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Bebop Spoken There

Béla Fleck: “ And that's the great thing about live performances, you take people on a journey. It doesn't have to be like something else they've heard. It's not supposed to be". DownBeat, April, 2024.

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.

Ann Braithwaite (Braithwaite & Katz Communications) You’re the BEST!

Holly Cooper, Mouthpiece Music: "Lance writes pull quotes like no one else!"

Simon Spillett: A lovely review from the dean of jazz bloggers, Lance Liddle...

Josh Weir: I love the writing on bebop spoken here... I think the work you are doing is amazing.

Postage

16287 (and counting) posts since we started blogging 16 years ago. 169 of them this year alone and, so far, 41 this month (Mar 18).

From This Moment On ...

March

Thu 28: Vieux Carré Jazzmen @ The Holystone, Whitley Road, North Tyneside. 1:00pm. Free.
Thu 28: Gateshead Jazz Appreciation Society @ Gateshead Central Library, Gateshead. 2:30pm.
Thu 28: Richard Herdman Quartet @ Prohibition Bar, Newcastle. 8:00pm. A ‘Jar on the Bar’ gig.
Thu 28: Tees Hot Club @ Dorman’s Club, Middlesbrough. 8:30pm. Guests: Josh Bentham (alto sax); Alan Marshall (tenor sax); Neil Brodie (trumpet); Adrian Beadnell (bass); Graham Thompson (keys); Steve Hunter (drums).

Fri 29: FILM: Soul @ The Forum Cinema, Hexham. 12:30pm. Jazz-themed film animation.
Fri 29: Classic Swing @ Cullercoats Crescent Club. 1:00pm. Free.
Fri 29: Rendezvous Jazz @ The Monkseaton Arms. 1:00pm. Free.
Fri 29: New Orleans Preservation Jazz Band @ The Oxbridge Hotel, Stockton. 1:00pm. £5.00.
Fri 29: Abbie Finn Trio @ The Vault, Darlington. 6:00pm. Free. POSTPONED!
Fri 29: Thundercat @ Newcastle City Hall.
Fri 29: John Logan @ Prohibition Bar, Newcastle. 8:00pm. A ‘Jar on the Bar’ gig.

Sat 30: Papa G’s Troves @ Prohibition Bar, Newcastle. 8:00pm. A ‘Jar on the Bar’ gig.
Sat 30: Pete Tanton’s Cuba Libre @ Whitley Bay Library, York Road, Whitley Bay. 8:00pm.

Sun 31: 4B @ The Ticket Office, Whitley Bay Metro Station. 3:00pm. Free.
Sun 31: Ruth Lambert Trio @ Juke Shed, Union Quay, North Shields NE30 1HJ. 3:00pm. Free. Lambert, Alan Law & Paul Grainger.
Sun 31: Sid Jacobs & Tom Remon @ Prohibition Bar, Newcastle. 7:00pm. Free. A ‘Jar on the Bar’ gig. USA/London jazz guitar duo.
Sun 31: Bellavana @ The Globe, Newcastle. 8:00pm.

April
Mon 01: Harmony Brass @ Cullercoats Crescent Club. 1:00pm. Free.
Mon 01: Ray Stubbs R&B All Stars @ Billy Bootlegger’s, Ouseburn, Newcastle. 3:00pm. Free.

Tue 02: Jam session @ The Black Swan, Newcastle. 7:30pm. Free. House trio: Dean Stockdale, Paul Grainger, Abbie Finn.

Wed 03: Vieux Carré Jazzmen @ Cullercoats Crescent Club. 1:00pm. Free.
Wed 03: Darlington Big Band @ Darlington & Simpson Rolling Mills Social Club, Darlington. 7:00pm. Free. Rehearsal session (open to the public).
Wed 03: Take it to the Bridge @ The Globe, Newcastle. 7:30pm. Free.

Saturday, May 01, 2021

Dave Lewis Quartet livestreaming from the 606 - May 1

Dave Lewis (tenor sax); Robin Aspland (piano); Neville Malcolm (bass guitar); Rod Youngs (drums).

Dave Lewis? Dave Lewis? I knew the name but from where? From when? Yes! Gillespiana at the King's Head in Crouch End back in 2011 where Dave was in the sax section. That was a great night that I almost missed due to a chance encounter on the number 91 bus! However that is another story ... Further exploration of the BSH archives revealed that Dave was at GIJF in 2015 in a bizarre session with Jay Rayner that incorporated jazz and cookery - these festivals, the things they come up with!

I left that one to epicurean Russell to review - there are times when one has to pull rank! However, the common denominator in both sessions that we found to our taste (taste - get it?) was Dave Lewis' bluesy tenor playing.

That earthy style was very much in evidence at the 606 tonight as, oblivious to the row of empty seats, he blew like a man walkin' the bar. Like Arnett Cobb or Lockjaw Davis, like  you were living next door to Birdland or even the 606 itself!

Lewis has this trick that not many hornmen have. He can be blowing some real lowdown dirty blues whilst, without losing the mood, slot in the most melodic phrase you ever heard!

Robin Aspland, I'd heard many times over the years and he's never disappointed, but bass and drums were unfamiliar names - not any more!

I know there are other Saturday night venues competing but, I'd suggest giving the 606 a try. So you have to pay up front as opposed to a donation - what's the difference?

Marks out of ten? - Nine. Norwegian Wood didn't work for me (and, come to that, nor did the Beatles' version - it's almost as stupid a song as Yellow Submarine!)

Lance

Chitlins Con Carne; Missin' You; My Mama Told me so; My Little Suede Shoes; Soul Station; Black Whip; Norwegian Wood; Trouble (No. 2); Farmer's Trust.

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