DJ Hairy Larry Presents Jazz Alliance Playing Partly Cloudy
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 Humphries 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.

https://archive.org/details/partly_cloudy

MixRemix On Anonradio - From The Creative Commons Jazz Library - 2023-06-02
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53:08
NJHB - Hairy Larry Live at Jonesboro Public Library Round Room on 2018-11-10
https://archive.org/details/hl2018-11-10
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28:18
Hypotenuza-First Snow
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12:18
Giorgio Ghiglieri-Sardinian Stories
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20:40
Art Yenta-Clouds
https://www.jamendo.com/album/54331/clouds
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24:29
José Travieso - Musica para una Guitarra sin Voz (ca397) by José Travieso
https://archive.org/details/ca397_jt
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2:20:49
jazz re​:​freshed Vol1
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Bebop Beatniks At Beatles Park
Walnut Ridge, Arkansas
May 27, 2023

Songs

00:00 We are Bebop Beatniks ...
00:23 The Blue Crane
08:53 What a wonderful audience ...
09:00 Candles
16:43 I'm going to rap ...
17:04 African Violet
28:24 When Conley was a percussion student ...
28:48 Low Earth Orbit
38:17 OK, here's a swing song ...
38:25 Sailboats
45:11 Crates is the companion piece to Candles ...
45:20 Crates
53:36 One more song ...
53:46 Malaysia

Personnel

Hairy Larry - piano, vocals
Alex Washam - drums
Conley Hunt - percussion
Rike Robinson - trombone

All songs by Larry Heyl
https://bebopbeatniks.com/
https://deltaboogie.net/
https://www.youtube.com/hairylarry/

Bebop Beatniks At Beatles Park
Walnut Ridge, Arkansas
May 27, 2023

Songs

00:00 We are Bebop Beatniks ...
00:23 The Blue Crane
08:53 What a wonderful audience ...
09:00 Candles
16:43 I'm going to rap ...
17:04 African Violet
28:24 When Conley was a percussion student ...
28:48 Low Earth Orbit
38:17 OK, here's a swing song ...
38:25 Sailboats
45:11 Crates is the companion piece to Candles ...
45:20 Crates
53:36 One more song ...
53:46 Malaysia

Personnel

Hairy Larry - piano, vocals
Alex Washam - drums
Conley Hunt - percussion
Rike Robinson - trombone

All songs by Larry Heyl
https://bebopbeatniks.com/
https://deltaboogie.net/

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.

It’s got a tricky rhythm with a bass vamp on the Rhodes starting and ending the song. Personnel on “Monkey Walk” were Hairy Larry – piano, harmonica, vocals, and percussion; Mike “Zif” Lovell – guitar; David Shade – guitar; Matt Jackson – bass; Joseph Curtis – trumpet; and Cody Ballard – tenor sax. James Carvell added percussion on tracks 3 through 6 including the title track that I will be playing on Something Blue this week.

The cover art for “Cookin’ For Piper” was “Euterpe” drawn by Emily Dewbre-Young. I love the image, depicting a muse playing pipes, and Emily gave us permission to use her drawing on the album cover. Then she sold me the original artwork, very reasonably, and it’s now hanging at Eclectic Geekery in Walnut Ridge. Visit the Something Blue website at sbblues.com to see the album cover and hear the whole album.

Ok now, recorded at New Jazz In Jonesboro on July 6, 2013 here’s NJHB playing my song, “Monkey Walk”.

archive.org/details/hl20130706

This is Hairy Larry inviting you to enjoy Something Blue every Saturday night at ten. This week we’re featuring Natalie Cressman, The Bad Plus, Per Husby, and Bebop Beatniks. 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.

Natalie Cressman – Auburn Whisper
nataliecressman.bandcamp.com/album/auburn-whisper
www.nataliecressman.com/

The Bad Plus – The Bad Plus
thebadplus.bandcamp.com/album/the-bad-plus
www.thebadplus.com/

Per Husby Septett – Peacemaker
bbemusic.bandcamp.com/album/peacemaker

Bebop Beatniks – Church
archive.org/details/bebop-beatniks-church

DJ Hairy Larry Presents The Common Time Quartet Playing All Of Me
From The Archives Of Something Blue May 21 2023

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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Something Blue - Wizard - 29 second spot

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.

Don’t miss Something Blue, Saturday night at 10:00 PM CST, at http://kasu.org.

Gamer+ News May 20, 2023 - Inspired Unreality - Fantasy and Science Fiction

Join us for Inspired Unreality open game chat Saturday, May 20, at 11:00 AM Central. We will be discussing Fantasy and Science Fiction and we will also have actual play on the table with the return of If You Play You Win online gaming.

Inspired Unreality open game chat is held in Tenkar's Tavern on Discord. There's more info and a link here.

https://gamerplus.org/index

Three of my kids, two in-laws, and three grandkids, along with a few friends, have gone to St. Louis for Geekway. Family togetherness at a board game convention. Ain't that cool?

I reviewed The Locked Tomb Series By Tamsyn Muir.

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.

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41:31
Regis V Gronoff-Dreaming of the Good Times
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25:26
Tales Of A Dead Fish by The Freak Fandango Orchestra
https://archive.org/details/TalesOfADeadFish
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57:20
Naissance de l'horizon by Romain Baret
https://labelpinceoreilles.bandcamp.com/album/naissance-de-lhorizon-3
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34:35
Fortadelis-Unexpected Journey
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28:16
SONIC MYSTERY-HOPE REMAINS
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1:04:06
Thomas Saliba-Archeophonix  Shanti Aum
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