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Calvin Owens “Don’t Walk Away” at KUHT 4-30-03
Calvin Owens Orchestra performs “Don’t Walk Away” 4-30-03 at KUHT on April 30, 2003. Nelson Mills III trumpet (2nd on left) passed from Covid-19 4-11-2021Calvin Owens passed 2-21-2008 More Calvin Owens “Ladies Please Touch Me”, “Please Love Me“,”True Blue (Calvin’s Theme)”, “Title Unknown 2”, “Title Unknown 3”, and “The House is Burning”. Check out more…
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The Trade “Llama Bamba” at KUHT 1-21-03
The Trade performs “Llama Bamba” at KUHT 1-21-03 live to tape in Studio A at the Melcher Center. This was a first and tune first take of the session. Al Pagliuso on congas. More The Trade “Unison”, “Chameleon”, and The Trade “First Fall Song” at KUHT 1-21-03 Check out more Houston Music.
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Grenade “Do It Again” at KUHT 3-26-03
Grenade covers Steely Dan’s “Do It Again” Usually I tried to influence the music segments on ‘the beat’ towards original compositions with a few notable exceptions. I figured if we were going to represent Houston Music, then the performances should be from the minds of the people on the video. Particularly with Jazz, where there…
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David Craig ‘Last Concert’ at KUHT 5-1-03
David Craig and Sebastian “Bash” Whittaker and I all went to HSPVA. I was a couple of years ahead, so I think I mixed them a few times for Happenings, Spaghetti Super and a couple of Jazz Ensemble concerts. Right after they graduated, David backed Sebastian on his “First Outing” recording and then Sebastian backed…
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Calvin Owens “The House is Burning” at KUHT 4-30-03
Calvin Owens, though not born in Houston, was a true Houston musician in that he defied description and pigeon holes. This is another of The Calvin Owens Blues Orchestra’s last television appearances. The band stretched the limits of the capacity of the KUHT studio infrastructure. ‘The House Is Burning’ was composed by Guy Schwartz, another…
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The Trade ‘Unison’ at KUHT 1-21-03
The Trade started as a Monday night jazz jam at Helios. They were able to hold a crowd and were accessible to the younger jazz players who might not be able to get past the sharp elbows of the first call jazz bullies that are typical of a jam session with the longevity that this…
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Grenade! “Rhino Wino” at KUHT 3-26-02
Grenade. Hmm, how did I meet them? I know that I am still blessed to work with John Calderon on occasion at The Bridge Fellowship In Sugarland, TX, where he leads the worship band when he’s not leading Al Jarreau’s band. Kelly Dean is the main force behind the compositions. Kelly is as nice as…
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Calvin Owens “Ladies Please Touch Me” at KUHT April 30, 2003
Calvin Owens‘ Orchestra performs “Ladies Please Touch Me” in KUHT’s studio A. This is an original score and arrangement by Calvin Owens. Douglas Robertson was the station’s Audio Specialist at the time and mixed live to tape More Calvin Owens Orchestra “The House is Burning”, “Please Love Me“, Title Unknown 1, “Title Unknown 3”, and…
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David Craig’s “Ringo Starr” at KUHT May 1, 2003
Here is another tune from the David Craig session on ‘the beat’, a segment of ‘the connection’ on HoustonPBS. More David Craig “Last Concert”, “Herbie Mann”, and “El Camino Del Sol” Two basses with Erin Fisher Wright. Check out more Houston Music. Check out more Houston Music