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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

From This Moment On

March

Mon 30: Gerry Richardson Quartet @ Yamaha Music School, Blyth. 1:00pm.
Mon 30: Friends of Jazz @ Cullercoats Crescent Club. 1:00pm. Free.

Tue 31: Bede Trio @ The Black Swan, Newcastle. 7:30pm. Free. Albert Hills Wright (alto sax); Finn Carter (piano); Michael Dunlop (double bass).

April

Wed 01: Vieux Carré Jazzmen @ Cullercoats Crescent Club. 1:00pm. Free.
Wed 01: Darlington Big Band @ Darlington & Simpson Rolling Mills Social Club, Darlington. 7:00pm. Free. Rehearsal session (open to the public).
Wed 01: Take it to the Bridge @ The Globe, Newcastle. 7:30pm. Free.

Thu 02: Jazz Appreciation North East @ Brunswick Methodist Church, Newcastle NE1 7BJ. 2:00pm. £5.00. Subject: Musicians playing classical & orchestral music.
Thu 02: The Noel Dennis Band @ Prohibition Bar, Albert Road, Middlesbrough TS1 2RU. 7:00pm (doors). £10.84. Quartet plus special guest Zoë Gilby. Over 21s only.
Thu 02: Renegade Brass Band @ The Cluny, Newcastle. 7:30pm (doors).
Thu 02: Shalala @ The Globe, Newcastle. 8:00pm. £7.00. adv..
Thu 02: Tees Hot Club @ Dorman’s Club, Middlesbrough. 8:30pm.

Friday, January 07, 2022

Album review: Lennie Tristano - Personal Recordings 1946 - 1970 (disc 4/6)

Lennie Tristano (piano); Peter Ind (bass); Tim Wayburn/Al Levitt (drums).

 It just gets better and better and there's still another two discs to go. Undoubtedly the best acoustic wise and musically simply wonderful.

Lennie of course is nothing less than perfect (Thelonious who?) but Peter Ind is an absolute rock. The late Brit bass player not only provides the pianist with sympathetic support but also threatens to steal the limelight with his own solos! He doesn't of course - these are team players.

They don't come any better than this - or do they? I've still got two more discs to go! Lance

1 comment :

Jack Goodwin said...

Many well known jazz pianists (e.g Bill Evans & McCoy Tyner) have said they were influenced by Lennie Tristano, but there are several who having studied directly with Lennie were able to absorb his unique methods of practicing.

Jon Easton & Larry Bluth come to mind but the pianist who is generally quoted as Tristano's successor is his student Sal Mosca. Sal's amazing technique and improvising
ability has caused some to rate him above Lennie. Sal also taught many and so has continued the "Tristano School.

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