Jazz Playlist for Monday 28th November 2011

Jazz Playlist for Monday 28th Nov 2011 - Find it here


Billy Strayhorn - Raincheck
Jackie McLean - A Fickle Sonance
Archie Shepp - Blase ... Never been beaten for his free jazz spirit
Lee Konitz - Skylark
Miles Davis Quintet - Pee Wee
Jose James - Love ... Modern and Soooooooo Cool
Poncho Sanchez - morning ... Lovely Latin
Mongo Santamaria - Afro Blue ... Following the theme, but more subtle and sexual
Wes Montgomery, Martial Solal, Johnny Griffin - Jazz Workshop
Kenny Ball - Riverboat Shuffle

Jazz Playlist for Saturday 26th November 2011

Here's some great 60's jazz tracks, in the main from the Savoy label and featuring some really cool free moods.

Paul Bley - Ojos de Gato
Archie Shepp Quartet with Bill Dixon - Somewhere
Ornette Coleman Trio - Faces and Places
Albert Ayler - Ghosts
Dexter Gordon - Soy Califa
Yusef Lateef, Wilbur Harden, Hugh Lawson, Ernie Farrow & Oliver Jackson - Lover man
Lee Morgan - Absolutions
Erroll Garner - I get a kick out of you
Cannonball Adderley - Autumn Leaves
Sonny Criss - Paris Blues

Jazz Playlist for Friday 25th November 2011 - Blue Note !

Here's my Playlist for today - I challenge you not to like every track


Miles Davis - Surrey With The Fringe On Top
Bud Powell - A Night In Tunisia
Horace Silver - Doodlin'
Jutta Hipp - Don't Worry About Me
Toshiko Akiyoshi - Long Yellow Road
Lou Donaldson - Pot Belly
Hank Mobley - Recado Bossa Nova
Cannonball Adderley Quintet - Mercy Mercy Mercy
Stanley Turrentine - Triste
Tina Brooks Quintet - Nutville

Jazz Playlist for Thursday 24th November 2011

Here's today's Jazz Playlist for Thursday 24th November 2011

I've included some great swing, a beautiful classic protest song, a smooth croon and topped off with some wonderful footage of my favourite trombonist in action.


Artie Shaw - Two in One Blues
Benny Goodman - Sing Sing Sing
Fats Waller - The Joint is Jumpin'
Dan Block - Kissing Bug
Tubby Hayes - Off the wagon (1972)
Doris Day - Sentimental Journey
Billie Holiday - Strange Fruit
Rex Stewart's Big Eight - Dutch Treat
Nat King Cole with George Shearing - Let There Be Love
Jack Teagarden & His All Stars - Jack Armstrong Blues

Jazz for Wednesday 23rd November 2011

Here's your playlist for today ( Jazz for Wednesday 23rd November 2011 )

A nice mixture of styles, speeds and sentiments.

Ben Webster - Solitude
Chet Baker - Almost Blue
Harold Land - Pakistan
Stan Getz, John Coltrane, Oscar Peterson. Jimmy Cobb and Paul Chambers - Germany 1960
Thelonious Monk - Monk's Dream
Barney Kessel - Gypsy in my Soul
Woody Herman - Four Brothers
Count Basie's Orchestra - April in Paris
Carmen McRae - Trouble Is A Man
Dizzy Gillespie, Charlie Parker, Charles Mingus, Bud Powell, Max Roach - Salt Peanuts

New Youtube Jazz Channel - Starts Today !

We are moving this site forward by beginning a Jazz Enthusiasts Youtube channel and integrating it with the Search4jazz.com website. We will be seeking to present the best jazz on the web and pointing you in its direction.

Every day we will collate 10 great jazz tracks and create them in our daily playlist. We hope that you will join us and give us your thoughts and insights into the music.

Our main video channel can be found here and each day we will post our latest playlist link on the Search4jazz.com website

Pete Allen's All Star Jazz Band at Gorleston Pavilion Theatre

Pete Allen's All Star Jazz Band at Gorleston Pavilion Theatre

Friday 12th August 2011 - 7.45pm


Wonderful entertainment, great stagecraft and good old jazz classics that get you singing and tapping your feet. Pete Allen's All Star Jazz Band is certainly a band that I would go and watch again ... and again. Playing their way through classic traditional tunes, this band are special in their accuracy to the stars that made the songs famous. Pete Allen has a great voice that can pick out those little mannerisms that we all recognise from Thomas 'Fats' Waller and Louis Armstrong.


This band show all of the signals that we appreciated while watching Kenny Ball and his Jazzmen a few months ago. They seem to like one another and this comes over in the fun that oozes from their performance.


The band very kindly granted me permission to take a few pics and I've added some at the bottom of this post for you to take a look. But don't take my word for it ... get along and see for yourselves ... they're great !


You can find a list of upcoming events on Pete Allen's Website.


Pete Allen - Clarinet, Sax & Vocals
Dave Moorwood - Banjo, Guitar & Vocals
Gary Wood - Trumpet
Micky Cooke - Trombone
Dave Hanratty - Bass
John Petters - Drums

Camden Jazz Cafe - African Jazz Allstars

At the weekend Bev & I popped down to London to see the African Jazz Allstars. Their music is both relaxing and exhilarating in equal measures, with top notch horn playing and wicked drums slowly mesmerising the audience into a group swaying. I've posted a video of them below and would definitely advise anyone who hasn't heard them live to get along to the London African Music Festival in September - http://www.joyfulnoise.co.uk/

Kenny Ball and his Jazzmen at the Cromer Pier 2011

Kenny Ball and his Jazzmen at the Cromer Pier 2011

The Kenny Ball and his Jazzmen Golden Collection CD - Worth Buying, even if you haven't seen them live !

Oh man, this is a band that I've always said that I should go and see. So why had I put it off for so long ? I guess I just had an obsession with the 30's through to 60's and thought that Kenny Ball was a name from the 70's and therefore wouldn't tick my boxes. I really couldn't have been more wrong !

The Kenny Ball Band is probably the most fun, dynamic and entertaining jazz band that I've ever seen. The many years that the band have been playing together is fully reflected in their incredible team stage craft. It seemed to me, sat in the audience, that this band truly love playing together. They bounce off of each other, both musically and humourously ... providing an intimate encounter for all of their listeners ( Old fans and new ones ).

Unlike some modern jazz bands, this band love an encore call from their audience and because of their many years together they perform exactly the right piece to satisfy the audience. We were treated to many Louis Armstrong numbers, played with accuracy and style.

Digby Fairweather Signed my Ticket !

We were gifted Digby Fairweather as a second trumpet player as well ! What amazing value and entertainment.

To anyone who is too snobbish to go and see Kenny Ball and his Jazzmen ... You are missing a trick. Get yourself over to their website, find the next venue and buy those tickets. You will not be disappointed ;-)

Here's the links:

http://www.kennyball.co.uk/

http://www.digbyfairweather.com/

Also a quick note for anyone looking for a bite to eat before going to the Cromer Pier on a Saturday night, we can heartily recommend the Old Rock Shop Bistro. Very friendly, lovely food and good chat.

Norwich Jazz Party 2011 - Pictures from Day 3

Norwich Jazz Party 2011 - Pictures from Day 3
(See Jazz Journal July 2011)

( Day 1 - Day 2 )

Monday 2nd May 2011

Alan Barnes, Warren Vache, Scott Robinson, John Allred, Alec Dankworth & Bobby Worth plus guest Karen Sharp

Marty Grosz & Ken Peplowski - Very funny 'Romantic' send off to Marty Grosz.

Dan Block, Enrico Tomasso, Rossano Sportiello, Alec Dankworth & Steve Brown

Daryl Sherman, Aaron Weinstein, Howard Alden & Dave Green

Karen Sharp, Enrico Tomasso, Scott Robinson, Ian Bateman, Giorgos Antoniou, Stev

Eiji Kitamura, Howard Alden, Rossano Sportie, Alec Dankworth & Chuck Riggs

Tardo Hammer, Giorgos Antoniou & Steve Brown

Jim Galloway, Roy Williams, John Pearce, Alec Dankworth & Chuck Riggs

Scott Hamilton & Rossano Sportiello

Warren Vache, Scott Robinson, Roy William,s Keren Sharp, John Pearce, Dave Green, Bobby Worth & Darly Sherman

Jim Galloway, Duke Heitger, Ian Bateman, Dave Cliff, Rossano Sportiello, Dave Green & Chuck Riggs

Warren Vache, Houston Person, Tardo Hammer, Giorgos Antoniou & Steve Brown

Rossano Sportiello in a beautifully meandering piano recital

Scott Hamilton, John Pearce, Dave Green & Steve Brown

Alan Barnes, Dan Block, Ken Peplowski, Scott Robinson, Bob Wilber, Rossano Sportiello, Alec Dankworth & Bobby Worth

Giorgos Antoniou, Houston Person & a glimpse of Steve Brown

Karen Sharp & Scott Robinson

Marty Grosz & Ken Peplowski

Marty Grosz & Ken Peplowski

Marty Grosz & Ken Peplowski

Marty Grosz & Ken Peplowski

Dan Block

Aaron Weinstein

Howard Alden, Dave Green & Daryl Sherman

Aaron Weinstein

Steve Brown

Enrico Tomasso, Steve Brown & Ian Bateman

Howard Alden, Alec Dankworth & Eiji Kitamura

Howard Alden

Eiji Kitamura

Tardo Hammer

Steve Brown

Giorgos Antoniou

Roy Williams

Jim Galloway & Roy Williams

Jim Galloway & Roy Williams

Jim Galloway & John Pearce

Roy Williams & Alec Dankworth

Rossano Sportiello & Scott Hamilton

Dave Green & Scott Robinson

Warren Vaché

Warren Vaché & Karen Sharp

Warren Vaché & Karen Sharp

Karen Sharp

Daryl Sherman & Dave Green

Warren Vaché

Dave Cliff & Jim Galloway

Duke Heitger & Ian Bateman

Tardo Hammer, Warren Vaché, Giorgos Antoniou & Houston Person

Giorgos Antoniou, Steve Brown & Houston Person

Giorgos Antoniou, Steve Brown & Houston Person

Warren Vaché, Giorgos Antoniou, & Houston Person