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Review: Jack Hudson at Loughborough Catholic Club, Thursday, 12th June, 2008...
Artists mentioned:Belated small review number one...... we went down to the Catholic Club last week (hallelujah) to catch the ever-wonderful Jack Hudson, singer, guitar player, national treasure... He was on good form, despite some noise from the other bar (unavoidable at this venue but the p.a. compensates), leading in with 'L.A.Freeway,'...(read full post)
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Charlie Parker... Evan Parker/John Stevens... Joe Morris... Clifton Chenier...
Artists mentioned:Back to the source...Miles leads in with youthful almost hesitant poignancy then Bird takes over to run double time in the main, all round, over and through this slow ballad theme 'Don't Blame Me.' Tommy Potter holds the line, Duke Jordan chords somewhere in the next room alongside equally sonically...(read full post)
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Charlie Parker/JATP... Frank Sinatra/Count Basie... Frank Wright...
Artists mentioned:A wet, cold bank holiday so far here in God's Little Acre... Something to cheer me up. Old School... This is 'The Opener' from a Jazz at the Philharmonic concert in 1949. I can remember way back various critics being sniffy about JATP and Norman Grantz – as if people...(read full post)
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Shelly Manne... Spontaneous Music Ensemble... Thelonious Monk...
Artists mentioned:Shelly Manne made an album called 'The Three and the Two' in 1954 – the Three being himself, Shorty Rogers on trumpet, Jimmy Giuffre on assorted saxes and clarinet, the Two a duo with Russ Freeman on piano. No bass on either – which poses interesting questions in both lineups......(read full post)
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Art Pepper... Gerry Mulligan... Lee Konitz... Art Ensemble of Chicago...
Artists mentioned:In 1957 the Miles Davis band were out on the west coast and Lester Koenig at Contemporary Records put the group's rhythm section together with the alto player Art Pepper – one of a very select group of saxophonists who were not blatant Charlie Parker ripoffs and had forged their...(read full post)
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Birthday... Cecil Taylor... Coleman Hawkins/Ben Webster... Annette Peacock... Rickie Lee Jones... Charles Gayle/John Tchicai...
Artists mentioned:Happy birthday to me, happy birthday to me... etc... Wouldn't have thought to make 61, to be honest. But every day is a blessing... Some music, then...Cecil of course, on this day... From the infamous Victoriaville concert in 2002 – with Tony Oxley and Bill Dixon. This is 'T/CxB.' Nate...(read full post)
