From: smehta@kwela.nynexst.com (Sandeep Mehta)
Subject: Re: So Few
Reply-To: smehta@nynexst.com
Organization: Speech Technology, AI Lab, NYNEX S&T Inc, White Plains, NY
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Date: 1 Oct 92 15:49:18


> gidi@Hilbert.Stanford.EDU (Gidi Avrahami) writes:

> This is the first time I see Few's name outside of the Steve Lacy
> Sextet.  I love his playing on record and he was very impressive in
> person, when I saw the sextet suring last summer's US tour.
> 
> Anyone care to tell me more about this fine musician?

Bobby Few is a great pianist w/ a cheeky sense of humor, which
pervades his playing, to boot. I'm always pleasantly surprised to see
his name anywhere outside Lacy groups. At Sweet Basil's last year he
was sneaking in quotes from various tunes including Pop Goes The
Weasel :-)

There is a real wild blowing session that he was part of in '75 with
Alan Silva and Frank Wright. Wright blows free and fierce -- almost
kicked the stylus off the surface ;-) There is also a gut bucket
(sorry, Mr. Crouch) blues on the first volume. If I remember
correctly at least one of the Few pcs is solo.


Few, Bobby                                              Sun Records SR 102 (LP)
Title: Solos, Duets (Vol 1)                                                    
Recorded: 1/1975, 11/1975 at various places in France                          
Released: 1975
With: Bobby Few, piano, vocals                                                 
      Alan Silva, bass, violin, vocals                                         
      Frank Wright, tenor sax, bass clarinet, vocals                           
Contents: 1) Grenada (Wright)                                          ( 00:00)
          2) Fondamental Blues One (Wright-Silva)                      ( 00:00)
          3) Who Got The Keys? (Few-Silva)                             ( 00:00)
          4) We Have Found They Keys! (Few-Silva)                      ( 00:00)
Purchased: 6/15/1991
Comments: There is no leader on this date as it was a co-op blowing session.   
          Details are in French on the album                                   
 
Few, Bobby                                              Sun Records SR 103 (LP)
Title: Solos, Duets (Vol 2)                                                    
Recorded: 1/1975, 11/1975 at various places in France                          
Released: 1975
With: Bobby Few, piano, vocals                                                 
      Alan Silva, bass, violin, vocals                                         
      Frank Wright, tenor sax, bass clarinet, vocals                           
Contents: 1) Song For Cyrille, Children of Joy (Few)                   ( 00:00)
          2) El Torro (Few)                                            ( 00:00)
          3) Unknown Step (Wright-Silva)                               ( 00:00)
          4) Echo Send (Silva)                                         ( 00:00)
          5) Sound Of A (Wright-Silva)                                 ( 00:00)
Purchased: 6/15/1991
Comments: There is no leader on this date as it was a co-op blowing session.   
          Details are in French on the album                  

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