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)

Postage

18445 (and counting) posts since we started blogging 18 years ago. 309 of them this year alone and, so far this month (April 20 ) 43,

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

April

Tue 21: Vieux Carré Hot 4 @ The Victoria & Albert Inn, Seaton Delaval NE25 0AT. Tel: 0191 237 3697. Tickets: £14.00. ‘Pie & Pea Lunch’.
Tue 21: Neil Cowley Trio @ The Fire Station, Sunderland. 7:30pm. £29.00., £26.00., £23.00.
Tue 21: Jam session @ The Black Swan, Newcastle. 7:30pm. Free. House trio: Joe Steels (guitar); Paul Grainger (double bass); Jack Littlewood (drums).

Wed 22: Vieux Carré Jazzmen @ Cullercoats Crescent Club. 1:00pm. Free.
Wed 22: Nubiyan Twist @ Digital, Newcastle. 7:00pm. £28.75 (inc. bf).
Wed 22: Darlington Big Band @ Darlington & Simpson Rolling Mills Social Club, Darlington. 7:00pm. Free. Rehearsal session (open to the public).
Wed 22: Daniel John Martin w. Swing Manouche @ Bishop Auckland Methodist Church. 7:30pm. Date, time & admission TBC.
Wed 22: Take it to the Bridge @ The Globe, Newcastle. 7:30pm. Free.

Thu 23: FILM: Big Mama Thornton: I Can’t Be Anyone But Me @ Tyneside Cinema, Newcastle. 6:15pm. Dir. Robert Clem (2025).
Thu 23: Castillo Nuevo Orquesta @ Pilgrim, Newcastle. £6.50. 7:30pm (doors).
Thu 23: Eva Fox & the Sound Hounds @ The Black Swan, Newcastle. 7:30pm. Free.
Thu 23: Jeremy McMurray’s Pocket Jazz Orchestra & Musicians Unlimited @ ARC, Stockton. 8:00pm. £19.00. inc. bf.

Fri 24: Noel Dennis Trio @ The Gala, Durham. 1:00pm. Dennis, Mark Willams, Andy Champion.
Fri 24: Classic Swing @ Cullercoats Crescent Club. 1:00pm. Free.
Fri 24: Rendezvous Jazz @ The Monkseaton Arms. 1:00pm. Free.
Fri 24: New Orleans Preservation Jazz Band @ The Oxbridge Hotel, Stockton. 1:00pm. £5.00.
Fri 24: Trio Grand @ Land of Oak & Iron, Winlaton. 6:00-9:00pm. Free.
Fri 24: Ben Vince + The Exu @ Cobalt Studios, Newcastle. 7:00pm (doors). £14.33., £11.16, £8.00. A ‘jazz adjacent’ gig!
Fri 24: Daniel John Martin w. Swing Manouche @ The Ship Isis, Sunderland. 7:30pm. £13.20 (inc. bf).
Fri 24: TBC @ The Traveller’s Rest, Darlington. 8:00pm.

Sat 25: Giles Strong Quartet @ Hindmarsh Hall, Alnmouth. 7:30pm.
Sat 25: Daniel John Martin w. Swing Manouche @ The Old Cinema Launderette, Durham. 7:30pm (7:00pm doors). £13.20 (inc. bf).
Sat 25: ‘Portrait in Evans’: Noa Levy & Alan Barnes w. Paul Edis Trio @ The Glasshouse, Gateshead. 8:00pm. £24.00. Sage Two. ‘Portrait in Evans’. Levy, Barnes, Edis, Andy Champion & Steve Hanley.

Sun 26: Musicians Unlimited: Big Band Blast @ West Hartlepool RFC. 1:00-3:00pm . Free.
Sun 26: Daniel John Martin w. Swing Manouche @ Central Bar, Gateshead. 2:00pm. £10.00.
Sun 26: More Jam @ The Globe, Newcastle. 2:00pm. Free.
Sun 26: Ruth Lambert Trio @ Juke Shed, North Shields. 3:00pm. Free.
Sun 26: Ni Maxine + Nauta @ Cobalt Studios, Newcastle. 7:00pm. £17.51., £14.33., £11.16.
Sun 26: Joe Steels @ The Pele, Corbridge. 7:00pm. Free (donations direct to the musicians). Joe Steels & Friends.
Sun 26: C.A.L.I.E @ The Globe, Newcastle. 8:00pm. £16.00., £14.00., £7.00.

Mon 27: Friends of Jazz @ Cullercoats Crescent Club. 1:00pm. Free.
Mon 27: House of Blues @ the Globe, Newcastle. 7:00pm. £7.00., £5.00. advance. A student-led jazz session. ‘House of Blues’ is, perhaps, a misnomer.
Mon 27: Littlewood Trio @ Cluny 2, Newcastle. 7:30pm (doors). £10.00 + bf, £7.00. + bf.

Tuesday, August 05, 2025

Stan Getz EPography

Over the years, back in the day when records were records, I accumulated many extended play (EP) 45rpm 7" discs, Usually two tracks per side they were handy tasters before forking out big bucks for a ten inch or twelve inch long player (LP).
Amongst the many were eleven (13 if you count a couple of duplicates) by Stan Getz that are still, 70/80 years later, the epitome of tenor saxophone ballad playing.

Getz (tenor); Hank Jones (piano); Curley Russell (bass); Max Roach (drums). July 31, 1946.
    And the Angels Swing            Bravo 358
    Don't Worry About me.                "
Frank Beach, Chuck Peterson, Charlie Shavers (trumpets); Syd Harris, Charles Maxon, Sy Zentner (trombones); Clint Neagley, Ed Rosa (altos); Getz, Lucky Thompson (tenors); Butch Stone (baritone); Jimmy Rowles (piano); Tony Rizzi (guitar); Arnold Fishkin (bass); Don Lamond (drums). May 20, 1947
    Blue Rhythm Jam                                       Bravo 358 
    Blue Rhythm Blues (Getz plays alto)               "
                                                                               
Getz (tenor); Al Haig (piano); Jimmy Raney (guitar); Clyde Lombardi (bass); Charlie Perry (drums). October 1948
    Interlude in Be-Bop                Vogue EPV 1016
    As I Live and I Bop                              "
    Diaper Pin                                             "
    Pardon my Bop                                    "

Getz, Zoot Sims, Al Cohn, Allen Eager, Brew Moore (tenors); Walter Bishop (piano); Gene Ramey (bass); Charlie Perry (drums). April 8, 1948
    Five Brothers                            Esquire EP 134
    Battle of the Saxes                            "
    Four and one Moore                        "
    Battleground                                     "

Getz (tenor); Al Haig (piano); Gene Ramey (bass); Stan Levey (drums). June 21, 1949

    Long Island Sound                    Esquire EP 173
    Indian Summer                                   "
    Marcia                                                   "
    Crazy Chords                                       "

Getz (tenor); Al Haig (piano); Tommy Potter (bass); Roy Haynes (drums). January 6, 1950.
    There's a Small Hotel                Esquire EP 133
    I've Got You Under my Skin               "    
    Too Marvellous for Words                  "    
    What's New?                                           "

Getz (tenor); Tony Aless (piano); Percy Heath (bass); Don Lamond (drums). April 14, 1950. 
    You Stepped Out of a Dream      Esquire EP 16 
    My Old Flame                                      "
    The Lady in Red                                  "
    Wrap Your Troubles in Dreams      "

Getz (tenor); Bengt Hallberg (piano); Gunnar Johnson (bass); Jack Noren (drums). March 23, 1951.
    'S Cool Boy                                  Esquire EP 48
    Ack, Varmeland du Skona                    "
    I Only Have Eyes For You                    "

Getz (tenor); Bengt Hallberg (piano); Gunnar Johnson (bass); Kenneth Fagerlund (drums). March 24, 1951.
    Night and Day                              Esquire EP 48

Getz (tenor); Jimmy Raney (guitar); Duke Jordan (piano); Bill Crow (bass); Frank Isola (drums). December 12, 1952.
    Stars Fell on Alabama                   Columbia SEB 10034
    The Way You Look Tonight                             "
    'Tis Autumn                                                         "
    Lover Come Back to me                                    "
    You Turned the Tables on me         Columbia SEB 10063
    Stella by Starlight                                              "
    Time on my Hands                                            "
    Body and Soul                                                     "

Getz (tenor); Jimmy Raney (guitar); Duke Jordan (piano); Bill Crow (bass); Frank Isola (drums). December 29, 1952.
    These Foolish Things                     Columbia SEB 10001
    How Deep is the Ocean?                                     "
    Thanks for the Memory                                      "
    Hymn to the Orient                                              "   

Getz (tenor); Lou Levy (piano); Leroy Vinnegar (bass); Shelly Manne (drums). August 1, 1955.
    Of Thee I Sing                                 Columbia SEB 10089
    A Handful of Stars                                              "
    Love is Here to Stay                                            " 
    Serenade in Blue                                                  "

The above are, of course, just the ones I proudly possess. Getz made many more which 'graduated' to LP, CD and now are no doubt accessible on YouTube, Spotify and the rest of the gang that killed the record industry. Lance
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