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September 2015 Meeting BOURNEMOUTH BIG BAND, SWING & JAZZ CLUB Newsletter JUNE 2019 Meeting The Chairman welcomed 20 attendees to the meeting (17 members + 3 new guests). Apols for absence: 0 John Savage announced that, in the absence of any nominations, Phil Lewis has therefore been elected as Secretary/Treasurer of the Club. Applause and congratulations ensued. Answers to May Newsletter quiz question: Who said: “Playing ‘bop’ is like playing Scrabble with all the vowels missing”? A: Duke Ellington in ‘Look’ magazine 10 Aug 1954 Freda asked members to sign a ‘get-well-soon’ card for Helen Robinson who suffered a very bad fall recently. Keith Brown brought in a number of CDs which had been donated to the club – 50p per CD. Vic Grayson reported on conversations with Chris Walker. He has agreed to ‘open’ our new August 14 meeting with two audio/visual presentations – one on Duke Ellington and one on Hoagy Carmichael. It is suggested that we bring a guest or friend and that an extra £1 be charged to cover the speakers’ expenses. Vic Grayson reported that he had produced a DVD of the BBC2 Jazz 625 black & white broadcast from May 3. It is available to members for borrowing and return. Derek Fones informed members that the music for Terry Webb’s funeral and celebration afterwards can now be found as a Playlist on Spotify. Link: https://open.spotify.com/user/thephilnel/playlist/1eyweRaaODmLU6cReqa2sb?si=TUkzIRcYSwqbGvJidpgdng Reg Valentine has brought in 2 copies of the magazine ‘Jazz rag’ for members to borrow, read and return. Thanks to the generosity and skill of Phil Lewis’ son Nick, the Club may soon have its own website. Early days yet but watch this space! 1 ‘GanGreen‘ Introduced by Norman Adams 1 ‘Tete-A-Tete’ Clark Terry & Bob Brookmeyer Quintet from album ‘Complete Live Recordings 1962-65’ - Eddie Costa (pno); Joe Benjamin (b); Osie Johnson (drs); Rec’d Live at the Half Note NYC 1962 4.04 2 ‘Night Train’ Jack Parnell & His Music Makers from 1953 album ‘Trip To Mars/Parnell On Parade/Singles Compilation’; featuring Larry Busby 3.00 3 ‘Running Wild’ Johnny Dankworth Seven featuring Allan Ganley & Keith Christie from 1954 Parlophone 10” shellac 2.34 4 ‘You’ve Done Something To My Heart’ Ken Moule from 1956 album ‘Ken Moule Arranges For Ronnie Ross’ - Allan Ganley (drs) 4.12 5 ‘Have Jazz Will Travel’ Ronnie Scott (Steve Race-Jazz Stars:Rendell,Harriott,Hayes,Scott,Ross, Jimmy Deuchar (tpt)) from album ‘Soho Blues The Ronnie Scott Anthology 1956-62 2.35 6 ‘Jones’ Pizza Express All Star Jazz band from 1990 album ‘The Poll-Winners’ -Len Skeat (b); Allan Ganley (drs); Brian Lemon (pno); Dave Shepherd (clt); Colin Smith (tpt); Roy Williams (tbn); Tommy Whittle (tnr) 5.02 7 ‘Riff Up Them Stairs’ (George Shearing) Great British Jazz Band from 1996 album ‘A British Jazz Odyssey’ - Digby Fairweather, Mike Cotton (tpts); Roy Williams & Pete Strange (tbns); John Barnes & Dave Shepherd (reeds); Jim Mullen (gtr); Martin Litton (pno); Len Skeat (b); Allan Ganley (drs) 3.58 8 ‘Step Right Up’ (Oliver Nelson tune) Warren Vache (cnt) – Alan Barnes Sextet from1997 album ‘Memories Of You’ - Dave Green (b); Brian Lemon (pno); Alan Barnes (sax); Dave Cliff (gtr); Allan Ganley (drs) 4.15 BOURNEMOUTH BIG BAND, SWING & JAZZ CLUB Newsletter 2 ‘Cool Enough For June?‘ Introduced by Tony Eveleigh 1 ‘Milestones’ Miles Davis Sextet from 1958 album of same name – John Coltrane (tnr); Cannonball Adderley (alto); Red Garland (p); Paul Chambers (b); Philly Joe Jones (drs) 5.47 2 ‘Time On My Hands’ Sonny Rollins Quartet from 1951 Prestige album ‘Sonny Rollins With The Modern Jazz Quartet’ - Kenny Drew (p); Art Blakey (drs); Percy Heath (b) 2.38 3 ‘After You’ve Gone’ Bill Holman from 1958 album ‘Big Band In A Jazz Orbit’- Mel Lewis (drs); Buddy Clark (b); Vic Feldman (pno); Jack Sheldon(tpt); Carl Fontana (tbn); Charlie Kennedy (sax) 2.43 4 ‘Don’t Be That Way’ Benny Goodman Orch from 1938 album ‘Carnegie Hall Jazz Concert’ 4.12 5 ‘All Or Nothing’ King Pleasure & The Biscuit Boys from 2010 album ‘Live At Last ‘ 4.02 6 ‘Woody ‘N’ You’ Modern Jazz Quartet from 1956 album ‘Fontessa’ - Jon Lewis (pno); Milt Jackson (vbs); Percy Heath (b); Connie Kay (drs) 6.15 7 ‘Manteca Theme’ Dizzy Gillespie from 1954 album ‘Afro’ – Charlie Persip (drs); Lewis Hackney (b); J J Johnson (tbn); Quincy Jones (tpt) 4.10 8 ‘Congeniality’ Ornette Coleman with Don Cherry (cnt) – from 1959 album ‘The Shape Of Jazz To Come’ - Charlie Haden (b); Billy Higgins (drs) 6.44 Our thanks go to members for serving refreshments during the break Next meeting, Phil Charters plans to bring along a number of very interesting Big Band DVDs which he is donating to the club for members to buy a £1 each. 3 ‘ A Rhythm Riddle or a Bandleader Brainteaser’ Introduced by Vic Grayson 1 ‘Kick Off’ Jack Parnell - His Music Makers & His Orchestra from 1958 Parlophone EP album ‘Kick Off’ Joe Temperley (sax); Hank Shaw (tpt) 2.06 2 ‘Mr. Smith Goes To Town’ Chico Hamilton Quintet from 1957 Vogue EP ‘Spectacular‘; Buddy Collette (sax/flute); Jim Hall (gtr); Carson Smith (b); Fred Katz (cello) 2.54 3 ‘Blue Lou’ Chick Webb & His Orch from album ‘Swingsation’ rec’d Nov 19 1934 3.03 4 ‘Ding Dong Ding’ Mel Lewis from 1980 album ‘Live At The Village Vanguard’ - Jim McNeely (pno); Dick Oates (sop); written & arr by Bob Brookmeyer 7.25 5 ‘Nice And Cozy (From `Concerto For Cozy`)’ Cozy Cole from 1944 album ‘’ Concerto For Cozy’ - Teddy Walters (gtr); Ray Conniff (tbn); Ben Ebster (tnr); Johnny Guanieri (pno); 3.00 6 ‘Cherokee’ Shelly Manne from 1962 album ‘2-3-4’ - Hank Jones (pno); George Duvivier (b); Coleman Hawkins (tnr) 3.27 7 ‘Minor Mode’ Philly Joe Jones from 1960 Riverside album ‘Showcase’ - Sonny Clark (pno); Pepper Adams (brn); Jimmy Garrison (b); Bill Barron (tnr); Julian Priester (tbn); Blue Mitchell (tpt) 4.30 8 ‘Doxy ’ (Sonny Rollins tune) Joe Morello from album ‘Morello Standard Time’ - Gary Mazzzaroppi (b); Greg Kogan (pno); Ralph Lalama (Sax & flute) 4.10 9 ‘Coasting With J.C.’ J C Heard Octet from 1958 album ‘This Is Me, J. C. Heard’ - Frank Wess (tnr); Joe Newman (tpt); Charlie Fowlkes (brn); Ronnell Bright (pno); Bennie Powell (tbn) 4.37 BOURNEMOUTH BIG BAND, SWING & JAZZ CLUB Newsletter PLEASE REMEMBER – Our next meeting is on Weds 10 July – it’s a ‘You’re On’ session - so please bring a favourite track on a CD with your name and track no. and title written on a Post-it stuck on the front. Hand it to Phil at the desk when you pay please. And finally …….. did you know? Cannonball and Nat Adderley played on the Verve 1962 album ‘Ray Brown with the All- Star Big Band under the pseudonyms Jud and Pat Brotherly. or, a quiz question: Q: Which jazz trumpeter (1932 – 2013) has two middle names -’ Toussaint L'Ouverture’? A: The Chairman closed the meeting at 9.45 wishing everyone A Safe Journey Home. Vic Grayson 01202 882867 email: [email protected].
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