One for Stan Levey Stan 1926-2005 2004

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Tags: stan  levey  bebop  jazz   Description: Drummer Stan Levey (1926 - 2005) was one of the bebop pioneers. In Philadelphia at the age of 16 he met Dizziy Gillespie and joined his rhythm group (Dizzy called him the 'Original' Original) and became one of the leading bebop drummers for more than 30 years. In 1952 he joined the Stan Kenton Orchestra. Upon moving to California in 1954 he became a catalyst of the West Coast "cool school". His bop-informed drumming enlivened groups like the Lighthouse All Stars. Levey led many sessions and in 1957 started the Stan Levey Quintet The music you hear in this clip is from a recording in 1958 of the Stan Levey Quintet with Richie Kamuca, tenor, Conte Candoli, trumpet, Lou Levy, piano and Monte Budwig bass. During his music career Stan was one of the busiest muscians in America. He appeared in over two thousand recordings with artists such as Gillespie, Parker, Monk, Lester Young, Miles Davis, Milt Jackson, Benny Goodman and many more of such fame. He was a member of the Tonight Show Band and also played in many film scores and on TV episodes. Eventually he became worn out by the music busines and changed his career to become a professional photographer. He gained the acclaim of performing artists and fellow photographers everywhere. Arthur Pritz, a life-long friend of Stan, saw some of Stan's playing on one of my youTube sites and he assembled a special video montage for me to post on youTube. Arthur, together with Stan, produced a very interesting documentary "Stan Levey, the Original Original" (the Jazz Bop Pioneer Tells His Story). Whenever I am offered an opportunity, I like to promote the work of fellow musicians. This DVD (almost 2 hours long) is available from StanArt Productions through www.stanlevey.com
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boblevey ::: Favorites  2007-11-20 00:46:25 I meant Brother David is a great drummer. __________________________________________________
boblevey ::: Favorites  2007-11-20 00:41:45 Thanks for the compliment but there is only one Stan the Man. I can hold my own. My brother is an excellent drummer and my brother Chris is a great bass player. As bro David mentions below buy the DVD it is great. Arthur Pritz did a great job producing the DVD also Thanks for the interest BL __________________________________________________
bigoldsun ::: Favorites  2007-11-04 12:06:42 I know stans son Bob is a hot drummer too! anybody have info? __________________________________________________
vova47 ::: Favorites  2007-09-11 06:56:36 Sure is!You were probably thinking of another great album of Stan Getz´s"The Steamer"!Greetings! __________________________________________________
zeemann ::: Favorites  2007-09-01 17:40:04 SORRY! STILL GREAT SIDE __________________________________________________
zeemann ::: Favorites  2007-09-01 17:39:10 SORRY __________________________________________________
vova47 ::: Favorites  2007-09-01 15:23:40 I was responding to zeemann, of course.The album"Stan Getz at large"was recorded in Denmark w,William Schiopffe on drums. __________________________________________________
vova47 ::: Favorites  2007-09-01 15:02:28 Sorry,listening to the album that you recommend(great though it is)is not going to give you any idea about Stan Levey for the simple reason that he´s not on it! Try Dizzy"For Musicians only"or"arrival of Victor Feldman instead __________________________________________________
dslevey ::: Favorites  2007-04-14 00:05:12 Stanley Levey was a living legend/pioneer until his sad demise in 2004. He is touted as a bebop guy, which is a music form he gave birth to on stage w/ the likes of Parker, Dizzy, Miles, Dexter, Lucky, Ray and countless others..his contributions to Swing/Cool/BigBand/Soul and Pop were also gargantuan, with 2 decades / 3000 record and TV recordings to his name. His career spanned 40 yrs. Buy the DVD, a catalogue of music history, as seen thru the eyes of Bird, Miles, Diz, Kenton,etc __________________________________________________
zeemann ::: Favorites  2007-02-21 21:24:51 Stan was indeed one of the greats. If for some reason you don't know his work ,listen to his work on the priceless :"Stan Getz at large" that will be all you need to know. __________________________________________________