Happy Birthday Henry! JLU 4.ix.11

[aka Calum Da Jazbo]

"Still Waters"
Henry Lowther (Trumpet), Pete Hurt (Sax), Ian Thomas (Drums), Peter Saberton (Piano), Dave Green (Bass)

"The Great Wee Band"
Henry Lowther (Trumpet), Stu Butterfield (Drums), Jim Mullen (Guitar), Dave Green (Bass).

live recording, all the programme is devoted to henry Lowther's two ensembles in celebration of his 70th birthday ...

[Serial_Apologist]

This'll give all a chance to hear Messrs Hurt and Saberton, great musicians both but rarely heard on radio or CD these days. And that "lot", plus the London Jazz Orchestra, really did Henry proud on his birthday gig at the Vortex on July 10th - and he them, er, if that's grammatically OK.

[charles t]

I heard Henry with the Keef Hartley band - OF ALL THINGS!

[barber olly]

I heard Henry with the Keef Hartley band - OF ALL THINGS!

What a great little big band it was too! The era of jazzers playing prog rock!

[Serial_Apologist]

I heard Henry with the Keef Hartley band - OF ALL THINGS!

Was that in the States then, Charles?

[charles t]

Was that in the States then, Charles?

Yes, Serialist...late 60's of course in Chicago.

[Aside: I don't know if it is always a good thing to have memory recall.

In this instance, between sets I complimented one of the group - while sharing adjoining urinals - on their (musical) performance.

One of the other musicians, sidled into another urinal and declaimed in a decidedly 'campy' tone:

"Oh! Are you in the group????????"

[Serial_Apologist]

Yes, Serialist...late 60's of course in Chicago.

[Aside: I don't know if it is always a good thing to have memory recall.

In this instance, between sets I complimented one of the group - while sharing adjoining urinals - on their (musical) performance.

One of the other musicians, sidled into another urinal and declaimed in a decidedly 'campy' tone:

"Oh! Are you in the group????????"

You sure the word was "group" Charles?

I was once at a Keith Tippett gig held in a posh hotel. During the interval, in what we here refer to as The Gents, and you from memory in catering possibly The Men's Room, he turned and said sotto voce to me, "This is where all the big nobs hang out".

[Sonny's Back]

I was at Ian Carr's funeral in 2009 when Henry played a solo requiem (Ian's composition) and his exquisite playing almost moved me to tears. Henry is now surely our finest living British born jazz trumpeter?

[Serial_Apologist]

I was at Ian Carr's funeral in 2009 when Henry played a solo requiem (Ian's composition) and his exquisite playing almost moved me to tears. Henry is now surely our finest living British born jazz trumpeter?

Of that generation (i.e. mine), yeah I agree. Thoroughly nice bloke - knowledgeable in all manner of fields, too. There's some amazing youngsters here coming up now though: Quentin Collins, to name but one; but they're more into American styles.

[Tenor Freak]

Excellent - and Pete Hurt too! Must try to remember to listen to this one even if it's in the middle of the sodding graveyard. <thanks> BBC.

[barber olly]

I was at Ian Carr's funeral in 2009 when Henry played a solo requiem (Ian's composition) and his exquisite playing almost moved me to tears. Henry is now surely our finest living British born jazz trumpeter?

His Electric violin wasn't bad either, does he still do this?

[Serial_Apologist]

Henry did play on violin in a fairly recent resuscitation of John Dankworth's Billion Dollar Collection suite - I think it was last year.

[aka Calum Da Jazbo]

obligado