Mike
Longo is best-known as a reliable and versatile player who was the
pianist with Dizzy Gillespie during 1966-1973. Longo was born in
Cincinnati and began playing piano at age three thanks to his church
organist mother and part-time professional jazz bass-playing father. The
family moved to Florida, where Mike, at age 15, began working with his
father’s band on weekends. Cannonball Adderly heard Mike and soon they
were playing the Southern “chittlin’ circuit” together. Longo earned his
Bachelor of Music degree in classical piano at Western Kentucky State
University.
During those years, he went on the road with the Hal
McIntyre Orchestra one summer and also played with legendary guitarist
Hank Garland in Nashville. Longo toured for two years with the Salt City
Six. After the group played at New York’s Metropole Cafe, the band
left, but Mike stayed on as the house pianist playing with such jazz
notables as Coleman Hawkins, Henry Red Allen, George Wettling, Gene
Krupa and many others.
After the Chicago stint studying with
Peterson, Longo moved permanently to New York City which led to
opportunities to work with many great singers — Nancy Wilson, Gloria
Lynn, Jimmy Witherspoon, Joe Williams, Jimmy Rushing and others. Longo
did an extended stay at Embers West with bassist Paul Chambers
accompanying acts such as Frank Foster, Lee Konitz, Frank Wess, Clark
Terry, Zoot Sims and Roy Eldridge. In addition, over the years Mike has
performed on albums by Dizzy Gillespie, Astrud Gilberto, James Moody,
Buddy Rich, Lee Konitiz and numerous others.
While Mike was with
Dizzy, the band recorded many tunes penned by Longo such as “Frisco,”
“Let Me Out,” “Soul Kiss” and “The Truth.” Longo started his own
recording career in the early Sixties and now has 19 albums to his
credit (three of them with his big band, the New York State of the Art
Jazz Ensemble). Mike Longo also is a renowned music teacher, has helped
many jazz players with private instruction, and has written nine music
textbooks, primarily on jazz improvisation.
But this jazz master
has never stopped his own studies, constantly searching and learning,
open to new ideas, and freely exploring deeper into the subtleties and
nuances found in the world of jazz. When the floating butterfly spreads
its wings, it’s a thing of beauty.
https://musicians.allaboutjazz.com/mikelongo
Note:
Died at Mount Sinai Hospital in New York on 22 March 2020, three days after his eighty-third birthday, of complications from COVID-19 disease.
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Mike
Longo es conocido sobre todo como un pianista fiable y versátil que fue
pianista de Dizzy Gillespie entre 1966 y 1973. Longo nació en
Cincinnati y empezó a tocar el piano a los tres años gracias a su madre,
organista de iglesia, y a su padre, bajista profesional de jazz a
tiempo parcial. La familia se trasladó a Florida, donde Mike, a los 15
años, empezó a trabajar con la banda de su padre los fines de semana.
Cannonball Adderly escuchó a Mike y pronto estuvieron tocando juntos en
el circuito sureño de "chittlin'". Longo se licenció en piano clásico en
la Western Kentucky State University.
Durante esos años, salió
de gira con la Hal McIntyre Orchestra un verano y también tocó con el
legendario guitarrista Hank Garland en Nashville. Longo estuvo de gira
durante dos años con los Salt City Six. Después de que el grupo tocara
en el Metropole Cafe de Nueva York, la banda se marchó, pero Mike se
quedó como pianista de la casa tocando con notables del jazz como
Coleman Hawkins, Henry Red Allen, George Wettling, Gene Krupa y muchos
otros.
Después de su estancia en Chicago estudiando con Peterson,
Longo se trasladó permanentemente a la ciudad de Nueva York, lo que le
llevó a trabajar con muchos grandes cantantes: Nancy Wilson, Gloria
Lynn, Jimmy Witherspoon, Joe Williams, Jimmy Rushing y otros. Longo hizo
una larga estancia en Embers West con el bajista Paul Chambers
acompañando a artistas como Frank Foster, Lee Konitz, Frank Wess, Clark
Terry, Zoot Sims y Roy Eldridge. Además, a lo largo de los años Mike ha
actuado en álbumes de Dizzy Gillespie, Astrud Gilberto, James Moody,
Buddy Rich, Lee Konitiz y muchos otros.
Mientras Mike estuvo con
Dizzy, la banda grabó muchos temas escritos por Longo como "Frisco",
"Let Me Out", "Soul Kiss" y "The Truth". Longo comenzó su propia carrera
discográfica a principios de los años sesenta y ahora cuenta con 19
álbumes en su haber (tres de ellos con su big band, el New York State of
the Art Jazz Ensemble). Mike Longo también es un reputado profesor de
música, ha ayudado a muchos jazzistas con clases particulares y ha
escrito nueve libros de texto de música, principalmente sobre
improvisación de jazz.
Nota:
Murió en Hospital Mount Sinai de Nueva York el 22 de marzo de 2020, tres días después de cumplir ochenta y tres años, a causa de las complicaciones derivadas de la enfermedad de COVID-19.
Tracklist
1 - Pass It - 7:43
2 - The Awakening - 8:36
3 - A Piece Of Resistance - 6:30
4 - Bitchin - 7:43
5 - Just To Let You Know - 3:43
Credits:
Acoustic Bass, Bass [Fender] – Ron Carter
Alto Saxophone, Tenor Saxophone, Flute – James Moody
Congas [Conga Drums] – Dizzy Gillespie
Design – Ruby Mazur's Art Department
Drums – Mickey Roker
Electric Guitar – Alex Gafa
Electric Piano, Written-By – Mike Longo
Photography By – Raymond Ross
Producer – Bob Shad
Remastered By – Kenichiro Tsukasaki
Trombone – Curtis Fuller
Trumpet – Virgil Jones
Notes:
Recorded in NY, 1972.
Label: Mainstream Records – MRL 357
Released: 1972
Genre: Jazz
Style: Bop, Jazz-Funk
https://www.discogs.com/Mike-Longo-The-Awakening/release/1273877
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