Collaborate on "Malaysia" - 2021-10-17

I played this on my twitch livestream on October 17, 2021, with an arrangement designed for collaboration. Collaborators play over a piano trio with the bass and drums provided by an irealpro script with the chords for my original song, "Malaysia". The irealpro app can be viewed running on my tablet on the right side of the video screen.

This is Hairy Larry inviting you to enjoy Something Blue every Saturday night at ten. This week we’re featuring the PF Flyers, David Outlaw, and Karl Denson. 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.

Karl Denson’s Tiny Universe Live at Revolution Hall on 2023-12-31
archive.org/details/kdtu2023-12-31.e914.flac24

David Outlaw Band Live at Peri’s Bar on 2024-01-03
archive.org/details/TBP2024-01-03

PF Flyers Live At the Johnny Cash Heritage Festival On October 17, 2019
archive.org/details/pff2019-10-17

DJ Hairy Larry Presents PF Flyers Playing Child Of The Wild Blue Yonder
From The Archives Of Something Blue 2024-01-07

Thanks Marty, today we’re going to hear a John Hiatt song preformed by an Arkansas rock band at the Johnny Cash Heritage Festival.

Look, I’ve been knowing Scott Snellgrove and Sonny Hunt forever. They both helped with the bandshell project, Scott used to work with Joe Lee at Alley, and I recorded an album at Sonny’s Soundworks studio. They’ve both been playing music in Northeast Arkansas for over 50 years.

I met Grady McGwire and Eddie Ross when PF Flyers was featured at Bluesday Tuesday in Newport. They’re such a great band that I was thrilled to get to record them again on October 17, 2019, at the Johnny Cash Heritage Festival
in Dyess, Arkansas.

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.

DJ Hairy Larry Presents John Shepherd Playing Blues Train
From The Archives Of Something Blue 2023-12-10

Thanks Marty, today we’re going to hear an original blues song recorded right here in Jonesboro at HairyLarryLand.

There are two stories that go with this song. John Shepherd was a Blues Fest regular playing every year with his band. Then one year he started his set solo, with just guitar and vocals, before he brought his band onstage. Vivian commented on how much she liked the solo part of his set so I talked to John about doing an album that way, just guitar and vocals. We recorded the album on February 21, 2009 and March 21, 2009.

Now for the second story. When John showed up for the session he came in carrying a guitar case. When he opened the case he pulled out a Pignose amp.

That’s right, the amp fit right in the guitar case. The Pignose is a battery powered guitar amp that delivers 3 watts of pure blues power. As you will hear John could make it walk and talk.

From The Archives Of Something Blue 2023-12-03

Thanks Marty, today we’re going to hear some blues guitar recorded at the Craighead Forest Bandshell.

Steve Wages was an exceptional blues guitarist and it was always a pleasure to hear him perform at the bandshell. The Bad Habit Band was a top cover band so they played everything, rock, country, and blues but you could always tell that Steve would get really cranked up for a blues song.

Also playing in Bad Habit were Braden Byrd, bass, and Billy Spence, drums. All three of them played for years in Northeast Arkansas. So this is the real blues, homegrown in the Delta.

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.

This is Hairy Larry inviting you to enjoy Something Blue every Saturday night at ten. This week we’re featuring The Sextet, Bob Reynolds, Dazie Mae, and Drdjekill. 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.

MixRemix – Creative Commons Jazz – 2023-09-08
archive.org/details/ccj2023-09-08

Blob Castle by The Sextet
thesextet.bandcamp.com/album/blob-castle
CC BY-SA

DRDJEKILL-DRDJEKILL 2
www.jamendo.com/album/891/drdjekill-2
CC BY-NC-ND

Last Jazz in Paris by Dazie Mae
freemusicarchive.org/music/Dazie_Mae/Last_Jazz_in_Paris/
CC BY-NC-SA

Bob Reynolds-Hindsight
bobreynolds.bandcamp.com/album/hindsight
CC BY-NC-SA