Bebop Spoken There

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.

Sunday, January 02, 2022

Late Night Chicago Radio - Playlist for this week.

That most laconic, laid back, jazz jock Denny Farrell honoured BSH with a mention this week.

If you haven't tuned in before now it's well worth checking out (link). Brings back to mind those Willis Conover broadcasts on the Voice of America back in the 1960s.

 Benny Carter/Coleman Hawkins/Phil Woods: Body and Soul.      

 Joe Venuti/Zoot Sims: There's a Small Hotel.     
                                                      
 Ella Fitzgerald: Here's That Rainy Day

 Buddy Rich: Basically Blues.  
                                                                                 
 Frankie Laine/Buck Clayton/Urbie Green/Sir Charles Thompson etc.: That Old   Feeling.  (For Lance and the Bebop Spoken Here Gang). 
                                          
 Henry Mancini: Peter Gunn
         
 Peggy Lee: Fever
                                                                                                
 Count Basie/Oscar Peterson: Li'l Darlin'.  
                                                           
 Jonah Jones: Rose Room.  
                                                                                    
 Billie Holiday: PS I Love You.  

 Terry Gibbs: Moonglow.  
                                                                                       
Sarah Vaughan: Perdido.                                                               

Lee Wiley: On the Street of Dreams.                                                                      

Lance


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