1. Sonny Simmons with Marc Chalon: Better Do It Now Before You Die Later.
2. Colin Harper: Northumbrian Blues: The Lost World of Big Pete Deuchar:
Volume 1: 1933-60.
3. Barnett Singer, Jesse A. Read: Artie Shaw Icon of
Swing.
4. Paul Alex Bacon: The Mississippi Dreamboats.
5. Bill Moody - The Sound of the Trumpet (Fiction).*
Lance
* I know this isn't a new book but it was new to me and, with a storyline that dated back to the death of Clifford Brown, I felt it was worthy of inclusion.
Sunday January 11
Every Sunday 8-10pm, doors open at 7.30pm
£5 entry on the door, all welcome
The Moor Club, 35 Heaton Moor Road, Stockport SK4 4PB (next to the Elizabethan PH)
There may be nostalgia in the air, and the die hard fans wouldn't want it any other way, but there's also a contemporary presence in the music that Glenn would most surely have approved of.
Under McVay's leadership the band and the singers cover many aspects of the original band's output. The civilian band that recorded such million sellers as Chattanooga Choo Choo, String of Pearls, In the Mood and American Patrol. The Army/Air Force band that included Johnny Desmond, Peanuts Hucko, Ray McKinley and Mel Powell who led the Uptown Hall Gang, the band within a band that came to prominence in the wake of Miller's disappearance, and of course the Moonlight Serenaders, the vocal group styled on the Modernaires and named after the band's famous signature tune.
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Tenor player Mike Hope, currently a member of the Glenn Miller Orchestra, was a frequent visitor to the Railway and his fondness for bebop and Stan Getz's playing style was on show again on Sunday at the Moor Club.
He played a couple numbers associated with Stan Getz - One Note Samba and Moonlight In Vermont - as well as Charlie Parker's Cheryl and Anthropology. The quartet was made up of Stockport regulars Paul Hartley on guitar and bassist Ken Marley along with the accomplished drumming of Dave Walsh, a tutor from Leeds Conservatoire. Mike also played flute on Lullaby of Birdland and Sonnymoon For Two. My favourite tune of the night was Bob Haggart's What's New?. All in all a good turnout on a cold winter's night who enjoyed a feast of ageless music.
Next Sunday (Jan. 11): The Dean Masser Quartet. Jeff Pritchard
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An effervescent presence on New Zealand’s currently vital jazz scene,
Lavën (pronounced Lah-venn) is a double graduate from the New Zealand School of
Music and brings his degrees in jazz and classical music to bear on both the
music and the personnel featured on Elegant Calamity.
“I wrote Elegant Calamity in pursuit of a sound that allows the personalities of the eclectic mix of musicians to shine through,” he says. “These players represent different corners of the vibrant New Zealand art music scene and I hope listeners around the globe will be able to appreciate this through this album.”
A first time appearance at Pilgrim
for the Revolutionaires. The 'Revs' as they're sometimes known, hit the stage
with the decibel count off the scale. It was loud - that's LOUD! Across two
sets, the Revs treated an onside crowd to a fast-moving Shake, Rattle
and Roll rhythm and blues/boogie woogie/jump jive revue.
With Mark's blistering bebop based alto leading four of Teesside's finest jazzmen and a pie and peas supper it promises to be a super Saturday night. Lance
Playlist 04/01/26 (repeated Tuesday 06/1/26)
Seasonal: Jazz at Lincoln Center feat. Gregory Porter, Charlie Byrd, Keith Jarrett, Dave Brubeck, Nat King Cole.
RIP: Chris Rea (Driving Home for Christmas arr. Paul Edis).
Seasonal (cont.): Thad Jones/Mel Lewis.
Memories: Henry Red Allen.
Requests: Nina Simone, Jane Monheit.
New Year: Sammy Rimington, Spike Jones & His City Slickers, Sonny Stitt Quartet, Paul Edis.
Peace: Billy Strayhorn, Chet Baker, Oscar Peterson/Joe Pass, Tim Boniface
Aycliffe Radio is now available on DAB in County Durham & the Darlington Area or via your smart speaker.
You can listen to the
show anytime HERE.
Plus, you can request music
for future programmes, or pass on news or feedback by emailing Colin at jazz.tyne.hive@gmail.com
or by heading to www.jazzonthetyne.org.
HAPPY NEW YEAR!
Every Sunday 8-10pm, doors open at 7.30pm
£5 entry on the door, all welcome
The Moor Club, 35 Heaton Moor Road, Stockport SK4 4PB (next to the Elizabethan PH)
The mighty Royal Albert Hall saw Gregory Porter take up a five-night residency in towering fashion with his unmistakable baritone filling the room with warmth and gravitas, with a captivating blend of soul and jazz. Jo Harrop backing him over the 14 nights of his UK tour offered contrast and intimacy—proof that subtlety can be just as powerful as scale. That balance between grandeur and nuance became a recurring theme.
