Bebop Spoken There

David Bailey (photographer): ''When I was 16 I wanted to look like Chet Baker. He was my idol - him and James Dean.'' (Talking Pictures documentary : Four beats to the bar and no cheating April, 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)

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18504 (and counting) posts since we started blogging 18 years ago. 368 of them this year alone and, so far this month (May 7 ) 22

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

May

Fri 08: Alan Law Trio @ Bishop Auckland Methodist Church. 1:00pm. £9.00. Law, Mick Shoulder, John Bradford.
Fri 08: Giles Strong & Richard Herdman @ Jesmond Library, Newcastle. 1:00pm. £5.00. Guitar duo.
Fri 08: Classic Swing @ Cullercoats Crescent Club. 1:00pm. Free.
Fri 08: Rendezvous Jazz @ The Monkseaton Arms. 1:00pm. Free.
Fri 08: New Orleans Preservation Jazz Band @ The Oxbridge Hotel, Stockton. 1:00pm. £5.00.
Fri 08: Milne Glendinning Band @ Cobalt Studios, Newcastle. 6:00pm . Free. A Late Shows event.
Fri 08: Nigel Kennedy @ The Hippodrome, Darlington. 7:30pm. Line-up inc. Alec Dankworth.
Fri 08: Salty Dog @ Station East, Hills Street, Gateshead. 8:00pm. Free.

Sat 09: The Vieux Carré Hot 4 'Festival of Blossom' @ Seaton Delaval Hall National Trust. 12:30 - 3.00pm. Free event (admission applies).
Sat 09: SH#RP Collective w. Lindsay Hannon @ Church of Holy Name, Jesmond, Newcastle. 7:30pm (7:00pm doors). £15.00 (inc. a welcome drink). Advance booking essential. Bring own snacks, drinks to be purchased at ‘donations’ bar. All proceeds to charity. A Jesmond Community Festival event.
Sat 09: East Coast Swing Band @ Jubilee Hall, Rothbury. 7:30pm. £10.00.

Sun 10: Michael Young Trio @ The Engine Room, Sunderland. 12 noon. Free. Note earlier start.
Sun 10: 58 Jazz Collective @ Jackson’s Wharf, Hartlepool. 1:00-3:00pm. Free.
Sun 10: Am Jam @ The Globe, Newcastle. 2:00pm. Free.
Sun 10: Paul Skerritt @ Hibou Blanc, Newcastle. 2:00pm. Free. Table reservations (0191 261 8000). Skerritt w. backing tapes.
Sun 10: The Chet Set @ The Globe, Newcastle. 8:00pm. £12.00., £10.00., £7.00.
Sun 10: Tweed River Jazz Band @ Barrels Ale House, Berwick. 7:00pm. Free.

Mon 11: Friends of Jazz @ Cullercoats Crescent Club. 1:00pm. Free.

Tue 12: Jazz Jam Sandwich @ The Black Swan, Newcastle. 7:30pm. Free.

Wed 13: Vieux Carré Jazzmen @ Cullercoats Crescent Club. 1:00pm. Free.
Wed 13: Jam session @ The Tannery, Hexham. 7:00pm. Free.
Wed 13: Darlington Big Band @ Darlington & Simpson Rolling Mills Social Club, Darlington. 7:00pm. Free. Rehearsal session (open to the public).
Wed 13: Take it to the Bridge @ The Globe, Newcastle. 7:30pm. Free.
Wed 13: Hey Remember This @ Elder Beer, Heaton, Newcastle. 8:00pm. £12.00. JNE.

Thu 14: Jazz Appreciation North East @ Brunswick Methodist Church, Newcastle NE1 7BJ. 2:00pm. £5.00. Subject: Philip Larkin’s Jazz Experiment.
Thu 14: Jerron Paxton @ Gosforth Civic Theatre, Newcastle. 7:30pm (doors). Superb country blues.
Thu 14: Jacob Egglestone @ The Black Swan, Newcastle. 7:30pm. Free. Egglestone (guitar); Jamie Watkins (bass); Jack Littlewood (drums) & guests.

Monday, June 12, 2023

Album review: Terry Gibbs Legacy Band - The Terry Gibbs Songbook

Scott Hamilton, Harry Allen,  tenor saxes); Danny Bacher (vocals); Mike Gurrola (bass); Gerry Gibbs (drums); Terry Gibbs (2 finger piano, vocals on tk 4).Tom Ranier (piano/ tenor sax)

Terry Gibbs will be remembered as one of the all-time great vibraphonists. Those of us who were privileged to hear him with Buddy DeFranco at Caedmon Hall will testify to that. However, one of his lesser known talents is that of a songwriter which this beautiful album puts to rights,

The 98-year-old  'youngster' has finally come up with an album showcasing 15 of his many compositions. Every track's a gem helped along by words from such lyricists as Michael Dees, Arthur Hamilton, Bobby Troup, Steve Allen and Jerry Gladstone. Move over George, Ira and co.

Danny Bacher connects the words and the music making it swing like nobody's business whilst still bringing in the romanticism of Nina or the thwarted expectations of I Can Hardly Wait For Saturday Night. Everyone has had a 'Nina' in their life and, likewise, experienced the frustrations of Saturday nights that didn't turn into Sunday mornings!

Vocals aside, the pairing of the two top mainstream tenors of today is truly the icing on the cake. Allen and Hamilton blow laid back, relaxed, tenor that is as close to perfection as you'll ever get. Gibbs played in Woody's Third Herd along with Zoot, Stan and Al so he knew exactly what he wanted. Tom Ranier also blows some tenor but his main contribution is on piano backed up by Gurrola and Gibbs, the younger.

Now's the Time to Groove is quite hilarious. It name-checks many of the great modern jazzmen with some hilarious interjections from Terry Gibbs who also plays some two-fingered piano à la Hamp. Another front runner for those of us 'who know' to check out. Lance

Available via the usual online snake oil salesmen.

Let's Go to Rio; Those Eyes. Those Lips. That Nose. That Face. That Girl; I Was Loved; The House That Might Have Been; Nina; I Can Hardly Wait For Saturday Night; If I Were You; Play and Sing; Lonely Days; And That' s Why They Call it the Blues; Say Goodbye; Stay With me Tonight; If I Knew Then; Sweet Young Song of Love.

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