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

All songs by Larry Heyl
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From the Archives of Something Blue May 28, 2023

Thanks Marty, today we’re going to hear a song I wrote, recorded at New Jazz In Jonesboro.

In 2013 we scheduled New Jazz In Jonesboro once a month at TheArts@311. We often played charts that had never seen a music stand before and although we were reading charts we leaned heavily into group improvisation and free jazz.

On July 6, 2013, we recorded the songs that would become the “Cookin’ For Piper” album. Matt Jackson wrote “Cookin’ For Piper”. Joseph Curtis wrote “Working, P.M.”. And I put “Monkey Walk” up, for the first time.

It’s got a tricky rhythm with a bass vamp on the Rhodes starting and ending the song. Personnel on “Monkey Walk” were Hairy Larry – piano, harmonica, vocals, and percussion; Mike “Zif” Lovell – guitar; David Shade – guitar; Matt Jackson – bass; Joseph Curtis – trumpet; and Cody Ballard – tenor sax. James Carvell added percussion on tracks 3 through 6 including the title track that I will be playing on Something Blue this week.

The cover art for “Cookin’ For Piper” was “Euterpe” drawn by Emily Dewbre-Young. I love the image, depicting a muse playing pipes, and Emily gave us permission to use her drawing on the album cover. Then she sold me the original artwork, very reasonably, and it’s now hanging at Eclectic Geekery in Walnut Ridge. Visit the Something Blue website at sbblues.com to see the album cover and hear the whole album.

Ok now, recorded at New Jazz In Jonesboro on July 6, 2013 here’s NJHB playing my song, “Monkey Walk”.

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This is Hairy Larry inviting you to enjoy Something Blue every Saturday night at ten. This week we’re featuring Natalie Cressman, The Bad Plus, Per Husby, and Bebop Beatniks. 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.

Natalie Cressman – Auburn Whisper
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The Bad Plus – The Bad Plus
thebadplus.bandcamp.com/album/the-bad-plus
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Per Husby Septett – Peacemaker
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Bebop Beatniks – Church
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DJ Hairy Larry Presents The Common Time Quartet Playing All Of Me
From The Archives Of Something Blue May 21 2023

Thanks Marty, today we're going to hear a jazz standard played In The Loft at The Edge.

The Common Time Quartet played some cooking jazz and blues. I was happy to book them on a double bill at The Edge Coffeehouse featuring The Common Time Quartet and Bebop Beatniks.

Unfortunately their sax player, Josh Carter, couldn't make the gig. Fortunately they got Tyler Remagen to sub. So they delivered a little bit different sound with Tyler on tenor instead of Josh's scorching alto sax.

Playing the gig were Alex Ditto, guitar; Spencer Rawlins, bass; Chris Issom, drums; and Tyler Remagen, tenor sax, all ASU students in the jazz program at the time and all of them from Northeast Arkansas.

All of these musicians helped me with my composition recitals and at one time or another played with Bebop Beatniks. Tyler Remagen played tenor sax in Bebop Beatniks for years and is featured on both of the albums.

So now, recorded In The Loft at The Edge on May 6, 2017, here's The Common Time Quartet playing the jazz standard, "All Of Me".

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And that's The Common Time Quartet playing "All Of Me" In The Loft at The Edge on May 6, 2017. Don't miss Something Blue, Saturday night at 10:00, for more great jazz from Common Time, Garage A Trois, and Charlie Hunter.

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This is Hairy Larry inviting you to enjoy Something Blue every Saturday night at ten. This week we’re featuring Garage A Trois, Charlie Hunter, and The Common Time Quartet. 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.

DJ Hairy Larry Presents Bebop Beatniks Playing Dragonflight
From The Archives Of Something Blue May 14, 2023

Thanks Marty, today we're going to hear one of my songs played in the Fine Arts Recital Hall.

Bebop Beatniks have been playing jazz in Jonesboro for a long time now. Earlier this year I put together a retrospective album. I searched all of our live performances for original songs and then I selected the best of these to put on the album, "Church". I will include a link to the whole album on the Something Blue website at sbblues.com.

On November 1, 2016, we played a composition recital in the Fine Arts Recital Hall. I picked my song "Dragonflight" for this week's podcast. Playing on the song were Sid Davis and Chris Wilson - trumpet, Nicholas Graves - alto, Jonathan Vickers - tenor, Austin Lynn - trombone, Kyle Kempf - bass, Alex Washam - drums, and Larry Heyl - piano. All ASU students at the time and almost all of us from Northeast Arkansas.

We called ourselves the October Octet. So how did that end up on the Bebop Beatniks album?

It turns out that every musician playing, except two, played in Bebop Beatniks or were regular guests with Bebop Beatniks. The band rehearsed for the recital and the execution of the horn harmonies on this recording is excellent. Far and away the best recording I have of this song.

So, since I could include it on the album, I did.

And that's the story about how my song "Dragonflight", played by the October Octet ended up on the Bebop Beatniks album, "Church"

So now, from the new Bebop Beatniks album here's a song I wrote, "Dragonflight" recorded right here at ASU.

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And that's "Dragonflight" from the new Bebop Beatniks album, "Church". Don't miss Something Blue, Saturday night at 10:00 to hear more Bebop Beatniks, Natalie Cressman, The Bad Plus, and the Per Husby Septett.

MixRemix On Anonradio - From The Creative Commons Jazz Library - 2023-05-12
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41:31
Regis V Gronoff-Dreaming of the Good Times
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25:26
Tales Of A Dead Fish by The Freak Fandango Orchestra
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57:20
Naissance de l'horizon by Romain Baret
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34:35
Fortadelis-Unexpected Journey
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28:16
SONIC MYSTERY-HOPE REMAINS
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1:04:06
Thomas Saliba-Archeophonix  Shanti Aum
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Hairy Larry Presents Joe Lee And Friends Playing Misty
From The Archives Of Something Blue 2023-04-30

Thanks Marty, today we'll hear a piano feature on a jazz standard recorded for Alley Records.

When Joe Lee said he wanted to record another album playing the charts that he arranged to tour with, I was all in. I ended up as recording engineer and coproducer of the album "Boppin' At The Forest". It was a privilege to work with Joe Lee and all the fine musicians in his band, Joe Lee and Friends.

Joe decided to record the Erroll Garner standard, "Misty", featuring Joy Sanford on piano. As you will hear Joy stepped up and did a fantastic job on this Joe Lee arraangement.

Playing on the track were Joy Sanford, piano; Joe Lee, tenor sax; Craig Baker, trumpet; Dru Davison, Bari Sax; Tom Mason, bass; and Mike Overall, drums. They all played and taught in the Jonesboro area. It has been wonderful to work with all of these musicians, over the years, at Blues Fest, Jazz Thursday, and other KASU shows.

"Misty" was released on the Joe Lee and Friends album, "Boppin' At The Forest", recorded in the Spring of 2001. Here it is now, featuring Joy Sanford on piano.

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And that was "Misty", featuring Joy Sanford on piano, recorded in the Spring of 2001 by Joe Lee and Friends. Don't miss Something Blue, Saturday night at 10:00 to hear Bob Reynolds, Graytheflutesmith, Stefan Kartenberg, and Adam Balusik.

This is Hairy Larry inviting you to enjoy Something Blue every Saturday night at ten. This week we’re featuring Cosmic Lunchbox, Wadada Leo Smith, and Sun Ra. 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.

Cosmic Lunchbox – Still Time
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Sun Ra & Arkestra – Hendersonia: Sun Ra Performs Fletcher Henderson
sunramusic.bandcamp.com/album/hendersonia-sun-ra-performs-fletcher-henderson

Wadada Leo Smith and Orange Wave Electric – Fire Illuminations
wadadaleosmith1.bandcamp.com/album/fire-illuminations

Darin Wilson – Meanderings
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BODY OF WORK is an intimate new album of songs from throughout my catalog, revisited and undressed.

It’s been twenty years since I wrote my first good song. Before that, I loved songs from afar, with all the ache and daydream teenage love requires. I was sixteen, sitting on the porch, up early having never gone to sleep. I felt like I had been let into the center of the universe.

From The Archives Of Something Blue April 23, 2023

Thanks Marty, today we’re going to hear a solo piano composition performed in the Fine Arts Recital Hall.

When I wrote “Bop Soup” I was taking piano lessons from Harriet O’Neal and Dr. Tacke was my composition instructor. So thanks to both for helping me prepare this piece.

On November 8, 2013, Brian Henkelmann performed the song at my Senior Recital. He did such a great job playing it that I made it the title track on my album, “Bop Soup”, consisting of all ten songs played at my recital. The song holds up after repeated listenings over the years. Both my work, writing the piece, and Brian’s performance, live and recorded, are excellent.