Yeoh man! - Candace Springs eternal

[Serial_Apologist]

Sat 1 June
4pm - Jazz Record Requests

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

5pm - J to Z
Julian Joseph introduces vocalist Claire Martin and her all Swedish trio in songs from her recently released album Believin' It.

Scandi Lass!

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m0005nps

12midnight - Geoffrey Smith's Jazz
A tribute to American saxophonist Dexter Gordon (1923-90), focusing on the later part of his career, from the 1960s onwards.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m0005nq6

Mon 3 June
11pm - Jazz Now
Soweto Kinch presents a concert by the duo of Nikki Yeoh and Zoe Rahman, recorded last month at the Cheltenham Jazz Festival, and Emma Smith meets singer Kandace Springs.

Ian Carr gave Nikki and Zoe his thumbs up many years ago, right at the start of their careers. Both had been the products of a jazz course he was running in north London at the time of the Millennium.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m0005npt

[Serial_Apologist]

It was good to hear Claire Martin just now, having lost track of what she has been doing a long time ago. Having myself been cast for operatic roles which called on levels of vocal desterity I really didn't possess reminded me how much virtuosity is demanded when she sang that last number from her album, and being required to stay in tune while executing an athletic line containing an inordinate rate of syllables. I've often wondered how rappers do it, but at least they aren't demanded to be pitch-perfect!

The last time I saw Claire was at a gig in a very cold church in the Marylebone district of London, featuring two female singers backed by different piano trios. Iirc the first had Nikki Iles though I can't remember the vocalist! In the interval I went over to where Nikki was sitting, waiting for the second half to begin, and told her how much I had enjoyed the duo she had with Claire. Nikki replied that it was still going, to which I said, "Oh, and how is Claire?" "She's fine", Nikki said, "actually she's sitting right here beside me!" - whereupon the very well wrapped figure to her left piped up and said, "Yes, I'm right here!"

Marshall Allen now on talking about his time with Sun Ra - phew!!!

[Old Grumpy]

It was good to hear Claire Martin just now, having lost track of what she has been doing a long time ago. Having myself been cast for operatic roles which called on levels of vocal desterity I really didn't possess reminded me how much virtuosity is demanded when she sang that last number from her album, and being required to stay in tune while executing an athletic line containing an inordinate rate of syllables. I've often wondered how rappers do it, but at least they aren't demanded to be pitch-perfect!

The last time I saw Claire was at a gig in a very cold church in the Marylebone district of London, featuring two female singers backed by different piano trios. Iirc the first had Nikki Iles though I can't remember the vocalist! In the interval I went over to where Nikki was sitting, waiting for the second half to begin, and told her how much I had enjoyed the duo she had with Claire. Nikki replied that it was still going, to which I said, "Oh, and how is Claire?" "She's fine", Nikki said, "actually she's sitting right here beside me!" - whereupon the very well wrapped figure to her left piped up and said, "Yes, I'm right here!"

Marshall Alle!

Lovely anecdote, S_A. I have great respect for both the artists you mention. Looking forward to catching up with J to Z when I get there.

OG

[Ian Thumwood]

The best track on JRR was the Benny Goodman version of "One o clock Jump." For me, there is a moment in this track where Jess Stacey pulls off a counter melody behind Goodman's last chorus which is so unexpected that it radically changes the performance. Of course, the solo he later produced on "Sing, sing, sing" was even more remarkable but I just feel that he was in remarkable form during than concert. His two solos on this are highlights for me albeit the closing solo on "Sing, sing, sing" is probably the best argument I am aware of against big band jazz stifling soloist creativity.

Good to hear the Greg Ward track on A-Z. For me, this is the best record of 2019 so far.