Bebop Spoken There

Joe Alterman: ''All I wanted to do growing up was to sound like Erroll Garner playing "Poor Butterfly." I thought that was the coolest sound I'd ever heard.'' (DownBeat November, 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

19,061 (and counting) posts since we started blogging 18 years ago. 925 of them this year alone and, so far this month (Oct. 30) 104.

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

October.

Sat 31: Saltburn Big Band + Durham Alumni Big Band @ Saltburn Community Hall. 7:30pm.
Sat 31: East Coast Swing Band @ Cramlington Village Club, Park View, Cramlington NE23 6QJ. 7:30pm. £10.00. (from venue).

November

Sun 01: Smokin’ Spitfires @ The Cluny, Newcastle. 12:45pm. £10.00.
Sun 01: Ian Bosworth Quintet @ Chapel, Middlesbrough. 1:00pm. Free. Quintet w. special guest Donna Hewitt (tenor sax, clarinet)
Sun 01: Sax Choir @ The Globe, Newcastle. 2:00pm. Free.
Sun 01: 4B @ The Ticket Office, Whitley Bay. 3:00pm. Free.
Sun 01: Sarah Heneghan Trio @ The Globe, Newcastle. 8:00pm.

Mon 02: Friends of Jazz @ Cullercoats Crescent Club. 1:00pm. Free.
Mon 02: Saltburn Big Band @ Saltburn House Hotel. 7:00-9:00pm. Free. Rehearsal session (open to the public).

Tue 03: Alan Law @ The Ticket Office, Whitley Bay. 2:00pm. Free. Alan Law (piano) w. guest tba
Tue 03: Jam session @ The Black Swan, Newcastle. 7:30pm. Free. House trio: Stu Collingwood, Paul Grainger, Abbie Finn.
Tue 03: Customs House Big Band @ The Masonic Hall, Ferryhill. 7:30pm. Free.

Wed 04: Vieux Carré Hot 4 @ Cullercoats Crescent Club. 1:00pm. Free.
Wed 04: Darlington Big Band @ Darlington & Simpson Rolling Mills Social Club, Darlington. 7:00pm. Free. Rehearsal session (open to the public).
Wed 04: An Evening of Erykah Badu @ Holy GrAle, Durham. 7:30pm. £3.00.; £2.50. A Durham University Jazz Society event.
Wed 04: Take it to the Bridge @ The Globe, Newcastle. 7:30pm. Free.

Thu 05: Vieux Carré Hot 4 @ The Millstone, Mill Rise, South Gosforth, Newcastle. 1:00pm. Free.
Thu 05: Hejira - Celebrating Joni Mitchell @ Alnwick Playhouse. 7:30pm.
Thu 05: Cut Capers @ The Cluny, Newcastle. 7:00pm (doors).
Thu 05: Northern Reaches @ Newcastle Arts Centre. 7:30pm. Free (donations). Pete Tanton, Joe Steels, Laurence Blackadder, John Hirst.
Thu 05: Fergus McCreadie @ The Glasshouse, Gateshead. 8:00pm.

Fri 06: Mike Durham’s International Classic Jazz Party @ Village Hotel, West Allotment. 12 noon. Day 1/3.
Fri 06: Classic Swing @ Cullercoats Crescent Club. 1:00pm. Free.
Fri 06: Rendezvous Jazz @ The Monkseaton Arms. 1:00pm. Free.
Fri 06: New Orleans Preservation Jazz Band @ The Oxbridge Hotel, Stockton. 1:00pm. £5.00.
Fri 06: Jazz Night: Bridget Metcalfe @ Saltburn House Hotel. From 6:00pm. Tickets: £40.00 (inc. a two-course meal & glass of Prosecco). Tel: 01287 658977.

Wednesday, October 08, 2025

Album review: Charlie Rouse Band - Cinnamon Flower, the expanded edition (Resonance Records)

Charlie Rouse (tenor sax); Clifford Adams (trombone); Claudio Roditi, Waymon Reid (trumpets); Lou Orenstein (flute); Dom Salvador (piano, Rhodes, comp); Albert Dailey (elec. piano); Ted Dunbar, George Davis (elec. guitar); Amaury Tristäo (acoustic guitar, comp.); Jesse Levy, Ulysses Kirksey (cello); Wilbur Bascomb, Ron Carter (bass); Portinho, Bernard Purdie (drums); Carlos Martinez, Steve Thornton (perc.); Roger Powell (string synth.)

Cinnamon Flower resulted from a 1977 recording session led by the legendary Monk sideman Charlie Rouse and a hand-picked selection of New York jazzmen, Brazilian expats and several studio musicians.

The first seven tracks were issued on LP. They were then duplicated but not released until now.

The original seven had strings, horns, keyboards and drums added as overdubs afterwards and it was these that were released. The second set of seven were as the previous but without the bells and whistles. there is a place for both and Rouse is simply magnificent with or without the overdubs. The rhythm is just as effective either way and, if nothing else (and there is much, much more) it proves that Rouse was very much his own man and more than just an acolyte of the 'High Priest'.

As with all Resonance albums the presentation is faultless. A 28 page glossy  booklet with readable text, photos and an intimate reflection on his father by Charlie "Chico" Rouse.

If you like Latin based jazz that isn't blatantly commercial then this is for you (and me!). Lance


Backwoods Echo*; Disenchantment*; A New Dawn*; Quiet Pictures*; Clove and Cinnamon*; Roots*; Waiting on the Corner*; Backwoods Echo; Disenchantment; A New Dawn; Quiet Pictures; Clove and Cinnamon; Roots; Waiting on the Corner; Meeting House
*Overdubbed versions.
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