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
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.
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.
Memorial Day Weekend on Saturday May 27 I will be livestreaming chill jazz piano from Beatles Park in Walnut Ridge, Arkansas. Right down the road from my daughters' book store, Eclectic Geekery.
If you can't make it to Beatles Park you can watch the stream at my Youtube channel.
Bebop Beatniks
Blues Fest
October 9, 2022
Craighead Forest Bandshell
Jonesboro, Arkansas
Songs
00:00 African Violet
09:09 Recuperation ...
09:28 The Blue Crane
16:50 I am a composition major ...
17:33 Low Earth Orbit
26:00 Jeremy Jackson, bass - Alex Washam, drums ...
26:41 Sail Boats
33:24 Drinking water ...
34:01 Malaysia
41:18 Thanks ...
Personnel
Hairy Larry - piano and vocals
Jeremy Jackson - bass
Alex Washam - drums
Guest Beatnik
Carl Heyl - vocals on African Violet
Lyrics from "The Rat And The Elephant" by Jean de La Fontaine (1621-1695)
00:00 It's great to be back at Beatles Park ...
00:15 African Violet by Larry Heyl
07:20 Ok, here's a blues ...
07:28 The Blue Crane by Larry Heyl
16:26 I want to thank our good friends ...
16:48 Malaysia by Larry Heyl
27:29 I got one more for you today ...
27:44 Stardust by Hoagy Carmichael public domain
00:00 One More Cup Of Coffee
05:05 Setup ...
07:13 Memphis Blues Again
13:05 Ok, we're gonna do ...
13:25 Baby What You Want Me To Do
16:43 We got three drummers ...
20:20 Turn On Your Love Light
Inspired Unreality, now on a twice a month schedule, will be held at 11:00 AM Central, on Saturday, October 1. Since it's the first Saturday of the month our topic will be fantasy and science fiction.
It's a big topic and one we love to talk about. If you're into novels, short stories, movies, television series, or games, if it's fantasy and science fiction it's on topic. Let us know what you think about the new stuff or the old stuff. For more info and a link go here.
I write super shorts. The thing I like about super shorts is that you can finish a story in one sitting. Here's one of my favorites.
Hegel, Nietzsche, and Wittgenstein
by Larry Heyl
It was my brother Jeff who was the doer. Always making things, working on this or that, good at math and physics in school.
I was the thinker. Always gazing off into the distance pondering the big questions. What is life? What is death? What is man? What is woman?
It’s that last one that really puzzled me. Jeff got married, started his own business, got rich. I got tongue tied around girls, took a philosophy degree, and had an income commensurate with my degree. I check the want ads daily. Never have I seen Philosopher Needed - Top Dollar.
So I never understood why the aliens abducted me. It was Jeff they wanted. They must have got their wires crossed.
Now I’m not gay but I didn’t mind the anal probe so much. Learning the alien language wasn’t too bad either. They put a silver disc on my forehead and I started talking to them. It was the interview that really got them.
They kept asking about stuff I didn’t know, technology, armaments, rocket ships, manufacturing. I wasn’t much help. But I gave them a good dose of Hegel, Nietzsche, and Wittgenstein. I don’t think they were ready for that. They started babbling. They sent me up the ladder. I kept expounding and their confusion deepened. Evidently philosophy wasn’t their strong suit. Like I said they got the wrong guy.
They could only deal with me for so long. Before I knew it they had beamed me back home and departed Earth post haste. And that’s how I saved the world with philosophy.
00:00 African Violet
08:04 if there are any students ...
08:31 The Blue Crane
15:56 our bass man is going to trade his bass in on a bigger one ...
17:46 Low Earth Orbit
25:44 hello ...
27:58 Sail Boats
34:03 we're gonna close the show today ...
34:41 Malaysia
42:05 don't forget about Blues Fest on October 9 ...
Personnel
Hairy Larry - piano and vocals
Jeremy Jackson - bass
Alex Washam - drums
Conley Hunt - percussion
All songs by Larry Heyl
Hairy Larry's twitch stream is at
twitch.tv/hairylarryland
The HairyLarryLand website is at
hairylarryland.com
All of Larry's livestream playlists are at The Live Music Archive.
00:00 African Violet
08:04 if there are any students ...
08:31 The Blue Crane
15:56 our bass man is going to trade his bass in on a bigger one ...
17:46 Low Earth Orbit
25:44 hello ...
27:58 Sail Boats
34:03 we're gonna close the show today ...
34:41 Malaysia
42:05 don't forget about Blues Fest on October 9 ...
Personnel
Hairy Larry - piano and vocals
Jeremy Jackson - bass
Alex Washam - drums
Conley Hunt - percussion
All songs by Larry Heyl
Hairy Larry's twitch stream is at
twitch.tv/hairylarryland
The HairyLarryLand website is at
hairylarryland.com
All of Larry's livestream playlists are at The Live Music Archive.
Delta Boogie Newsletter - August 2022 - Jazz In The Forest and Blues Fest!
I'm sending this out a week early to promote Jazz In The Forest on September 26.
Jazz In The Forest
Craighead Forest Bandshell
Monday, September 26, at 6:00 PM
Free and open to the public
Repertoire
---
African Violet
The Blue Crane
Low Earth Orbit
Sail Boats
Malaysia
All songs by Larry Heyl
Personnel
---
Bebop Beatniks
Joseph Curtis - trumpet and flugelhorn
Jeremy Jackson - bass
Alex Washam - drums
Conley Hunt - auxiliary percussion
Larry Heyl aka Hairy Larry - piano and vocals
And here's the Blues Fest schedule for October 9.
Blues Fest 2022
Craighead Forest Bandshell
Jonesboro, Arkansas
October 9, 2022
2:00 PM
Hairy Larry and The Flying Hungarians
3:00 PM
Bebop Beatniks
4:00 PM
In The Gray
5:00 PM
Anna and the Tanks
Picnics permitted.
Free and open to the public.
Bring yard chairs and blankets for your comfort.
Craighead Forest Bandshell
Monday, September 26, at 6:00 PM
Free and open to the public
Repertoire
---
African Violet
The Blue Crane
Low Earth Orbit
Sail Boats
Malaysia
All songs by Larry Heyl
Personnel
---
Bebop Beatniks
Joseph Curtis - trumpet and flugelhorn
Jeremy Jackson - bass
Alex Washam - drums
Conley Hunt - auxiliary percussion
Larry Heyl aka Hairy Larry - piano and vocals
01. DJ Hairy Larry presents NJHB playing "Catamaran"
02. Something Blue - Streak - 29 second spot
Thanks Marty, today we're hearing one of my jazz pieces recorded live at the Craighead Forest Bandshell.
NJHB is a different kind of jazz band without established personnel or repertoire. As usual when we played at the Craighead Forest Bandshell on June 2, 2013, it was the first and only time we played with this group of musicians.
So for this show we had Matt Jackson - bass, Mike "Zif" Lovell - guitar, Suzanne Michell - vocals, drums, and percussion, Carl Holden - guitar, Jay Shepherd - guitar, "Shugga" Shane Chastain - Roland Fantom, Addison Boling - drums, and Hairy Larry - Fender Rhodes, vocals, percussion, and dancing.
We are all from the Jonesboro Area except Suzanne is from Little Rock and Matt Jackson is from Kennett, Missouri.
We had an hour set so we got to play three songs. We tend to play long arrangements. The recording of "Catamaran" was close to 20 minutes long. On the album it's 12 minutes. So I made a radio edit that's 7 minutes long to play for you today. There's a link to the whole concert at sbblues.com.
In the process of doing the radio edit I did a lot of active listening. So I'm going to share some of the things I noticed about this recording.
Suzanne Michell is one of the best scat singers I have ever heard. There are places in the song where Suzanne and I are both scatting and Jay Shepherd joins the conversation on his guitar. Both Matt Jackson on bass and Addison Boling on drums play excellent solos.
There's no horns but we have three guitars and two keyboards. This can be a recipe for disaster but everyone listened while they played making space for the other musicians.
So now, recorded at the Craighead Forest Bandshell on June 2, 2013, here's NJHB playing my song, "Catamaran".
And that's NJHB playing "Catamaran" at the Craighead Forest Bandshell on June 2, 2013. Don't miss Something Blue, Saturday night at 10:00, for more NJHB, Charlie Hunter, and Steve Lawson.
00:00 Welcome ...
00:14 African Violet
09:59 I am hoping to play ...
10:11 The Blue Crane
17:28 I'm Hairy Larry ...
17:36 Low Earth Orbit
28:06 Shout out ...
28:25 Sail Boats
37:34 I've got one more ...
37:40 Malaysia
47:02 And that's the end ...
All songs by Larry Heyl
Hairy Larry's twitch stream is at
twitch.tv/hairylarryland
The HairyLarryLand website is at
hairylarryland.com
All of Larry's livestream playlists are at The Live Music Archive.
00:00 Welcome ...
00:14 African Violet
09:59 I am hoping to play ...
10:11 The Blue Crane
17:28 I'm Hairy Larry ...
17:36 Low Earth Orbit
28:06 Shout out ...
28:25 Sail Boats
37:34 I've got one more ...
37:40 Malaysia
47:02 And that's the end ...
All songs by Larry Heyl
Hairy Larry's twitch stream is at
twitch.tv/hairylarryland
The HairyLarryLand website is at
hairylarryland.com
All of Larry's livestream playlists are at The Live Music Archive.
Delta Boogie Newsletter - August 2022 - Guerilla Livestreaming Craighead Forest Park
My grandson, Conley, joined me at Craighead Forest Park on July 13, 2022, to Guerilla Livestream Craighead Forest Lake. We played behind the bandshell with the lake behind us. We didn't get any ducks or geese swimming behind us but you can here them on the recording.
The Story Of Mister Mistmeister And His Many Transformations
Starting last February Ari and Caper have been adventuring in Tobbins Shire, west of Milyagon, through Wilken Woods, and across the river. We've been campaigning once or twice a month, sometimes with more PCs, and in July we finished a story arc.
I turned all of the session summaries into a booklet that can be downloaded here.
My daughters, Sarah and Megan, have opened a books, games, and hobby store in Walnut Ridge, Arkansas, and the last three sessions were played at their store.
So it's been a good month for us in spite of the heat wave. I hope you've been staying cool and staying busy. Please let me know about your projects, music, and art.
Hairy Larry Guerilla Livestreaming The Big Pines was recorded live. Hairy Larry's current schedule is Sunday, Tuesday, and Thursday at 2:00 PM Central with weekend live performances to be arranged.
Songs
00:00 I've got the sun shining down on me ...
00:12 African Violet
10:34 Coming up next here's a 12 bar blues ...
10:42 The Blue Crane
17:53 I'm wearing my planets shirt ...
18:07 Low Earth Orbit
28:23 I've added a new song ...
31:28 After You've Gone by Creamer and Layton
38:25 The sun is shining down ...
38:38 Crates
46:28 Thanks ...
00:00 I've got the sun shining down on me ...
00:12 African Violet
10:34 Coming up next here's a 12 bar blues ...
10:42 The Blue Crane
17:53 I'm wearing my planets shirt ...
18:07 Low Earth Orbit
28:23 I've added a new song ...
31:28 After You've Gone by Creamer and Layton
38:25 The sun is shining down ...
38:38 Crates
46:28 Thanks ...
After You've Gone by Creamer and Layton, public domain
All other songs by Larry Heyl
Hairy Larry's twitch stream is at
twitch.tv/hairylarryland
The HairyLarryLand website is at
hairylarryland.com
All of Larry's livestream playlists are at The Live Music Archive.
DJ Hairy Larry presents John Shepherd playing "Low Earth Orbit" on the Twitch Porch.
01. DJ Hairy Larry Presents John Shepherd
02. Something Blue - Ladybugs - 29 second spot
Thanks Marty, today we're going to hear John Shepherd joining me livestreaming on Twitch.
I am featuring jazz guitarists on Something Blue this week so I thought I would talk about playing jazz with John Shepherd on the Twitch Porch.
John and I go back to the early nineties. He was a Blues Fest regular always headlining for us. One thing about Blues Fest that isn't true about most festivals is we always stayed on time. The trick to that is telling the bands when their time is up. But I always gave John Shepherd the headline performance so he could play as long as he wanted.
I got to play with John a few times at Blues Fest. And then we started a band together with Jeremy Burnett on harp. We called the band Delta Legends and besides playing in Northeast Arkansas we played on the Cedell Davis stage at the King Biscuit Blues Festival in Helena every year.
We even got to record with Matt Lucas one time at HairyLarryLand when Matt and Barbara came to visit with Vivian and myself.
And then the pandemic happened and since we're old Vivian and I went into lockdown and that shut down my live performances.
My daughter Megan started gaming on Twitch and I had to keep up so I started my own Twitch channel where I would play chill jazz piano. I wrote the songs and then I wrote horn parts and then I turned our front porch into the Twitch Porch and started playing again, outdoors, with Bebop Beatniks and Jazz Buskers.
On April 10, 2022, John Shepherd joined me on the Twitch Porch and we played four of my jazz originals. The videos are on Youtube, I'll include links on the Something Blue website at sbblues.com. John and I had a great time so I thought I would play an extended blues with a nice slow groove for you today.
Ok now, here's John Shepherd joining me on the Twitch Porch on April 10, 2022, playing a real belly rubber, "Low Earth Orbit".
All right now, that's John Shepherd and Hairy Larry playing "Low Earth Orbit" on my twitch stream. Go to the Something Blue website at sbblues.com for links. Follow me on Twitch and subscribe on Youtube. Don't miss Something Blue, Saturday night at 10:00 to hear more from John Shepherd on the Twitch Porch as well as Arial Calabria, Wolfgang Muthspiel, and John Scofield.
Hairy Larry Guerilla Livestreaming The Big Pines was recorded live. Hairy Larry's current schedule is Sunday, Tuesday, and Thursday at 2:00 PM Central with weekend live performances to be arranged.
Songs
00:00 Welcome ...
00:35 African Violet
10:42 I took a delivery ...
11:04 The Blue Crane
18:23 It seems to be the day ...
18:37 I do want to Thank Vivian ...
19:12 Crates
27:05 Here's an extended blues ...
27:14 Low Earth Orbit
37:40 Now here's a beautiful bossa nova ...
37:48 Malaysia
47:12 We're gonna close ...
47:20 Blue Goose
58:39 Thanks
Hairy Larry Guerilla Livestreaming The Big Pines was recorded live. Hairy Larry's current schedule is Sunday, Tuesday, and Thursday at 2:00 PM Central with weekend live performances to be arranged.
Songs
00:00 Welcome ...
00:35 African Violet
10:42 I took a delivery ...
11:04 The Blue Crane
18:23 It seems to be the day ...
18:37 I do want to Thank Vivian ...
19:12 Crates
27:05 Here's an extended blues ...
27:14 Low Earth Orbit
37:40 Now here's a beautiful bossa nova ...
37:48 Malaysia
47:12 We're gonna close ...
47:20 Blue Goose
58:39 Thanks
Jazz Buskers Guerilla Livestreaming Craighead Forest Lake was recorded live. Hairy Larry's current schedule is Sunday, Tuesday, and Thursday at 2:00 PM Central with weekend live performances to be arranged.
Songs
00:00 Welcome ...
00:22 African violet
09:57 Geese ...
10:29 The Blue Crane
18:10 We're in a shady place ...
19:03 Crates
27:10 Here at beautiful Craighead Forest Park ...
27:30 Malaysia
37:01 We're gonna close ...
37:23 Low Earth Orbit
Jazz Buskers Guerilla Livestreaming Craighead Forest Lake was recorded live. Hairy Larry's current schedule is Sunday, Tuesday, and Thursday at 2:00 PM Central with weekend live performances to be arranged.
Songs
00:00 Welcome ...
00:22 African violet
09:57 Geese ...
10:29 The Blue Crane
18:10 We're in a shady place ...
19:03 Crates
27:10 Here at beautiful Craighead Forest Park ...
27:30 Malaysia
37:01 We're gonna close ...
37:23 Low Earth Orbit
This version of "Malaysia" was excerpted from the stream recorded on May 19, 2022. Hairy Larry's current schedule is Sunday, Tuesday, and Thursday at 2:00 PM Central with weekend live performances to be arranged.
This version of "Low Earth Orbit" was excerpted from the stream recorded on May 19, 2022. Hairy Larry's current schedule is Sunday, Tuesday, and Thursday at 2:00 PM Central with weekend live performances to be arranged.
This version of "African Violet" was excerpted from the stream recorded on May 19, 2022. Hairy Larry's current schedule is Sunday, Tuesday, and Thursday at 2:00 PM Central with weekend live performances to be arranged.
This version of "Sail Boats" was excerpted from the stream recorded on May 19, 2022. Hairy Larry's current schedule is Sunday, Tuesday, and Thursday at 2:00 PM Central with weekend live performances to be arranged.
Bebop Beatniks At Beatles Park
Walnut Ridge, Arkansas
May 27, 2023
https://youtu.be/zCZwb_Da2BI
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 ...
17:0
DJ Hairy Larry Presents NJHB Playing Cookin For Piper
From the Archives of Something Blue May 28, 2023
https://sbblues.com/2023/05/28/dj-hairy-larry-presents-njhb-playing-cookin-for-piper
Saturday, May 27, at noon, Bebop Beatniks will be playing at Beatles Park in Walnut Ridge, Arkansas. Beatles Park is near the corner of Abbey Road and Main Street.
We even got in the newspaper.
https://mastodon.social/@hairylarry/110425672868697921
If you can't make it to Beatles Park we will be livestreaming the show on Youtube. Here's my Youtube channel.
https://www.youtube.com/hairylarry
While you're there be sure to subscribe. I'm trying to get 1000 subscribers and I'm over half way the
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
Bebop Beatniks
On The Twitch Porch
April 2, 2023
Songs
00:00 Stardust by Hoagy Carmichael, public domain
08:27 African Violet
17:05 Sail Boats
24:26 Malaysia
33:37 Low Earth Orbit
42:37 The Blue Crane
Bebop Beatniks Blues Fest October 9, 2022 Craighead Forest Bandshell Jonesboro, Arkansas
Songs
00:00 African Violet 09:09 Recuperation … 09:28 The Blue Crane 16:50 I am a composition major … 17:33 Low Earth Orbit 26:00 Jeremy Jackson, bass - Alex Washam, drums … 26:41 Sail Boats 33:24 Drinking water … 34:01 Malaysia 41:18 Thanks …
Personnel
Hairy Larry - piano and vocals Jeremy Jackson - bass Alex Washam - drums
Guest Beatnik
Carl Heyl - vocals on African Violet Lyrics from “The Rat And The Elephant” by Jean de La Fontaine (1621-1695)
Hairy Larry And The Flying Hungarians Blues Fest Craighead Forest Bandshell Jonesboro, Arkansas October 9, 2022
00:00 One More Cup Of Coffee 05:05 Setup … 07:13 Memphis Blues Again 13:05 Ok, we’re gonna do … 13:25 Baby What You Want Me To Do 16:43 We got three drummers … 20:20 Turn On Your Love Light
Hairy Larry Plays Recital Repertoire In The New Twitch Studio Arkansas August 14, 2022
This set includes
00:00 Welcome … 00:14 African Violet 09:59 I am hoping to play … 10:11 The Blue Crane 17:28 I’m Hairy Larry … 17:36 Low Earth Orbit 28:06 Shout out … 28:25 Sail Boats 37:34 I’ve got one more … 37:40 Malaysia 47:02 And that’s the end …
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
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.
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”.
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 sbblues.com.
Don’t miss Something Blue, Saturday night at 10:00 PM CST, at kasu.org.
The Common Time Quartet May 6, 2017 In The Loft at The Edge Coffeehouse Jonesboro, Arkansas
Songs
01 All Of Me 02 Song For My Father 03 Mr PC 04 Autumn Leaves 05 Red Clay 06 There Will Never Be Another You 07 Afro Blue 08 Freddie Freeloader 09 Mercy Mercy Mercy 10 Tenor Madness 11 Impressions
Personnel
Tyler Remagen - tenor Alex Ditto - guitar Spencer Rawlins - bass Chris Issom - drums
Tyler was subbing for Josh Carter who could not make this gig.
Attracts hundreds of thousands of people to the banks of the Mississippi
River in Helena, Arkansas, this iconic festival, held the weekend
before Columbus Day each October, continues to preserve the music of the
Delta. The name stems from King Biscuit Time, the longest-running daily radio show.
Beale Street music legends gather in 1952 for the homecoming of W.C. Handy, from New York. From left: Howard Yancey, bandleader and former Handy player, Gilbert Fowler, clarinet, Joe Walker, sax, Walter Smith, trumpet, W.C. Handy, Walter Tangsmith, trombone, Matthew Thorton, former Handy player, Lodus Ireland, guitar, George W. Lee, Beale historian, and Will Shade, jug bandleader. Memphis Press-Scimitar
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.
Thanks Marty, today we’re going to hear a brand new blues rock song recorded in Wynne, Arkansas.
Mr. John B. Shepherd is famous for his live blues guitar shows. I like to say, “I ain’t saying John Shepherd is better than anyone else, but there sure ain’t nobody else that plays better than him.”
John also has a studio in his basement in Wynne, Arkansas. John calls it StudioJS. We recorded some of the tracks there for our Delta Legends album, “Two Woman Blues”.
Well, this winter John got to work down in his studio and recorded a new album, “Guitar Soul”, that we are planning to release on HairyLarryLand. And from that album we’ll be hearing a pre-release version of “One Eyed Jack”. Our friend, Michael Riley, played drums on the album but on this song John used Zoom drums built into his multitrack recorder.
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
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.
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”.
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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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 sbblues.com.
Don’t miss Something Blue, Saturday night at 10:00 PM CST, at kasu.org.
The Common Time Quartet May 6, 2017 In The Loft at The Edge Coffeehouse Jonesboro, Arkansas
Songs
01 All Of Me 02 Song For My Father 03 Mr PC 04 Autumn Leaves 05 Red Clay 06 There Will Never Be Another You 07 Afro Blue 08 Freddie Freeloader 09 Mercy Mercy Mercy 10 Tenor Madness 11 Impressions
Personnel
Tyler Remagen - tenor Alex Ditto - guitar Spencer Rawlins - bass Chris Issom - drums
Tyler was subbing for Josh Carter who could not make this gig.
Join us for Inspired Unreality open game chat Saturday, May 20, at 11:00
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Inspired Unreality open game chat is held in Tenkar’s Tavern on Discord. There’s more info and a link here.
Beale Street music legends gather in 1952 for the homecoming of W.C. Handy, from New York. From left: Howard Yancey, bandleader and former Handy player, Gilbert Fowler, clarinet, Joe Walker, sax, Walter Smith, trumpet, W.C. Handy, Walter Tangsmith, trombone, Matthew Thorton, former Handy player, Lodus Ireland, guitar, George W. Lee, Beale historian, and Will Shade, jug bandleader. Memphis Press-Scimitar
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.
