From The Archives Of Something Blue February 13, 2022

DJ Hairy Larry presents The John T. Parks playing “New Orleans Girl”.

1. DJ Hairy Larry Presents John T. Parks
2. Something Blue – Jive – 29 second spot

Thanks Marty, today we’re hearing a New Orleans song by an Arkansas songwriter.

John T. Parks has played for KASU many times, usually playing in a full band. But he also plays solo and duo acoustic sets so it was great to get to record him at the KASU Coffeehouse held at The Arts@311 in downtown Jonesboro.

From The Archives Of Something Blue February 6, 2022

DJ Hairy Larry presents The Steve Davis Trio playing "There Will Never Be Another You".

1. DJ Hairy Larry presents The Steve Davis Trio
2. Something Blue - Fisherman - 29 second spot

Thanks Marty, this week we're hearing a jazz standard recorded at KASU Jazz Thursday.

Matt Jackson played bass in NJHB, the New Jazz House Band, for New Jazz In Jonesboro. He also played with us at the bandshell and at my Senior Recital.

Like many talented bass players he played in more that one band. So when I started booking Jazz Thursday for KASU he mentioned that he also played in the Steve Davis Trio. I was happy to get them on board.

This is Hairy Larry inviting you to enjoy Something Blue every Saturday night at ten. This week we’re featuring the Grateful Dead, Jefferson Starship, and New Riders Of The Purple Sage. 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.

Grateful Dead Live at Oakland Coliseum Arena on 1992-12-17
archive.org/details/gd1992-12-17.aud.larson.29086.sbeok.shnf

New Riders of the Purple Sage Live at Loon Mountain on 1992-08-09
archive.org/details/nrps1992-08-09.flac16

Jefferson Starship Live at Konocti Harbor Resort on 1992-01-24
archive.org/details/js1992-01-24.sbd.flac16

This is Hairy Larry inviting you to enjoy Something Blue every Saturday night at ten. This week we’re featuring Tim Palmeri and Neighbor. 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.

Tim Palmieri Live at Dunedin Brewery on 2022-01-06
archive.org/details/timpalmieri2022-01-06

Neighbor Live at The Press Room on 2022-01-05
archive.org/details/nbr_nakmatrix2022-01-05

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.

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/

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

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/

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

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”.