DJ Hairy Larry Presents Pansy Hall
From The Archives Of Something Blue February 5, 2023

Thanks Marty, today we're going to hear some southern soul recorded at Soundworks, right here in Jonesboro.

I played with Aaron Love at Blues Fest 91 but we never performed together on a regular basis until I had my juke house at Old Town Nettleton. In 1997 I put together a band featuring Aaron and a female vocalist, Pansy Hall. We had a tight Memphis sound with harmony vocals. We sang Blues and R&B cover songs as well as a few originals.

This is Hairy Larry inviting you to enjoy Something Blue every Saturday night at ten. This week we’re featuring J. D. Allen, Masao Nakajima, Eji Oyewole, and Koichi Matsukaze. 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.

J.D. Allen – Pharoah’s Children
www.crisscrossjazz.com/album/1221.html

Masao Nakajima Quartet, Kemo Sabe
bbemusic.bandcamp.com/album/kemo-sabe

Eji Oyewole – Charity Begins At Home
bbemusic.bandcamp.com/album/charity-begins-at-home-edits

Koichi Matsukaze Trio feat Ryojiro Furusawa – At the Room 427
bbemusic.bandcamp.com/album/at-the-room-427

DJ Hairy Larry Presents Hairy Larry playing "Chunga"
From The Archives Of Something Blue January 29, 2023

Thanks Marty, today we're going to hear an original post bop jazz piece recorded at Harriet O'Neal's piano studio.

Regular listeners know that I'm a composition major at ASU. There's more to being a composition major than putting notes on a page. You are also expected to arrange readings of your pieces, make recordings, and perform recitals.

I wrote a piece called "Chunga", a prequel to Frank Zappa's "Chunga's Revenge". Harriet O'Neal was my piano teacher and she agreed to help play a reading and make a recording of the piece. Harriet was raised in Wynne, Arkansas, and she taught at ASU.

I pulled some top area musicians to fill out the rhythm section. On bass I had David Eckert, librarian at the Jonesboro Public Library who gave lessons at ASU and on drums, John Long, band director at Walnut Ridge.

For the saxophone parts I had two excellent musicians who I had played with in the jazz program at ASU, Aaron Decker - alto, and Cody Ballard - tenor. The bari player I had scheduled was out of town so I played the bari parts on my synthesizer.

This is Hairy Larry inviting you to enjoy Something Blue every Saturday night at ten. This week we’re featuring Doctor Deathray, Mosey Beat, and Zero. 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.

Mosey Beat Live at Funhouse Southside on 2023-01-15
archive.org/details/mb2023-01-15

Zero Live at Roseland Theater on 1993-03-07
archive.org/details/zero1993-03-07.stage.mtx-km254-c61-vox-sax.chief.mcgee.miller.sirmick.163303.flac1648

Doctor Deathray – These are all off my upcoming album, 51 Miles From Nowhere.
doctordeathray.bandcamp.com

Inspired Unreality open game chat will resume tomorrow, Saturday, January 28, at 11:00 AM Central. Inspired Unreality is held in the gamerplus chatrooms at Tenkar's Tavern on Discord. Here's a link for more information about Inspired Unreality.

https://gamerplus.org/index

Bring your own topic. All gaming is on topic. We want to know what interests you.

Caper finished the Harshnag song in our family game, so for an opening topic I will unveil that.

This is Hairy Larry inviting you to enjoy Something Blue every Saturday night at ten. This week we’re featuring Julian Lage, Jakob Bro, and EST. 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.

Julian Lage – Love Hurts

Esborn Svensson Trio – Live In London 2018

Jakob Bro & Joe Lovano – Once Around the Room: A Tribute to Paul Motian

DJ Hairy Larry Presents Joe Lee And Friends Playing If I Had You

From The Archives Of Something Blue January 15, 2023

Thanks Marty, today we're going to hear a jazz standard played on a bari sax.

Joe Lee and I recorded "Boppin' At The Forest" in the studio, that is, in the front room of his home while I recorded in his office surrounded by Alley memorabilia. Except for one track.

"If I Had You" was recorded by Joe Lee and Friends at the Jonesboro Public Library. It was in the spring of 2001 and in between the sessions Joe booked a gig. At the gig Joe featured Dru Davison playing a bari feature. So the personnel on this song was just Dru and the rhythm section, Joy Sanford - Piano, Tom Mason - Bass, and Mike Overall - Drums. I don't know if you've ever done live recording but a lot my job as audio engineer was holding my mouth right when I heard something exceptional hoping for a good recording all the way to the end of the song.

After Joe and I listened to the recordings Joe decided to add this Dru Davison feature to his "Boppin' At The Forest" CD. Which is why, when you are recording a band, you always want to keep the tape rolling.

This is Hairy Larry inviting you to enjoy Something Blue every Saturday night at ten. This week we’re featuring Adam Deitch and Grey Boy Allstars. 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.

Greyboy Allstars Live at The Casbah on 2022-12-30
archive.org/details/gba2022-12-30.e914.flac24

Adam Deitch Live at One Eyed Jack’s on 2022-05-03
archive.org/details/AdamDeitch2022-05-03

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This is Hairy Larry inviting you to enjoy Something Blue every Saturday night at ten. This week we’re featuring Gary Gazaway and Lisa Ahia, Suzanne Michell, and Pat Metheny. 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.

Suzanne Michell – Winter Interlude
archive.org/details/winter_interlude

Gary Gasaway and Lisa Ahia – KASU Jazz For The Holidays – December 7, 2019

Charlie Haden and Pat Metheny – Beyond The Missouri Sky

From The Archives Of Something Blue September 25, 2022

01. DJ Hairy Larry presents Jubilation Jazz playing “How Great Thou Art”

02. Something Blue – Bourbon Street – 29 second spot

Thanks Marty. Today we’re going to hear a big band play a favorite hymn.

You’ve heard of praise music and Christian rock. Jubilation Jazz plays Christian Big Band. They’ve got a big sound and a great message and people love their music wherever they go.

There is no doubt that they are evangelizing for Christ. But I think they are evangelizing for Big Band Music. Joseph Curtis, who plays in the band, took it a step further and said they are evangelizing for jazz. He said, “Most of the audience never goes to a jazz concert.” So, yay for jazz and yay for Jesus and thanks to Jubilation Jazz for bringing it all together.