tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2890708154880054256.post6838729590173837259..comments2024-03-27T22:41:44.357+00:00Comments on bebop spoken here: JAZZ GALLERYLancehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04494856116843281101noreply@blogger.comBlogger31125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2890708154880054256.post-76825477428691047062008-04-20T13:50:00.000+01:002008-04-20T13:50:00.000+01:00Correction, it is next week for Maria Friedman. Th...Correction, it is next week for Maria Friedman. This week it is Liza Minnelli's essential musical.<BR/>LizAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2890708154880054256.post-51816803838049190702008-04-20T11:28:00.000+01:002008-04-20T11:28:00.000+01:00I don't know these musicians of course Lance, but ...I don't know these musicians of course Lance, but since you mentioned blue rinsed diners,presumably lunch time, perhaps the mood was tempered by the time of day. Still Durham is a lovely city, and the free ride appealing! I believe that Sondheim is featured on Elaine Paige's essential musicals today. It is Maria Friedman's choice I think. So for once I shall be tuned in with high expectations<BRAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2890708154880054256.post-62365877439005875262008-04-19T19:30:00.000+01:002008-04-19T19:30:00.000+01:00Having been impressed by Nick Pride at the Side (p...Having been impressed by Nick Pride at the Side (poetic) I journeyed via my bus pass to Durham where Nick and Graham Hardy were the wallpaper at the Gala Theatre bar/restaurant. Very pleasant but far removed from the funk of the Pimptones and the fiery trumpet that is Graham's norm. Still it probably suited the blue rinsed diners and I did enjoy the bus ride.<BR/>More to my taste was the Blue Lancehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04494856116843281101noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2890708154880054256.post-14733153601112304982008-04-14T23:50:00.000+01:002008-04-14T23:50:00.000+01:00Yeah Liz those Rosenbergs have got the Django thin...Yeah Liz those Rosenbergs have got the Django thing off to a tee. Brilliant.<BR/>Good guitar at the Side tonight. Nick Pride and the Pimptones (honest!). A very funky, dancy groove; not that there is much room for dancing at the Side. Still, an excellent and imaginative band; David Wilde (sax/flute), Alex Leathard (tmb), Nick Pride (gtr), Ian Paterson (bs/gtr), Oz Cassidy (dms).Lancehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04494856116843281101noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2890708154880054256.post-53136707183037912702008-04-14T20:19:00.000+01:002008-04-14T20:19:00.000+01:00Really missing "thejazz" on my Roberts DAB, on my ...Really missing "thejazz" on my Roberts DAB, on my kitchen window sill. I used to have it tuned all day long, and boy did it make those chores seem easier! I know it can be heard on line, but not for me, as I want to hear it whilst I am moving around downstairs, and the PC is up!!A huge loss. Just bought my son 2 CD's of the Rosenberg trio for his birthday present, I know he is gonna' be thrilledAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2890708154880054256.post-56504326438074065622008-04-14T15:50:00.000+01:002008-04-14T15:50:00.000+01:00Welcome Liz, don't worry about spelling (check out...Welcome Liz, don't worry about spelling (check out my attempt at anecdote in an earlier post) what counts is enthusiasm for music and by music I certainly include words. Many tunes would be nothing without the words and many lyrics would be inane but for a strong melody. My own favourite version of 'I'll Take Romance' is by June Christy on the legendary 'Something Cool' albumLancehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04494856116843281101noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2890708154880054256.post-45300409225512745732008-04-14T15:09:00.000+01:002008-04-14T15:09:00.000+01:00Spelt "clearly" wrong, sorry, and this is fromLiz!...Spelt "clearly" wrong, sorry, and this is from<BR/>Liz!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2890708154880054256.post-27245748432067372132008-04-14T15:07:00.000+01:002008-04-14T15:07:00.000+01:00Another attempt to blog!! whilst I cannot reallly ...Another attempt to blog!! whilst I cannot reallly claim to know the Instrumentalists that lance so clearaly does..I do love all the standards which he mentions. I am a great one for words, and being brought up with Jazz, from my father, I had an early appreciation of the great American songbook. I can get a song in my head, and like Lance it just stays there until another jumps in. Talking of "Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2890708154880054256.post-67054992251089055222008-04-13T14:59:00.000+01:002008-04-13T14:59:00.000+01:00I first heard Tina May on a CD entitled 'I'll Take...I first heard Tina May on a CD entitled 'I'll Take Romance'. With Nikki Iles on piano and some fine tenor from Scott Hamilton (They steered clear of 'UMMG') it is a CD I have played over and over again. Waxing eloquent over the lady to my good friend Jim Mcdowell I was a little surprized at his failure to nod his head in acquiescence; I wondered if he was suffering from a stiff neck. Today Lancehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04494856116843281101noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2890708154880054256.post-23389543430708044612008-04-12T23:32:00.000+01:002008-04-12T23:32:00.000+01:00Back in the 1960s, Georgie Fame was always jazzier...Back in the 1960s, Georgie Fame was always jazzier than his contemporaries. I don't think the Beatles ever played a jazz riff in their life whereas just about everything Georgie Fame did was drenched in jazz and blues.<BR/>I'm pleased to say he hasn't changed and is, if anything, jazzier than ever. At Durham's Gala Theatre, accompanied by sons James (dms) and Tristram (gtr) he had a full house Lancehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04494856116843281101noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2890708154880054256.post-76862393913315053422008-04-11T23:49:00.000+01:002008-04-11T23:49:00.000+01:00Bebop wasn't spoken here. I'm talking about the tw...Bebop wasn't spoken here. I'm talking about the two piano gig at the Saville Exchange, North Shields. Not that that diminished the performance of Keith Nichols and Martin Litton. They gave a masterclass in stride, ragtime and boogie woogie piano that led to a standing ovation. Bass and drums would have been superfluous with these two-fisted players.<BR/>A little gem.Lancehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04494856116843281101noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2890708154880054256.post-65090602884127211212008-04-11T14:41:00.000+01:002008-04-11T14:41:00.000+01:00Every so often a song title comes along that catch...Every so often a song title comes along that catches my fancy. Such a one is "Lady, You're Husband Is Cheating On Us." It's on the Dakota Staton CD mentioned a few days ago and composer credits go to one D.LasalleLancehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04494856116843281101noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2890708154880054256.post-50536264075893720912008-04-10T19:21:00.000+01:002008-04-10T19:21:00.000+01:00Listening to Buddy Greco singing 'They Didn't Beli...Listening to Buddy Greco singing 'They Didn't Believe Me' it occurred to me that the Jerome Kern song, written in 1914, is possibly the oldest standard in the Great American Songbook. I'm open to contradiction on this one.Lancehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04494856116843281101noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2890708154880054256.post-70876493636426765172008-04-09T22:07:00.000+01:002008-04-09T22:07:00.000+01:00Just been on the Hebburn website www.hebburn.org w...Just been on the Hebburn website www.hebburn.org where there is a thread going as to who the 'World's Greatest Guitarist is or was.' In an amazingly long thread the only jazzers mentioned were Charlie Christian and Django Reinhardt and probably the most mentioned guitarist was good old Bert Weedon!<BR/>This may sound ludicrous to us guys brought up on Wes Montgomery and George Benson but in Lancehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04494856116843281101noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2890708154880054256.post-11379372978726873202008-04-09T19:17:00.000+01:002008-04-09T19:17:00.000+01:00Cannonball Adderley's 'Something Else' is, pardon ...Cannonball Adderley's 'Something Else' is, pardon the pun, something else. Miles on trumpet, Hank Jones piano, Sam Jones bass and Art Blakey drums are the others on the date which just happens to be 9 March 1958 which just happens to be my birthday (not 1958).Lancehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04494856116843281101noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2890708154880054256.post-65950276352108913632008-04-08T21:33:00.000+01:002008-04-08T21:33:00.000+01:00Anita O'Day singing "I'm With You". This is a rath...Anita O'Day singing "I'm With You". This is a rather wonderful tune written, I believe, by Bobby Troup. Why hasn't it been picked up by anyone other than the composer and Miss O'Day whose 1956 recording is superb.<BR/>Anita O'Day, Art Pepper and Charlie Parker, to mention but three of many, produced some wonderful music. Was this because of, or despite their, addictions?Lancehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04494856116843281101noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2890708154880054256.post-37884865276709079022008-04-07T23:36:00.000+01:002008-04-07T23:36:00.000+01:00A barnstormer of a night at the Side Café. Splinte...A barnstormer of a night at the Side Café. Splinter, a 'splinter group' from the Voice of the North Jazz Orch blew an impressive couple of sets and the room was deservedly SRO.<BR/>For the record: Graham Hardy, Noel Dennis (tpt), Chris Hibbard (tmb), Graham Wilson (ten), Paul Edis (pno), Jamie McRedie (gtr), Andy Champion (bs), Adrian Tilbrook (dms) John Warren (leader & arranger).Lancehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04494856116843281101noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2890708154880054256.post-68115896220969837352008-04-06T18:38:00.000+01:002008-04-06T18:38:00.000+01:00BBC Big Band playing Bob Florence's arrangement of...BBC Big Band playing Bob Florence's arrangement of 'Chicago' caught my ear today. Same arrangement they played at Sunderland last month.<BR/>Knockout!Lancehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04494856116843281101noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2890708154880054256.post-62274051898427790412008-04-05T17:36:00.000+01:002008-04-05T17:36:00.000+01:00I shouldn't be allowed inside record stores! Today...I shouldn't be allowed inside record stores! Today I noticed HMV were having a sale so, as it was snowing, I sought shelter inside. Horace Silver; 'Songs for My Father'. The legendary Blue Note was going for £4.<BR/>Well worth it. A classic album.Lancehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04494856116843281101noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2890708154880054256.post-58584273239207138222008-04-04T17:17:00.000+01:002008-04-04T17:17:00.000+01:00Wandered into my local charity shop to check out C...Wandered into my local charity shop to check out CDs; you never know...<BR/>Today was a big one. Dakota Staton, Morgana King, Anita O'Day, vintage Joe Venuti 99p each. There was also a Carol Kidd and an Erroll Garner but I already had those.<BR/>Dakota singing 'You've Changed' does it for me.Lancehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04494856116843281101noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2890708154880054256.post-48822201289184462862008-04-03T16:34:00.000+01:002008-04-03T16:34:00.000+01:00Loved the photos. Lots of memories from Corner Hou...Loved the photos. Lots of memories from Corner House.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2890708154880054256.post-80408677246149356352008-04-03T00:24:00.000+01:002008-04-03T00:24:00.000+01:00Tonight I 'Took it to the Bridge' or rather the Ch...Tonight I 'Took it to the Bridge' or rather the Chillingham Arms where my old buddies Dave Weisser and Ian Trewella hold court. Excellent session with a few sitters in to add to the mix.Lancehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04494856116843281101noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2890708154880054256.post-15797563644948391492008-04-02T14:11:00.000+01:002008-04-02T14:11:00.000+01:00Hi George,How's Mrs Anonymous these days? Love to ...Hi George,<BR/>How's Mrs Anonymous these days? Love to meet up one Monday. April 21 would be up your alley; Zoë Gilby; a fine interpreter of the Great American Songbook (see link to Zoë's Place for a taster.)<BR/><BR/>02 April 2008 12:19Lancehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04494856116843281101noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2890708154880054256.post-19584560906818305972008-04-02T12:19:00.000+01:002008-04-02T12:19:00.000+01:00This comment has been removed by the author.Lancehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04494856116843281101noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2890708154880054256.post-16218376166847024742008-04-01T23:24:00.000+01:002008-04-01T23:24:00.000+01:00Nice one Lance. I don't get to see many live shows...Nice one Lance. I don't get to see many live shows now but how about a get-to-gether on some Monday Night. Although my leaning is with the traditional jazz sounds, what the Hell, I'll give it a go.<BR/><BR/>GeorgeAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com