Thanks Marty, today we're going to hear some honky tonk jazz recorded live at Blues Fest.
I just finished our new jazz album, Bebop Beatniks Live At Blues Fest, so I'm featuring Bebop Beatniks on From The Archives and on Something Blue this week. Just remember, you heard it here first, on KASU. I dug way forward in the archives to bring you these songs, pre-release.
I wrote "Low Earth Orbit" in 2018 and NJHB played it on September 1, 2018 at New Jazz In Jonesboro in the Jonesboro Public Library's Round Room.
I liked the song so much I moved it into my streaming repertoire and then onto the Bebop Beatniks short list. We've been playing it about a year but I don't think we ever played it as good as we did at Blues Fest.
Featuring the incomparable Tyler Remagen on saxophone he nails it. Listen as he plays. Sometimes his tone is so strong that the sax just jumps right out of the radio and into the room.
Also playing you will hear Jeremy Jackson - bass, Alex Washam - drums, Conley Hunt - percussion, and I'm on piano. All fine Northeast Arkansas musicians.
Ok now, here's Bebop Beatniks playing "Low Earth Orbit" at Blues Fest on September 24, 2023.
And that's Bebop Beatniks playing my song, "Low Earth Orbit" recorded at Blues Fest. Don't miss Something Blue, Saturday night at 10:00, to hear more Bebop Beatniks, Bobby Hutcherson, and Joshua Redman.
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DJ Hairy Larry With Bebop Beatniks Playing Malaysia
Something Blue - Orbit - 29 second spot
This is Hairy Larry inviting you to enjoy Something Blue every Saturday night at ten. This week we’re featuring Bebop Beatniks, Bobby Hutcherson, and Joshua Redman. For more about the show visit the Something Blue website at https://sbblues.com.
Don’t miss Something Blue, Saturday night at 10:00 PM CST, at http://kasu.org.
Delta Boogie Newsletter - New Jazz In Jonesboro - Bebop Beatniks at Blues Fest
New Jazz In Jonesboro featuring NJHB
Jonesboro Public Library Round Room
Saturday, November 4, at 5:00 pm
Rain or Shine
Enjoy NJHB with Matt Jackson and one of his friends from Kennett. Everyone is welcome. Bring friends. Guest musicians and composers are encouraged to participate.
We all enjoyed Blues Fest this fall. I have the Bebop Beatniks video up on Youtube.
Bebop Beatniks Live At Blues Fest September 24, 2023
I did record all four acts so stay tuned next month for more videos from Blues Fest.
On a personal note Vivian broke her hip last month. We spent some time after surgery at Regional One in Memphis and at Ridgecrest in Jonesboro but we're back home now and she's busy getting better.
I hope you are all doing well. Let me know about your music or any other projects you've been working on.
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Bebop Beatniks
Live At Blues Fest
Craighead Forest Bandshell
Jonesboro, Arkansas
September 24, 2023
Songs
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00:00 African Violet
11:24 Thanks Mr. Cloud ...
12:14 The Blue Crane
21:20 The dance floor is open ...
21:42 Low Earth Orbit
31:08 Honky Tonk Jazz ...
31:54 Sail Boats
38:37 In the audience ...
39:15 Freddy's Blues
45:34 Silence ...
45:19 Malaysia
55:53 Introducing the band ...
All songs by Larry Heyl
Personnel
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Tyler Remagen - sax and flute
Hairy Larry - piano and vocals
Jeremy Jackson - bass
Alex Washam - drums
Conley Hunt - percussion and vocals
00:00 African Violet
14:30 The Blue Crane
23:30 introducing the band ...
24:24 Low Earth Orbit
33:32 Sail Boats
42:22 Freddy's Blues
52:35 Malaysia
All songs by Larry Heyl
Personnel
Rike Robinson - trombone and vocals
Tyler Remagen - sax and flute
Cody Daugherty - trumpet
Sophie Hacker - guitar and vocals
Craig Collison - drums
Jeremy Jackson - bass
Conley Hunt - percussion and vocals
Hairy Larry - piano and vocals
Livestreamed to Youtube from my Samsung Galaxy S10
Delta Boogie Newsletter - September 2023 - Blues Fest and Beatles At The Ridge
Bebop Beatniks will be playing at the Beatles At The Ridge Festival in Walnut Ridge, Arkansas, at noon on Saturday, September 16. We'll be in Beatles Park and we hope to see you there. We will also be livestreaming on Youtube.
Blues Fest
Craighead Forest Bandshell
Jonesboro, Arkansas
Sunday, September 24
2:00 Hairy Larry and The Flying Hungarians
3:00 Butler and Holmes
4:00 Bebop Beatniks
5:00 Anna and the Tanks
6:00 Houston Steele and the Band Of Steele
Free and open to the public. Picnics permitted. Bring blankets and lawn chairs for your comfort.
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Bebop Beatniks played for my composition recital. I posted the video yesterday.
Beatles Park Poster September 16, 2023 Please Share
Bebop Beatniks will be performing at noon in Beatles Park on Abbey Road in Walnut Ridge, Arkansas, on September 16, 2023. Featuring Hairy Larry playing chill jazz piano. Bebop Beatniks plays all original jazz compositions.
Following the show Matt Chaney will be at Eclectic Geekery to talk about the Beatles visit to Walnut Ridge and to sign copies of his book, "River Shows, Blues, Ragtime, Jazz and Country Music".
So come early for Bebop Beatniks, hear Matt Chaney talk about the Beatles at Eclectic Geekery book store, located at the corner of Abbey Road and Main Street, and stay for music all day.
Read more about Beatles At The Ridge festival here.
Thanks Marty, today we're going to hear a female vocalist accompanied by a female pianist recorded in 2011 at Bebopalooza!
This Saturday I have a great show featuring top jazz pianists and female vocalists. So I got to thinking about what I have in the archives of Something Blue that will complement the show. And I came up with Lisa Ahia. I love the way she sings the song "My Romance" and I do have several recordings of it. But when I heard the version recorded right here at ASU, on October 15, 2011, I knew I had found what I was looking for. With Joy Sanford accompanying Lisa on piano the resulting recording is very sparse and perfectly rendered. A great song to go with a great show.
So if you love this sound the way I love this sound be sure to tune in Saturday night at 10:00. Or, if you're like me, and you're not always awake at 10:00, you can hear the show later on the Something Blue website, sbblues.com.
The Bebopalooza! jazz festival was sponsored by KASU and the ASU Music Department. The act was billed as Gary Gazaway and The Memphis Jazz All Stars festuring Lisa Ahia, vocals. Gary Gazaway does not play on this song. James Sexton on drums and David Eckert, bass, join Lisa and Joy. Also playing in the Memphis Jazz All Stars were Stephen Lee, piano. They invited the Director Of Jazz Studies, Ron Horton, and my good friend, Joseph Curtis, to play with them on the last two songs.
Stephen Lee and James Sexton are the Memphis part of the All Stars. They have both played at KASU events several times. All the other musicians lived in Northeast Arkansas at the time.
So now, recorded at Bebopalooza! on October 15, 2011, and featuring Lisa Ahia, vocals, and Joy Sanford, piano, here's "My Romance".
And that's Lisa Ahia singing "My Romance" right here at ASU, on October 15, 2011. Don't miss Something Blue, Saturday night at 10:00, to hear Roberta Flack, Herbie Hancock, Dianne Reeves, and Bill Evans.
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Something Blue - Jungle - 29 second spot
This is Hairy Larry inviting you to enjoy Something Blue every Saturday night at ten. This week we’re featuring Roberta Flack, Herbie Hancock, Dianne Reeves, and Bill Evans. For more about the show visit the Something Blue website at https://sbblues.com.
Don’t miss Something Blue, Saturday night at 10:00 PM CST, at http://kasu.org.
Thanks Marty, today we're going to hear a rockabilly star from Sweden playing with The Great Larry Donn.
I had recorded Larry Donn before at Blues Fest so I knew how good he played. My friends Terry Carter and Philip Jackson were playing with him at the VFW and Terry told me that Wildfire Willie from Sweden was going to be at the show. I got permission from Larry Donn to record for Something Blue and the rest, as they say, is history.
It was a long time ago on August 18, 1993, at the VFW in Jonesboro, Arkansas. I was already recording and Wildfire Willie and I were talking in the green room while we listened to the show. Wildfire Willie said, "I can't believe that I'm in Jonesboro, Arkansas, listening to the great Larry Donn."
I love telling that story because that's what opened my eyes to how important the music from Northeast Arkansas is to the rest of the world. I mean, here's a rockabilly musician from Sweden who traveled all the way to Arkansas so he could rub shoulders and play music with some of the great musicians that he loved and that inspired him to start his rockabilly band, Wildfire Willie & The Ramblers.
And the next day, I got in on a little bit of that playing with the greats when we had a jam session at Terry Carters studio and I got to sit in with Larry Donn and Wildfire Willie. That was my first time playing with Larry Donn but not my last, as we got to know each other quite well, over the years.
Playing in The Killer Possum band that night were Larry Donn, piano and vocals; Terry Carter, Sax; Philip Jackson, bass; and Tommy Riley, drums; all fine, outstanding, Northeast Arkansas musicians.
Now, recorded for Something Blue on August 18, 1993, here's Larry Donn and the Killer Possum Band with guest star Wildfire Willie playing guitar and singing "Wild One".
And that's Larry Donn and the Killer Possum Band, live at the VFW, with guest star Wildfire Willie playing guitar and singing "Wild One". Don't miss Something Blue, Saturday night at 10:00 to hear Taper's Choice and Circles Around The Sun.
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DJ Hairy Larry With Circles Around The Sun Playing Detroit Dos
Something Blue - Darkness - 29 second spot
This is Hairy Larry inviting you to enjoy Something Blue every Saturday night at ten. This week we’re featuring Taper's Choice and Circles Around The Sun. For more about the show visit the Something Blue website at https://sbblues.com.
Don’t miss Something Blue, Saturday night at 10:00 PM CST, at http://kasu.org.
Bebop Beatniks
Livestream
August 20, 2023
Arkansas State University
Fine Arts Recital Hall
Song List
00:00 Hairy Intro ...
00:31 African Violet
09:13 The Blue Crane Intro ...
09:19 The Blue Crane
16:33 Low Earth Orbit Intro ...
16:36 Low Earth Orbit
24:58 Sail Boats Lyrics ...
25:21 Sail Boats
30:32 Freddy's Blues Intro ...
31:14 Freddy's Blues
36:38 We've got time for one more ...
36:48 Malaysia
44:24 Outro - Band Introductions ...
All songs by Larry Heyl licensed CC BY
Personnel
Hairy Larry - piano, vocals
Jeremy Jackson - bass
Conley Hunt - percussion, vocals
Thanks Marty, today we're going to hear one of my compositions recorded at HairyLarryLand.
NJHB is the house band for the New Jazz In Jonesboro concert series. We were starting up the concerts again in the fall of 2018 and I had written a number of songs titled after concepts of contemporary physics.
So on July 28, 2018, we got together to read and record three of these pieces, "Cold Fusion", "Quantum Blues", and "Entanglement". These songs make up the NJHB, "Quantum Blues" album.
We had Tyler Remagen on tenor sax; Spencer Rawlins, bass, and I'm on piano. We all live in the Jonesboro area and we were all students in the ASU jazz program at the time.
I was looking for album artwork and the circular images of particle accelerators attracted my attention. Kind of a physics mandala.
I found art quilts by Kate Findlay in her Hadron Collider Series and I loved the one called Atomic. I contacted Kate and got her permission to use her photograph of the quilt on the album. I will include a link to the quilt and the album cover art on the Something Blue website at sbblues.com.
Ok now, here's NJHB playing my song, "Cold Fusion", recorded at HairyLarryLand on July 28, 2018.
And that's "Cold Fusion" recorded by NJHB on July 28, 2018, at my HairyLarryLand studio. Don't miss Something Blue, Saturday night at 10:00, for more NJHB, Myriam Alter, Joe Henderson, and Gary Burton.
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DJ Hairy Larry With NJHB Playing Stratospheric
Something Blue - Serenity - 29 second spot
This is Hairy Larry inviting you to enjoy Something Blue every Saturday night at ten. This week we’re featuring Myriam Alter, Joe Henderson, Gary Burton, and NJHB. For more about the show visit the Something Blue website at https://sbblues.com.
Don’t miss Something Blue, Saturday night at 10:00 PM CST, at http://kasu.org.
Thanks Marty, today we're going to play an original blues featuring Ronnie Coletta and Joe Lee.
"Joe Lee Swings On" was my second album project with Joe Lee. It's a jazz album with all the songs except one recorded in the studio. So I came into the project with the tracks already mastered to tape. I digitized the audio tape mixes to my computer and then I mastered the tracks for the album. Vivian and I also did the liner artwork and Vivian wrote the blurb.
She said, "Papa Joe really knows how to put it together." Swings On" is an example of a pro at work. Featuring four Joe Lee originals and tight renditions of Jazz classics it will be as listenable ten years from now as it is today."
This has proved to be the case.
We worked with Joe every step of the way. He approved the artwork and provided the cover photo. The photo on the back of the album was taken at Blues Fest with Joe wearing his blue dashiki. I'll include the artwork on the Something Blue website at sbblues.com.
Joe liked the album so much that he gave me coproduction credits, a real feather in my cap. Joe produced records with Scotty Moore and I produced records with Joe.
One of Joe's original songs on the album, "Winter Blues", features Joe Lee on flute; Ben Brogdon, bass; Ronnie Coletta, guitar, and Mike Overall, drums. All of these musicians were regular session players at Alley Records with deep Arkansas roots.
Joe just loved Ronnie Coletta's guitar work comparing him to Wes Montgomery. In many ways Ronnie's smooth rhythm parts and stellar leads define the album. "Winter Blues" is a flute feature. Joe's flute work is second to none.
Ok now, recorded right here in Jonesboro at Alley Records here's Joe Lee playing "Winter Blues".
And that's Joe Lee playing flute on his own composition, "Winter Blues". Don't miss Something Blue, Saturday night at 10:00, to hear more Joe Lee, Soulive, and Will Bernard.
And that's Joe Lee playing flute on his own composition, "Winter Blues". Don't miss Something Blue, tonight at 10:00, to hear more Joe Lee, Soulive, and Will Bernard.
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Something Blue - Tracks - 29 second spot
This is Hairy Larry inviting you to enjoy Something Blue every Saturday night at ten. This week we’re featuring Soulive, Joe Lee, and Will Bernard. For more about the show visit the Something Blue website at https://sbblues.com.
Don’t miss Something Blue, Saturday night at 10:00 PM CST, at http://kasu.org.
Sophie Hacker - guitar
Rike Robinson - trombone
Tyler Remagen - sax
Hairy Larry - piano
During our sectional we recorded African Violet to test our setup. It came out pretty good. You just have to imagine Alex's great drum solos as we stop to give him 4s.
This is Hairy Larry inviting you to enjoy Something Blue every Saturday night at ten. This week we’re featuring Jeannie and The Guys, Stu Allen, and Hip Abduction. For more about the show visit the Something Blue website at sbblues.com.
Don’t miss Something Blue, Saturday night at 10:00 PM CST, at kasu.org.
Stu Allen and Mars Hotel Live at The Junction on 2023-10-31
archive.org/details/SAMH2023-10-31.StuAllenMarsHotel2023-10-31.flac16
www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=VcNbnmsCtJU
The Hip Abduction Live at Redwood Camp Out on 2023-08-18
archive.org/details/tha2023-08-18.HipAbduction2023-08-18.flac16
Jeannie and The Guys Live at Newport Country Club on 2010-07-13
archive.org/details/jtg2010-07-13
This is Hairy Larry inviting you to enjoy Something Blue every Saturday night at ten. This week we’re featuring Roberta Flack, Herbie Hancock, Dianne Reeves, and Bill Evans. For more about the show visit the Something Blue website at sbblues.com.
Don’t miss Something Blue, Saturday night at 10:00 PM CST, at kasu.org.
DJ Hairy Larry Presents Bebop Beatniks Playing Sail Boats
From The Archives Of Something Blue 2023-11-05
Thanks Marty. Today we’re going to hear an original jazz song recorded this year at Blues Fest.
September 24, 2023, was the second Blues Fest with Doug Butler as stage manager. Vivian and I did Blues Fest for 25 years before we retired and it’s great to have someone else doing all the work while we get to go and enjoy the music.
So, thanks Doug.
I wrote “Sail Boats” during the pandemic and it’s featured on my “Hairy Larry Livestreams” album. When Bebop Beatniks started playing again it became a quick favorite and our trombonist, Rike Robinson, suggested that I write lyrics for it. So, one day, when I was driving in the car, I wrote the first verse. It’s a fantastic lyric all full of nautical references and song titles.
This is Hairy Larry inviting you to enjoy Something Blue every Saturday night at ten. This week we’re featuring The Sextet, Bob Reynolds, Dazie Mae, and Drdjekill. For more about the show visit the Something Blue website at sbblues.com.
Don’t miss Something Blue, Saturday night at 10:00 PM CST, at kasu.org.
MixRemix – Creative Commons Jazz – 2023-09-08
archive.org/details/ccj2023-09-08
Blob Castle by The Sextet
thesextet.bandcamp.com/album/blob-castle
CC BY-SA
DRDJEKILL-DRDJEKILL 2
www.jamendo.com/album/891/drdjekill-2
CC BY-NC-ND
Last Jazz in Paris by Dazie Mae
freemusicarchive.org/music/Dazie_Mae/Last_Jazz_in_Paris/
CC BY-NC-SA
Bob Reynolds-Hindsight
bobreynolds.bandcamp.com/album/hindsight
CC BY-NC-SA
Thanks Marty, today we’re going to hear a piano trio playing the blues at KASU Jazz Thursday.
I met Paul Richardson at the piano store hanging out flyers for Blue Fest 91, the first Blues Fest. He said he had a group that would like to play, Jonesboogie Blues, so I booked them on the spot. I wasn’t really expecting him to bring a grand piano but he did and they played a great set. I have recordings, somewhere in the archive, so now I’m going to have to dig them out for a future podcast. Like a lot of jobs, the more work I do the more work I have to do.
Paul continued helping us with Blues Fest through all 25 years. He was also a frequent guest with Hairy Larry and The Flying Hungarians. He even came and played at the church one Wednesday night. So when I started booking KASU Jazz Thursday I got in touch with him right away.
On June 24, 2010, he was our featured act. Then he stayed to play with the Adhoc Combo. Playing with Paul, that night, was Corey Emerson, bass and Carl Abraham, Drums. All three were living in Northeast Arkansas at the time, each with storied music careers in the area.
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This is Hairy Larry inviting you to enjoy Something Blue every Saturday night at ten. This week we’re featuring Joey Dosik, Holly Bowling, and Paul Winter. For more about the show visit the Something Blue website at sbblues.com.
Don’t miss Something Blue, Saturday night at 10:00 PM CST, at kasu.org.
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Bebop Beatniks Live At Blues Fest Craighead Forest Bandshell Jonesboro, Arkansas September 24, 2023
Songs
00:00 African Violet 11:24 Thanks Mr. Cloud … 12:14 The Blue Crane 21:20 The dance floor is open … 21:42 Low Earth Orbit 31:08 Honky Tonk Jazz … 31:54 Sail Boats 38:37 In the audience … 39:15 Freddy’s Blues 45:34 Silence … 45:19 Malaysia 55:53 Introducing the band …
All songs by Larry Heyl
Personnel
Tyler Remagen - sax and flute Hairy Larry - piano and vocals Jeremy Jackson - bass Alex Washam - drums Conley Hunt - percussion and vocals
Bebop Beatniks Larry Heyl Composition Recital ASU Band Room September 10, 2023
Songs
00:00 African Violet 14:30 The Blue Crane 23:30 introducing the band … 24:24 Low Earth Orbit 33:32 Sail Boats 42:22 Freddy’s Blues 52:35 Malaysia
All songs by Larry Heyl
Personnel
Rike Robinson - trombone and vocals Tyler Remagen - sax and flute Cody Daugherty - trumpet Sophie Hacker - guitar and vocals Craig Collison - drums Jeremy Jackson - bass Conley Hunt - percussion and vocals Hairy Larry - piano and vocals
Livestreamed to Youtube from my Samsung Galaxy S10
Bebop Beatniks At Beatles Park Walnut Ridge, Arkansas May 27, 2023
Songs
00:00 We are Bebop Beatniks … 00:23 The Blue Crane 08:53 What a wonderful audience … 09:00 Candles 16:43 I’m going to rap … 17:04 African Violet 28:24 When Conley was a percussion student … 28:48 Low Earth Orbit 38:17 OK, here’s a swing song … 38:25 Sailboats 45:11 Crates is the companion piece to Candles … 45:20 Crates 53:36 One more song … 53:46 Malaysia
Personnel
Hairy Larry - piano, vocals Alex Washam - drums Conley Hunt - percussion Rike Robinson - trombone
Bebop Beatniks
On The Twitch Porch
April 2, 2023
Songs
00:00 Stardust by Hoagy Carmichael, public domain
08:27 African Violet
17:05 Sail Boats
24:26 Malaysia
33:37 Low Earth Orbit
42:37 The Blue Crane
Something Blue – Alligator – December 2, 2023 This is Hairy Larry inviting you to enjoy Something Blue every Saturday night at ten. This week we’re featuring Jeannie and The Guys, Stu Allen, and Hip Abduction. For more about the … Continue reading →
From The Archives Of Something Blue 2023-11-26 Thanks Marty, today we’re going to hear one of my favorite bands sing a blues song that was a hit in 1949. I first learned the song “Drinkin’ Wine Spo-Dee-O-Dee” on the Electric … Continue reading →
Something Blue – Orbit – November 25, 2023 This is Hairy Larry inviting you to enjoy Something Blue every Saturday night at ten. This week we’re featuring Bebop Beatniks, Bobby Hutcherson, and Joshua Redman. For more about the show visit … Continue reading →
DJ Hairy Larry Presents Bebop Beatniks Playing Low Earth Orbit From The Archives Of Something Blue 2023-11-20 Thanks Marty, today we’re going to hear some honky tonk jazz recorded live at Blues Fest. I just finished our new jazz album, … Continue reading →
Something Blue – Heaven – November 18 2023 Holly Bowling and Paul Hoffman This is Hairy Larry inviting you to enjoy Something Blue every Saturday night at ten. This week we’re featuring Joey Dosik, Holly Bowling, and Paul Winter. For … Continue reading →
Carl Abraham, Paul Richardson, Corey Emerson From The Archives Of Something Blue 2023-11-11 Thanks Marty, today we’re going to hear a piano trio playing the blues at KASU Jazz Thursday. I met Paul Richardson at the piano store hanging out … Continue reading →
Something Blue – Flowers – 2023-11-11 This is Hairy Larry inviting you to enjoy Something Blue every Saturday night at ten. This week we’re featuring The Sextet, Bob Reynolds, Dazie Mae, and Drdjekill. For more about the show visit the … Continue reading →
DJ Hairy Larry Presents Bebop Beatniks Playing Sail Boats From The Archives Of Something Blue 2023-11-05 Thanks Marty. Today we’re going to hear an original jazz song recorded this year at Blues Fest. September 24, 2023, was the second Blues … Continue reading →
Something Blue – Jungle – September 9, 2023 This is Hairy Larry inviting you to enjoy Something Blue every Saturday night at ten. This week we’re featuring Roberta Flack, Herbie Hancock, Dianne Reeves, and Bill Evans. For more about the … Continue reading →
DJ Hairy Larry Presents Lisa Ahia Singing My Romance From The Archives Of Something Blue 2023-09-03 Thanks Marty, today we’re going to hear a female vocalist accompanied by a female pianist recorded in 2011 at Bebopalooza! This Saturday I have … Continue reading →
