{"id":1973,"date":"2016-01-22T17:46:04","date_gmt":"2016-01-22T17:46:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.afm47.org\/press\/?p=1973"},"modified":"2016-01-26T20:32:35","modified_gmt":"2016-01-26T20:32:35","slug":"final-note-ron-kalina","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/afm47.org\/press\/final-note-ron-kalina\/","title":{"rendered":"Final Note: Ron Kalina"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Life Member. Piano<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>(8\/4\/1928 &#8211; 1\/13\/2016)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>by\u00a0Jim Self, Life Member, AFM Local 47<\/em><\/p>\n<p>On Jan. 13, 2016, Ron Kalina, one of my dearest friends and musical mentors, passed away peacefully at 87 in Palm Springs.\u00a0In my early years in Los Angeles I was a busy bass player and, after the devastating strike in 1980, I relied a lot on bass gigs to pay the bills. I was also looking for a neat sound to make my first jazz tuba recording. One night I played a casual with this wonderful, swinging pianist Ron Kalina. Later in the evening he pulled out a harmonica and played great jazz while also comping with one hand on the piano. I was blown away by his sound and talent and thought, \u201cwow, harmonica and tuba might be a really unique sound for a jazz band.\u201d I needed a musical project to get me out of the doldrums of those down studio years and thought I could make an interesting jazz recording and maybe help me progress as a musician.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cdbaby.com\/cd\/jimself4\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-1974 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/afm47.org\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/children-at-play-300x298.jpg\" alt=\"children at play\" width=\"300\" height=\"298\" srcset=\"https:\/\/afm47.org\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/children-at-play-300x298.jpg 300w, https:\/\/afm47.org\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/children-at-play-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/afm47.org\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/children-at-play-624x620.jpg 624w, https:\/\/afm47.org\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/children-at-play.jpg 666w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>So I asked Ron if he was willing to have a rehearsal and see how it sounded. We asked the late, great bass player Ernie McDaniel, guitarist Jon Kurnick and drummer Harold Mason to join us\u2014and it was magic. The sound between the five of us, especially the tuba and harmonica, was beautiful. Right then I asked the guys if they would make an album with me. Ron, Ernie, Jon and I wrote tunes and arranged stuff for the album and, within a month, we were in the studio. The result was my first solo recording, \u201cChildren at Play,\u201d named after the title one of Ron\u2019s bopish tunes. It allowed me to step out front as a jazz soloist and leader and discover my first musical love\u2014jazz. Albert Marx released it on his Discovery label and it got a lot of attention. Shortly after I was on a cross-country flight and heard it on the airplane\u2019s jazz channel. It was exhilarating. In 1983 High Fidelity magazine chose it as one of the top 10 jazz LPs of the year<em>. \u00a0\u201c\u2026charmingly unconventional&#8230;4 stars\u201d,\u00a0said Leonard Feather in his L.A. Times review<\/em>. Ron (and everyone) played great and his special sound, time and blues-tinged solos were a highlight.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cdbaby.com\/cd\/kalinaself\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-1975 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/afm47.org\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/the-odd-couple-300x287.jpg\" alt=\"the odd couple\" width=\"300\" height=\"287\" srcset=\"https:\/\/afm47.org\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/the-odd-couple-300x287.jpg 300w, https:\/\/afm47.org\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/the-odd-couple.jpg 557w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>Ron and I played the band a few times (notably at Hop Singh\u2019s and The Jazz Bakery), and we worked together on few casuals and some studio calls over the years. While our careers went in different path we remained good friends. 25 years later Ron came to me and said let\u2019s try to rediscover that same magic and do another CD. So we co-produced (with Ron\u2019s loving partner, Judy Wolman) \u201cThe Odd Couple\u201d in 2008. Ron and I collaborated with originals and arrangements of some of our favorite songs and asked guitarist Larry Koonse, bassist Tom Warrington and drummer Joe LaBarbara to join us. It even included Donna Lee, \u201cYou Must Believe in Spring\u201d and \u201cConfirmation\u201d\u2014imagine that on tuba and harmonica? It was magic again.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cThe blend of harmonica and tuba from Kalina and Self are an extraordinary jazz experience\u2026 Simply great!\u201d Charles Spranklin, Harmonica Happenings<\/em><\/p>\n<p>We played a few times together after that as a band but the business of jazz is tough and we were so busy working that opportunities were rare.<\/p>\n<p>I am so proud of \u201cChildren and Play\u201d and \u201cThe Odd Couple\u201d and the special sound and musical and personal affinity that Ron and I have had for each other. His special soul and phrasing on harmonica have had a great influence on me (and he was a terrific pianist too). As a tuba and harmonica duo we certainly were the odd couple.<\/p>\n<p>Ron Kalina was famous in his hometown of Philadelphia, played and recorded all over the world and with just about everyone in Southern California. He often would sit in with famous singers and wow them with his harmonica. He was one of the nicest guys I have ever met. He had a salty side too. Together his talent and personality made him one of my favorite musicians of all time. I place him in the lofty heights as a jazz harmonica player with the great Toots Thielemans. He changed my life! I am honored to have made music with him and know that he left a lifetime of music and friends that will endure forever.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Life Member. 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