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Bebop Spoken There

“A tidy little piece entitled 'Haitian Fight Song' sounds about as combative as a tea-cosy" - Philip Larkin (Daily Telegraph February 15, 1965.)
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"Much of what I do can be summed up in the words of whichever French artist said 'I paint what I see' ." - Marc Copland (Downbeat February 1997.)
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TODAY SATURDAY MAY 18

JOOLS HOLLAND'S R & B ORCHESTRA - Middlesbrough Town Hall, Albert Rd., Middlesbrough TS1 2QJ. 01642 729729. 7:30pm. £33.
You want a show that rocks? You got it!
ALEX HUTTON TRIO - Lit and Phil, 23 Westgate Rd., Newcastle NE1 1SE. £10/£8. 7:30pm. 0191 2320192.
Contemporary piano trio.
ALAN LAWS (pno) - SOLO DINNER JAZZ - The Cherry Tree Restaurant, 9 Osborne Rd., Jesmond, Newcastle. Tel 2399924. 7:30pm.
Relax with good food and good music.

Wednesday, July 13, 2011

Zbigniew Namyslowski

When a friend gave me this disc last year I'd forgotten all about the Polish alto player - how lovely it was to hear this quite amazing quartet again. Back in 1964 we had no idea that such lyrical, original jazz was being played in Eastern Bloc countries until the quartet arrived in Britain and this LP was cut in London.
It's hard bop with a folky traditional Polish feel to it - apart from an up-tempo Old Man River that positively steams - that I find compulsive listening.
As a player he is up there with Cannonball who himself spoke glowingly of the altoist's prowess.
Lola isn't on Spotify but quite a number of Namyslowski tracks are. Check him out.
I gather he is still active in Poland.
Lance.
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Bebop Spoken Here -- Here, being the north-east of England -- centred in the blues heartland of Newcastle and reaching down to the Tees Delta and looking upwards to the Land of the Kilt.
Not a very original title, I know; not even an accurate one as my taste, whilst centred around the music of Bird and Diz, extends in many directions and I listen to everything from King Oliver to Chick Corea and beyond. Not forgetting the Great American Songbook the contents of which has provided the inspiration for much great jazz and quality popular singing for round about a century.
The idea of this blog is for you to share your thoughts and pass on your comments on discs, gigs, jazz - music in general. If you've been to a gig/concert or heard a CD that knocked you sideways please share your views with us. Tell us about your favourites, your memories, your dislikes.
Lance (Who wishes it to be known that he is not responsible for postings other than his own and that he's not always responsible for them.)
Contact: lanceliddle@gmail.com I look forward to hearing from you.

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