Saturday, September 15, 2012

Bernard Purdie Dedication to his Kids Late Rent Closer at Mikell's Jon's Journal

*WATCH THE VIDEO HERE: Bernard Purdie Dedication to his Kids Late Rent Closer at Mikell's http://archive.org/details/BernardPurdieDedicationToHisKidsLateRentCloserAtMikells Youtube: http://youtu.be/B5qGwUgEyvM New York NY -- Flashback to August 1989 - Studio drummer Bernard Purdie takes the microphone on last set at Mikell's with Jon Hammond and The Late Rent Session Men band to dedicate the performance to his children Phyllis and Anthony. Theme song for the long-running cable TV program The Jon Hammond Show "Late Rent" original composition with Jon Hammond at his 1959 B3 organ Bernard Purdie drums Chuggy Carter percussion Alex Foster alto saxophone Barry Finnerty guitar *Note: This historic clip is photographic proof that the actual location of Mikell's was 760 Columbus Avenue at 97th and not 808 Columbus as the current Whole Foods near the old location claims, highly interesting! This is some of the rare surviving footage from Mikell's, in the house that night all night long was Hugh Masekela, Cornell Dupree and many musicians as Mikell's was the traditional hang for all New York Studio Musicians until it's closing. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mikell's As seen on The Jon Hammond Show cable TV program now in 28th year Camera: Joe Berger http://www.HammondCast.com Blip TV http://blip.tv/jon-hammond/bernard-purdie-dedication-to-his-kids-late-rent-closer-at-mikell-s-6350855 Vimeo: http://vimeo.com/49363343

Bernard Purdie Dedication to his Kids Late Rent Closer at Mikell's from Jon Hammond on Vimeo.

Mikell's NYC 1989 Ballad One and Only Love Jon Hammond Alex Foster Bernard Purdie Chuggy Carter *WATCH THE VIDEO HERE: Mikell's NYC 1989 Ballad One and Only Love Jon Hammond Alex Foster Bernard Purdie Chuggy Carter http://archive.org/details/MikellsNyc1989BalladOneAndOnlyLoveJonHammondAlexFosterBernard Youtube http://youtu.be/fm831FDztTs August 28, 1989 Jon Hammond at the B3 organ with Alex Foster tenor sax, Bernard Purdie drums and Chuggy Carter percussion playing ballad My One and Only Love. Mikell's was a very popular night spot for studio musicians and jazz hipsters, located at 760 Columbus Avenue New York City on the corner of 97th St. http://www.HammondCast.com Camera: Joe Berger http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mikell%27s You can actually see Pat Mikell coming through the door to back room on the first 2 images. Mikell's was a jazz club on the corner of 97th Street and Columbus Avenue, New York. Run by Mike Mikell and Pat Mikell, from 1969 to 1991 it was a regular venue for New York's top studio and session musicians, who would turn up for jam sessions with major soul, funk and jazz artists visiting the city.Paul Shaffer, bandleader for CBS's Late Show with David Letterman, called Mikell's "soul heaven". In early 1980, the club served for rehearsals for Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers Big Band, which included Wynton Marsalis, and which would result in the live album Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers Big Band - Live at Montreux and North Sea (1980).[3] Other artists appearing at the club in the 1980s included Milt Jackson, Ray Brown, Cedar Walton and Mickey Roker (June 1983),Paquito D'Rivera (January 1984). Mikell's closed in 1991 Mikell's ballad b3 organ jon hammond bernard purdie drums alex foster saxophone studio musicians local 802 Vimeo http://vimeo.com/49496463

Mikell's NYC 1989 Ballad One and Only Love Jon Hammond Alex Foster Bernard Purdie Chuggy Carter from Jon Hammond on Vimeo.

Blip TV http://blip.tv/jon-hammond/mikell-s-nyc-1989-ballad-one-and-only-love-jon-hammond-alex-foster-bernard-purdie-chuggy-carter-6354476 Mikell's, ballad, b3 organ, jon hammond, bernard purdie, drums, alex foster, saxophone, studio musicians, local 802