Delights from Hubbard's cupboard, and other goodies which Musson be missed!

[Serial_Apologist]

Sat 19 Nov
4.00 Jazz Record Requests
Alyn Shipton broadcasts from the Barbican in London, where he is joined by listeners and special guests at the Freestage as part of the London Jazz Festival, Plus live music from Nikki Yeoh and saxophonist Rachel Musson.

I've been banging on about Ms Musson for some time now, and she was great performing alongside Matana Roberts, so should be interesting, all being well!

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

JLU makes way for the piece which Parsifal understanding, at 5 pm

12.00 Geoffrey Smith's Jazz
Geoffrey Smith surveys the classic recordings made by the celebrated American jazz trumpeter Freddie Hubbard (1938-2008) including collaborations with Herbie Hancock and Eric Dolphy.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b0831bst

Mon 21 Nov
11.00 Jazz Now
Soweto Kinch presents a concert recorded earlier this month at Kings Place, during the London Jazz Festival, featuring Italian trumpeter Enrico Rava, pianist Giovanni Guidi and electronics wizard Matthew Herbert. He also talks to Dutch drummer Eric Ineke and pianist Rein de Graff about a newly discovered session by Dexter Gordon.

Mr Herbert's electronics wizardry has not thus far been to my liking, I have to say, but... who knows?

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b0833vhc

[BLUESNIK'S REVOX]

Dexterity...

"The great tenor saxophonist Dexter Gordon moved to Europe in 1962. Ten years later he was living in Copenhagen when he went on the road with a Dutch rhythm section consisting of pianist Rein de Graaff, double bassist Henk Haverhoek and drummer Eric Ineke. This was quite unusual, as Dexter mostly toured as a solo artist working with local musicians in each town. By the time their performance at the Societiet Progress in Heemskerk was recorded for broadcast by VPRO, the quartet had been playing together regularly for two months. Dexter and his “Dutch band” had developed a deep rapport and understanding that’s clearly evident on the three extended tracks on this record. These are two of his signature compositions, “The Panther” and “Fried Bananas”, plus the iconic Coleman Hawkins classic “Body and Soul”. With sleeve notes by Dexter’s wife Maxine Gordon that include reminiscences and insights from drummer Eric Ineke and pianist Rein de Graaff, Fried Bananas is an important new addition to the recorded legacy of Dexter Gordon’s fourteen years in Europe." Not really, as Dex worked solidly with Kenny Drew, NHop, Albert Heath etc around Denmark.

There's a very good recentish Danish film about Dexter and Ben Webster living as friends and neighbours in Copenhagen..."Cool Cats". Dexter acquired Ben's Selmer on his death...well worth watching if you can.

BN.

[Alyn_Shipton]

Cor, give us a break BN. We all know the stuff Dex recorded at the Montmartre with the likes of Drew, NHOP etc, but here's a new session, never previously released, new interviews with Eric and Rein - where else on the BBC are you going to hear this stuff eh? Or would you rather another tribute to the "nobody seems to notice I've spent my entire career singing a quarter of a tone flat" Tony Bennett...? It'll just mean you have to stay up a bit late past the, er, interesting set from Rava et al, which is a bit of a shock compared to Rava's last outing on Jazz Now...

[BLUESNIK'S REVOX]

Cor, give us a break BN. We all know the stuff Dex recorded at the Montmartre with the likes of Drew, NHOP etc, but here's a new session, never previously released, new interviews with Eric and Rein - where else on the BBC are you going to hear this stuff eh? Or would you rather another tribute to the "nobody seems to notice I've spent my entire career singing a quarter of a tone flat" Tony Bennett...? It'll just mean you have to stay up a bit late past the, er, interesting set from Rava et al, which is a bit of a shock compared to Rava's last outing on Jazz Now...

Hey Alyn! Indeed, I'm grateful for all the peak Dexter we can get, I wasn't having a go! Just pointing out that he did have core players in a lot of Europan countries. A pre Brexit Hard Bopper, as they say in the Ukip jazz appreciation centre. As for staying up, I most certainly will, last night I was awake until why, 9.39pm..ish. As for Tony Bennett, well as you imply, like very thick treacle, a very little goes a very long way....now if he'd recorded with Tina Brooks or Elmo Hope...no, not even then. Not too struck on current Enrico either...

BN...A Mose Allison tribute Alyn, Mose Allison? Cmon, you know you want to..

[Tenor Freak]

"nobody seems to notice I've spent my entire career singing a quarter of a tone flat" Tony Bennett...?

[Old Grumpy]

Eclectic selection on JLU, not all to my taste, I must say - but "interesting" none the less.

OG

[Quarky]

Mon 21 Nov
11.00 Jazz Now
Soweto Kinch presents a concert recorded earlier this month at Kings Place, during the London Jazz Festival, featuring Italian trumpeter Enrico Rava, pianist Giovanni Guidi and electronics wizard Matthew Herbert. He also talks to Dutch drummer Eric Ineke and pianist Rein de Graff about a newly discovered session by Dexter Gordon.

Mr Herbert's electronics wizardry has not thus far been to my liking, I have to say, but... who knows?

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b0833vhc

Rava shows how far Free Jazz/ Improv has progressed since the days of Ayler, Sanders, Coltrane etc (see other thread) (and who pushed me into the arms of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart when I was a young man!)

Nothing against Herbert's electronics. New Agey/ Trancey perhaps - but Hey! I'm not a snob.