From The Archives Of Something Blue 2023-07-09

Thanks Marty, today I’m going to take my chill jazz piano into “Low Earth Orbit”.

The pandemic was hard on everyone but it was particularly hard on musicians. Many musicians not only had to endure lockdown but they lost their income too.

It was hard on me because, for me, like many other musicians, playing music is not optional. Of course, I practiced every day but as any working musician will tell you, that’s not the same. I like to practice but I have to play for an audience.

So when my daughter started livestreaming I thought, maybe that could work for me? I got a twitch account and set up a twitch studio with a powerful computer, lights, and webcams. It was just the kind of project that I like. Technical and creative.

DJ Hairy Larry Presents Delta Legends Playing I'm Your Professor
From The Archives Of Something Blue 2023-07-02

Thanks Marty, today I'm going to sing a song I learned from a blues legend, Sam Myers.

I love the King Biscuit Blues Festival and I used to attend every year. One of my favorite acts was Anson Funderburgh and the Rockets with Sam Myers. When they played I was always front and center dancing to their great blues.

One of the songs Sam did was "I'm Your Professor". Because of ASU I just had to add the song to my repertoire. It's a jump blues with humorous lyrics.

Well, Sam died in 2006, but I kept on singing that song. And when Delta Legends played at The Biscuit there I was with John and Jeremy singing "I'm Your Professor". Of course, I dedicated it to the memory of Sam Myers.

MixRemix On Anonradio - From The Creative Commons Jazz Library - 2023-06-30
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31:20
David Dellacroce-Relatively Unobjectionable Melodies
https://freemusicarchive.org/music/david-dellacroce/relatively-unobjectionable-melodies
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9:42
Sonar Production-Funk Collection
https://www.jamendo.com/album/497258/funk-collection
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19:16
Nelson Jenstad-Upon A Time
https://www.jamendo.com/album/86932/upon-a-time
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48:36
Jazz Cafe - Solxis
https://www.jamendo.com/album/171602/jazz-cafe
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40:20
oprachina - the jazz farm
https://www.jamendo.com/album/9986/the-jazz-farm
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34:03
Pk jazz Collective - Pearls of our Life (LP, 2012) [SCL051]
https://archive.org/details/SCL051
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DJ Hairy Larry Presents the Eleven O'clock Small Group Playing Grumpy Cat At SXSW
From The Archives Of Something Blue 2023-06-25

Thanks Marty, today we're going to hear an original jazz song with a spoken word part about popular culture in the internet age.

My advisor, Tim Crist, was always encouraging composition students to involve others in multimedia projects. So I put together Trilogy For The Arts, an outdoor happening featuring jazz music, spoken word, metal sculpture, poetry, dance, photography, and audio and video recording.

I also want to thank Don Bowyer and Ken Carroll for saying yes and helping me make this happen.

The Eleven O'clock Small Group played the jazz. Trevor Scudder welded the sculpture. Lizz Etzkorn was dancing with hula hoops. Karen Newberry, Rick Lott, Gregory Hansen, and Mike Luster read poetry.

So, mostly ASU students and faculty, living and working in Arkansas.

From The Archives Of Something Blue June 18, 2023

Thanks Marty, today we’re going to hear an original country song I recorded at KASU Bluesday Tuesday.

I had been promoting The Salty Dogs on Delta Boogie and Something Blue for several years. Brad Williams sent me their CDs and I was knocked out. I mean how does a band sound progressive and old time country at the same time. Their country sound has a lot of rock and gospel included. I guess I would say they are a country band that rocks and sings gospel from the heart.

Thanks Marty, today we’re going to hear an acoustic quartet play an Elton John song at the Arkansas Roots Festival.

When I heard the Apple, Rounds, Cobb, and Hees band playing at the Arkansas Roots Festival they were so relaxed and their delivery was so smooth it was like hearing some musicians playing out on the back porch.

They sounded great, but it wasn’t until I heard the recordings that I realized how good they really play.

Every part well played, every note in the right place, vocals that tell the story, harmonies always spot on, all blending together in a balanced sound.

It just don’t get no better than this.

So now, here’s Apple, Rounds, Cobb, and Hees singing the Elton John song, “Daniel”, recorded at the Arkansas Roots Festival on April 8, 2017.

From the Archives Of Something Blue June 4, 2023

Thanks Marty, today we’re going to hear an original jazz composition recorded right here in Jonesboro.

Before I returned to ASU, Jazz Alliance was playing at The Edge Coffeehouse. When I went to hear them play I immediately became a fan, going to every show and then recording all the shows for Something Blue.

They played jazz standards but they also played original compositions by their trumpeter, Dr. Ron Horton, who was the Director of Jazz Studies at ASU. Also in the band playing vibes and drums was Craig Collison, Director of Percussion Studies.

I recorded the album, “Partly Coudy”, at their live shows selecting the best performances for each song. Which wasn’t always easy because they were primarily a live performance act and they always played well.

Featured on today’s song are Mike Overall, former editor of The Jonesboro Sun, who passed on in 2014. Ron Horton moved to the east coast where he played in Roger Humphreys band, RH Factor, until 2018. Craig Collison retired from his position as Director Of Percussion Studies at ASU and still lives in Jonesboro. Derek Doyle also remains in the Jonesboro area playing all styles of music.

You will hear featured soloists, Ron Horton on trumpet, then Craig Collison, vibes, and Derek Doyle, bass.

Ok now, here’s the title track from the Jazz Alliance “Partly Cloudy” album recorded on September 18, 2009.

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DJ Hairy Larry Presents NJHB Playing Cookin For Piper
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.

From The Archives Of Something Blue May 21 2023

https://sbblues.com/2023/05/21/dj-hairy-larry-presents-the-common-time-quartet-playing-all-of-me/

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".

https://archive.org/details/ct2017-05-06

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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.

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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.

https://archive.org/details/bebop-beatniks-church

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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.