Those who danced were thought to be insane by those who could not hear the music

[aka Calum Da Jazbo]

Alyn moves on from the Brit thing somewhat ..... but a Stan T Quartet amongst other items of home spun nostalgia

Geoffrey does Monk

JLU

Tubby Hayes Tribute

Celebrating British Jazz: Kevin Le Gendre marks the 40th Anniversary of the death of UK jazz legend Tubby Hayes with session music from the BBC Maida Vale studios featuring the Simon Spillett Quartet and analysis from writer Bob Sinfield and broadcaster Stephen Duffy.

Jon3 way to go .....

Jazz on 3 is visiting the historic Maida Vale studios for the first time ever, as part of a month celebrating British music on Radio 3. Jez Nelson hosts an exclusive session in front of a live audience, featuring bands that represent the best of two different generations of UK jazz.
The musicians of Black Top have been at the cutting edge of the music for over 20 years and present their first ever full-length broadcast as a band. This freely improvising group includes saxophonist Steve Williamson, Orphy Robinson (percussion), Pat Thomas (piano) and Byron Wallen (trumpet), plus a special guest, HKB Finn, adding spontaneous spoken-word nuggets to the music.
Young trumpeter and composer Laura Jurd has recently emerged as one to watch, making waves with her imaginative and ambitious material at the helm of various ensembles as part of the Chaos Collective. Here she presents her quintet, featuring Lauren Kinsella's free-ranging vocals.

what we like is a nice mix innit ...

[BLUESNIK'S REVOX]

I cant help feeling that Simon Spillet has turned into one of those sixties tribute bands that play "golden nights"(one original roadie!) at Great Yarmouth. Deeply depressing.

BN.

[Serial_Apologist]

Will HKB Finn, mentioned on the Jon3 session, turn out to be the one-and-only Huckleberry?

[BLUESNIK'S REVOX]

Never the Twain...i'll get my jazz coat.

BN.

[charles t]

Alyn just played Closer Walk by the George Lewis band.

Curiously, drummer/vocalist Joe Watkins, was:

Born as Mitchell Watson, he was known as Joe Watkins.
He was a nephew of Johnny St. Cyr.

I seem to recall reading that Joe said too many folks were messing-up Watson...hence: Watkins.

[Alyn_Shipton]

Charles, come to that George Lewis's real name was George Joseph François Louis Zeno, seems that all New Orleans names go through a similar process to Ferdinand Joseph Lamothe....

[charles t]

Yes, Alyn...make that Jelly ROLL

No doubt, you too have made the pilgrimage to Jazz Mecca - Noo Oleans - and Preservation Hall.

The once art-gallery...seating for 40 people only...and no bathroom.

The likes of Kid Thomas, Percy Humphrey and Sweet Emma Barrett as she played piano and sang

(for example)

If You Don't Want My Lemons, Then Don't Shake My Tree!

Using only her right hand, having lost the use of her left side via a stroke.

Doesn't seem so long ago...but what the hell...I looked into the eyes of Bud Powell in Birdland when I was a kid of 17 and the same night a plain clothes PO-LICE deliberately poured a beer on me (as I slept) to see what I was on.

But at least he was honest enuf to tell me why he had done it.

Never look into Bud Powell's eyes when you are only 17.

[aka Calum Da Jazbo]

hi Chas ok but i looked into Stan Tracey's but the plod didn't pour beer over me!

i've been reading a lot of James Lee Burke's Robicheaux novels ... swampy ...

monkish

[charles t]

Calum: Saw Zoot Sims & Al Cohn with Motian on drums at Five Spot.

Man! Could Al put away those shots while playing up on the bandstand - then throwing the shot-glass('s) back to the bar-tender.

[aka Calum Da Jazbo]

always loved a two tenor front line ....

[Alyn_Shipton]

Chas, indeed it was a pilgrimage (to N.O.) I made often - two books with Danny Barker were the outcome. Looked into the eyes of many a pre-Bud player, sat in with Preston Jackson and other legends, and met Eubie Blake. 12 years ago I was in town for trumpeter Lionel Ferbos' 90th birthday. He celebrates his 102nd on 17 July.

[charles t]

Thank you for your response, Alyn. Bourbon Street Black by Danny Barker was one of my fav 'guidebooks' to The Big Easy.

Indeed.

Many congrats on your mutual scholarship!

[Quarky]

Alyn moves on from the Brit thing somewhat ..... but a Stan T Quartet amongst other items of home spun nostalgia

Geoffrey does Monk

JLU

Geoffrey's programme on Monk is one I have been waiting for, for a long time (don't think it is a repeat), since his episode on Harlem Stride in fact.

Don't know how Buddy Rich got in on the act, the track didn't seem to have much to do with Monk apart from the title. Surprising for me was that most of the tracks on the Monk programme were 1950's vintage, but that many of the current crop of Jazz musicans (from my limited knowledge) follow Monk's path (e.g. Alyn's recent JRR on British Musicians).

Tubby Hayes in contrast, with his 1961 recording of Cherokee, despite all his fabulous musicianship, seems a delightful anachronism.

[BLUESNIK'S REVOX]

There's a critical orthodoxy that Monks work became tired and routine in the 1960s and the concerts, a kind of greatest hits run through. Few new compositions. I didnt find this in 64 when the quartet played their hearts out and Mr. Monk came and sat behind me to watch the rest of his band at one point!

BN.

Btw, there's a superb bootleg of the Monk Qrt in Canada c.69 or 71 where the band are on fire...no sleeping on that date.

[Alyn_Shipton]

I've always been a fan of Monk's 70s London recordings - and when Jason Moran and I did the Jazz Library on Monk, he thought so too...

http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio3/jazzlibrary/pip/h7mwe/