Hello. I do hope you'll join me for 'The Jazz Hour' here on Longside Radio from 9pm on Sunday evening..because I can promise you some great music.
In this weeks' programme I'll have tracks from Bossa Nova guitarist Charlie Byrd, drummer Chico Hamilton, bassist 'Slam' Stewart and vocalist Marlena Shaw..all of whom would have celebrated a birthday over the past seven days.
'Keep an eye and ear out' if you will, for the emerging talent of Christian Cox, a local Upton Upon Severn based pianist who saw his profile really emerge when he headlined at the 'Upton Fringe' of the 'Upton Jazz Festival' earlier this year. Well in this weeks programme, I'll have a couple of tracks from Christian and a bit about the man and his music.
Track 14 in the long running theme '100 to 1' features guitarist Wes Montgomery and I'll have another track from the super 'Album of the Month' for September, 'An Anthology of Pro's' from the Devon based outfit 'Jazz Trilogy'
Well thats the line-up, not necessarily in that order, you understand, but I'll be 'throwing in' a bit more in as well.
So hopefully..that's tempted you and I'll welcome you along on Sunday evening!!
Have a great weekend and as always, stay very safe!!
Alun
'The Jazz Man' ...
Hello. On 'The Jazz Hour' this week I'll be taking a mini-showcase profile look at the life and musical talent of the Hungarian born clarinettist and saxophonist, Zolton Sagi, who I saw perform live a couple of weeks ago.
Vocalist Mel Torme, another saxophonist, Cannonball Adderley and drummer Elvin Jones are my three birthdays for this week, each offering something very different.
We're down to track 15 in the long running theme '100 to 1' and this weeks offering features the 'Ramsey Lewis Trio' and I'll have another great track from the Devon based 'Jazz Trilogy', who's album 'An Anthology of Pro's' is 'Album of the Month' for September.
Well I do hope that's tempted you to join me from 9pm on Sunday evening, here on Longside Radio, for this and some more great jazz.
Have a great weekend!!
Alun
'The Jazz Man' ...
Hello. On Friday of last week I was present in an audience in Worcester, to listen to the very impressive musician, our very own Bev Pegg, who combined some great jazz and a whole host of laughs, so on 'The Jazz Hour' this week, I'll be telling you all how the evening went, with of course some of Bev's music thrown in.
'Birthdaywise' this week, I'll have tracks from Horace Silver, Clifford Jordan and Sonny Rollins and track 16 in the long running theme '100 to 1' takes in a track from vibrophonist Milt Jackson.
'An Anthology of Pro's' is the title of a super 'Album of the Month' for September, from a Devon based band calling themselves 'Jazz Trilogy' and the abum is very good indeed.
Well, with a lot more thrown in, that should just about see us through to one hour of some of the very best in Jazz and the programme gets under way, as usual, from 9pm on Sunday evening here on Longside Radio and I do hope you'll join me.
Have a great weekend and as always, stay very safe!!
Alun
'The Jazz Man' ...
Hello. On 'The Jazz Hour' this week, I've had to make a list, to remember all the 'birthdays' from the past seven days and on that list, amongst others, I'll have tracks from Lester Young, Charlie Parker and Dinah Washington.
A 1995 album from 'Jazz Trilogy' entitled 'An Anthology of Pro's' is 'Album of the Month' for September, a fantastic trio of musicians, who I was privilaged to see perform earlier this year on a trip to Devon.
Track 17 in the theme '100 to 1' takes in a track from saxophonist Sonny Stitt and the 'dust having settled' on this years' 'Pershore Jazz Festival', last month, committee member and 'stalwart' Brian Jones, no relation, gives us a 'run down' on events that weekend.
Well thats' all to come, plus much, much more, so for some great Jazz, why not join me from 9pm on Sunday evening here on Longside Radio, I promise, you won't be disappointed.
In the meantime, stay safe and I hope you enjoy a great weekend!!
Alun
'The Jazz Man' ...
Hello. It's Bank Holiday weekend here in the UK and on Longside Radio and I do hope you'll join me for 'The Jazz Hour' from 9pm on Sunday evening.
In this weeks programme I'll be recognising the birthdays of some real jazz legends..who are they?..well amongst others 'The Father of the Jazz Trombone' Jack Teagarden, Count Basie and Wayne Shorter.
Track 18 in the long-running theme '100 to 1' features Theolonius Monk and John Coltrane and this being the final Sunday of the month, I'll be 'bringing the curtain down' on Augusts' offering, the album 'Just One More Time' featuring the beautiful vocals of London based Linley Weir.
Now in last weeks' programme, I told you about finding a couple of albums, that I'd forgotton I had, with no sleeve notes. Well in this weeks' programme, after the 'homework' I'll have a track from the second of those albums, 'Strictly Traditional', featuring a terrific line-up of UK musicians, led by Terry Lightfoot.
Well thats' all to come, plus much, much more, so with that in mind, why not join me for a relaxing hour of all things jazz on Sunday evening.
I hope you enjoy a great bank holiday weekend, just make sure you stay very safe!!
Alun
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