Tag Archives: Bob Thiele
JOHN CARTER/BOBBY BRADFORD-SELF DETERMINATION MUSIC.
dereksmusicblog ♦ March 5, 2015 ♦ Leave a comment
JOHN CARTER/BOBBY BRADFORD-SELF DETERMINATION MUSIC. By 1970, when John Carter and Bobby Bradford released Self Determination Music, Bob Thiele’s Flying Dutchman Productions had established a reputation for releasing groundbreaking music. This had been the case since Bob left Impulse Records in 1969. Impulse Records had been home for Bob Thiele since 1961. Over the next …
TERESA BREWER WITH COUNT BASIE & THAD JONES -THE SONGS OF BESSIE SMITH/DUKE ELLINGTON WITH TERESA BREWER-IT DON’T MEAN A THING IF IT AIN’T GOT THAT SWING.
dereksmusicblog ♦ February 16, 2015 ♦ 1 Comment
TERESA BREWER WITH COUNT BASIE & THAD JONES -THE SONGS OF BESSIE SMITH/DUKE ELLINGTON WITH TERESA BREWER-IT DON’T MEAN A THING IF IT AIN’T GOT THAT SWING. Eighteen years after releasing her debut album Music, Music, Music on Coral, Teresa Brewer was signed to Bob Thiele’s Flying Dutchman Productions. Theresa’s career was now into its …
THE ESOTERIC CIRCLE-GEORGE RUSSELL PRESENTS THE ESOTERIC CIRCLE.
dereksmusicblog ♦ October 25, 2014 ♦ 1 Comment
THE ESOTERIC CIRCLE-GEORGE RUSSELL PRESENTS THE ESOTERIC CIRCLE. With Norwegian music going through something of a renaissance, it’s fitting that George Russell Presents The Esoteric Circle has reissued by BGP Records, a subsidiary of Ace Records. George Russell Presents The Esoteric Circle was one of the most important albums in Norwegian musical history. Released in …
GIL SCOTT HERON-FREE WILL.
dereksmusicblog ♦ October 24, 2014 ♦ Leave a comment
GIL SCOTT HERON-FREE WILL. Throughout his career, poet, musician, and author. Gil Scott-Heron highlighted the social and political problems affecting American society. He was, to all intents and purposes, America’s conscience. Racism, poverty, corruption, inequality and drug addiction featured in Gil’s lyrics. His lyrics are cerebral, witty, scathing and most importantly, honest as Gil speaks …
PRETTY PURDIE-SOUL IS…PRETTY PURDIE.
dereksmusicblog ♦ October 18, 2014 ♦ Leave a comment
PRETTY PURDIE-SOUL IS…PRETTY PURDIE. During a career that’s lasted over sixty years, Bernard “Pretty” Purdie has played alongside the great and good of music. This includes Steely Dan, the Rolling Stones, Jeff Beck, Cat Stevens, Aretha Franklin, King Curtis, Hall and Oates, James Brown, Isaac Hayes and Gil Scott Heron. These artists brought onboard one …
DUKE ELLINGTON’S MY PEOPLE.
dereksmusicblog ♦ September 30, 2014 ♦ Leave a comment
DUKE ELLINGTON’S MY PEOPLE. 1st January 1863 was one of the most important dates in American history. It was the date of President Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation. It stated that all slaves in the ten rebel states would be free. A hundred years later, and Duke Ellington wrote a stage play that celebrated President Lincoln’s Emancipation …
EDDIE “CLEANHEAD” VINSON-THE ORIGINAL CLEANHEAD.
dereksmusicblog ♦ August 12, 2014 ♦ Leave a comment
EDDIE “CLEANHEAD” VINSON-THE ORIGINAL CLEANHEAD. By 1970, Eddie “Cleanhead” Vinson was fifty-three. He was a musical veteran. His career was about to enter its fifth decade. Eddie had caught a break. Bob Thiele asked him to sign to his Blues Time imprint. It was a subsidiary of Flying Dutchman Productions. In 1970, Eddie released his what …
T-BONE WALKER, JOE TURNER, OTIS SPANN-SUPER BLACK BLUES.
dereksmusicblog ♦ August 6, 2014 ♦ Leave a comment
T-BONE WALKER, JOE TURNER, OTIS SPANN-SUPER BLACK BLUES. By the late sixties, blues music was no longer as popular. Psychedelia and rock music were the most popular genres. Groups like The Beatles, the Rolling Stones, Pink Floyd, Cream, Led Zeppelin, The Band, Canned Heat and Fleetwood Mac were some of the biggest selling acts. Along …
LOUIS ARMSTRONG-LOUIS ARMSTRONG AND HIS FRIENDS.
dereksmusicblog ♦ June 14, 2014 ♦ 2 Comments
LOUIS ARMSTRONG-LOUIS ARMSTRONG AND HIS FRIENDS. 1970 is remembered as a landmark year for Louis Armstrong. It was the year Louis and an all-star band, headed into the studio to record an album to celebrated his seventieth birthday. The album was Louis Armstrong and His Friends, which was recently rereleased on Boplicity, an imprint of …
OLIVER NELSON-SWISS SUITE.
dereksmusicblog ♦ May 10, 2014 ♦ Leave a comment
OLIVER NELSON-SWISS SUITE. It was at 1971s Montreux Jazz Festival that Oliver Nelson showcased Swiss Suite. Oliver had composed the four-part Swiss Suite especially for Montreux Jazz Festival, which was in its fourth year. Founded in 1967, the Montreux Jazz Festival took place in one of the most the picturesque parts of Switzerland. Montreux was …
LEON THOMAS-BLUES AND SOULFUL TRUTH.
dereksmusicblog ♦ May 8, 2014 ♦ Leave a comment
LEON THOMAS-BLUES AND SOULFUL TRUTH. Some labels are a perfect fit for an artist. This was the case with Leon Thomas and Bob Thiele’s Flying Dutchman Productions. They proved to be the musical equivalent of ying and yang. By the late sixties, Leon Thomas had embraced free jazz fully. He turned his back on the …
LONNIE LISTON SMITH AND THE COSMIC ECHOES-COSMIC FUNK.
dereksmusicblog ♦ May 7, 2014 ♦ Leave a comment
LONNIE LISTON SMITH AND THE COSMIC ECHOES-COSMIC FUNK. Innovative, influential and way ahead of the musical curve, describes Lonnie Liston Smith. That is the perfect description of Lonnie Liston Smith and The Cosmic Echoes 1973 debut album Astral Travelling. The music on Astral Travelling was groundbreaking. So much so, that it’s hard to believe Astral …
JOE TURNER-THE REAL BOSS OF THE BLUES.
dereksmusicblog ♦ April 14, 2014 ♦ Leave a comment
JOE TURNER-THE REAL BOSS OF THE BLUES. After enjoying a renaissance in its popularity during the early sixties, blues music was in doldrums. Soul had replaced the blues in popularity. However, many of the new breed of rock bands had been inspired by the blues. This included Jimi Hendrix, Cream, The Yardbirds, The Animals and …
T-BONE WALKER-EVERY DAY I HAVE THE BLUES.
dereksmusicblog ♦ April 8, 2014 ♦ Leave a comment
T-BONE WALKER-EVERY DAY I HAVE THE BLUES. T-Bone Walker was, without doubt, one of the most innovative and influential blues guitarists ever. He was a pioneer of both the jump blues and electric blues. That may seem like a bold statement, but it’s not. It’s the truth. After all, T-Bone was one of the first …
OTIS SPANN-SWEET GIANT OF THE BLUES.
dereksmusicblog ♦ April 4, 2014 ♦ Leave a comment
OTIS SPANN-SWEET GIANT OF THE BLUES. For many people, Otis Spann will always be remembered as Muddy Waters’ pianist. Granted Otis spent fifteen years as a member of Muddy Waters’ band. However, there’s much more to Otis Spann’s career that that. Much more. No wonder. Otis Spann was without doubt, one of the greatest postwar …
GIL SCOTT-HERON-PIECES OF A MAN.
dereksmusicblog ♦ March 6, 2014 ♦ Leave a comment
GIL SCOTT-HERON-PIECES OF A MAN. Just a year after the release of his 1970 debut album Small Talk At 125 and Lenox, Gil Scott-Heron returned with his landmark album Pieces Of A Man which was recently rereleased by BGP Records, a subsidiary of Ace Records. Pieces Of A Man was Gil’s second collaboration with musician …
COUNT BASIE AND HIS ORCHESTRA-AFRIQUE.
dereksmusicblog ♦ February 19, 2014 ♦ 2 Comments
COUNT BASIE AND HIS ORCHESTRA-AFRIQUE. By 1970, Count Basie was sixty-six and a legend of jazz. The Grammy Award winner had achieved just about everything. Count Basie had come a long way since he dropped out of school to play the piano at a silent movie theatre. Soon, he was playing regularly. Whether it was …
LONNIE LISTON SMITH AND THE COSMIC ECHOES-ASTRAL TRAVELLING.
dereksmusicblog ♦ February 18, 2014 ♦ Leave a comment
LONNIE LISTON SMITH AND THE COSMIC ECHOES-ASTRAL TRAVELLING. Bob Thiele’s Flying Dutchman was the perfect label for Lonnie Liston Smith and The Echoes’ unique brand of cosmic jazz. Through working with some of the most innovative and creative musicians in the history of jazz, Bob must have realised that often, large record companies aren’t the …
GATO BARBIERI-THE THIRD WORLD.
dereksmusicblog ♦ February 13, 2014 ♦ Leave a comment
GATO BARBIERI-THE THIRD WORLD. It was through working with Charlie Haden’s on his album Liberation Music Orchestra that Gato Barbieri first met Bob Thiele. Gato played tenor saxophone and clarinet, while Bob produced Liberation Music Orchestra. This would be one of the final albums Bob Thiele produced for Impulse. He was about to leave Impulse, …
CESAR 830-CESAR.
dereksmusicblog ♦ January 31, 2014 ♦ Leave a comment
CESAR 830-CESAR. Originally, Cesar Ascarrunz came from Bolivia to California to study economics and psychology. Caesar wanted to continue his education and the University of California, in Berkeley seemed the perfect place. When he arrive in California in 1960, he was twenty-five. Although interested in music, he couldn’t play an instrument. This changed in 1961, …
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