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Bebop Spoken There

Charlotte Keeffe: "I don't know what I'm going to play any more than you [the audience] do." - (Jazz North East/Jazz Co-op gig June 13, 2021)

Archive quotes.

The Things They Say!

Hudson Music: Lance's "Bebop Spoken Here" is one of the heaviest and most influential jazz blogs in the UK.

Rupert Burley (Dynamic Agency): "BSH just goes from strength to strength".

'606' Club: "A toast to Lance Liddle of the terrific jazz blog 'Bebop Spoken Here'"

The Strictly Smokin' Big Band included Be Bop Spoken Here (sic) in their 5 Favourite Jazz Blogs.

Postage

13,359 (and counting) posts since we started blogging 13 years ago. 777 of them this year alone and, so far, 51 this month (June 13).

From This Moment On

JUNE

Wed 16: Washboard Resonators @ Punchbowl Hotel, Jesmond, Newcastle (8:00pm). SOLD OUT!

Thu 17: Vieux Carré Jazzmen @ The Holystone, North Tyneside (1:00pm).

Thu 17: Maine Street Jazzmen @ Sunniside Social Club, Gateshead (8:30pm).

Fri 18: Jazz Jamaica @ Sage Gateshead (8:00pm).

Sat 19: Jude Murphy @ Prohibition Bar, Newcastle (8:00pm).

Sun 20 Knats @ The Globe, Newcastle (8:00pm). Advance booking essential: www.jazz.coop. SOLD OUT. But livestream still available.

Mon 21: Jazz in the Afternoon @ Cullercoats Crescent Club (1:00pm). CANCELLED TFN.

Wed 23: Vieux Carré Jazzmen @ Cullercoats Crescent Club (1:00pm). CANCELLED TFN.

Monday, February 07, 2011

1939 DownBeat Readers Poll

DownBeat has put much of its archive on line including the Annual Readers/Critic Polls Below is a typical example from 1939...
Seems as though 1939 was a very good (man) year for Benny, the Dorseys and Woody.
Sweet Band: Tommy Dorsey - Swing Band: Benny Goodman - King of Corn: Clyde McCoy
Fave Soloist: Benny Goodman - Small Combinations: Benny Goodman's Sextet
Under-rated Band: Woody Herman - Under-rated Soloist: Woody Herman
Alto Saxophone: Jimmy Dorsey - Tenor Saxophone: Coleman Hawkins
Trumpet: Harry James - Trombone: Tommy Dorsey - Clarinet: Benny Goodman
Drums: Gene Krupa - Bass: Bob Haggart - Guitar: Charlie Christian - Piano: Jess Stacy Arranger: Fletcher Henderson - Male Singer: Bing Crosby - Fem Chirpers: Ella Fitzgerald Back to Index - the index includes the winners from 1936 to the present day and is a fascinating insight as to popular tastes in jazz in any particular year. Click on the index link to select a year There are also archival articles which are being added to constantly. Along with Colin's Melody Makers there is a lot of material available. Guitarists might like this Jim Hall article.
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