tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3266956345774469059.post3511850951656819751..comments2024-03-18T19:36:52.931+11:00Comments on never enough rhodes: The Lives of Todd CochranSimon666http://www.blogger.com/profile/09956360016761022956noreply@blogger.comBlogger82125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3266956345774469059.post-46214350948474735392022-07-26T07:45:35.362+10:002022-07-26T07:45:35.362+10:00Todd came to mind the other day. In the course re...Todd came to mind the other day. In the course researchinghim I came across your blog, which I have visited many times over the years. I'm amazing so many of the links are still active after all these years. Thank you for keeping NER up and available. Even though it's not that active, it's still a great resource. I hopr you're doing well.rev.bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01571106308365761934noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3266956345774469059.post-91912572778146131202021-06-16T03:47:12.328+10:002021-06-16T03:47:12.328+10:00Time to write another chapter - Todd released an a...Time to write another chapter - Todd released an acoustic piano trio album this week on Sunnyside Records. Check out my two part interview with him on my podcast "Straight No Chaser - A Jazz Show."<br /><br />https://straightnochaserjazz.libsyn.com/podcast-822-a-conversation-with-todd-cochran-part-one<br /><br />https://straightnochaserjazz.libsyn.com/podcast-823-a-conversation-with-todd-cochran-part-two<br /><br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15904720981671892985noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3266956345774469059.post-13450031162720295202017-01-23T12:43:30.811+11:002017-01-23T12:43:30.811+11:00I'd just reminded myself of the existence of t...I'd just reminded myself of the existence of the music via doing my own digital dub of a cassette copy I had of Bobby Hutcherson's "Head On." I bought both that album and Bayeté's own "Worlds Around the Sun" when they were knew, and in early 1972 at the Lion's Share in San Anselmo, California I saw the Hutcherson-Bayeté Quartet that did those mysterious unreleased Blue Note recordings perform live (and they were overwhelming!). Thanks for the info and especially for the knowledge that Todd Cochran a.k.a. Bayeté is still alive and active in music!mgconlanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09328563476025164608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3266956345774469059.post-26108970044636288392015-12-27T09:21:11.881+11:002015-12-27T09:21:11.881+11:00Thanks for the recommendation, Simon! I'll de...Thanks for the recommendation, Simon! I'll definitely give it a listen (just DL'd it).MrBillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02640643767528383207noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3266956345774469059.post-42913063544891909312015-12-26T18:02:49.268+11:002015-12-26T18:02:49.268+11:00Thanks MrBill!
The album of his to check is reall...Thanks MrBill! <br />The album of his to check is really "Worlds Around the Sun" - I noticed that the link had died, so I've just fixed it up. Simon666https://www.blogger.com/profile/09956360016761022956noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3266956345774469059.post-70130482726019591962015-12-26T11:51:18.048+11:002015-12-26T11:51:18.048+11:00Great post Simon! My path here is a little convol...Great post Simon! My path here is a little convoluted. It starts with Pat Travers' live album "Go For What You Know", a great hard rock album that I bought when it first came out. Pat Thrall was the second guitarist and I really liked his work. Checking him out led me to Automatic Man and I picked up "Visitors" in a used record store. Not exactly my cup of tea but not bad; the band was led by some dude named Bayete who I'd never heard of before or since. Fast forward to today - I'm idly cruising the web and I run across a reference to Bayete - I google him, discover he's Todd Cochran, and am led to this blog, which I've visited many times, but never saw this post until now. Anyway, I've now downloaded the "Todd" album and will check it out; I'll also dig into my collection and pull out "Visitors" which I'm pretty sure I still have. Thank you, and Merry Christmas!MrBillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02640643767528383207noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3266956345774469059.post-50202773383858690982015-09-12T14:05:56.494+10:002015-09-12T14:05:56.494+10:00thanks muzag! thanks muzag! Simon666https://www.blogger.com/profile/09956360016761022956noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3266956345774469059.post-52536771284721010822015-09-11T22:22:28.103+10:002015-09-11T22:22:28.103+10:00Hi Simon
Great article, fantastic piece of resear...Hi Simon<br /><br />Great article, fantastic piece of research.<br /><br />I just came upon Todd/Bayete via the recent Worlds Around The Sun reissue. an As an infrequent visitor to your blog over the years, I must have missed out on earlier mentions. Anyway, great blog - I appreciate the effort you've put in to it.<br /><br />Many thanks<br /><br />MuzagAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3266956345774469059.post-53530487630600788042014-07-21T02:01:37.961+10:002014-07-21T02:01:37.961+10:00So glad you got back to your blog, this is a great...So glad you got back to your blog, this is a great story filled with great music.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3266956345774469059.post-87297387782353412752014-05-24T11:16:05.918+10:002014-05-24T11:16:05.918+10:00Great story Dave, thanks :) Great story Dave, thanks :) Simon666https://www.blogger.com/profile/09956360016761022956noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3266956345774469059.post-30803532750542439302014-05-22T10:53:28.201+10:002014-05-22T10:53:28.201+10:00I was a student at san jose state 70-74. Todd was...I was a student at san jose state 70-74. Todd was there for a while when I was there; we were both piano majors. Except that he was great, i was mediocre on my finest days...one night u heard this insanely complex, beautifil music coming from one of the crappy practice room uprights. Peeked through the porthole, and there was 19 year old Todd kicking ass.<br /><br />Wondered what has up to, did a random internet search and found this site. Great researchAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16725283838660990565noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3266956345774469059.post-65241270230753412572014-03-25T08:19:55.255+11:002014-03-25T08:19:55.255+11:00"Worlds Around the Sun," Todd's firs..."Worlds Around the Sun," Todd's first album, has just been re-released on CD as of mid March, 2014. Check it out!<br />http://michaelsmusiclog.blogspot.com/2014/03/bayete-todd-cochran-worlds-around-sun.htmlAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3266956345774469059.post-69495486496798116502013-09-08T00:52:57.072+10:002013-09-08T00:52:57.072+10:00What a great lesson.
Thanx for sharring the knolwe...What a great lesson.<br />Thanx for sharring the knolwedge.<br />I don't like all what he did, but the perspective is amazing.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3266956345774469059.post-26725726804789488042013-08-01T05:36:41.874+10:002013-08-01T05:36:41.874+10:00My god.
Sincerely,
ScrapsMy god.<br /><br />Sincerely,<br /> ScrapsScrapshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17482867072396893124noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3266956345774469059.post-69667638511915812212012-09-05T23:53:51.930+10:002012-09-05T23:53:51.930+10:00OK Jacob - "Head On"; John Klemmer's...OK Jacob - "Head On"; John Klemmer's "Intensity" (worth checking) and "Iapetus" are all replaced. Simon666https://www.blogger.com/profile/09956360016761022956noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3266956345774469059.post-87418804472129889542012-09-05T11:48:53.668+10:002012-09-05T11:48:53.668+10:00Thanks Geeeflat and Jacob Burbank for your comment...Thanks Geeeflat and Jacob Burbank for your comments :) <br /><br />Jacob, I've replaced the link for "Head On", and will re-up the others later when I'm at a faster internet connection, as there don't seem to be alternatives online. Simon666https://www.blogger.com/profile/09956360016761022956noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3266956345774469059.post-35234278179989756072012-09-05T10:23:28.383+10:002012-09-05T10:23:28.383+10:00Amazing insight! I am an early-jazz-fusion fanatic...Amazing insight! I am an early-jazz-fusion fanatic, and these are great gems that I can't wait to get my hands on. Can you fix some of the links? Especially the Connors/Bartz/Henderson Live at Nemu Jazz Inn, Bobby Hutcherson's Head On, and Hadley Caliman's Iapetus? I have been able to get the others for the most part. Thank you so much! It is good to know that good music never dies.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10050382382904807912noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3266956345774469059.post-28617466581411633722012-01-20T22:17:53.541+11:002012-01-20T22:17:53.541+11:00Shiiieeeeeeeet. I haven' been able to hear the...Shiiieeeeeeeet. I haven' been able to hear the previews ( broken links?) and I only have a couple of the records mentioned (and definitely not the Footloose LP :) ), yet I have been passionately absorbed by your account of this 'transversal' story of one of the unsung heroes of great music. From album to album, and music style to music style the reader is hooked on to what is going to happen next and what todd will be capable of. Fan-tas-tic Monster Post. If you're ever in London, the beer is on me! What a career. What a story. What a musician.<br /><br />GeeeFlat.GeeeFlatnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3266956345774469059.post-42462748767110634852012-01-08T14:09:02.580+11:002012-01-08T14:09:02.580+11:00Thanks for your help dbasskin ... hopefully the pi...Thanks for your help dbasskin ... hopefully the picture I've replaced it with is the correct building :)Simon666https://www.blogger.com/profile/09956360016761022956noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3266956345774469059.post-82731916670187241112012-01-08T10:33:04.732+11:002012-01-08T10:33:04.732+11:00This is an extraordinary site. My thanks to you fo...This is an extraordinary site. My thanks to you for putting so much effort into it - there are no other comparable resources on Todd Cochran, so this is very much appreciated. I only know his work from the "Todd" CD on Vital and I think it's extraordinary.<br /><br />Just one comment on your site - the picture near the start, after you mention that Todd studied in London, is not the Trinity College of Music. It's the Royal Naval Hopsital, Greenwich, by Sir Christopher Wren. It's one of the most famous buildings in England, but it has nothing to do with Trinity College. That institution (http://www.trinitycollege.co.uk) is located on the Albert Embankment in Central London. Greenwich is approximately 15 miles east of there.dbasskinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16548504832456067778noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3266956345774469059.post-14516422819013835652011-11-22T11:20:36.134+11:002011-11-22T11:20:36.134+11:00Hi anonymous -
I looked around for a soundtrack a...Hi anonymous - <br />I looked around for a soundtrack at the time of writing this post, and looked around again now, but there does not seem to be a soundtrack for that TV movie ... <br />SSimon666https://www.blogger.com/profile/09956360016761022956noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3266956345774469059.post-89986547999051396182011-11-22T05:13:07.102+11:002011-11-22T05:13:07.102+11:00I just saw Hope & Redemption: The Lena Baker s...I just saw Hope & Redemption: The Lena Baker story last night. It moved me to tears. I have been looking all over the web to see if the soundtrack is available to no avail & also on youtube. Can you tell me how in the world I can get my hands on the absolutely amazing soundtrack of Mr. Cochran? I would be eternally grateful. Thanks so much.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3266956345774469059.post-52038268820559970972011-08-01T04:42:07.410+10:002011-08-01T04:42:07.410+10:00I met COCHRAN as BAYETE on AUTOMATIC MAN. I was am...I met COCHRAN as BAYETE on AUTOMATIC MAN. I was amazed by his inteligent use of SYNTHS and its registers and Rock and Fusion. Synths are now "classic" instruments.I would loved he did this again. Would you TODD? Pleeeese? You did genius music! Thanx for beign part of AM.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3266956345774469059.post-42296407518952367872011-02-04T15:22:48.604+11:002011-02-04T15:22:48.604+11:00wonderful post. i learned much about Mr. Cochran. ...wonderful post. i learned much about Mr. Cochran. <br /><br />"Seeking Other Beauty" is one of my favorite LPs--so freaky and funky. <br /><br />i did not realize he was part of Automatic Man. i have their first LP. i'll have to give it another shot.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3266956345774469059.post-80182448950458922732010-11-13T16:18:15.107+11:002010-11-13T16:18:15.107+11:00Thanks Dezo, really glad people still enjoy this :...Thanks Dezo, really glad people still enjoy this :)Simon666https://www.blogger.com/profile/09956360016761022956noreply@blogger.com