This is Hairy Larry inviting you to enjoy Something Blue every Saturday night at ten. This week we’re featuring All Mighty Senators and Gordon Stone. 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.

All Mighty Senators Live at the funk box on 2004-09-24
archive.org/details/ams2004-09-24

Gordon Stone Band Live at Higher Ground on 1999-01-30
archive.org/details/gsb1999-01-30

This is Hairy Larry inviting you to enjoy Something Blue every Saturday night at ten. This week we’re featuring Bob Reynolds, Christian Peterman, The Sextet, and Steve Lawson. 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.
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In a Natural State by The Sextet
thesextet.bandcamp.com/album/in-a-natural-state

FingerPainting by Steve Lawson and Daniel Berkman
music.stevelawson.net/album/fingerpainting

Bob Reynolds-Live at the Jazz Corner
bobreynolds.bandcamp.com/album/live-at-the-jazz-corner

Christian Petermann-Various Music
www.jamendo.com/album/487458/various-music

DJ Hairy Larry Presents Moores Code Playing Funky Palisades
From The Archives Of Something Blue 2024-01-21

Thanks Marty. Today we’re going to hear from an old friend who brought his band to KASU Jazz Thursday.

I met Tim Moore jamming with Jazz Alliance when he was still in high school. He took two years in the Jazz Department at ASU and I worked with him on a variety of different projects. When he started the band, Caprice, I was there recording their recitals for Something Blue. And when Caprice decided to record an album they asked me to record it for them. The songs on that album, written by Tim and his brother, Brandon Moore, have been popular on KASU since it was released.

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Guest solo - 2
Piano solo - 4
Guest solo - 2
Turn this piano solo into a duet - 2
head - 2

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Recorded Live at HairyLarryLand on 2024-01-04

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DJ Hairy Larry Presents Paul Richardson Playing Autumn Leaves
From The Archives Of Something Blue 2024-01-14

Thanks Marty, today we’re going to hear a jazz standard recorded at KASU Jazz Thursday.

I always say, I like this song or this song is really great but today I’m going to let it all hang out. My favorite song is “Autumn Leaves”. Yes it has a great change and a poetic lyric about lost love. But the reason I love “Autumn Leaves” is the melody.

DJ Hairy Larry Presents Bebop Beatniks Playing African Violet
From The Archives Of Something Blue 2023-12-31

Thanks Marty. Today we’re going to hear some latin salsa recorded live at Blues Fest.

During the pandemic I missed performing so I started to live stream on Twitch. In 2021 I wrote “African Violet” and as soon as I was able to start playing with Bebop Beatniks again it quickly became a favorite. We started using it to open all of our shows.

DJ Hairy Larry Presents Jazz Recital Band Playing Lady Bird
From The Archives Of Something Blue 2023-12-24

Thanks Marty. Today we’re going to talk about and listen to the Mother’s Day Concert held at the Craighead Forest Bandshell on May 13, 2018.

Digging back through the archives I found this concert that we played on Mother’s Day in 2018. Four bands played, two student bands and two working bands and I was the bandleader for all four bands. So we had a beautiful afternoon at Craighead Forest Park and I got to showcase four acts I had been working with during the Spring Term in 2018.

We will be hearing the Tadd Dameron song, “Lady Bird” played by the Jazz Recital Band. Playing on the song are Timothy Gilbee – percussion, Alex Washam – percussion, Emily Lindley – vibes, Tyler Remagen – tenor, Chase Hoots – alto, Joseph Curtis – trumpet, Spencer Rawlins – bass, and Hairy Larry – piano. This was a student group joined by ASU graduate, Joseph Curtis.

DJ Hairy Larry Presents Jazz Alliance Playing What Is This Thing Called Love?
From The Archives Of Something Blue 2023-12-17

Thanks Marty, today we’re going to hear a jazz standard first recorded in 1929 recorded for Something Blue at The Edge Coffeehouse in 2009.

Cole Porter wrote “What Is This Thing Called Love?” for the musical “Wake Up and Dream”. Ben Bernie and Fred Rich had jazz hits on the song in 1930 and the covers just kept on coming including versions by James Johnson, Artie Shaw, Les Paul, Dave Brubeck, Cannonball Adderly, Ella Fitzgerald, Frank Sinatra, and Clifford Brown.

Well, since I unearthed this 2009 Jazz Alliance version we can add them to the list. Recorded live on June 11, 2009, they closed their show with a fantastic version of this jazz classic.

This was an unusual show for Jazz Alliance because they were playing with a quintet featuring two horns, Ron Horton on trumpet and Corey Emerson, trombone. Also playing were Craig Collison, vibes; David Eckert, bass; and Mike Overall, drums.

This is Hairy Larry inviting you to enjoy Something Blue every Saturday night at ten. This week we’re featuring Roberta Flack, Herbie Hancock, Dianne Reeves, and Bill Evans. 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.