Another record fair find, and another new artist for me. Father Tom Vaughn, a genuine man of the cloth and a genuine jazz pianist. And that looks like a genuine C1 Corvette.
Between 1964 and 1976, Vaughn released a number of albums and he managed to supplement these with live and broadcast performances. Father Tom had an easy facility with the keyboard, and could lose himself practicing for hours on end. But he had a higher calling, and one that did not come as easily; which is why he devoted himself firstly to his pastoral duties.
His style seems to be in the vein of the Modern Jazz Quartet, but of course I’ll defer to the opinion of ears more informed. If you want to get a sense of the man, the LA Times ran a profile back in 1991, linked here.
So enjoy the title track to Father Tom Vaughn’s 1968 album as you ponder the model year on the Corvette.
Further Reading
Oooo, sounds heavenly.
If Someday I Leave My Wife For A Classic Car,It Would Be For C1.What A Beauty.
My father has a ’59 and a ’57 with 283 dual quads… VERY strange cars to drive. Super heavy steering and clutch and gearchange, in no way like a modern car. The steering wheel is under your nose, the pedals miles away. Feels very light in the rear. Not complaining, but they very much feel like old cars in a way even later fifties passenger cars don’t.
You could easily add a power steering unit. I would. Chevy PS back then (until 1964) was an add on, like the cylinder that closes your screen door only with hoses and a pump.
Wind wing.
not OEM?
Back in the late ’90s, WABE in Atlanta ran a late-night program called Jazz Classics with H. Johnson. Father Tom Vaughn’s jazzy rendition of Battle Hymn of the Republic was the opening piece to the show. Thanks for the reminder of this great artist – I just added it to my iTunes playlist.
Apparently, H. Johnson’s show is still running on WABE after all these years…
Wow, a totally new name to me…..
Vaughn died March 4, 2011 according to Wikipedia. He was a married Episcopal priest.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tom_Vaughn_(musician)
Wow, he is completely new to me too. Episcopal priest, jazz musician, red Corvette . . . so much dissonance.
There is also Rev. Nathaniel Dixon at St. Stephen’s United Methodist Church in Manhattan:
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/04/07/nyregion/preaching-the-gospel-jazz-riffs-and-all.html
Love the album cover, dissonance indeed especially with the red Corvette top down and umbrella in hand. And recorded at the “famed Baker’s Keyboard Lounge” – that’s funny too.
I do love the RCA Victor logo with little Nipper looking at the megaphone, havent seen that for a while