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From The Archives Of Something Blue January 16, 2022
DJ Hairy Larry presents Jazz Writers Big Band playing "More Better Days Than Yesterday".
1. DJ Hairy Larry presents Jazz Writers Big Band
2. Something Blue - Invitation 29 second spot
Thanks Marty, today I've got a jazz original performed at Riceland Hall right here at ASU.
First off what's an EWI? EWI is an acronym for Electronic Wind Instrument and it's a horn played kind of like a clarinet but with synthesizer output. So besides keyboard synths and guitar synths there are horn synths named EWI.
DJ Hairy Larry presents Jazz Writers Big Band playing "More Better Days Than Yesterday".
1. DJ Hairy Larry presents Jazz Writers Big Band
2. Something Blue - Invitation 29 second spot
Thanks Marty, today I've got a jazz original performed at Riceland Hall right here at ASU.
First off what's an EWI? EWI is an acronym for Electronic Wind Instrument and it's a horn played kind of like a clarinet but with synthesizer output. So besides keyboard synths and guitar synths there are horn synths named EWI.
From The Archives Of Something Blue January 9, 2022
DJ Hairy Larry presents Vikki McGee singing “I’d Rather Be Blind”.
1. DJ Hairy Larry presents Vikki Mcgee
2. Something Blue – Blister 29 second spot
Thanks Marty. Today we’re hearing a classic blues song delivered at a KASU Bluesday Tuesday by a Jonesboro musician.
Vikki McGee is a bandleader and a songwriter. She sings all styles of music but today we’re featuring her blues vocals on a song written by Ellington Jordan and Etta James.
Vikki has played at many KASU events including the Johnny Cash Heritage Festival and the Arkansas Roots Festival. She also performed on campus as the Guest Artist with the Delta Symphony Orchestra. Before she did any of that she played at KASU Bluesday Tuesday in Newport, Arkansas, on February 12, 2013.
It was a great show with a full band including keyboards and electric guitar. Her set included songs by The Band, Bob Dylan, Van Morrison, and Bill Withers but I picked this Etta James song because of the way she nails the vocals and because of the fantastic interplay between voice and guitar at the end of the song.
So here’s Vikki McGee at KASU Bluesday Tuesday singing the Etta James song, “I’d Rather Be Blind”.
www.vikkimcgee.com/
DJ Hairy Larry presents Vikki McGee singing “I’d Rather Be Blind”.
1. DJ Hairy Larry presents Vikki Mcgee
2. Something Blue – Blister 29 second spot
Thanks Marty. Today we’re hearing a classic blues song delivered at a KASU Bluesday Tuesday by a Jonesboro musician.
Vikki McGee is a bandleader and a songwriter. She sings all styles of music but today we’re featuring her blues vocals on a song written by Ellington Jordan and Etta James.
Vikki has played at many KASU events including the Johnny Cash Heritage Festival and the Arkansas Roots Festival. She also performed on campus as the Guest Artist with the Delta Symphony Orchestra. Before she did any of that she played at KASU Bluesday Tuesday in Newport, Arkansas, on February 12, 2013.
It was a great show with a full band including keyboards and electric guitar. Her set included songs by The Band, Bob Dylan, Van Morrison, and Bill Withers but I picked this Etta James song because of the way she nails the vocals and because of the fantastic interplay between voice and guitar at the end of the song.
So here’s Vikki McGee at KASU Bluesday Tuesday singing the Etta James song, “I’d Rather Be Blind”.
www.vikkimcgee.com/
This is Hairy Larry inviting you to enjoy Something Blue every Saturday night at ten. This week we’re featuring Orrin Evans, Esperanza Spalding, and Vijay Iyer. 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.
Orrin Evans – It Was Beauty
www.orrinevansmusic.com
Esperanza Spalding – Songwrights Apothecary Lab
songwrightsapothecarylab.com/
Vijay Iyer – Uneasy
https://vijay-iyer.com/
Don’t miss Something Blue, Saturday night at 10:00 PM CST, at kasu.org.
Orrin Evans – It Was Beauty
www.orrinevansmusic.com
Esperanza Spalding – Songwrights Apothecary Lab
songwrightsapothecarylab.com/
Vijay Iyer – Uneasy
https://vijay-iyer.com/
Thanks Marty, today I’ve got a jazz standard played by a jazz legend.
Joe Lee started playing professionally in Mississippi in the fifties. He played in big bands and combos, even with Mose Allison. He was a heavily recorded sideman in Memphis, Tennessee, and he coproduced the Thomas Wayne hit, “Tragedy” with Scotty Moore at Bill Black’s Fernwood Studio in the late fifties.
Joe Lee started playing professionally in Mississippi in the fifties. He played in big bands and combos, even with Mose Allison. He was a heavily recorded sideman in Memphis, Tennessee, and he coproduced the Thomas Wayne hit, “Tragedy” with Scotty Moore at Bill Black’s Fernwood Studio in the late fifties.
From The Archives Of Something Blue December 12, 2021
1. DJ Hairy Larry presents Bebop Beatniks
2. Something Blue – Wastin – 29 second spot
Thanks Marty, today I’m playing a jazz classic recorded at a worship service.
Before the pandemic I used to be the Music Director at the Brookland United Methodist Church so it was a no brainer for me to book Bebop Beatniks in for our Wednesday night contemporary worship. At the time the Wednesday night service was attended heavily by youth so I took it as part of my job to expose them to all kinds of music played by regional bands, folk, blues, bluegrass, ambient, jazz, and even some original worship songs.
On July 20, 2016, it was my turn to get my band, Bebop Beatniks, to play. Bebop Beatniks does jazz standards and originals so we rehearsed the John Coltrane song, “A Love Supreme”, to close the service. Playing in Bebop Beatniks were Kevin Tinker, trumpet; Paul Nunis, bass; and I’m on piano. The entire band has ties to ASU.
When I started working on the arrangement I found Coltrane’s hand written chart that was used at the session when “A Love Supreme” was recorded. This piece of sheet music is considered so important in the history of jazz that it is at The Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History. Thanks to the internet I didn’t have to go to the Smithsonian but instead I wrote my Bebop Beatniks arrangement referring to a digitization of the original score.
Of course now there’s a big buzz going on about “A Love Supreme” including an NPR segment titled “John Coltrane’s Masterpiece Breathes New Life With ‘A Love Supreme: Live In Seattle'”. Not surprisingly, Bebop Beatniks were five years ahead of the curve.
Visit the Something Blue website at sbblues.com for links to the entire concert, the score, and NPR.
And now, here’s Bebop Beatniks playing “A Love Supreme” recorded July 20, 2016, at the Brookland United Methodist Church.
Bebop Beatniks Live at Brookland United Methodist Church on 2016-07-20
archive.org/details/hl2016-07-20
John Coltrane’s Handwritten Outline for His Masterpiece A Love Supreme
John Coltrane’s Masterpiece Breathes New Life With ‘A Love Supreme: Live In Seattle’
www.npr.org/2021/08/26/1031013271/john-coltranes-masterpiece-breathes-new-life-with-a-love-supreme-live-in-seattle
1. DJ Hairy Larry presents Bebop Beatniks
2. Something Blue – Wastin – 29 second spot
Thanks Marty, today I’m playing a jazz classic recorded at a worship service.
Before the pandemic I used to be the Music Director at the Brookland United Methodist Church so it was a no brainer for me to book Bebop Beatniks in for our Wednesday night contemporary worship. At the time the Wednesday night service was attended heavily by youth so I took it as part of my job to expose them to all kinds of music played by regional bands, folk, blues, bluegrass, ambient, jazz, and even some original worship songs.
On July 20, 2016, it was my turn to get my band, Bebop Beatniks, to play. Bebop Beatniks does jazz standards and originals so we rehearsed the John Coltrane song, “A Love Supreme”, to close the service. Playing in Bebop Beatniks were Kevin Tinker, trumpet; Paul Nunis, bass; and I’m on piano. The entire band has ties to ASU.
When I started working on the arrangement I found Coltrane’s hand written chart that was used at the session when “A Love Supreme” was recorded. This piece of sheet music is considered so important in the history of jazz that it is at The Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History. Thanks to the internet I didn’t have to go to the Smithsonian but instead I wrote my Bebop Beatniks arrangement referring to a digitization of the original score.
Of course now there’s a big buzz going on about “A Love Supreme” including an NPR segment titled “John Coltrane’s Masterpiece Breathes New Life With ‘A Love Supreme: Live In Seattle'”. Not surprisingly, Bebop Beatniks were five years ahead of the curve.
Visit the Something Blue website at sbblues.com for links to the entire concert, the score, and NPR.
And now, here’s Bebop Beatniks playing “A Love Supreme” recorded July 20, 2016, at the Brookland United Methodist Church.
Bebop Beatniks Live at Brookland United Methodist Church on 2016-07-20
archive.org/details/hl2016-07-20
John Coltrane’s Handwritten Outline for His Masterpiece A Love Supreme
John Coltrane’s Masterpiece Breathes New Life With ‘A Love Supreme: Live In Seattle’
www.npr.org/2021/08/26/1031013271/john-coltranes-masterpiece-breathes-new-life-with-a-love-supreme-live-in-seattle
This is Hairy Larry inviting you to enjoy Something Blue every Saturday night at ten. This week we’re featuring Barry Harris, Roland Kirk, and John Coltrane. 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.
Roland Kirk – We Free Kings
John Coltrane – My Favorite Things
www.johncoltrane.com/
Barry Harris – Easy To Love
www.npr.org/2021/12/08/1062389633/barry-harris-beloved-jazz-pianist-devoted-to-bebop-dies-at-91
Don’t miss Something Blue, Saturday night at 10:00 PM CST, at kasu.org.
Roland Kirk – We Free Kings
John Coltrane – My Favorite Things
www.johncoltrane.com/
Barry Harris – Easy To Love
www.npr.org/2021/12/08/1062389633/barry-harris-beloved-jazz-pianist-devoted-to-bebop-dies-at-91
From The Archives Of Something Blue December 19, 2021
1. DJ Hairy Larry presents Bebop Beatniks
2. Something Blue – Wastin – 29 second spot
Thanks Marty, today I’m playing a jazz classic recorded at a worship service.
Before the pandemic I used to be the Music Director at the Brookland United Methodist Church so it was a no brainer for me to book Bebop Beatniks in for our Wednesday night contemporary worship. At the time the Wednesday night service was attended heavily by youth so I took it as part of my job to expose them to all kinds of music played by regional bands, folk, blues, bluegrass, ambient, jazz, and even some original worship songs.
On July 20, 2016, it was my turn to get my band, Bebop Beatniks, to play. Bebop Beatniks does jazz standards and originals so we rehearsed the John Coltrane song, “A Love Supreme”, to close the service. Playing in Bebop Beatniks were Kevin Tinker, trumpet; Paul Nunis, bass; and I’m on piano. The entire band has ties to ASU.
When I started working on the arrangement I found Coltrane’s hand written chart that was used at the session when “A Love Supreme” was recorded. This piece of sheet music is considered so important in the history of jazz that it is at The Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History. Thanks to the internet I didn’t have to go to the Smithsonian but instead I wrote my Bebop Beatniks arrangement referring to a digitization of the original score.
Of course now there’s a big buzz going on about “A Love Supreme” including an NPR segment titled “John Coltrane’s Masterpiece Breathes New Life With ‘A Love Supreme: Live In Seattle'”. Not surprisingly, Bebop Beatniks were five years ahead of the curve.
Visit the Something Blue website at sbblues.com for links to the entire concert, the score, and NPR.
And now, here’s Bebop Beatniks playing “A Love Supreme” recorded July 20, 2016, at the Brookland United Methodist Church.
Bebop Beatniks Live at Brookland United Methodist Church on 2016-07-20
archive.org/details/hl2016-07-20/
1. DJ Hairy Larry presents Bebop Beatniks
2. Something Blue – Wastin – 29 second spot
Thanks Marty, today I’m playing a jazz classic recorded at a worship service.
Before the pandemic I used to be the Music Director at the Brookland United Methodist Church so it was a no brainer for me to book Bebop Beatniks in for our Wednesday night contemporary worship. At the time the Wednesday night service was attended heavily by youth so I took it as part of my job to expose them to all kinds of music played by regional bands, folk, blues, bluegrass, ambient, jazz, and even some original worship songs.
On July 20, 2016, it was my turn to get my band, Bebop Beatniks, to play. Bebop Beatniks does jazz standards and originals so we rehearsed the John Coltrane song, “A Love Supreme”, to close the service. Playing in Bebop Beatniks were Kevin Tinker, trumpet; Paul Nunis, bass; and I’m on piano. The entire band has ties to ASU.
When I started working on the arrangement I found Coltrane’s hand written chart that was used at the session when “A Love Supreme” was recorded. This piece of sheet music is considered so important in the history of jazz that it is at The Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History. Thanks to the internet I didn’t have to go to the Smithsonian but instead I wrote my Bebop Beatniks arrangement referring to a digitization of the original score.
Of course now there’s a big buzz going on about “A Love Supreme” including an NPR segment titled “John Coltrane’s Masterpiece Breathes New Life With ‘A Love Supreme: Live In Seattle'”. Not surprisingly, Bebop Beatniks were five years ahead of the curve.
Visit the Something Blue website at sbblues.com for links to the entire concert, the score, and NPR.
And now, here’s Bebop Beatniks playing “A Love Supreme” recorded July 20, 2016, at the Brookland United Methodist Church.
Bebop Beatniks Live at Brookland United Methodist Church on 2016-07-20
archive.org/details/hl2016-07-20/
Thanks Marty, today I’m playing a jazz classic recorded at a worship service.
Before the pandemic I used to be the Music Director at the Brookland United Methodist Church so it was a no brainer for me to book Bebop Beatniks in for our Wednesday night contemporary worship. At the time the Wednesday night service was attended heavily by youth so I took it as part of my job to expose them to all kinds of music played by regional bands, folk, blues, bluegrass, ambient, jazz, and even some original worship songs.
On July 20, 2016, it was my turn to get my band, Bebop Beatniks, to play. Bebop Beatniks does jazz standards and originals so we rehearsed the John Coltrane song, “A Love Supreme”, to close the service. Playing in Bebop Beatniks were Kevin Tinker, trumpet; Paul Nunis, bass; and I’m on piano. The entire band has ties to ASU.
When I started working on the arrangement I found Coltrane’s hand written chart that was used at the session when “A Love Supreme” was recorded. This piece of sheet music is considered so important in the history of jazz that it is at The Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History. Thanks to the internet I didn’t have to go to the Smithsonian but instead I wrote my Bebop Beatniks arrangement referring to a digitization of the original score.
Of course now there’s a big buzz going on about “A Love Supreme” including an NPR segment titled “John Coltrane’s Masterpiece Breathes New Life With ‘A Love Supreme: Live In Seattle'”. Not surprisingly, Bebop Beatniks were five years ahead of the curve.
Visit the Something Blue website at sbblues.com for links to the entire concert, the score, and NPR.
And now, here’s Bebop Beatniks playing “A Love Supreme” recorded July 20, 2016, at the Brookland United Methodist Church.
Bebop Beatniks Live at Brookland United Methodist Church on 2016-07-20
archive.org/details/hl2016-07-20
Before the pandemic I used to be the Music Director at the Brookland United Methodist Church so it was a no brainer for me to book Bebop Beatniks in for our Wednesday night contemporary worship. At the time the Wednesday night service was attended heavily by youth so I took it as part of my job to expose them to all kinds of music played by regional bands, folk, blues, bluegrass, ambient, jazz, and even some original worship songs.
On July 20, 2016, it was my turn to get my band, Bebop Beatniks, to play. Bebop Beatniks does jazz standards and originals so we rehearsed the John Coltrane song, “A Love Supreme”, to close the service. Playing in Bebop Beatniks were Kevin Tinker, trumpet; Paul Nunis, bass; and I’m on piano. The entire band has ties to ASU.
When I started working on the arrangement I found Coltrane’s hand written chart that was used at the session when “A Love Supreme” was recorded. This piece of sheet music is considered so important in the history of jazz that it is at The Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History. Thanks to the internet I didn’t have to go to the Smithsonian but instead I wrote my Bebop Beatniks arrangement referring to a digitization of the original score.
Of course now there’s a big buzz going on about “A Love Supreme” including an NPR segment titled “John Coltrane’s Masterpiece Breathes New Life With ‘A Love Supreme: Live In Seattle'”. Not surprisingly, Bebop Beatniks were five years ahead of the curve.
Visit the Something Blue website at sbblues.com for links to the entire concert, the score, and NPR.
And now, here’s Bebop Beatniks playing “A Love Supreme” recorded July 20, 2016, at the Brookland United Methodist Church.
Bebop Beatniks Live at Brookland United Methodist Church on 2016-07-20
archive.org/details/hl2016-07-20
This is Hairy Larry inviting you to enjoy Something Blue every Saturday night at ten. This week we’re featuring Charlie Hunter, Jazz Is Phish, and Caprice. 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.
Jazz Is Phish Live at Bright Box Theater on 2021-11-12
archive.org/details/jazzisphish2021-11-12.matrix.flac24
Charlie Hunter Live at Creative Alliance on 2021-11-21
archive.org/details/ch2021-11-21.flac24
Caprice – From Dawn Til Dusk
njhb.bandcamp.com/album/from-dawn-til-dusk
Don’t miss Something Blue, Saturday night at 10:00 PM CST, at kasu.org.
Jazz Is Phish Live at Bright Box Theater on 2021-11-12
archive.org/details/jazzisphish2021-11-12.matrix.flac24
Charlie Hunter Live at Creative Alliance on 2021-11-21
archive.org/details/ch2021-11-21.flac24
Caprice – From Dawn Til Dusk
njhb.bandcamp.com/album/from-dawn-til-dusk
This is Hairy Larry inviting you to enjoy Something Blue every Saturday night at ten. This week we’re featuring Delta Legends, Los Lobos, and Tab Benoit. 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.
Los Lobos Live at Clyde Theater on 2021-11-06
archive.org/details/LosLobos2021-11-06.AKG63-AKG568
Tab Benoit Live at Sellersville Theater on 2021-10-26
archive.org/details/tabbenoit2021-10-26.mk41v.edtyre
Delta Legends Live at Cedell Davis Stage at the King Biscuit Blues Festival on 2018-10-05
archive.org/details/hl2018-10-05
Don’t miss Something Blue, Saturday night at 10:00 PM CST, at kasu.org.
Los Lobos Live at Clyde Theater on 2021-11-06
archive.org/details/LosLobos2021-11-06.AKG63-AKG568
Tab Benoit Live at Sellersville Theater on 2021-10-26
archive.org/details/tabbenoit2021-10-26.mk41v.edtyre
Delta Legends Live at Cedell Davis Stage at the King Biscuit Blues Festival on 2018-10-05
archive.org/details/hl2018-10-05
Thanks Marty. Today we’re going to hear one of the most popular jazz songs of all time played at KASU Jazz Thursday.
I worked with Mike Overall, Tom Mason, Joy Sanford, and Craig Baker on the Joe Lee “Boppin At The Forest” album. They also play in Giant Steps, a Jonesboro area jazz band. They usually add a sax and Craig Baker couldn’t have done better than calling on Michael McGowan. Craig knew McGowan since the eighties when they both played in the Jonesboro Jazz Society Big Band.
These musicians are all good friends of mine from Blues Fest to the Delta Jazz Workshop. I even got to play bass with Giant Steps one night in downtown Jonesboro when Tom Mason couldn’t make it.
So of course, I booked them into KASU Jazz Thursday and of course, they played a great show. We presented them on May 23, 2013, at TheArts@311.
So now, here’s Giant Steps, recorded at KASU Jazz Thursday, playing “Autumn Leaves”.
I worked with Mike Overall, Tom Mason, Joy Sanford, and Craig Baker on the Joe Lee “Boppin At The Forest” album. They also play in Giant Steps, a Jonesboro area jazz band. They usually add a sax and Craig Baker couldn’t have done better than calling on Michael McGowan. Craig knew McGowan since the eighties when they both played in the Jonesboro Jazz Society Big Band.
These musicians are all good friends of mine from Blues Fest to the Delta Jazz Workshop. I even got to play bass with Giant Steps one night in downtown Jonesboro when Tom Mason couldn’t make it.
So of course, I booked them into KASU Jazz Thursday and of course, they played a great show. We presented them on May 23, 2013, at TheArts@311.
So now, here’s Giant Steps, recorded at KASU Jazz Thursday, playing “Autumn Leaves”.
This is Hairy Larry inviting you to enjoy Something Blue every Saturday night at ten. This week we’re featuring DLO3, Johannes Wallmann, and The EJT. 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.
The EJT – Gastronomy Astrology
elsenprice.bandcamp.com/album/gastronomy-astrology
DLO3 – I Told You So
delvonlamarrorgantrio.com/
Johannes Wallman – Town Musicians
www.johanneswallmann.com/
Don’t miss Something Blue, Saturday night at 10:00 PM CST, at kasu.org.
The EJT – Gastronomy Astrology
elsenprice.bandcamp.com/album/gastronomy-astrology
DLO3 – I Told You So
delvonlamarrorgantrio.com/
Johannes Wallman – Town Musicians
www.johanneswallmann.com/
This is Hairy Larry inviting you to enjoy Something Blue every Saturday night at ten. This week we’re featuring Charlie Hunter, Jazz Is Phish, and Caprice. 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.
Jazz Is Phish Live at Bright Box Theater on 2021-11-12
archive.org/details/jazzisphish2021-11-12.matrix.flac24
Charlie Hunter Live at Creative Alliance on 2021-11-21
archive.org/details/ch2021-11-21.flac24
Caprice – From Dawn Til Dusk
njhb.bandcamp.com/album/from-dawn-til-dusk
Don’t miss Something Blue, Saturday night at 10:00 PM CST, at kasu.org.
Jazz Is Phish Live at Bright Box Theater on 2021-11-12
archive.org/details/jazzisphish2021-11-12.matrix.flac24
Charlie Hunter Live at Creative Alliance on 2021-11-21
archive.org/details/ch2021-11-21.flac24
Caprice – From Dawn Til Dusk
njhb.bandcamp.com/album/from-dawn-til-dusk
This is Hairy Larry inviting you to enjoy Something Blue every Saturday night at ten. This week we’re featuring BlueStar Radiation and the John Kadlecik Band. 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.
John Kadlecik Live at The Hamilton on 2021-11-24
archive.org/details/jkb2021-11-24.vwmule
Tim Palmieri Live at Oxbow Blending & Bottling on 2021-11-21
archive.org/details/timpalmieri2021-11-21.ck61.nbob.m60.sbd.flac
Don’t miss Something Blue, Saturday night at 10:00 PM CST, at kasu.org.
John Kadlecik Live at The Hamilton on 2021-11-24
archive.org/details/jkb2021-11-24.vwmule
Tim Palmieri Live at Oxbow Blending & Bottling on 2021-11-21
archive.org/details/timpalmieri2021-11-21.ck61.nbob.m60.sbd.flac
From The Archives Of Something Blue December 5, 2021
1. DJ Hairy Larry presents Caprice
2. Something Blue – Tweezer – 29 second spot
1. DJ Hairy Larry presents Caprice
2. Something Blue – Tweezer – 29 second spot
From The Archives Of Something Blue November 28, 2021
1. DJ Hairy Larry presents Hairy Larry and George
2. Something Blue – Forever – 29 second spot
Thanks Marty, today we’re going to hear an acoustic version of a Bob Dylan song.
I performed with George Hinds in Hairy Larry and George for years and then later we added some other musicians and became The Swing Band Project. As a duo we had a full band sound with guitar, bass, harmonica, harmony vocals, and foot stomping. We played everything, blues, rock, jazz, folk, with a lot of songs from the sixties and quite a few Dylan numbers.
On July 1, 2011, we were booked at Bella’z right here in Jonesboro and we were back down to the core duo. I guess the rest of The Swing Band Project was busy that night.
This didn’t discourage us at all, in fact it was kind of nice to do a back to our roots show, so, of course, I started with a Dylan song. That went well and one good Dylan song deserves another and before you know it I dug out my book and we did a whole show of all Dylan.
Some of these songs we had played many times as Hairy Larry and George and with The Swing Band Project. Many of the songs we had never played before and never since although I don’t know why as good as they came out.
George and I had both heard “Mr. Tambourine Man” as played by The Byrds and by Bob Dylan. But we had never played the song together before. I think you will hear influences from both Dylan and The Byrds in our arrangement. George nailed the harmony. The harp is dead on. The song remains one of my favorites from one of my favorite shows, Hairy Larry Does Dylan.
The whole concert is available on the Live Music Archive. Visit the Something Blue website at sbblues.com for the link.
Ok now, recorded right here in Jonesboro, Arkansas, on July 1, 2011, here’s Hairy Larry and George singing “Mr. Tambourine Man”.
archive.org/details/hl2011-07-01
1. DJ Hairy Larry presents Hairy Larry and George
2. Something Blue – Forever – 29 second spot
Thanks Marty, today we’re going to hear an acoustic version of a Bob Dylan song.
I performed with George Hinds in Hairy Larry and George for years and then later we added some other musicians and became The Swing Band Project. As a duo we had a full band sound with guitar, bass, harmonica, harmony vocals, and foot stomping. We played everything, blues, rock, jazz, folk, with a lot of songs from the sixties and quite a few Dylan numbers.
On July 1, 2011, we were booked at Bella’z right here in Jonesboro and we were back down to the core duo. I guess the rest of The Swing Band Project was busy that night.
This didn’t discourage us at all, in fact it was kind of nice to do a back to our roots show, so, of course, I started with a Dylan song. That went well and one good Dylan song deserves another and before you know it I dug out my book and we did a whole show of all Dylan.
Some of these songs we had played many times as Hairy Larry and George and with The Swing Band Project. Many of the songs we had never played before and never since although I don’t know why as good as they came out.
George and I had both heard “Mr. Tambourine Man” as played by The Byrds and by Bob Dylan. But we had never played the song together before. I think you will hear influences from both Dylan and The Byrds in our arrangement. George nailed the harmony. The harp is dead on. The song remains one of my favorites from one of my favorite shows, Hairy Larry Does Dylan.
The whole concert is available on the Live Music Archive. Visit the Something Blue website at sbblues.com for the link.
Ok now, recorded right here in Jonesboro, Arkansas, on July 1, 2011, here’s Hairy Larry and George singing “Mr. Tambourine Man”.
archive.org/details/hl2011-07-01
This is Hairy Larry inviting you to enjoy Something Blue every Saturday night at ten. This week we’re featuring Johannes Wallman, Alex Hitchcock, and Francesco Ciniglio. 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.
Johannes Wallman – Love Wins
www.johanneswallmann.com/about
Francesco Ciniglio – Wood
francescociniglio-whirlwind.bandcamp.com/
Alex Hitchcock – All Good Things
www.alexhitchcock.co.uk/
Don’t miss Something Blue, Saturday night at 10:00 PM CST, at kasu.org.
Johannes Wallman – Love Wins
www.johanneswallmann.com/about
Francesco Ciniglio – Wood
francescociniglio-whirlwind.bandcamp.com/
Alex Hitchcock – All Good Things
www.alexhitchcock.co.uk/
Thanks Marty, today on From The Archives Of Something Blue we’re featuring Common Time playing a Wayne Shorter standard at New Jazz In Jonesboro.
In 2018 we restarted New Jazz In Jonesboro, held monthly during the school year, in the Round Room of the Jonesboro Public Library. Each month NJHB would play as well as a guest act. We heard a lot of great music at these shows and continued them through 2019 until we were unfortunately shut down by the pandemic.
On October 13, 2018, the guest band was Common Time featuring Josh Carter on sax; Al Clevenger, piano; Spencer Rawlins, bass; and Chris Issom, drums. They were a working band who played fast and tight and I was always looking for an opportunity to present and record them. They were all ASU jazz students and Josh Carter also worked at the Public Library. I don’t know what it is about the library but over the years they sure have had a lot of great jazz musicians working there.
I want to thank KASU and the public library for supporting these events.
They came, they played, they conquered. And NJHB didn’t do too bad either, recording the Knocking Boots album featuring many of the same musicians. This week on Something Blue we’ll be featuring more recordings made at New Jazz In Jonesboro, but right now, were going to hear Common Time play the Wayne Shorter classic, “Footprints”.
In 2018 we restarted New Jazz In Jonesboro, held monthly during the school year, in the Round Room of the Jonesboro Public Library. Each month NJHB would play as well as a guest act. We heard a lot of great music at these shows and continued them through 2019 until we were unfortunately shut down by the pandemic.
On October 13, 2018, the guest band was Common Time featuring Josh Carter on sax; Al Clevenger, piano; Spencer Rawlins, bass; and Chris Issom, drums. They were a working band who played fast and tight and I was always looking for an opportunity to present and record them. They were all ASU jazz students and Josh Carter also worked at the Public Library. I don’t know what it is about the library but over the years they sure have had a lot of great jazz musicians working there.
I want to thank KASU and the public library for supporting these events.
They came, they played, they conquered. And NJHB didn’t do too bad either, recording the Knocking Boots album featuring many of the same musicians. This week on Something Blue we’ll be featuring more recordings made at New Jazz In Jonesboro, but right now, were going to hear Common Time play the Wayne Shorter classic, “Footprints”.
This is Hairy Larry inviting you to enjoy Something Blue every Saturday night at ten. This week we’re featuring Mountain Goats, Alejandro Escavedo, and Keller Williams. 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.
Alejandro Escovedo Live at Caravan Music Club on 2019-03-13
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Mountain Goats Live at Saturn on 2021-08-08
archive.org/details/mountaingoats2021-08-08.flac16
Keller Williams Live at Nelson Ledges Quarry Park on 2021-08-14
archive.org/details/kw2021-08-14
Don’t miss Something Blue, Saturday night at 10:00 PM CST, at kasu.org.
Alejandro Escovedo Live at Caravan Music Club on 2019-03-13
archive.org/details/ae2019-03-13
Mountain Goats Live at Saturn on 2021-08-08
archive.org/details/mountaingoats2021-08-08.flac16
Keller Williams Live at Nelson Ledges Quarry Park on 2021-08-14
archive.org/details/kw2021-08-14
Thanks Marty, on this weeks From The Archives Of Something Blue I’ve got a Jack Johnson song recorded at the Craighead Forest Bandshell.
I met CJ Hoover singing in Astate Delta Vox. Every week I would walk from the music department to KASU to deliver Something Blue. And right there, on the benches behind the Communications Building, I would see CJ Hoover playing acoustic guitar entertaining the students as they passed. Kind of like busking without asking for tips. So I sat down and listened and I thought, “He’s pretty good”. I invited him to play at the Craighead Forest Bandshell.
On May 18, 2014, he entertained us with a set of contemporary rock songs. CJ, like just about everybody, is younger than me, so unlike everyone else in the audience I hadn’t heard a lot of the songs he was playing. I had heard Jack Johnson though, and I played him on Something Blue, because Jack Johnson is taper friendly and many of his shows are up on the Live Music Archive.
Now here’s CJ Hoover performing solo with acoustic guitar, playing a Jack Johnson song, “Better Together”, recorded at the Craighead Forest Bandshell on May 18, 2014.
I met CJ Hoover singing in Astate Delta Vox. Every week I would walk from the music department to KASU to deliver Something Blue. And right there, on the benches behind the Communications Building, I would see CJ Hoover playing acoustic guitar entertaining the students as they passed. Kind of like busking without asking for tips. So I sat down and listened and I thought, “He’s pretty good”. I invited him to play at the Craighead Forest Bandshell.
On May 18, 2014, he entertained us with a set of contemporary rock songs. CJ, like just about everybody, is younger than me, so unlike everyone else in the audience I hadn’t heard a lot of the songs he was playing. I had heard Jack Johnson though, and I played him on Something Blue, because Jack Johnson is taper friendly and many of his shows are up on the Live Music Archive.
Now here’s CJ Hoover performing solo with acoustic guitar, playing a Jack Johnson song, “Better Together”, recorded at the Craighead Forest Bandshell on May 18, 2014.