Merci Beaucoup George Whitman Shakespeare and Company bookstore in Paris December 12, 1913 – December 14, 2011

Merci Beaucoup George Whitman Shakespeare and Company bookstore in Paris December 12, 1913 – December 14, 2011 from Jon Hammond 12/15/2011 New York, NY -- R.I.P. George Whitman founder of Shakespeare & Co. Book Shop in Paris, I shot this photo of George's best friend Lawrence Ferlinghetti the Poet in front of George's shop when I met him and Lawrence on my first journey to Paris 1981. The child is George's daughter Sylvia, she is grown up now and runs the shop, she will carry on for George there in St. Michel Paris - Jon Hammond *note: thanks / merci beaucoup for all the great Sunday teas 4PM-6PM I attended at your apartment when I was living in Paris George! JH Photo by Jon Hammond - Lawrence Ferlinghetti and young Sylvia Whitman in front of Shakespeare & Company book shop in St. Michel Paris with umbrella, photo by Jon Hammond circa 1981:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Whitman Whitman founded his bookstore in 1951 and named it Le Mistral, then later named it after Sylvia Beach's earlier Paris bookstore "Shakespeare and Company".[3] His shop, located at 37 rue de la Bûcherie in Paris, was opened in August 1951 (two years before a sister bookshop City Lights was opened in San Francisco by Lawrence Ferlinghetti) by George Whitman with an inheritance from his aunt. He called the shop "Le Mistral" after his first French girlfriend. From the very first night he allowed travellers, young writers, poets and artists to lodge in exchange for a hand in cleaning the shop, building shelves and selling books. Sylvia Beach, whose famous shop was on 12, rue de l'Odéon, was still in Paris and came to Le Mistral to see the writers of the new generation, whom Anaïs Nin called Xerox artists,[citation needed] read aloud their new work. Whitman modeled his shop after Sylvia Beach's. As it was the only free English-language lending library in Paris, the Beats who arrived at the Beat Hotel on rue Git-le-Coeur quickly found their way to the small bookshop and made a place for themselves there. In 1962, Sylvia Beach died, willing to Whitman a good deal of her private books and the rights to the name Shakespeare and Company. In 1964, Le Mistral was renamed Shakespeare and Company. Whitman named his daughter, born in 1981, after his bibliophilic predecessor; Sylvia Whitman took over the running of the shop in 2003 at age 22.[4] Whitman allowed young travellers to stay in the residential quarters of his rue de la Bûcherie premises (specifically published writers); and one was also encouraged to read a book a day during your stay and were asked for two hours work as contribution to the running of the shop. All Whitman asked of his guests is to provide a short "biography" and photograph and work a short period in the shop. On Sunday mornings he traditionally cooked his guests a pancake breakfast, brewing up a thin ersatz "syrup" out of some burnt sugar and water. Whitman began to receive international notice when a documentary titled Portrait of a Bookstore as an Old Man, by Gonzague Pichelin and Benjamin Sutherland, ran on The Sundance Channel in fall 2005. At the end of the film, Whitman trimmed his hair using the flame of a candle, set his hair on fire, and then doused it. On Wednesday, September 26, 2007, journalist Gerry Hadden's story on George Whitman, his daughter Sylvia, and Shakespeare & Company aired on NPR's The World (a co-production of the BBC, Public Radio International (PRI), and the Boston radio station WGBH).[5][6] [edit]Death Whitman died on December 14, 2011, at age 98, at home in the apartment above his bookshop, Shakespeare and Company, in Paris. He will be buried in the Père Lachaise cemetery in the east of Paris.
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text-align: center;" mce_style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-echUKPEyMPs/TqhEDsjswxI/AAAAAAAAIQc/jptgEQtvQLs/s1600/IMG_4694.JPG" mce_href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-echUKPEyMPs/TqhEDsjswxI/AAAAAAAAIQc/jptgEQtvQLs/s1600/IMG_4694.JPG"><img src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-echUKPEyMPs/TqhEDsjswxI/AAAAAAAAIQc/jptgEQtvQLs/s400/IMG_4694.JPG" mce_src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-echUKPEyMPs/TqhEDsjswxI/AAAAAAAAIQc/jptgEQtvQLs/s400/IMG_4694.JPG" border="0" alt="" width="400" height="300" /></a></div> <p>L to R: Wolfgang Schlüter Michael Naura NDR Jazzredaktion Michael: <a href="http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Naura" mce_href="http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Naura">http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Naura</a> Wolfgang: <a href="http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wolfgang_Schlüter_(Musiker)" mce_href="http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wolfgang_Schlüter_(Musiker)">http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wolfgang_Schlüter_(Musiker)</a> Michael and Wolfgang at the piano photos by Jon Hammond</p> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;" mce_style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-xUC0pBB2Vcg/TqhHllmtlqI/AAAAAAAAIRA/kSmvkkMWfsY/s1600/IMG_4682.jpg" mce_href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-xUC0pBB2Vcg/TqhHllmtlqI/AAAAAAAAIRA/kSmvkkMWfsY/s1600/IMG_4682.jpg"><img src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-xUC0pBB2Vcg/TqhHllmtlqI/AAAAAAAAIRA/kSmvkkMWfsY/s400/IMG_4682.jpg" mce_src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-xUC0pBB2Vcg/TqhHllmtlqI/AAAAAAAAIRA/kSmvkkMWfsY/s400/IMG_4682.jpg" border="0" alt="" width="300" height="400" /></a></div> <p>Knut Benzner with his famous White Sennheiser 421 Microphone from many interviews with good friend Norbert Hilbich at Sennheiser Headquarters Wedemark</p> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;" mce_style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-RfjclZXxjNo/TqhIOE_UL4I/AAAAAAAAIRM/oFLI9NybAJM/s1600/IMG_4650.JPG" mce_href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-RfjclZXxjNo/TqhIOE_UL4I/AAAAAAAAIRM/oFLI9NybAJM/s1600/IMG_4650.JPG"><img src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-RfjclZXxjNo/TqhIOE_UL4I/AAAAAAAAIRM/oFLI9NybAJM/s400/IMG_4650.JPG" mce_src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-RfjclZXxjNo/TqhIOE_UL4I/AAAAAAAAIRM/oFLI9NybAJM/s400/IMG_4650.JPG" border="0" alt="" width="400" height="300" /></a></div> <p>Tobias Hartmann and Knut Benzner NDR Jazz Redaktion photo by Jon Hammond</p> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;" mce_style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-LsPnojZ8cx4/TqhIpbIJ3pI/AAAAAAAAIRY/wvNTI5TTEqE/s1600/IMG_4666.JPG" mce_href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-LsPnojZ8cx4/TqhIpbIJ3pI/AAAAAAAAIRY/wvNTI5TTEqE/s1600/IMG_4666.JPG"><img src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-LsPnojZ8cx4/TqhIpbIJ3pI/AAAAAAAAIRY/wvNTI5TTEqE/s400/IMG_4666.JPG" mce_src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-LsPnojZ8cx4/TqhIpbIJ3pI/AAAAAAAAIRY/wvNTI5TTEqE/s400/IMG_4666.JPG" border="0" alt="" width="400" height="300" /></a></div> <p>Jon Hammond at his white artist model Yamaha C3 Grand Piano he acquired from Peter Frampton</p> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;" mce_style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-R_qNwaWtkX8/TqhJW3pDueI/AAAAAAAAIRk/-IcPkoLVc1c/s1600/IMG_4717.JPG" mce_href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-R_qNwaWtkX8/TqhJW3pDueI/AAAAAAAAIRk/-IcPkoLVc1c/s1600/IMG_4717.JPG"><img src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-R_qNwaWtkX8/TqhJW3pDueI/AAAAAAAAIRk/-IcPkoLVc1c/s400/IMG_4717.JPG" mce_src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-R_qNwaWtkX8/TqhJW3pDueI/AAAAAAAAIRk/-IcPkoLVc1c/s400/IMG_4717.JPG" border="0" alt="" width="400" height="300" /></a></div> <p><strong>CD Cover Artwork Jon Hammond CD's by Michael August ILLUSTRATORP FSB Jazz Funk Soul Blues</strong> NDR SESSIONS Projekt recorded in NDR Studio 1 Hamburg</p> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;" mce_style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-LrLjJBByaZs/TqDkEf1Q_nI/AAAAAAAAIN8/tO6OXoWGsS0/s1600/Screen%2BShot%2B2011-10-20%2Bat%2B10.58.43%2BPM.png" mce_href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-LrLjJBByaZs/TqDkEf1Q_nI/AAAAAAAAIN8/tO6OXoWGsS0/s1600/Screen%2BShot%2B2011-10-20%2Bat%2B10.58.43%2BPM.png"><img src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-LrLjJBByaZs/TqDkEf1Q_nI/AAAAAAAAIN8/tO6OXoWGsS0/s400/Screen%2BShot%2B2011-10-20%2Bat%2B10.58.43%2BPM.png" mce_src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-LrLjJBByaZs/TqDkEf1Q_nI/AAAAAAAAIN8/tO6OXoWGsS0/s400/Screen%2BShot%2B2011-10-20%2Bat%2B10.58.43%2BPM.png" border="0" alt="" width="400" height="268" /></a></div> <p><a href="http://www.ascap.com/network/audioportraits/Jon_Hammond_NDR/" mce_href="http://www.ascap.com/network/audioportraits/Jon_Hammond_NDR/">*LISTEN TO THE STORY OF NDR SESSIONS PROJEKT HERE:</a><br /> <br /> <a href="http://www.ascap.com/network/audioportraits/Jon_Hammond_NDR/" mce_href="http://www.ascap.com/network/audioportraits/Jon_Hammond_NDR/">http://www.ascap.com/network/audioportraits/Jon_Hammond_NDR/</a><br /> <br /> On ASCAP Network, recorded in Norddeutscher Rundfunk (NDR) North German Broadcasting<br /> NDR studios: Studios in Hamburg are split into two locations: Television studios are located in the suburb of Lokstedt as the radio studios are located in the suburb of Rotherbaum, close to the city centre. In addition to these, there are further regional studios, also comprising both television and radio studios.<br /> Studio 1: Jimi Hendrix - 1967-03-18: Studio 1, NDR Funkhaus, Hamburg, Germany<br /> <span style="font-family: Geneva, Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, Chicago, sans-serif;" mce_style="font-family: Geneva, Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, Chicago, sans-serif;"> </span></p> <h2 style="font-family: Trebuchet,Geneva,Arial,Verdana,Helvetica,Chicago,sans-serif; margin: 20px 30px 5px 0px;" mce_style="font-family: Trebuchet,Geneva,Arial,Verdana,Helvetica,Chicago,sans-serif; margin: 20px 30px 5px 0px;">THE NDR SESSIONS PROJEKT</h2> <p>HAMMOND, JON<br /> HAM-BERGER-FRIZ RECORDS<br /> <br /> <span style="font-family: Geneva, Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, Chicago, sans-serif;" mce_style="font-family: Geneva, Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, Chicago, sans-serif;"><a style="color: #0000bb;" mce_style="color: #0000bb;" href="http://www.cityhallrecords.com/catpics/webpics/large/HBF106Lg.jpg" mce_href="http://www.cityhallrecords.com/catpics/webpics/large/HBF106Lg.jpg"><img style="margin-bottom: 8px; margin-right: 10px;" mce_style="margin-bottom: 8px; margin-right: 10px;" src="http://www.cityhallrecords.com/catpics/webpics/medium/HBF106Md.jpg" mce_src="http://www.cityhallrecords.com/catpics/webpics/medium/HBF106Md.jpg" alt="" align="left" /></a><small></small></span><br /> <small></small><br /> <small></small></p> <table style="color: black; font-family: Geneva,Arial,Verdana,Helvetica,Chicago,sans-serif;" mce_style="color: black; font-family: Geneva,Arial,Verdana,Helvetica,Chicago,sans-serif;" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tbody> <tr> <td style="color: black; font-family: Geneva,Arial,Verdana,Helvetica,Chicago,sans-serif;" mce_style="color: black; font-family: Geneva,Arial,Verdana,Helvetica,Chicago,sans-serif;">Artists Name:</td> <td style="color: black; font-family: Geneva,Arial,Verdana,Helvetica,Chicago,sans-serif;" mce_style="color: black; font-family: Geneva,Arial,Verdana,Helvetica,Chicago,sans-serif;">HAMMOND, JON</td> </tr> <tr> <td style="color: black; font-family: Geneva,Arial,Verdana,Helvetica,Chicago,sans-serif;" mce_style="color: black; font-family: Geneva,Arial,Verdana,Helvetica,Chicago,sans-serif;">Title:</td> <td style="color: black; font-family: Geneva,Arial,Verdana,Helvetica,Chicago,sans-serif;" mce_style="color: black; font-family: Geneva,Arial,Verdana,Helvetica,Chicago,sans-serif;">THE NDR SESSIONS PROJEKT</td> </tr> <tr> <td style="color: black; font-family: Geneva,Arial,Verdana,Helvetica,Chicago,sans-serif;" mce_style="color: black; font-family: Geneva,Arial,Verdana,Helvetica,Chicago,sans-serif;">Format:</td> <td style="color: black; font-family: Geneva,Arial,Verdana,Helvetica,Chicago,sans-serif;" mce_style="color: black; font-family: Geneva,Arial,Verdana,Helvetica,Chicago,sans-serif;">CD</td> </tr> <tr> <td style="color: black; font-family: Geneva,Arial,Verdana,Helvetica,Chicago,sans-serif;" mce_style="color: black; font-family: Geneva,Arial,Verdana,Helvetica,Chicago,sans-serif;">Label:</td> <td style="color: black; font-family: Geneva,Arial,Verdana,Helvetica,Chicago,sans-serif;" mce_style="color: black; font-family: Geneva,Arial,Verdana,Helvetica,Chicago,sans-serif;">HAM-BERGER-FRIZ RECORDS</td> </tr> <tr> <td style="color: black; font-family: Geneva,Arial,Verdana,Helvetica,Chicago,sans-serif;" mce_style="color: black; font-family: Geneva,Arial,Verdana,Helvetica,Chicago,sans-serif;">City Hall Catalog Number:</td> <td style="color: black; font-family: Geneva,Arial,Verdana,Helvetica,Chicago,sans-serif;" mce_style="color: black; font-family: Geneva,Arial,Verdana,Helvetica,Chicago,sans-serif;">106</td> </tr> <tr> <td style="color: black; font-family: Geneva,Arial,Verdana,Helvetica,Chicago,sans-serif;" mce_style="color: black; font-family: Geneva,Arial,Verdana,Helvetica,Chicago,sans-serif;">UPC Product Code:</td> <td style="color: black; font-family: Geneva,Arial,Verdana,Helvetica,Chicago,sans-serif;" mce_style="color: black; font-family: Geneva,Arial,Verdana,Helvetica,Chicago,sans-serif;">634479270000</td> </tr> <tr> <td style="color: black; font-family: Geneva,Arial,Verdana,Helvetica,Chicago,sans-serif;" mce_style="color: black; font-family: Geneva,Arial,Verdana,Helvetica,Chicago,sans-serif;"><br /></td> <td style="color: black; font-family: Geneva,Arial,Verdana,Helvetica,Chicago,sans-serif;" mce_style="color: black; font-family: Geneva,Arial,Verdana,Helvetica,Chicago,sans-serif;"><br /></td> </tr> <tr> <td style="color: black; font-family: Geneva,Arial,Verdana,Helvetica,Chicago,sans-serif;" mce_style="color: black; font-family: Geneva,Arial,Verdana,Helvetica,Chicago,sans-serif;">Musical Category:</td> <td style="color: black; font-family: Geneva,Arial,Verdana,Helvetica,Chicago,sans-serif;" mce_style="color: black; font-family: Geneva,Arial,Verdana,Helvetica,Chicago,sans-serif;">JAZZ</td> </tr> <tr> <td style="color: black; font-family: Geneva,Arial,Verdana,Helvetica,Chicago,sans-serif;" mce_style="color: black; font-family: Geneva,Arial,Verdana,Helvetica,Chicago,sans-serif;">Release Date:</td> <td style="color: black; font-family: Geneva,Arial,Verdana,Helvetica,Chicago,sans-serif;" mce_style="color: black; font-family: Geneva,Arial,Verdana,Helvetica,Chicago,sans-serif;">9/19/2006</td> </tr> <tr> <td style="color: black; font-family: Geneva,Arial,Verdana,Helvetica,Chicago,sans-serif;" mce_style="color: black; font-family: Geneva,Arial,Verdana,Helvetica,Chicago,sans-serif;" colspan="2">Additional Musical Category Notes:</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <p><br /></p> <table style="clear: left; color: black; font-family: Geneva,Arial,Verdana,Helvetica,Chicago,sans-serif;" mce_style="clear: left; color: black; font-family: Geneva,Arial,Verdana,Helvetica,Chicago,sans-serif;" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tbody> <tr> <td style="color: black; font-family: Geneva,Arial,Verdana,Helvetica,Chicago,sans-serif;" mce_style="color: black; font-family: Geneva,Arial,Verdana,Helvetica,Chicago,sans-serif;"><strong>This new release from Jon Hammond marks his move into mainstream jazz. Utilizing the famous NDR Orchestra and Studios in Hamburg, Germany, Jon has crafted an excellent organ jazz record utilizing drums, sax and trombone. Outstanding support from saxophone soloist Lutz Buchner adds a lyrical modern jazz sound to the recordings. Excellent drumming by Heinz Lichius and the soulful sound of Joe Gallardo on trombone round out the disc. Great classic tunes are covered, along with some originals, including "My One and Only Love," "Skylark," "Besame Mucho," "Blues In The Night" and "No X-Cess Baggage Blues."</strong><br /> L to R: Joe (Jo) Gallardo trombone, Heinz Lichius drums, Jon Hammond organ producer, Lutz Buechner saxophone, Rudy Grosser engineer<br /> Studio 1 Control Room NDR Hamburg</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;" mce_style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" mce_style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_SQOIQyRhTn4/S-_pQXZGEbI/AAAAAAAAF6o/fl0hGXES-90/s1600/PICT1380_1.JPG" mce_href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_SQOIQyRhTn4/S-_pQXZGEbI/AAAAAAAAF6o/fl0hGXES-90/s1600/PICT1380_1.JPG"><img src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_SQOIQyRhTn4/S-_pQXZGEbI/AAAAAAAAF6o/fl0hGXES-90/s400/PICT1380_1.JPG" mce_src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_SQOIQyRhTn4/S-_pQXZGEbI/AAAAAAAAF6o/fl0hGXES-90/s400/PICT1380_1.JPG" border="0" alt="" width="400" height="300" /></a></div> <p>Jon Hammond at SSL Console Studio 1</p> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;" mce_style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" mce_style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_SQOIQyRhTn4/S-_p37n4QlI/AAAAAAAAF6w/oNMrz_LKzUI/s1600/Picture+6.png" mce_href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_SQOIQyRhTn4/S-_p37n4QlI/AAAAAAAAF6w/oNMrz_LKzUI/s1600/Picture+6.png"><img src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_SQOIQyRhTn4/S-_p37n4QlI/AAAAAAAAF6w/oNMrz_LKzUI/s400/Picture+6.png" mce_src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_SQOIQyRhTn4/S-_p37n4QlI/AAAAAAAAF6w/oNMrz_LKzUI/s400/Picture+6.png" border="0" alt="" width="400" height="291" /></a></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;" mce_style="clear: both; text-align: center;">In Studio 1 Live Room L to R: Lutz Buechner, Rudy Grosser, Jo Gallardo photo by Jon Hammond</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;" mce_style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" mce_style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_SQOIQyRhTn4/S-_qRc5PoXI/AAAAAAAAF64/pIgq0iXdd6c/s1600/Picture+4.png" mce_href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_SQOIQyRhTn4/S-_qRc5PoXI/AAAAAAAAF64/pIgq0iXdd6c/s1600/Picture+4.png"><img src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_SQOIQyRhTn4/S-_qRc5PoXI/AAAAAAAAF64/pIgq0iXdd6c/s400/Picture+4.png" mce_src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_SQOIQyRhTn4/S-_qRc5PoXI/AAAAAAAAF64/pIgq0iXdd6c/s400/Picture+4.png" border="0" alt="" width="400" height="293" /></a></div> <p><br /> special thanks Axel Dürr NDR Jazz Redaktion <strong>LATE RENT - JON HAMMOND</strong> Jon Hammonds Greatest Hits - Swingin' Funky Jazz and Blues music of the Jon Hammond Show MCTV <a href="http://illustratorp.de/hammond/blues2/" mce_href="http://illustratorp.de/hammond/blues2/">http://illustratorp.de/hammond/blues2/</a></p> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;" mce_style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-W_WLnVgkp4Q/TqDlK2m7r3I/AAAAAAAAIOI/xlrMaXmi3xo/s1600/Screen%2BShot%2B2011-10-20%2Bat%2B11.01.37%2BPM.png" mce_href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-W_WLnVgkp4Q/TqDlK2m7r3I/AAAAAAAAIOI/xlrMaXmi3xo/s1600/Screen%2BShot%2B2011-10-20%2Bat%2B11.01.37%2BPM.png"><img src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-W_WLnVgkp4Q/TqDlK2m7r3I/AAAAAAAAIOI/xlrMaXmi3xo/s400/Screen%2BShot%2B2011-10-20%2Bat%2B11.01.37%2BPM.png" mce_src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-W_WLnVgkp4Q/TqDlK2m7r3I/AAAAAAAAIOI/xlrMaXmi3xo/s400/Screen%2BShot%2B2011-10-20%2Bat%2B11.01.37%2BPM.png" border="0" alt="" width="328" height="400" /></a></div> <p>LATE RENT - JON HAMMOND Jon Hammonds Greatest Hits - Swingin' Funky Jazz and Blues music of the Jon Hammond Show MCTV Made in USA 2005 - manufactured by Joe Aloia Digital Authoring Solutions - NYC Coverdesign by Michael August - Hamburg/Germany Video Art by LORI - NYC Recreating LATE RENT CD Product Some notes about the LATE RENT product you are holding in your hand: They say history repeats itself. In the case of LATE RENT it is partially true, but now in 2005 I have taken the opportunity to take control of my music and visuals bringing them to you in the absolute highest quality thanks to my outstanding team of specialists. It has been a long road with many detours along the way but thankfully all the master recordings are intact and I was able to locate the photos which artist Michael August has shaped in to a creation that conveys the look of my tv show and tells you many things about this music before you even open the box. Hammond B3 freaks will not be disappointed. Joe Berger preserved the master recordings well. 25 years have passed from the start of this project with the first recordings. I am happy to say that now today my Rent is NOT Late! And the music of LATE RENT is available for the Ring Tones on your Phones. We appreciate your feedback by phone, email or good old fashioned snail-mail. Jon & Late Rent Team » contact Jon Hammond: jonhammond [at] jonhammondband.com About JON HAMMOND: In 1983 Jon formed Backbeat Productions. Assisted by Lori Friedman. With completely format original music and visuals - in a radio adapted to television, Hammond´s innovative show quickly became a Manhattan cable TV favorite. The show has been a vehicle for new music and art for over 20 years. Many of today´s new shows have been directly influenced by the Jon Hammond Show - but the J.H. Show is known as the original show of it´s type, and stands as the "Flagship" of public television. About LORI Known as New York´s #1 Editor and Video artist. Her work has evolved from the top advertising agencies, to form a collaboration known as: Backbeat Productions. Under the direction of Jon Hammond, her work has been seen by millions of people every week on The Jon Hammond Show. Called by Billboard Magazine: The alternative to MTV. Lori´s visuals are inspired in the studio - by the music. Hundrets of hours were spent synchronizing the music and the visuals, to create a hybrid. A synergy of visual and musical improvisation. A modern "Fantasia"...the television of the future... with overtones of the vintage 60´s - 70´s psychedelic movement. Lori's Bubbles from The Jon Hammond Show - Painting by Michael August - 2004. musicians: Jon Hammond - Bernard "Pretty" Purdie (Aretha Franklin / The Rolling Stones) - Chuggy Carter - Steve Ferrone (Eric Clapton) - Todd Anderson - Alex Foster - Barry Finnerty (Miles Davis / The Crusaders) - Graham Hawthorne (Appeared with Harry Belafonte on the 1998 European Tour) - James Preston - Ray Grappone - Dave Danza <a href="http://community-4.webtv.net/ExcelsiorAccordions/LATERENTAudiophile/index.html" mce_href="http://community-4.webtv.net/ExcelsiorAccordions/LATERENTAudiophile/index.html">http://community-4.webtv.net/ExcelsiorAccordions/LATERENTAudiophile/index.html</a></p> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;" mce_style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-XnW1WGJaUmI/TqDmElu1U_I/AAAAAAAAIOU/iJVC6bQMco4/s1600/Screen%2BShot%2B2011-10-20%2Bat%2B11.24.21%2BPM.png" mce_href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-XnW1WGJaUmI/TqDmElu1U_I/AAAAAAAAIOU/iJVC6bQMco4/s1600/Screen%2BShot%2B2011-10-20%2Bat%2B11.24.21%2BPM.png"><img src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-XnW1WGJaUmI/TqDmElu1U_I/AAAAAAAAIOU/iJVC6bQMco4/s400/Screen%2BShot%2B2011-10-20%2Bat%2B11.24.21%2BPM.png" mce_src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-XnW1WGJaUmI/TqDmElu1U_I/AAAAAAAAIOU/iJVC6bQMco4/s400/Screen%2BShot%2B2011-10-20%2Bat%2B11.24.21%2BPM.png" border="0" alt="" width="400" height="358" /></a></div> <p>LATE RENT Music of The Jon Hammond Show MCTV *Audiophile Quality Remasterings of Jon Hammond's Greatest Hits Letter To The Listener From JON HAMMOND Dear Listener: In my life I have been extremely fortunate to have been able to pursue my dream of being a musician, composer, broadcaster/journalist and impressario around the world. The music you will hear on this disc is exactly as I assembled the pieces carefully from over a 14 year period of my best recordings up to the year of 1995. In one late-night/early-morning session with my co-producer/engineer Joe Berger, we put together all the tracks which became my first official release titled Late Rent, the theme song of my tv show The Jon Hammond Show. Since the completion of that project many things have happened or as we say, water under the bridge. Now I am happy to be able to bring forth the record 10 years later in the best quality audio with complete quality control so that for the first time I can present some of my most faithful compositions to my listeners as I always wanted to. The music is timeless and as Ray Charles once said, "When you're dead you're done", but Jon Hammond says, "The music lives on and it will keep traveling long after I'm gone." A message sent to all with no guarantee it has been received. I am the eternal optimist, having literally gone to live in other countries with nothing but my music and my instrument. Often I have played with musicians who can not speak English, but the language of music is international & universal. The rhythm of life exists on these tracks and like a musical photograph it has captured the spirit of my travels and life experiences. Late Rent is not just a title, it is a true story of my life struggles to get the rent paid and by many miracles I managed to get it paid every time, often down to a few moments of impending doom (better late than never!)...the music always came first for me and I am proud to present it to you now again better than ever. May this be the soundtrack to your life & travels and help groove you safely to your destinations sure as the sun rises in the morning. Melody is King, and ™ The FINGERS...are the SINGERS!" Crank it up kick back and enjoy, this is the music that has taken me around the world. Sincerely, Jon Hammond Ham-Berger-Friz Records N.Y., NY , USA Late Rent track list 1. Late Rent 6:01 2. Original Announcement from Jon Hammond Show 0:45 3. Pocket Funk 5:55 4. Lydia's Tune 4:26 5. The Sidewinder 7:22 6. Announcement by Al "Jazzbeaux" Collins 1:05 7. Head Phone 7:36 8. White Onions 5:19 9. Party Is Forbidden Here 5:23 8. Get Back In The Groove 2:04 9. White Onions - Live 11:44 10. Head Phone - Live 3:10 11. AFN Announcement 1 0:45 12. Nu Funk (Hip Hop Chitlins) - Live 5:39 13. AFN Announcement 2 0:40 14. Nu Funk (Hip Hop Chitlins) - Live 5:39 15. AFN Announcement 2 0:40 16. Late Rent - Live 9:02 Total Playing Time: 76:36 Featuring The Late Rent Session Men: Jon Hammond, Bernard "Pretty" Purdie, Chuggy Carter, Steve Ferrone, Todd Anderson, Alex Foster, Barry Finnerty, Graham Hawthorne, James Preston, Ray Grappone, Dave Danza The Late Rent Sessions Studio Credits: LATE RENT (Hammond/Finnerty) ASCAP *This is the theme song of The Jon Hammond Show, a popular underground New York TV show. POCKET FUNK (Hammond/Finnerty) ASCAP *Written in the wash salon..check your pockets! LYDIA'S TUNE (Jon Hammond) ASCAP *Composed by Mr. Hammond in Paris, 1981 Recorded at Intergalactic Studios, New York Dec. 1983 Steve Ferrone - drums Todd Anderson - tenor sax Barry Finnerty - guitar Jon Hammond - B3 organ/Leslie THE SIDEWINDER (Lee Morgan) *Classic Lee Morgan composition - as broadcast on WNEW radio NYC, recorded at BackBeat Studios March 1987 Ray Grappone - drums Todd Anderson - tenor sax Barry Finnerty - guitar Jon Hammond - 1959 B3 organ/direct signal HEAD PHONE (Hammond/Finnerty) *Composed in studio while using headphones that worked only on one side. WHITE ONIONS (Hammond/Finnerty) ASCAP *Classic bluesy Hammond/Finnerty composition reminiscent of Green Onions. PARTY IS FORBIDDEN HERE (Jon Hammond) ASCAP *Written by Mr. Hammond after his party was forbidden in a well known west coast studio, The Site Recording. Recorded at Quad Studios, New York Sept. 1989 Joe Berger engineer Bernard Purdie - drums Alex Foster - tenor sax Chuggy Carter - percussion Barry Finnerty - guitar Jon Hammond - B3 organ/Leslie GET BACK IN THE GROOVE (Jon Hammond) ASCAP *Soulful guitar fingerpicking by Mr. Hammond. Big organ sound. Recorded at DTI Records Studio, Novato CA June 1981 Derek Tracy - engineer Bruce Hatch - assistant engineer Dave Danza - drums Jon Hammond - guitar Jon Hammond - B3 organ/Keyboard Products super nuclear Leslie Jon Hammond is endorsed by: Hammond Suzuki, Excelsior CEMEX Accordions, Sennheiser, Fender, Remin Kart-A-Bag, Superlux Goang-Fann Co., Ltd., CASIO and flies United Airlines whenever possible! *Member Local 802, Local 6 American Federation of Musicians Union, ASCAP Artist Live Credits: WHITE ONIONS (Hammond/Finnerty) *Snappy rendition recorded at NY's LE BAR BAT on W.57th St. HEAD PHONE (Hammond/Finnerty) *Super funky drum groove featuring Chuggy Carter and Graham Hawthorne. LATE RENT (Hammond/Finnerty) *Mr. Hammond's theme song live at Le Bar Bat. Recorded at Le Bar Bat, New York July 1995 Joe Berger - engineer Graham Hawthorne - drums Alex Foster - tenor sax Chuggy Carter - percussion Barry Finnerty - guitar Jon Hammond - XB-2 organ/Keyboard Products super Leslie NU FUNK (Hip Hop Chitlins) (Hammond/Finnerty) *Historic live broadcast on AFN Radio Frankfurt for "Powerlite" show on March 17, 1994 - this was first performance of the song heard around the world! Joe Berger - engineer James Preston - drums Barry Finnerty - guitar Jon Hammond - XB-2 organ Jon Hammond organ bass on every song. Sennheiser & Neumann microphones were used on every live recording. Merci beaucoup and dankeschon to Hammond Suzuki Deutschland & Musikmesse Frankfurt. *note: Feb. 2nd, 2005 The Jon Hammond Show tv show will begin it's 22nd consecutive year! Tune us in on channels 56 & 108 www.MNN.org Additional Footnotes: 1. "Ping" - at beginning of cd the special sound, well known to members of elite jet set comes from Mr. Hammond's S.T. Dupont cigarette lighter. It's an old broadcasting trick to clear the airwaves before announcement or music. 2. Original announcement from The Jon Hammond Show MCTV. 9. Famous voice of Al "Jazzbeaux" Collins, on WNEW radio NY commenting on Late Rent Session music. 11. Jazzbeaux on California jazz radio station KCSM. *Special acknowledgement to our friends Bert Gerecht - Hot Wire Records & Ulrich Vormehr - EFA Medien, who in 1996 put out first version of Late Rent in Germany. CREDITS: Jon Hammond: Producer/Executive Producer Joe Berger: Co-producer/engineer/mastering Jennifer Frizzell - Co-executive producer Lori Friedman - Video by LORI art Michael August (Illustratorp) - Cover/disc art Ute Wachsmuth (Datajump) - Text Art cover/disc Manufactured by: Joe Aloia - Digital Authoring Solutions New York Made in USA All songs (except #8) published by JON HAMMOND International, Inc./ASCAP "The Sidewinder" published by Conrad Music/BMI All rights C & P 2005 by JON HAMMOND International, Inc. POB 754 Times Square Station, New York, NY 10108 USA Tel. 212.967.1858 laterent@webtv.net *Jon Hammond plays the incredible Hammond XB-2 keyboard exclusively, which with it's all-new DRH sampling technology captures the sound and feel of the incomparable Hammond B3 at a fraction of the weight ™ "Hammond sound...in a suitcase!" Hammond Suzuki Deutschland Sennheiser SPECIAL THANKS from JON HAMMOND Jon Hammond would especially like to thank: Jennifer Frizzell, Marco Galeazzi, Donatella Milella, Roberto Lucanero, Nello Gabrielloni & family-Excelsior CEMEX Accordions, Glenn Derringer-Kustom, Michael Maier-Falkenstein family, Mario Tettamanti, Rossano Chiaramoni-RCH Cases, Joe Aloia, Superlux Microphones-Goang Fann Co. Ltd.-Jenny Shen, Nico Teng, David Liu, Heda family, Barbara K. Starner-Remin Kart-A-Bag, Richard McDonald-Fender Co., Leo Fender, Benny Golson, Kenny Burrell, Pamela Sylvain-United Airlines Employment, Gary Walker, Brian Delp, Cephas Bowles, Thurston Briscoe, Rhonda Hamilton-WBGO 88.3FM, Chuy Varella, Chris Cortez, Alissa Clancy-KCSM 91.1FM, Fred Noe III-Jim Beam Brands, Eugen Hahn-Jazzkeller Frankfurt, Bobbie Webb, J.J., Noel Hayes, Harrison-KPOO 89.5FM, Keith West-KVMR 89.5FM, Vasja Ivanovski-FM 2 Macedonia, Knut Benzner, Dr. Andrea Hubert, Tobias Hartmann, Lutz & Gide Buchner-NDR Radio, Heinz Lichius, Gabriel Coburger, Gunther & Krystyna Tietze-Polka Bar, Dieter & Ralph Reichert-Birdland Hamburg, Jo-Jo Tucksen-Jazzkeller Hofheim, Tony Lakatos, Harry Petersen, Kevin Mauder, Uli Olshausen, Guenter Hottmann-HR Radio, Igor & Oksana Butman, Eduard Zizak, Faina Antonova, Marat Garipov-Le Club Moscow, Claus Rotthoff-Musikhaus Rotthoff, Gideon Schier, Robert & Otmar Hutya, Bernhard Flieher, Tommy Schneider-Hammond Times Zurich, Ronald ChitTin-Entree GmbH, Francoise Pujol, Andre Thus-Hammond France, Bob Scott, Ronnie Smith Jr., Alex Budman, Larry Schneider, John & Mai Bishop, Marc Baum, Preston family-Sons of Champlin, Bill Vitt, Bob Barsotti, Peter, Bettike, Dharma Barsotti, Mick Brigden, Scott Rootenberg, Kris Hosack, Tim Anderson, Chris Powers, Nigel James, Rita Gentry, Jerry Pompili, David Mayeri, Bill Graham, BGP Productions, Eddie Money, Jim Thorsen aka Jimi James, Steve Wright-Hades, Terri Price, Matthew & Terence Hallinan family, Susan Bernstein, Bruce Harrison, Sharon Levy, Mitchell Redman, Teddy Fung, Maria Ciaccia, Jim Kelly, Jim Leary, Dana Rivers-Heath, Security staff-Manhattan Plaza, Frank Vavosa, Sylvia, Thomas & Simon-Hotel Pacific Hamburg, Karen Newman, Betty Heywood, Judy Cheung-Messe Frankfurt/Hong Kong, Danny Woody-Portman Ritz Carlton Shanghai, Mayor Willie Brown, Maria Tschirgi, Joe & Lori Rodriguez, John Hunt-Local 6 SF, Oscar Meyers, Bill Wurtzel, Erica Brescia-T-Mobile SF, Andy Christo, Christine Adams, Kevin Friedrich, Harley Jones,-Accordions Worldwide, Alex Accordions & Guitar NYC, John & Jonna Godtfredsen-Excelsior Danmark, Clarence "Tootsie" Bean, Maher & Tom-Cleopatra's Needle NYC, Professor Bruce Lilienthal, James Brown-Tower Records, Erik Hargrove-James Brown Band, Taj Mahal, Bonnie Raitt, Jon Paris, Marc Roth-Roth's Westside Steakhouse, Rudy Lawless, Lazy Larry Fredsen, Al & Leslie Wilcox and family, Patti, Teal & Al Jazzbeaux Collins, Saul & Goldie Levin family, Olivier Hutman, Lydia Fischer, Dr. Iraj Akhavan, Tilman Erhorn, Dan Marks, Connie McKinley, Matt Dillon, Francis Ford Coppola, Dr. Vartan Ghugasian, Joe Franklin-WOR Radio, Marisa Redanti-MPTA, Antje von Rein, Don Haas, Louie Bellson, Ron Carter, George Burns, Earl Watson, Marie, Iwo, Marty-Original Joe's SF, President Bill Clinton, Ann Stock, President Vladimir Putin, Ambassador Alexander Vershbow, BB King, Naeemah Hicks, Lindsay Brust, Wynton Marsalis, Todd Barkan-Jazz at Lincoln Center, Lionel Hampton, Lou Colombo, Tom Tuson-Hammond Organ