Posted on 2024-06-17 DJ Hairy Larry Presents Jazz Alliance Playing Blues In A Hurry From The Archives Of Something Blue 2024-06-16 https://sbblues.com/2024/06/16/dj-hairy-larry-presents-jazz-alliance-playing-blues-in-a-hurry/ Thanks Marty, today we’re going to hear an extended trumpet solo recorded at Gracie’s Place right here in Jonesboro. I met Ron Horton when he was Director of Jazz Studies at ASU. He was playing trumpet in Jazz Alliance. I had been playing music at The Edge Coffeehouse for years so when I saw they had a jazz band playing there on Thursday nights I had to go. I liked their music and soon I was going every Thursday, recording their shows. It was great when they would invite students to jam and that’s how I first met Tim Moore and Clinton Curtis, when they were still in High School. Ron Horton had composed some of the songs they played and I was recording them anyway so I talked to Ron about doing a Jazz Alliance album. And that’s how I produced “Partly Cloudy”, recording Ron Horton originals at live shows, until we had enough. “Partly Cloudy” has five songs, all of them recorded at The Edge except for “Blues In A Hurry” which was recorded at Gracie’s Place on May 14, 2010. Playing on “Blues In A Hurry” are Ron Horton – trumpet David Eckert – bass Craig Collison – vibes and Mike Overall – drums More at the link.