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Henry Grimes & Roswell Rudd at the Stone 1/21 Print E-mail
Written by Ronaldo Oregano   
Thursday, 19 January 2006
"You blow in this end of the trombone and sound comes out the other end and disrupts the cosmos." Roswell Rudd

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photo by Verna Gillis
"Bassist Grimes and trombonist Rudd, seminal figures from '6O's free jazz, are still in possession of all their powers and back in the swim again after prolonged absences, and it figured that somebody would pair them sooner or later. They should make for a powerful combination." -- Francis Davis, "The Village Voice," "Voice Choices"

On Saturday, Jan. 21st, 'O6 hear Henry Grimes & Roswell Rudd, the Stone, northwest corner of Ave. C & 2nd St., NYC, 212-841-O899, www.thestonenyc.com/calendar.php, F or V train to 2nd Ave. or 14th St. buses to Houston St., 8 & 1O p.m., tickets at the door only, $2O per set or $35 for both sets, $5 off for students and elders.

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For about a decade, Henry Grimes was one of the most in-demand bassists on the jazz scene. Beginning in 1957, he worked extensively in the groups of baritone saxophonist Gerry Mulligan and tenor saxophonist Sonny Rollins. While continuing to associate with more mainstream players, in 1961 Grimes performed on pianist Cecil Taylor’s recording session for the Impulse label (issued as Gil Evans: Into the Hot) and worked with clarinetist Perry Robinson. In 1963 he renewed his relationship with Sonny Rollins, joining a group that also included trumpeter Don Cherry and drummer Billy Higgins, both formerly with saxophonist Ornette Coleman’s quartet. This moved Grimes more into the realm of the experimental and as the sixties progressed, he played with the influential avant-garde tenor saxophonists Albert Ayler, Archie Shepp, and Pharoah Sanders, as well as with Cherry and Taylor. He also participated on numerous important recording sessions for the ESP and Impulse labels. At the height of his activity and without warning, he left New York for the west coast and the final documented appearance of Grimes seems to have been in April 1969 in San Francisco as part of saxophonist Archie Shepp's ensemble which performed at the Both/And club. Following that, he dropped off the jazz radar screen. Until very recently. ,

Roswell Rudd: "...a trombonist of such sweeping power and majesty that he transcends all styles." John Wilson, The New York Times

"In his sure hands this rather neglected instrument seems to take on a new life." Braad Thomsen, Politiken, Copenhagen

"Rudd gets more trombone out of his instrument than any colleague, past or present." Whitney Balliet, New Yorker Magazine

"The key transitional figure of the '60's was Rudd...in his own masterful album, Everywhere, he demonstrates a revitalization of expressive techniques and dynamic sensitivity." Gary Giddins, Village Voice

"Rudd extracts sounds from the trombone that go back to New Orleans and further ahead than anyone has yet reached." Nat Hentoff, Cosmopolitan

 
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