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Bebop Spoken There

Simon Spillett: “ Bebop and hard bop came naturally to him [Tubby Hayes]". Morning Star, March 28, 2024.

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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".

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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.

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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

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.
Fri 29: True Colours @ Barrels Ale House, Berwick. 9:00pm. Blues, jazz & swing.

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.

Thu 04: FILM: Soul @ Forum Cinema, Hexham. 2:00pm. Jazz-themed film animation.
Thu 04: Vieux Carré Jazzmen @ The Holystone, Whitley Road, North Tyneside. 1:00pm. Free.
Thu 04: Funky Drummer @ The Globe, Newcastle. 7:30pm. Free.
Thu 04: Eva Fox & the Jazz Guys @ Prohibition Bar, Newcastle. 8:00pm. Free. A ‘Jar on the Bar’ gig.
Thu 04: Tees Hot Club @ Dorman’s Club, Middlesbrough. 8:30pm.

Thursday, August 18, 2022

Album review: Dave Sear - I Always Thought My Thoughts Were Me

Dave Sear (trombone); Percy Pursglove (trumpet); Elliott Sansom (piano); James Owston (bass); Jim Bashford (drums).

Dave Sear graduated from the Royal Birmingham Conservatoire in 2016. Now, in 2022, he's a member of the faculty of that prestigious establishment teaching jazz trombone and, on the strength of this album, there's no one better qualified.

He also composed six of the tracks as well as arranging Brubeck's In Your Own Sweet Way and Joe Henderson's Inner Urge bringing a freshness to them that offers a contrast to the originals.

As the paradoxical title suggests, I Always Thought My Thoughts Were Me is a deeply probing, contemplative, personal reflection of his lifelong struggle with anxiety and OCD. A very moving track.

The up-tempo tracks are post hard bop numbers that never stop swinging. The trumpet/trombone frontline offering an alternative to the traditional trumpet/tenor combination making for a really powerful in your face approach.

In Pursglove, one of Sear's former tutors, we have a trumpet ace second to none. Capable of Gillespianic fantasian flights or meditative Milesian moments he's the man. Sansom solos and comps superbly, Bashford drives the band and listens too - a quality not all drummers possess.

A special mention for James Owston, another of the Conservatoire's success stories, who is not unknown in the north east having performed at the Globe with Xhosa Cole, Francis Tulip and, most recently, Clark Tracey. His solo spots and sensitive intros to some of the slower pieces are captivating. Lance

The album comes out on CD and digital on Sept. 9 on Ubuntu Music UBU0118.

Check it out HERE.

Reservoir RetreatI Always Thought My Thoughts Were Me; Eyes That Speak a Thousand Words; Visual Balance; In Your Own Sweet Way; Inner Urge; Blues For Rockydella Rascal;  Eyes That Speak a Thousand Words (alt. take)

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