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Bebop Spoken There

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

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.

Monday, October 31, 2022

Album review: Ahmad Jamal - Emerald City Nights. Live at the Penthouse 1965-1966

CD 1: Ahmad Jamal (piano); Jamil Nasser (bass); Chuck Lampkin (drums).

CD 2; As above with Vernel Fournier (drums on tks 1&2); Frank Gant (drums on tks 3-5).


The second volume of Jamal's sessions at the Penthouse Club in Seattle. A two x two album from 1965 and 1966 following comfortably on from the first volume that covered 1963 and 1964.


Both sets are required listening for anyone who likes modern jazz piano. Although all tracks on all four discs are indispensable, the uptempo blast on the final Whisper Not is something else. I wonder what composer Benny Golson thought of this take on his dark, melancholy ballad? To me it worked. If the tune is good enough it should stand up to whatever interpretation it's faced with and Whisper Not does just that. When you come to think about it, the title itself is a contradiction!


I Didn't Know What Time it Was runs for just over 15 minutes which may explain the choice of tune. However, it isn't a minute too long with all three soloing without losing their integration with the other two. If I were asked to chose my ten favourite  piano tracks of all time, this would be up there with tracks by Waller, Hines, Powell, Peterson, Garner, Jarrett, Evans, Corea and Hancock - it's that good.


Why wasn't I in Seattle back then? I'm sure they could have used me in some capacity and I could have chilled out at the Penthouse Club in the evenings. Come to think about it, I was playing at the Penthouse Club back then, albeit not in Seattle but a joint in South Shields that later became a martial arts club which wasn't that much different to its previous status. Still, I lived long enough to hear this superb album. Lance


The albums, by Elemental Music are due to be released on Nov. 25 as a 2 x 2 vinyl album and on Dec. 2 as a 2 x 2 CD set or download.

For a review of the first album go HERE.


I Didn't Know What Time it Was; Who Can I Turn To?; My First Love Song; Feeling Good.

Concern; Like Someone in Love; Invitation; Pianciana; Whisper Not.

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