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Abbie Finn: "Even though there's a lot of great work being done to promote women in jazz, I still come up against some attitudes! I pulled up at a recording session with my drums in the car and the studio owner said, 'I'm sorry, this space is reserved for the drummer!'" - (Jazzwise April 2023).

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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!"

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15229 (and counting) posts since we started blogging 15 years ago. 248 of them this year alone and, so far, 61 this month (March 20).

From This Moment On ...

March

Wed 22: Vieux Carré Jazzmen @ Cullercoats Crescent Club. 1:00pm.
Wed 22: Darlington Big Band @ Traveller's Rest, Cockerton. 7:00pm. Rehearsal session (open to the public). Note change of venue - CANCELLED CEILING COLLAPSED!
Wed 22: 4B @ The Exchange, North Shields. 7:00pm.
Wed 22: Take it to the Bridge @ The Globe, Newcastle. 7:30pm.

Thu 23: Vieux Carré Jazzmen @ The Holystone, Whitley Road, North Tyneside. 4:00-6:00pm. Free.
Thu 23: NUJO Jazz Jam @ Bar Loco, Newcasatle. From 6:30pm 'til late. Free. Newcastle University Jazz Orchestra jam session. All welcome (students & non-students).
Thu 23: Kerrin Tatman + John Garner & John Pope @ Cobalt Studios, Newcastle. 7:00pm.
Thu 23: Sunna Gunnlaugs & Julia Hülsmann @ Sage Gateshead. 8:00pm. A two-piano gig. A Sage Gateshead-JNE promotion.
Thu 23: Merlin Roxby @ Prohibition Bar, Newcastle. 8:00pm. Ragtime piano.
Thu 23: Sleep Suppressor @ The Globe, Newcastle. 8:00pm. £10.00., £8.00. adv. Upstairs.
Thu 23: Tees Hot Club @ Dorman's Club, Middlesbrough. 9:00pm.

Fri 24: Classic Swing @ Cullercoats Crescent Club. 1:00pm.
Fri 24: New Orleans Preservation Jazz Band @ Oxbridge Hotel, Stockton. 1:00pm. £5.00.
Fri 24: Rendezvous Jazz @ The Monkseaton Arms, Monkseaton. 1:00pm.
Fri 24: FILM: Mo' Better Blues @ Forum Cinema, Hexham. 7:00pm.
Fri 24: Ian Millar & Dominic Spencer @ Scarth Hall, Staindrop, Co. Durham. 8:00pm. £10.00.
Fri 24: Archipelago + Bulbils @ Cobalt Studios, Newcastle. 7:00pm.

Sat 25: Vermont Big Band @ Walker Community Centre, Walker, Newcastle. 7:30pm. Fundraiser for Benfield Juniours Football Club. Hot food available, BYOB.
Sat 25: John Logan & Friends @ Prohibition Bar, Newcastle. 8:00pm. Rat Pack, Motown etc. 8:00pm. Free (donations).

Sun 26: Musicians Unlimited @ Park Inn, Hartlepool. 1:00pm.
Sun 26: More Jam @ The Globe, Newcastle. 3:00pm. Free.
Sun 26: 4B @ The Exchange, North Shields. 3:00pm.
Sun 26: Outlines @ The Globe, Newcastle. 8:00pm. JNE promotion (upstairs).

Mon 27: Harmony Brass @ Cullercoats Crescent Club. 1:00pm.

Tue 28: Paul Skerritt @ The Rabbit Hole, Hallgarth St., Durham DH1 3AT. 7:00pm. Paul Skerritt's (solo) weekly residency.
Tue 28: Sanaz Lavasani Trio @ Black Swan, Newcastle Arts Centre. 8:00pm. £12.00 (£10.00. adv).

Sunday, March 06, 2022

Album Review: Liz Terrell – It's All Right With Me

Liz Terrell (vocals); Daniel Clarke (piano); Chris Brydge (bass); Emre Kartari (drums); Alan Parker (guitar); Eddie Williams (saxophone)

Inventive arrangements, songs well sung with clear words and a pleasing alt
o tone, a more-than-competent band, performing a varied set of music, so what's not to like? I loved it all.

People Make The World Go Round features lyrics about people on the street, with some street-type noises from the saxophone; the title track is sung intimately, 'with me' many times to round off the lyrics; Night And Day begins in fragments from bass and piano, then becomes a real swinger in the second part; Blue Monk is superb, with a wheedling sax which almost talks and a guitar solo reminiscent of Jimi Hendrix. The Fats Waller Medley gives us scat and a drum solo worth hearing. I could go on …

And all meaningfully rounded off with a song about community, What The World Needs Now.

Liz Terrell has performed many types of singing over the last 10 years, from musical theatre to cabaret to touring Europe in a gospel ensemble. She has studied jazz for the last five years and this is her debut album as a leader. Ms Terrell performs regularly as part of a bass/voice jazz duo and also with members of the band featured on this album.

I am pleased to be reviewing this CD round about the time of International Women's Day, as this album is making a solid contribution to the celebrations, although I don't know if our singer and the band had the intention of contributing. I especially liked the choice of songs which include a Cindy Lauper hit, the strange song about Harrison Crabfeathers, and an excellent version of Blue Monk. And very good value as the CD lasts for a full hour.

Available at all fine retailers on the label Westmont Records. See www.lizterrell.com - Ann Alex

People Make the World Go Round; It's All Right With Me; Night and Day; Blue Monk; Time After Time; I'm Gonna Laugh You Right Out of My Life; Fats Waller Medley (Ain't Misbehavin', The Jitterbug Waltz, Honeysuckle Rose); Almost Blue; The Saga of Harrison Crabfeathers; Don't Get Around Much Anymore; What the World Needs Now

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