Bebop at Noon(repeated)

[Jazzrook]

"Donald Macleod and Geoffrey Smith examine the phenomenon of bebop..."
(Radio 3, Composer of the Week ~ 12 Noon(& 6.30pm), 14th-18th November).

[aka Calum Da Jazbo]

yippeeeeeeeeeeee! ahem ....

[Norfolk Born]

I heard it when it was first broadcast, and recommend it unreservedly.

[Serial_Apologist]

Expect an even greater tsunami from the anti-jazz brigade than last time, however...

[handsomefortune]

the anti-jazz brigade

! that'll presumably be philis tine, and other posters !

[Serial_Apologist]

the anti-jazz brigade

! that'll presumably be philis tine, and other posters !

And her rockin' bobby socks mate, Bea ("Bopper") Lula...

[handsomefortune]

hope there's no pauses in the bebop, or silences during the discussion - they'll suspect it's minimalism, and want their license fee back!

hope those offended complain to 'feedback', it'll be a hoot!

[handsomefortune]

did you know that .....

that old goose len deighton apparently has a son named 'bebop' ...who should have called the nspcc as soon as he realised.

(no wonder ld lives abroad eh)

[french frank]

Expect an even greater tsunami from the anti-jazz brigade than last time, however...

Looking back at one thread which ran to over 400 posts, I'd say the tsunami was what hit the protesters

[Serial_Apologist]

hope there's no pauses in the bebop, or silences during the discussion - they'll suspect it's minimalism, and want their license fee back!

hope those offended complain to 'feedback', it'll be a hoot!

This old joke could be given a "minimalist slant":

What is the difference between a jazz guitarist and a rock guitarist?
A jazz guitarist plays 2000 chords in front of 2 people;
A rock guitarist plays 2 chords in front of 2000 people.

[Pilchardman]

Thoroughly enjoying this. Dropped an email to the production team to say so.

[Quarky]

What is the difference between a jazz guitarist and a rock guitarist?
A jazz guitarist plays 2000 chords in front of 2 people;
A rock guitarist plays 2 chords in front of 2000 people.

assume, stating the obvious, that a minimalist plays at the most one chord in front of 0 people - but didn't John Coltrane do the same thing?

Great COTW, as I stated in the original thread on the BBC boards.

But time to move on - can't stay enthralled to Bird for ever. Bebop was a break-out from the swing era. What are we breaking out from now?

[Pilchardman]

But time to move on - can't stay enthralled to Bird for ever. Bebop was a break-out from the swing era. What are we breaking out from now?

Presumably that would be a future Composer of the Week, though. One dealing with Bebop does have to feature Bird.

[Tom Adustus]

A rock drummer goes into a music shop and says that he wants to learn to play jazz and he would like to buy that red trumpet hanging on the wall. The sales assistant says I'm sorry but the fire extinguisher is not for sale.

[Pilchardman]

Well...while I'm delighted that jazz got a daytime airing, the last programme brought home to me how much this was under sufferance. All of post bop jazz summed up by Geoffrey Smith's idiosyncratic choices? "Classical" composers get a whole week to themselves. There's certainly enough scope and variety in Coltrane's oeuvre to warrant a week to himself. (Even a week on his 17 recordings of My Favo(u)rite Things ranging from modal to free!) But one track hidden amongst a rundown of "where bop lead"? That's pretty insulting.

Has Ellington ever had a week to himself on Composer of the Week?