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Bebop Spoken There

“I've been approached so many times to write a book. I've got a gazillion stories, but I don't think I'm going to tell them because I have a lot of skeletons in my closet." - Dee Dee Bridgewater (Jazz Times May 2013)
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"Years ago you played clubs, you played for people. Now, everybody’s playing in practice rooms for each other." - Joe Lovano (Jazz Review October-November 2008.)
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TODAY TUESDAY MAY 21

LINDSAY HANNON - Ernest, 1 Boyd St., Ouseburn, Newcastle NE2 1AP. 7:30pm.
Top vocalist at trendy venue.
MAINE STREET JAZZMEN - West Jesmond British Legion Club, nr. West Jesmond Metro. 8:30pm. £3.
Great Dixieland.
BELL AND BUCKET QUARTET - Bell and Bucket, Norfolk St., North Shields. Free. 1pm.
New Orleans style with guests.

Wednesday, April 04, 2012

Night Lights - Gerry Mulligan

Pulled out some vinyl from the rack - Gerry Mulligan's 1963 album Night Lights. Perfect late night listening - outside of Sinatra this is as good as it gets when the bewitching hour approaches - it even has an instrumental version of Wee Small Hours.
Mulligan (bar); Brookmeyer (tmb); Farmer (tpt/flug); Hall (gtr); Crow (bs); Bailey (dms). This is as midnight cool as it gets - check out the title track on YouTube. Gerry plays piano on this one and Art Farmer on flugel is the ice in that last Martini.
Love it.
Lance.
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Bebop Spoken Here -- Here, being the north-east of England -- centred in the blues heartland of Newcastle and reaching down to the Tees Delta and looking upwards to the Land of the Kilt.
Not a very original title, I know; not even an accurate one as my taste, whilst centred around the music of Bird and Diz, extends in many directions and I listen to everything from King Oliver to Chick Corea and beyond. Not forgetting the Great American Songbook the contents of which has provided the inspiration for much great jazz and quality popular singing for round about a century.
The idea of this blog is for you to share your thoughts and pass on your comments on discs, gigs, jazz - music in general. If you've been to a gig/concert or heard a CD that knocked you sideways please share your views with us. Tell us about your favourites, your memories, your dislikes.
Lance (Who wishes it to be known that he is not responsible for postings other than his own and that he's not always responsible for them.)
Contact: lanceliddle@gmail.com I look forward to hearing from you.

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