Buddy Catlett
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Genre: Jazz
Location SEATTLE, Washington, US
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Last Login: 7/3/2010
Member Since 5/9/2006
Website www.myspace.com/buddycatlett
Record Label Pony Boy
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The incredibly solid bassist Buddy Catlett has been going strong since the late '50s, appearing on more than 100 jazz recordings. He is also a multi-instrumentalist stemming from his studies as a child on clarinet and saxophone, talents he kept up throughout his career. In 1996 he tricked discographer Tom Lord into thinking there were two different guys named Buddy Catlett, one a bassist and the other a horn blower. It is of course on the former axe that this artist, born George James Catlett, is best known. Highlights of his recording career on bass include an order of "Cocktails for Two" with the Louis Armstrong band in which most of the theme is sipped as a bass solo. Catlett was associated with the music scenes in several different parts of the United States. Seattle figures prominently in his biography this was where he began studying music as well as a place to which he returned again and again, taking part for example in an '80s collaborative ensemble with Clarence Acox called the Roadside Attraction Big Band. Flash forward another 20 years and he would still be playing with jazz big bands in Seattle. He also was as much a fixture on the Denver jazz scene in the late '50s as a decent day's view of the Rockies in the distance. In the mile-high city he worked in a house band for a venue whose playbill of top jazz stars worked with the local rhythm section. Catlett backed up greats such as tenor saxophonist Ben Webster and vocalist Anita O'Day, and even chased tempos with the maniacal Sonny Stitt. Yet one of Catlett's most challenging gigs had been his first professional job playing in the saxophone section in the orchestra of Bumps Blackwell. Smooth vibraphonist Cal Tjader, doing well with a Latin groove, hired Catlett as a bassist in 1959. That prominent showcase caught the attention of Quincy Jones and Catlett became bassist for a revue Jones was fronting on tour across the European continent, the Free and Easy Revue. The Jones connection also presented opportunities for Catlett to stretch his muscles as a modern jazz bassist; As implied by the aforementioned association with Satchmo, Catlett's stylistic ability is often misunderstood as limited to his original inspirations, classic jazz veterans of solidity along the bass lines of Oscar Pettiford or Jimmy Blanton. In the Jones big band, the bassist's rhythm section partner was drummer Stu Martin, later to gain prominence on the British avant-garde scene. The two play superbly on a 1960 small group session fronted by trombonist Curtis Fuller. A much more recent release involving Catlett is the Seattle Repertory Jazz Orchestra's SRJO Live from 2002. ~Eugene Chadbourne, All Music Guide .. .. .. .. .. ......Buddy Catlett Clip.. from ..Jessica Davis.. on ..Vimeo... .... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ................................ -
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The incredibly solid bassist Buddy Catlett has been going strong since the late '50s, appearing on more than 100 jazz recordings. He is also a multi-instrumentalist stemming from his studies as a child on clarinet and saxophone, talents he kept up throughout his career. In 1996 he tricked discographer Tom Lord into thinking there were two different guys named Buddy Catlett, one a bassist and the other a horn blower. It is of course on the former axe that this artist, born George James Catlett, is best known. Highlights of his recording career on bass include an order of "Cocktails for Two" with the Louis Armstrong band in which most of the theme is sipped as a bass solo. Catlett was associated with the music scenes in several different parts of the United States. Seattle figures prominently in his biography this was where he began studying music as well as a place to which he returned again and again, taking part for example in an '80s collaborative ensemble with Clarence Acox called the Roadside Attraction Big Band. Flash forward another 20 years and he would still be playing with jazz big bands in Seattle. He also was as much a fixture on the Denver jazz scene in the late '50s as a decent day's view of the Rockies in the distance. In the mile-high city he worked in a house band for a venue whose playbill of top jazz stars worked with the local rhythm section. Catlett backed up greats such as tenor saxophonist Ben Webster and vocalist Anita O'Day, and even chased tempos with the maniacal Sonny Stitt. Yet one of Catlett's most challenging gigs had been his first professional job playing in the saxophone section in the orchestra of Bumps Blackwell. Smooth vibraphonist Cal Tjader, doing well with a Latin groove, hired Catlett as a bassist in 1959. That prominent showcase caught the attention of Quincy Jones and Catlett became bassist for a revue Jones was fronting on tour across the European continent, the Free and Easy Revue. The Jones connection also presented opportunities for Catlett to stretch his muscles as a modern jazz bassist; As implied by the aforementioned association with Satchmo, Catlett's stylistic ability is often misunderstood as limited to his original inspirations, classic jazz veterans of solidity along the bass lines of Oscar Pettiford or Jimmy Blanton. In the Jones big band, the bassist's rhythm section partner was drummer Stu Martin, later to gain prominence on the British avant-garde scene. The two play superbly on a 1960 small group session fronted by trombonist Curtis Fuller. A much more recent release involving Catlett is the Seattle Repertory Jazz Orchestra's SRJO Live from 2002. ~Eugene Chadbourne, All Music Guide ..Buddy Catlett Clip from Jessica Davis on Vimeo.
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10 of 56MoreAre you one of Romney's 47% Buddy?
"JACKSON'S LOVE - FOR THE LOVE OF A CHILD" - MY BRAND NEW CD - HAS JUST BEEN RECORDED - WATCH FOR IT SOON @ www.RichardHarrisLive.com
TODAY'S THOUGHT IS ABOUT MITT ROMNEY'S 47% ...
"There are 47% of the people (over 141,000,000 people) who
will vote for the president no matter what. All right, there are 47%
who are with him, who are dependent upon GOVERNMENT,
who believe that they are VICTIMS, who believe the
government has a responsibility to CARE FOR THEM, who
believe that they are ENTITLED to HEALTH CARE, to FOOD, to
HOUSING, to YOU-NAME-IT. That that’s an entitlement. And the
government should give it to them. And they will vote for this
president no matter what…These are people who pay no income
tax…MY JOB IS NOT TO WORRY ABOUT THOSE PEOPLE. I’ll
never convince them they should take PERSONAL
RESPONSIBILITY and care for their lives."
~ Mitt Romney
HE DOESN'T OFTEN INSULT HALF THE AMERICAN PUBLIC, BUT WHEN HE DOES, HE CHARGES $50,000.00 A PLATE TO HEAR HIM.
With LOVE, RESPECT, and PEACE my friend,
Richard
www.RichardHarrisLive.com
Please take a minute and give my music a listen!
MY ALBUM "LOVE'S SWEET SONG" HAS BEEN NOMINATED FOR A WAMMIE AWARD AS JAZZ ALBUM OF THE YEAR! LISTEN TO SOME SWEET SOUNDS - AVAILABLE @ www.RichardHarrisLive.com
Sending you some SUNDAY LOVE Buddy!
I AM RECORDING A NEW ALBUM THIS SUMMER - WATCH FOR IT @ www.RichardHarrisLive.com
TODAY'S THOUGHT IS ABOUT THE OLYMPIC GAMES ...
“Never underestimate the POWER OF DREAMS and the influence of the HUMAN SPIRIT. We are all the same in this notion: The POTENTIAL FOR GREATNESS lives within each of us.”
~ Wilma Rudolph - Olympic Champion
Wilma Rudolph was born prematurely at 4.5 lbs., the 20th of 22 siblings; Rudolph contracted infantile paralysis (caused by the polio virus) at age 4. She recovered, but wore a brace on her left leg and foot (which had become twisted as a result) until she was 9.
Wilma Rudolph was considered the FASTEST WOMAN IN THE WORLD in the 1960s and competed in two Olympic Games, in 1956 and in 1960.
In the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome Rudolph became the first American woman to win 3 GOLD MEDALS in track and field during a single Olympic Games.
With LOVE, RESPECT, and PEACE my friend,
Richard
www.RichardHarrisLive.com
Please take a minute and give my music a listen!
MY ALBUM "LOVE'S SWEET SONG" HAS BEEN NOMINATED FOR A WAMMIE AWARD AS JAZZ ALBUM OF THE YEAR! LISTEN TO SOME SWEET SOUNDS - AVAILABLE @ www.RichardHarrisLive.com"
Don't be afraid to TAKE RISKS Buddy!
I AM RECORDING A NEW ALBUM THIS SUMMER - WATCH FOR IT @ www.RichardHarrisLive.com
TODAY'S THOUGHT IS ABOUT RISK TAKING ...
“The person who RISKS NOTHING,
DOES NOTHING,
HAS NOTHING,
IS NOTHING,
and BECOMES NOTHING.
He may avoid suffering and sorrow, but he simply
cannot LEARN and FEEL and CHANGE
and GROW and LOVE and LIVE.”
~ Leo F. Buscaglia
MAN CANNOT DISCOVER NEW OCEANS UNLESS HE
HAS THE COURAGE TO LOSE SIGHT OF THE SHORE!
With LOVE, RESPECT, and PEACE my friend,
Richard
www.RichardHarrisLive.com
Please take a minute and give my music a listen!
MY ALBUM "LOVE'S SWEET SONG" HAS BEEN NOMINATED FOR A WAMMIE AWARD AS JAZZ ALBUM OF THE YEAR! LISTEN TO SOME SWEET SOUNDS - AVAILABLE @ www.RichardHarrisLive.com
It's HOT out there Buddy!
I AM RECORDING A NEW CD THIS SUMMER - WATCH FOR IT @ www.RichardHarrisLive.com
TODAY'S THOUGHT IS ABOUT THE SUMMER HEAT ...
You KNOW its HOT when ~
> The birds have to use POTHOLDERS to pull worms out of the ground.
> The cows are giving EVAPORATED MILK.
> The trees are WHISTLING for the dogs.
> You discover that in July, it takes only 2 fingers to drive your car.
> Hot water now comes out of BOTH TAPS.
> You realize that ASPHALT has a LIQUID STATE.
IT WAS SO HOT THE OTHER DAY THAT I TURNED ON
THE LAWN SPRINKLER AND ALL I GOT WAS STEAM!
STAY COOL Buddy!
With LOVE, RESPECT, and PEACE my friend,
Richard
www.RichardHarrisLive.com
Please take a minute and give my music a listen!
MY ALBUM "LOVE'S SWEET SONG" HAS BEEN NOMINATED FOR A WAMMIE AWARD AS JAZZ ALBUM OF THE YEAR! LISTEN TO SOME SWEET SOUNDS - AVAILABLE @ www.RichardHarrisLive.com
It's Time to Give the Man SOME RESPECT Buddy!
I AM RECORDING A NEW CD THIS SUMMER - WATCH FOR IT @ www.RichardHarrisLive.com
TODAY'S THOUGHT IS ABOUT RODNEY DANGERFIELD ...
"I get no respect. The way my luck is running, if I was a politician I would be honest."
"I have good looking kids. Thank goodness my wife cheats on me."
"I looked up my family tree and found out I was the sap."
"I told my wife the truth. I told her I was seeing a psychiatrist. Then she told me the truth: that she was seeing a psychiatrist, two plumbers, and a bartender."
"My wife wants sex in the back of the car and she wants me to drive."
"What a kid I got, I told him about the birds and the bees and he told me about the butcher and my wife."
"This morning when I put on my underwear I could hear the fruit-of-the-loom guys laughing at me."
~ Rodney Dangerfield
A DAY WITHOUT LAUGHTER IS A DAY WASTED!
With LOVE, RESPECT, and PEACE my friend,
Richard
www.RichardHarrisLive.com
Please take a minute and give my music a listen!
MY ALBUM "LOVE'S SWEET SONG" HAS BEEN NOMINATED FOR A WAMMIE AWARD AS JAZZ ALBUM OF THE YEAR! LISTEN TO SOME SWEET SOUNDS - AVAILABLE @ www.RichardHarrisLive.com
Buddy ~ Make It a GREAT DAY my friend!
TODAY'S THOUGHT IS ABOUT THE SPIRIT OF LOVE ...
"You will find as you look back upon your LIFE
that the MOMENTS when you have REALLY LIVED
are the MOMENTS when you have DONE THINGS
in the SPIRIT OF LOVE."
~ Henry Drummond
THERE ARE FOUR QUESTIONS OF VALUE IN LIFE.
WHAT IS SACRED? OF WHAT IS THE SPIRIT MADE?
WHAT IS WORTH LIVING FOR, AND WHAT IS WORTH
DYING FOR? THE ANSWER TO EACH IS THE SAME.
ONLY LOVE.
With LOVE, RESPECT, and PEACE my friend,
Richard
www.RichardHarrisLive.com
Please take a minute and give my music a listen!
MY ALBUM "LOVE'S SWEET SONG" HAS BEEN NOMINATED FOR A WAMMIE AWARD AS JAZZ ALBUM OF THE YEAR! LISTEN TO SOME SWEET SOUNDS - AVAILABLE @ www.RichardHarrisLive.com
Be THANKFUL for all your BLESSINGS Buddy!
TODAY'S THOUGHT IS ABOUT GRATITUDE ...
"I would maintain that THANKS are the HIGHEST FORM
of THOUGHT, and that GRATITUDE is HAPPINESS
DOUBLED BY WONDER."
"If a fellow ISN'T THANKFUL for WHAT HE'S GOT,
he isn't likely to be THANKFUL for what he's
GOING TO GET."
~ Frank Clark
WE ALL HAVE SO MUCH TO BE THANKFUL FOR!
With LOVE, RESPECT, and PEACE my friend,
Richard
www.myspace.com/richardharrislive
Please take a minute and give my music a listen!
MY ALBUM "LOVE'S SWEET SONG" HAS BEEN NOMINATED FOR A WAMMIE AWARD AS JAZZ ALBUM OF THE YEAR! LISTEN TO SOME SWEET SOUNDS - AVAILABLE @ www.RichardHarrisLive.com
LISTEN TO SOME SWEET SOUNDS FROM MY NEW CD "LOVE'S SWEET SONG" AVAILABLE @ www.RichardHarrisLive.com
ALWAYS HOLD ON TO HOPE Buddy!
TODAY'S THOUGHT IS ABOUT HOPE ...
"NEVER take away SOMEONE'S HOPE ...
it may be ALL THEY HAVE."
HOPE IS THE POOR MAN'S BREAD. WHILE THERE IS
LIFE THERE IS HOPE!
With LOVE, RESPECT, and PEACE my friend,
Richard
www.myspace.com/richardharrislive
Please give my music a listen!
Cool Jazz CD's @ www.RichardHarrisLive.com
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LISTEN TO SOME SWEET MUSIC FROM MY NEW CD "LOVE'S SWEET SONG" AVAILABLE @ www.RichardHarrisLive.com
Have a Laugh On Me Buddy!
TODAY'S THOUGHT IS FROM RODNEY DANGERFIELD ...
> When I was born, the doctor said to my father, " I'm sorry, we did everything we could, but he still pulled thru".
> I stuck my head out the window and got arrested for mooning.
> I'm so ugly, my old man, he carries around the picture of the kid that came with the wallet.
> I've stayed at some rough hotels - Boy what a hotel that was, why they stole my towel.
> This morning when I put on my underwear I could hear the FRUIT-OF-THE-LOOM guys laughing at me.
> My wife was so ugly that the last time I saw a mouth like that it had a hook in it.
> One night I asked a cab driver to take me where the action is, he took me to my house.
> My wife has to be the worst cook. I've got the only dog who begs for alka-seltzer.
A DAY WITHOUT LAUGHTER IS A DAY WASTED!
With LOVE, RESPECT, and PEACE my friend,
Richard
www.myspace.com/richardharrislive
Please give my music a listen and let me know what you think!
Cool Jazz CDs @ www.RichardHarrisLive.com
OR
CDBaby.com / ITunes
MY NEW CD "LOVE'S SWEET SONG" HAS JUST BEEN RELEASED AND IS AVAILABLE @ www.RichardHarrisLive.com
May you have LOVE in your heart this Christmas Buddy!
TODAY'S THOUGHT IS ABOUT LOVE AND CHRISTMAS ...
"My idea of CHRISTMAS, whether old-fashioned or modern, is very simple: LOVING OTHERS.
Come to think of it, WHY DO WE HAVE TO WAIT FOR CHRISTMAS TO DO THAT?"
~ Bob Hope
BLESSED IS THE SEASON WHICH ENGAGES THE WHOLE WORLD IN A CONSPIRACY OF LOVE!
With LOVE, RESPECT, and PEACE my friend,
Richard
www.myspace.com/richardharrislive
Please give my music a listen and let me know what you think!
Cool Jazz CDs @ www.RichardHarrisLive.com
OR
CDBaby.com / ITunes