Julian Tharpe/Slam Stewart/Blondie Calderon

Dave A. Burley · From: Franklin, In. USA

I was going through some of my personal tapes and ran across a tape that I thought that I had lost.
This tape was recorded in 1976 in Dallas, Tx. at the Cavalcade Of Guitars concert that I promoted.
This is the concert that included Buddy Emmons, Curly Chalker, Maurice Anderson, Doug Jernigan and Julian Tharpe along with the great jazz guitarists, Tal Farlow, Howard Roberts, Herb Ellis, Bucky Pizzarelli and Les Paul. Slam Stewart was the bassist and Louie Bellson the drummer for those of you that haven't heard of the concert.
The concert was recorded live with all musicians on the stage at two different times for a recorded live jam.
Each of the 10 musicans also did about a 15 minute set by themselves with sidemen.
During Julians set, as he was playing Danny Boy, the late great accoustic 'bow' bassist, Slam Stewart, got on the stage and joined Julian.
After Julian had played a couple verses and chorus's, Slam did what he was so noted for. He hummed, or 'scatted,' Danny Boy and bowed it on the bass at the same time with Julian playing along in the background.
What a great personal moment that was to watch and listen to one of the great steel guitar players playing alongside and with one of the great jazz bassists of the twentieth century.
This was all impromtu as Slam decided to join Julian on his own.
They were joined on stage by Blondie Calderon.
Just a moment I wanted to share again with some of those that might have been there as either part of the concert or in the audience.
Thanks,
Dave A. Burley

David L. Donald · From: Koh Samui Island, Thailand

Wow, what a group of greats,
I would love to hear this jam!!!

Roger Shackelton · From: MINNESOTA (deceased)

Hi Dave, Will these recordings be released for sale to the public in the near future?

Were the performances filmed as well?

Roger

Bill Fulbright · From: Atlanta, GA

Dave,

I have two very special recordings..

"Doug & Bucky" (Flying Fish Records)

"Bucky Pizzarelli and Slam Steewart"

Both "duo" albums with no other arrangements.

Both are masterworks. Doug and Bucky is the album that turned me ON ... and blew me away about steel guitar and jazz... I was a student at North Texas State studying Composition and Theory... My class STARTED the guitar department there....as a legit instrument...

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Bill Fulbright
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Don Crawford · From: Buford, Ga USA

Dave---What would be the chances of getting a tape/cd of that--- WOW what a line-up of pickers.

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Don Crawford
Emmons LL III,D-10, 8 & 5
Sho-Bud Pro III Custom, D-10, 8 & 4
Nashville 1000
Nashville 400

Larry Bell · From: Englewood, Florida

Hey Dave
I think I mentioned to you when I saw you in Grand Rapids last year that a local studio owner had some of those tapes (I believe the original 4-track recordings) from that era with all 'the guys' on it. Buddy, Speedy, Jimmy, Julian, Doug, Lloyd, ????? with Johnny Gore, Jimmy Bryant, and Louis Belson. Someone (perhaps a lawyer?) had approached him to clean up and remix -- must've been 5 or 6 years ago.

I know I asked you, but don't remember your reply.

Was that your project? Did you have anything to do with that and, if so, is anything happening?

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Larry Bell - email: larry@larrybell.org - gigs - Home Page
2003 Fessenden S/D-12 8x8, 1969 Emmons S-12 6x6, 1971 Dobro, Standel and Peavey Amps

Dave A. Burley · From: Franklin, In. USA

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Dave,
I have two very special recordings..

"Doug & Bucky" (Flying Fish Records)

"Bucky Pizzarelli and Slam Steewart"

Bill.....
After the concert in Dallas, Texas, I had a concept in mind of recording each steel player with one of the jazz guitarists.
Because of financial problems I never did go through with it.
One of the matchups was Doug and Bucky.
Much to my surprise, a couple months after the concert I got a call from Johnny Gore informing me that Doug and Bucky were recording at Flying Fish.
I did go over to the session.
I really am quite happy that someone did something with the idea and just wish that they had followed up on the other matchups.
Curly and Tal....Buddy and Howard Roberts...Maurice and Herb Ellis and Julian with Les Paul, Slam Stewart and Louie Bellson.
Tal Farlow spent half the night looking under Curly's steel guitar.
I believe that that night in Dallas proved to many of the great jazz guitarists that the steel guitar really did belong in their world.
Just wish that my bank account would have been big enough to support all of my ideas during the mid-seventies.
The sad part is that all of the above concepts had been agreed upon by the parties involved but only Doug and Bucky was followed up on.
Dave A. Burley

Terry Wood · From: Lebanon, MO

Hi Dave,

I was glad to read your posting. Julian was a good friend. I just talked to his last brother the other day. There was only one Julian THarpe, and we that knew him, are all the richer for him.

GOD bless you all!

Woody
Rev. 12:11

Gary Walker · From: Morro Bay, CA

Sounds like the jam of the century. It would be wonderful if that were available to us poor slobs to enjoy also.

Dave A. Burley · From: Franklin, In. USA

Going through my tapes last night I discovered a tape that I thought that I had lost.
It wasn't lost, it was just misplaced.
It is a two track copy of the master from the Cavalcade Of Guitars in Dallas, Texas.
I knew that Jack Logan had ran me off a copy but I couldn't find it.
Now all I have to do is take it to my friends studio in Michigan and have it run off on CD.
Of course, I might run into problems with United Artists and I will have to contact some of the musicians on the tape, but, I feel it's about time that all should enjoy this 'once in a lifetime' jam. 27 years is too long to have this recording kept under raps.
Thanks,
Dave Burley

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