Jazz Appreciation Month continues. Today I am still looking at the beginnings of Jazz and here is a recording by Joe "King" Oliver's Creole Jazz Band called 'Chimes Blue' which features the first appearance on record by a certain Louis Armstrong. https://youtu.be/Ng0XUYN8YI8
My second real social attempts at karaoke took place in London in November 2015 when I went down to the big Smoke to visit my old friend Amy Cherry, we hadn't seen each other in person since previous when she visited me a for a few days. We met up twice and on the first … Continue reading A Night at the Opera (ii)
It's only been a week or so since my holiday and already it seems a long time ago. I haven't seen Heather as she has been down in London, so it's been a bit of a week twiddling my thumbs in my spare time. Bookwise I was full of Jubilation to find that "The Revenant … Continue reading Will Sandman Go Septic Despite Listening to Classical Music?
Last week was a late booked few days off work, it was a nice little recharge and some needed time doing naff all. Sunday I did the double and went to both the Sunday Lunch time gig at Albrighton, which was the new band "Frog and Henry", and the Evening gig at the Wild … Continue reading A Holiday for the Sandman
Bev Pegg's Good Time Jazz Band recorded live at Upton Jazz Festival 2018 https://youtu.be/wHCsJF1OiDI
A Song by your favourite composer. My favourite composer is probably George Gershwin... This week. Ask me next week my mood my swing nearer Irving Berlin, Duke Ellington, Cole Porter or Billy Strayhorn. But Gershwin is a recurring favourite so... Rhapsody in Blue, in a slightly different take by Eumir Deodato https://youtu.be/CynBrweG-L4 Summertime by Grover … Continue reading 30 Day Song Challenge: Day 27
Light Motfits Three Thing Challenge: Bananas, Keyboard, Rattle As many of my readers know one of my hobby horses is to go and see live Jazz whenever I can. Being based in Shropshire this mostly involves going to local pubs which have Jazz nights. For a long period my regular venue was the Harp in … Continue reading 3TC: The Scribe
A Favourite song by David Bowie. Well here's two. Life on Mars https://youtu.be/AZKcl4-tcuo Under Pressure (with Queen) https://youtu.be/YoDh_gHDvkk
A Song that is kind of folk. Bela Fleck and the Flecktones: Big Country https://youtu.be/WbGsiuZ3L6o
A song with great drums in it Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers: A Night in Tunisia. The jazz messengers was like a working University for new players, but it's important not to forget how much of a power house in the engine room Blakey was. https://youtu.be/FHKyVJ5YfNU
