Some interview clips with Teo Macero came across my Youtube scroll and they are all really entertaining as this guy worked with some serious people. (I knew from liner notes he played with Mingus back in the early days of the 50s.) One story I did not know was that he did some work with the Lounge Lizards. He tells a story about doing some concerts up in Montreal that were really big with them mixing an orchestra and jazz group. The way he described the setup really sounds similar to some of those John Zorn Cobra games as he would have small parts written for the orchestra and bring it in and out of the Lizards improvisations over the piece.
I went looking for that hoping maybe there would be a recording, but did come across this one and I thought it was a really good and interesting listen.
Fusion - Teo Mascero, The Lounge Lizards & London Philharmonic Orchestra.
― earlnash, Tuesday, 22 November 2022 22:40 (one year ago) link