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Bebop Spoken There

Eric Reed: "Miles would listen to Wynton Kelly for bar after bar. Monk, he'd leave the stage" - (Down Beat July 1995).

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David Murray: "If I die tomorrow, I would be happy with my [recorded] legacy, give or take one or two, three or four. I've made some albums that'll stand the test of time." - (Down Beat June 1995).

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Today Sunday September 25

Afternoon
Scarborough Jazz Festival - The Spa Complex, South Bay Scarborough YO11 2HD. Details.
Stu Collingwood (solo piano) - Redwood Bar, Vermont Hotel, Castle Garth, Newcastle NE1 1RQ. 2pm. Free.
Alan Law (solo piano) - Cherry Tree Restaurant, 9 Osborne Rd., Jesmond, Newcastle. 1:00pm. No cover charge.
Musicians Unlimited - Park Inn, Park Rd., Hartlepool. 1pm. Free.
King Bees - Tyne Bar, Maling St., Newcastle 3pm. Free. (Not to be confused with King Bee!
Evening
Scarborough Jazz Festival - The Spa Complex, South Bay Scarborough YO11 2HD. Details.
Jazz Esquires - The Globe, 11 Railway St., Newcastle NE4 7AD. 8pm. £5.
Jazz Tones + Revolver - Quakerhouse, Mechanics' Yard, Darlington DL3 7QF. 6pm. £5.
Juliet Kelly: Bond to Bowie - Whittingham Memorial Institute, Whittingham, Alnwick, N’land. NE66 4UP. Tel: 01665 574964. 7:30pm. £18.00. (family), £8.00. (adult), £7.00. (concession), £4.00. (child).
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To the best of our knowledge, details of the above events are correct but may be subject to alteration.

Sunday, February 13, 2011

No Time For Jive @ Central Bar - Gateshead.

Brian Lineham (hca/vcl), Pete Readhead (gtr), Keith Forsyth (bs/vcl), Nat McLeave (dms).
I don't think Brian Lineham will argue about the first set - it was crap! Having said that the band played great versions of Work Song and It Must Be Jelly (Cos Jam Don't Shake Like That!)
Problem was that the soundman didn't make it and, as Brian said, "I phoned up this mornin' - yes I phoned up this mornin' man said sound man done gone packed up his bags and gone, yes I phoned up..."
However, come the second set, the balance was sorted and the band were up and running. Great guitar, powerful rhythm, and harp-playing that didn't bend it like Beckham - but bent it like John Sebastion on the Spoonful's Night Owl Blues only even better! This was something else - a sockeroo kickass blues blast to tell your kids about.
Brilliant band - they even went South of the Border!
The try out on Bad Stud Blues didn't quite work out as Brian intended but the audience loved it so when the cracks are papered over it is going to be something else!
Caldonia? After Woody Herman and Louis Jordan this has got to be next!
Catch them when you can.
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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