to mention Kenny Drew.  
My reaction and, as always, hopIng that there is room for honest disagreement.