Truffaz you can find it, right here

[Serial_Apologist]

It's back to the usual times, and a chance to hear interviews with two of the leading lights of our music.

Sat 8 Sept
4pm - Jazz Record Requests
In this week's selection, Alyn Shipton includes music by Michel Legrand, prior to his forthcoming London visit, and by Cannonball Adderley.

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

5pm - J to Z
With Kevin Le Gendre. In a rare interview, jazz piano great Chick Corea reveals his inspirations, sharing insights into the music of John Coltrane, Art Tatum and Bartok. In the late 1960s, he featured on landmark recordings with Miles Davis including Bitches Brew, and his own group, Return to Forever, were at the forefront of the jazz fusion movement. French trumpeter Erik Truffaz - another fusion pioneer - is heard in concert.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m00009zy

12midnight - Geoffrey Smith's Jazz
Geoffrey Smith salutes jazz's ultimate one-man band, Roland Kirk (1935-77).

This is a repeat.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b0457qjz

Mon 10 Sept
11pm - Jazz Now
Soweto Kinch presents pianist and composer Jason Moran in concert at this year's Cheltenham Jazz Festival, and Al Ryan hooks up with saxophonist and flautist Charles Lloyd to talk about his music old and new. Emma Smith has the latest from BBC Introducing.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m0000b4g

[Old Grumpy]

Thanks for your continuing punning listings service, S_A

Truffiz, I am so far behind with my iPlayer listening that I am still on JRR 11/08/18 I'll get there eventually!

OG

[Alyn_Shipton]

OG that was quite a good JRR if I recall correctly. It'd be interesting to see if Chick Corea's perspective is different from the Jazz Library I did with him a few years back...

[Serial_Apologist]

Thanks for your continuing punning listings service, S_A

Truffiz, I am so far behind with my iPlayer listening that I am still on JRR 11/08/18 I'll get there eventually!

OG

As the lady in the works canteen said, "I'm all behind today" - to which I replied, "Not from here, you're not"!

[Serial_Apologist]

The Pete King on the Kenny Graham "Caravan" (track 3 on JRR) would be the Pete King who subsequently co-ran Ronnie Scott's, not PeteR King, the alto and soprano saxophonist, who would have only been 15 at the time. This is a very interesting programme this week: pre-bebop, pre-joining the jazz brain drain George Shearing in Harry Parry's band of 1941, and a "Jitterbug Waltz" from a Michel Legrand lineup of 1958 including Miles, 'Trane and Bill Evans, that I haven't heard before. It's always struck me as ironic that Fats Waller's tune, maybe because it was a waltz, never got covered to the best of my knowledge until the "moderns" came along.

Oops! I'm writing this and the programme's started!

[BLUESNIK'S REVOX]

JRR, first track out by Cannonball's hot five was "Soon", was it not? Not Del Sassssser? From the same "Them Dirty Blues". A slip of the needle.

[Serial_Apologist]

JRR, first track out by Cannonball's hot five was "Soon", was it not? Not Del Sassssser? From the same "Them Dirty Blues". A slip of the needle.

I only came in at the end, not listening properly. I'm sure there will be an explanation.

Listening just now to the Patricia Barber, who sings at my tessitura level (just to show off my familiarity with Italian musical terms), reminded me of how in church my mum would always sing an octave below the other ladies. People would look, and then look again.

[BLUESNIK'S REVOX]

JRR: Checked the record, yep it was "Soon". "Del Sass.." was an up tempo hip line. Interestingly, Tubby Hayes recorded both, OK "Soon" is a standard but did Tubbs buy all Cannon's records? This record? Or did he nick it from Smith's.
BN

[Alyn_Shipton]

It was a slip of the needle - I didn't know the track so - although I should have recognised the Gershwin tune - didn't spot it at the time! Will play the right track in a couple of weeks... hope people liked the Aretha track!

[Serial_Apologist]

It was a slip of the needle - I didn't know the track so - although I should have recognised the Gershwin tune - didn't spot it at the time! Will play the right track in a couple of weeks... hope people liked the Aretha track!

I should say!!! Altogether a most interesting JRR this week. Chick Corea turned out to be most interesting just now: I didn't want him to stop. I particular listen out for this part of J to Z, when well known musicians come on and soliloquise about particular pieces which have impressed and inspired them.

[BLUESNIK'S REVOX]

Yes, another fine JRR, and Sal Nistico was an interesting player up to the end. I liked Corea comparing Coltrane's opening to an opera singer, and especially the Bartok, that part that always suggests to me Gil Evans and Miles. Not struck at all by CC's following "rip off" nor very much by Wayne's orchestral thing which I see is a big production complete with a "graphic novel" written by Wayne. I will stick to Ju Ju, All Seeing Eye and Madam Bovery.

[Ian Thumwood]

Yes, another fine JRR, and Sal Nistico was an interesting player up to the end. I liked Corea comparing Coltrane's opening to an opera singer, and especially the Bartok, that part that always suggests to me Gil Evans and Miles. Not struck at all by CC's following "rip off" nor very much by Wayne's orchestral thing which I see is a big production complete with a "graphic novel" written by Wayne. I will stick to Ju Ju, All Seeing Eye and Madam Bovery.

Bluesnik

The three CDs of live music are supposed to be brilliant and include a chamber orchestra on some tunes as well as the well-established quartet. I believe that the release in the UK is next week. It is quite interesting for me to read your comment about the rediscovered Monk quartet album because there seems to be a flood of things which labels like Resonance have been issuing which are quite tempting because they capture under-recorded groups or offer the opportunity to re-appraise a musician's work which may have hitherto enjoyed a reputation based on studio recordings which may or may not be representative. I would tend to agree with the assessment of Monk and maybe a little bit reticent regarding the re-discovered Coltrane album which was never intended for release. That said , some of the Resonance releases are quite revelatory with recent Wes Montgomery and Bill Evans releases being sufficiently interesting to make me want to explore a couple of musicians who never really appealed to me that much before.

With Wayne Shorter's quartet, I would suggest that 3 live albums in nearly twenty years plus a studio album with a similar "mix and match" line up is not a substantial output for what has been the most influential acoustic jazz group of the 21st century. I am all for more music by this group that has delighted me over the years at a number of venues. I think that this release should be celebrated and will no doubt be one of this year's better album releases in what is already a very strong year. Regarding the graphic novel, I agree that it is something I could do without although I have a good 3/4's of a book shelf full up with French graphic novels by the likes of legendary Tardi and Hugualt as well as a terrific one about Robert Johnson. Therefore, I would not dismiss this ouevre.

[Quarky]

Yes, another fine JRR, and Sal Nistico was an interesting player up to the end. I liked Corea comparing Coltrane's opening to an opera singer, and especially the Bartok, that part that always suggests to me Gil Evans and Miles..

Three little words - "He's playing harmonics!" totally explanatory- but did he know where he was going? Or did he need to go anywhere?

[Serial_Apologist]

Three little words - "He's playing harmonics!" totally explanatory- but did he know where he was going? Or did he need to go anywhere?

That's a very Zen question, if I may say so!

[BLUESNIK'S REVOX]

One of my favourite "jazz moments" is Coltrane in Paris with Miles on that last 1960 tour. Coltrane's solo on I think "Blackbird", where the audience (half anyway) don't "get it" and he very funnily plays Dexter's patented "Mona Lisa" quote to (sarcastically?) finish the solo. After the concert Frank Tunot, key figure of Paris jazz, said to Trane, "Some the audience were very hostile", to which Coltrane said, "Well, fuck 'em!". Great.