veloman Posted June 27, 2014 Share Posted June 27, 2014 Yes Raver - you are right re. Ted Heath's drummer - not Alan Ganley. We were support to some of the big bands when we had a residency in North Staffs so I watched 'em at close quarters - well the drummer anyway. Examples included:- Ray Mcvay, Sid Lawrence, Bob Miller and The Millermen and even Joe Loss. They were all brilliant and their drummers drove like mad - made me ashamed. An anecdote was that we had to join the Musicians Union as they were all paid-up members - this was the 70's and early 80's though. Wonder if this standard of musicianship still exists today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raver50032 Posted July 2, 2014 Share Posted July 2, 2014 Mjmooney - I hang my head in dismay, but I turn 40 this December 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjmooney Posted July 2, 2014 VT Supporter Share Posted July 2, 2014 Crikey. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xann Posted July 31, 2014 Share Posted July 31, 2014 Farewell Idris Muhammad 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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JoshVilla Posted August 19, 2014 Share Posted August 19, 2014 May have been posted on here before, but the new Dirty Loops album is absolutely fantastic, for anybody who likes their fusion and/or well written pop tunes. It's mainly original material with a couple of covers thrown in: Fantastic cover of Avicii's 'Wake Me Up': Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xann Posted March 31, 2015 Share Posted March 31, 2015 This is Friedrich Gulda, better known for playing Beethoven. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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One For The Road Posted February 7, 2016 Share Posted February 7, 2016 Cab anyone recommend a good jazz bar/club in the Midlands or London? I've been to Ronnie Scott's in Soho and the Jam House in Brum but I'd love to know of anywhere else. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xann Posted February 7, 2016 Share Posted February 7, 2016 The Bull's Head in Barnes had a reputation. It's had a face lift, like the more Bluesy/Folky Half Moon nearby in Putney. Also Hideaway in Streatham. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xann Posted February 25, 2016 Share Posted February 25, 2016 (edited) Quote Download 637 Gigabytes Of Jazz For Free David W. Niven was a high school teacher from New Jersey. But his legacy will be the 650 cassette tapes of early jazz that he recorded throughout his lifetime. The set spans more than 1000 hours and gives a fantastic insight into the development of jazz through the years 1921-1991. Niven also wrote setlists and notes that come along with the collection on Archive.org, which you can download here. Electronic Beats Edited February 25, 2016 by Xann Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
il_serpente Posted February 26, 2016 VT Supporter Share Posted February 26, 2016 On 2/7/2016 at 13:28, useless said: I used to play with/be taught by Chet Baker's girlfriend, Diane Vavra ~20 years ago. Her hearing was starting to fail and she had no health insurance or money to do anything about it. Quite sad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CarewsEyebrowDesigner Posted February 26, 2016 Share Posted February 26, 2016 music starts around 5:50 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
osmark86 Posted February 26, 2016 Share Posted February 26, 2016 lez get sum uv dat Naked City up in dis byaaaaaatch! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xann Posted February 26, 2016 Share Posted February 26, 2016 8 minutes ago, CarewsEyebrowDesigner said: music starts around 5:50 The KW album was big news on Planet Jazz. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
useless Posted February 26, 2016 Share Posted February 26, 2016 That's so sad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xann Posted February 26, 2016 Share Posted February 26, 2016 20 minutes ago, useless said: That's so sad. It'll be the same here if the Tory filth get their way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
useless Posted February 26, 2016 Share Posted February 26, 2016 I was going to allude to that, but thought I'd better not, in the Jazz thread. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dAVe80 Posted February 26, 2016 Share Posted February 26, 2016 Travelling The Spaceways: The Cult of Sun Ra Quote Jez Nelson explores the life of Sun Ra - the renowned jazz composer, bandleader and pianist born 100 years ago. Sun Ra was the first black avant-garde musician, paving the way for Ornette Coleman, John Coltrane and Archie Shepp. He set up his own record label before independent labels existed, and was one of the first to use synthesizers in his music. He also commanded a unique and, some would say, unhealthy dedication from his band. They lived in his house and eschewed sex, drugs and even sleep in the pursuit of a higher cause - music. Two decades after his death, Sun Ra continues to inspire a dedicated following. His original band, the Arkestra, regularly sell-out European concert halls, there are numerous tribute bands around the World and even an annual Italian music festival exclusively devoted to him. So why does he continue to hold this cult status? Revisiting an intriguing interview he gave shortly before he died, and with new interviews with band members and Sun Ra obsessives, Jez Nelson asks whether, a century on from his birth, we are any better placed to understand Sun Ra's message. Contributors include Gilles Peterson, Marshall Allen, John Sinclair and Jerry Dammers. Producer: Joby Waldman A Somethin' Else production for BBC Radio 4. Show less Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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