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Jennifer Wharton: "People forget that the trombone is so glorious. It can be like going to church, or getting ready for battle. It can be a lot of things....For a longtime I was the only female trombonist in New York," - (DownBeat May 2021)

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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.

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13,218 (and counting) posts since we started blogging 13 years ago. 637 of them this year alone and, so far, 45 this month (May 11).

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May 20: Vieux Carré Jazzmen at The Holystone (Indoors!)
May 20 Maine Street Jazzmen are back at Sunniside Social Club.
May 23: Vieux Carré Hot Four are back at The Spanish City.

June 21: Jazz in the Afternoon are back at Cullercoats Crescent Club. (Revised date).
June 23: Vieux Carré Jazzmen are back at Cullercoats Crescent Club. (Revised date).

Sunday, February 14, 2021

Peter Morgan Live streaming from the Globe - Feb.14

Peter Morgan (piano); Vilda Kuby (bass); Paul Campbell (drums).

I viewed this one cautiously, leaving the back door open in case I opted for a quick departure. I only knew Morgan as the bass trombone player who leads the Customs House Big Band. As a pianist he was an unknown quantity. 

As it turned out my misgivings were unfounded and, accompanied by two musicians whose names were only vaguely familiar to me, played a delightful one hour set.

This wasn't a boundary busting cross genre session but one that reflected the mood of St. Valentine's Day and I could imagine lovers gazing into each other's eyes as he played: There Will Never be Another you; Black Orpheus; My One and Only Love; Desperado (with a touch of the St. Louis Blues); Witchcraft; The Nearness of You; Cute; Bésame Mucho (with the obligatory hint of My Funny Valentine in the intro); I Remember Clifford; Yardbird Suite and a number from 1959 that he said we will all know and maybe I did - was it All Blues?

Some fine piano playing with sympathetic drums and bass. Once again The Globe has pulled a rabbit out of the hat and I look forward to actually hearing the trio again at a real live gig.

A thought crossed my mind ... Why doesn't Sunderland based Peter feature himself on a number with the big band when such things are allowed? He could call it The Kid From Red House*
Lance

* Red House - an estate in Sunderland!
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