A Wheeler, a Winstone, a Rebello and a Mosaic to be Mullen over

[Serial_Apologist]

Sat 1 Oct
4.00 Jazz Record Requests
With Alyn Shipton, live from Southbank Centre

Pop up and say hello if you happen to be in the Festival Hall, first floor facing the river.

http://www.alynshipton.co.uk/blog

5.00 Jazz Line-Up
From Southbank Centre in London, Kevin Le Gendre presents recordings of performances from guitarist Jim Mullen and his trio featuring organist Mike Gorman and drummer Tristan Mailliot [to give him his correct spelling: hello, is anyone taking notice?]. Plus music from New Focus Quartet co-directed by pianist Euan Stevenson and saxophonist Konrad Wiszniewski. [Think that's the correct spelling ]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b07xh8yk

12.00 Geoffrey Smith's Jazz
A celebration of British jazz singer Norma Winstone, who has inspired composers such as Kenny Wheeler, excelled at free improvisation and standards, composed lyrics and led her own innovative groups. First broadcast in May 2015.

Norma is a heroine of mine, and this is well worth hearing again.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b05wynlj

Mon 3 Oct
11.00 Jazz Now
Live music from London's Southbank Centre by Ralph Wylde's Mosaic and Jason Rebello. Presented by Soweto Kinch.

It's been a while since I've heard anything of Mr Rebello.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b07xhr62

Also worthy of mention is Monday's Composer of the Week, from 12 noon to 1 pm, just for that one day featuring Anoushka Shankar, daughter of the famous Ravi (who turned 'Trane onto Indian Raga, but you all knew that), together with a number of Asian performers active across the , er, Indo-Jazz divide, such as Nitin Sawhney.

[Old Grumpy]

Jason Rebello's new solo album, Held, is worth a spin. Rebello is also the new keyboardist (is there such a word?) in Tim Garland's current touring line up.

OG

[Serial_Apologist]

Jason Rebello's new solo album, Held, is worth a spin. Rebello is also the new keyboardist (is there such a word?) in Tim Garland's current touring line up.

OG

Then that means he must be as good as Chick Corea.

[CGR]

I really like Jim Mullen's guitar playing. His use of his thumb, Wes style, really does give his playing a very personal sound.

[Serial_Apologist]

I really like Jim Mullen's guitar playing. His use of his thumb, Wes style, really does give his playing a very personal sound.

Hi CGR - so do I: I've known Jim for many years, informally, and followed him when he co-led a very capable fusion band with the late Dick Morissey, Morrissey-Mullen. One of Glasgow's best jazz exports, along with Bobby Wellins, of course, with whom he has also worked on occasion.

And welcome to the Forum, by the way!

[Tenor Freak]

Morrissey-Mullen played a lot of gigs in the 80s, and I'm ashamed to say I never saw them live. I thought they were too ubiquitous (along with Ronnie Scott, who I never saw live, either).

Ah, the follies of youth etc.

[Alyn_Shipton]

Played support to Morrissey Mullen at the Reading Festival (oh the days when they had jazz there still...). They were a great live band. Milt Jackson and Chris Barber (not together) on the same bill...It was September 1978...still have the Melody Maker review.

[Serial_Apologist]

Played support to Morrissey Mullen at the Reading Festival (oh the days when they had jazz there still...). They were a great live band. Milt Jackson and Chris Barber (not together) on the same bill...It was September 1978...still have the Melody Maker review.

Dick Morrissey could do a booting job on tenor in that set-up, considering he was really out of a Zoot Sims type bag with his approach.

Chris Barber and Milt Jackson on the same bill - now THAT would have caused a lot of hair fall outs!

[BLUESNIK'S REVOX]

Classy set from Cmrde Mullen on just now. I rarely get a lot out of JLU but this is some really lovely stuff.

BN.

[Serial_Apologist]

Classy set from Cmrde Mullen on just now. I rarely get a lot out of JLU but this is some really lovely stuff.

BN.

Mike Gorman pretty good on the Hammond in there too, in that Larry Young vein - he's more normally associated with piano in my experience. Those organ trio guys play their own bass lines, which ain't that easy, I've tried doing it, necessitating a split brain - not the usual left/right thing either. Would have to be sort of transverse.

[BLUESNIK'S REVOX]

There's a good little interview with Jim Mullen on Utube where he talks about his influences, technique etc. He mentions using his thumb rather than a pick, a la Wes, but "Wes had a double jointed thumb so he could play up and down strokes...so I've only got about 50% of his technique!" Too modest by far, I really like his playing.

BN.

[Serial_Apologist]

There's a good little interview with Jim Mullen on Utube where he talks about his influences, technique etc. He mentions using his thumb rather than a pick, a la Wes, but "Wes had a double jointed thumb so he could play up and down strokes...so I've only got about 50% of his technique!" Too modest by far, I really like his playing.

BN.

Very nimble - no thumble from Mr Mullen... or fumble, as we now apparently must say in these estuarine times.