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Ludovic Beier (Django Festival Allstars): ''Manouche means 'free man,' and gypsies have been travelers since they migrated west from India to Europe.'' (DownBeat March, 2026)

The Things They Say!

This is a good opportunity to say thanks to BSH for their support of the jazz scene in the North East (and beyond) - it's no exaggeration to say that if it wasn't for them many, many fine musicians, bands and projects across a huge cross section of jazz wouldn't be getting reviewed at all, because we're in the "desolate"(!) North. (M & SSBB on F/book 23/12/24)

Postage

18383 (and counting) posts since we started blogging 18 years ago. 247 of them this year alone and, so far this month (Mar. 17 ), 57

Reviewers wanted

Whilst BSH attempts to cover as many gigs, festivals and albums as possible, to make the site even more comprehensive we need more 'boots on the ground' to cover the albums seeking review - a large percentage of which never get heard - report on gigs or just to air your views on anything jazz related. Interested? then please get in touch. Contact details are on the blog. Look forward to hearing from you. Lance

Tuesday, February 17, 2009

R.I.P. Louis Bellson

Another one bites the dust. Louis Bellson, the last of that great triumverate of big band drummers - Krupa, Rich & Bellson - died Feb. 14 aged 84. Although I never caught him live I well remember his early sides with Duke - 'The Hawk Talks' and 'Skindeep'. Both went into the libraries of every band in the world from duo to big band. 'Hawk Talks', in particular, is to this day, one of my favourite big band tracks - it swings like few before or since and all due to Louis' drumming - he also wrote the piece.
He will indeed be sadly missed.
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