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Jazz Badger - Red Hot Chilli Pipers


Bagpipe jazz? It's actually better than it would seem!


DC

Strangers In The Night - Frank Sinatra - Featuring Joe Morello on traps

Jamie Cullum - Lover You Should Have Come Over

Normally not my cup of tea, and I thought this would be terrible.

I saw him in the Usher Hall and he burst my Heid (as they say). The support act was an unsigned Tom Baxter...

The Peter Malik Griup w Norah Jones - Heart Of Mine

Cassandra Wilson - Tupelo Honey

In A Persian Market - Acker Bilk & His Paramount Jazz Band
Catch Me - Joe Pass
Desafinado - Stan Getz & Joao Gilberto

Angelina / Louise Prima

Happy Ever After / Julia Fordham

Zoot Suit Riot / Cherry Poppin' Daddies

Jaco Pastorious - Come On, Come Over, quite a line up on this track!

Cause We've Ended as Lovers - Jeff Beck - from Performing This Week...at Ronnie Scotts

Bless the Weather - John Martyn

Dance Me to the End of Love - Madeleine Peyroux

hey, where's mary-doll or is she composing a list to rival norrie's?

'Love Me Or Leave Me' - Sammy Davis Junior Jr...I'm not at all a fan but this is wonderful

'A Kiss To Build A Dream On' - Louis Armstrong..."lend me your chops for just a moment"

'Born On A Friday' - Cleo Laine (still the woman with simply the widest face I have ever seen...she's certainly not everyone's cup of tea but this is good...Johnny Dankworth on top form)

'Summertime' - Anjelique Kidjo...the classic song with an African twist...quite quite different.

'The Cat' - Jimmy Smith...Hammond organ playing that'll make you dance like you're in a discotheque in some 60s spy-caper tv show or the like.

'Rhode Island Is Famous For You' - Blossom Dearie, unusual supper-club voice with witty lyrics.

'Java Jive' - The Ink Spots...one of my Mum's 78s...can't remember not knowing all the words to this

'I Get Along Without You Very Well' - Chet Baker...beautiful and simple...rivals Frank's version.

some Western Swing?...'Smoke Smoke Smoke That Cigarette' - Tex Williams

#9 Gaie, I was composing a list. I thought it had posted, but it didn't. Must remember to c and p in future! ;o)
I'll just have to retrieve a couple:
One was the Madeleine Peyroux, which you've suggested, so big seconds for that!
Another was Ella and Louis - Summertime
Another, Django and Stephane - Minor Swing
Another- Fats Waller - Ain't Misbehavin'

It was a very short list, but not that short. Damn.

Is this the slosh?

# previously at a very high number on the blog @ ya paulhandley.........

nae problems............i'm sure my copy of the song had a fiddle in it, i don't have that copy in the hoose so i can't compare.great song too.

you'll no be nickin nuffin frae me for the morra....i havnae a clue aboot jazz......i once had a tenant who was mad on miles davis but that was the last civil word that passed 'tween us.

but i think that paulo nutini has a jazzy voice so serious money on the lad frae paisley.

mibbe kenny ball was on 'crackerjack'.....gordon chisholm? he was on the 'black and white minstrel show' every week mainly makin' funny faces as i recollect.

that nice wee russian restaurant in king st has jazz nights which i fancy but never get round to goin'

onywye.here goes................

'living in the past'..................jethro tull is very jazz influenced.

cheers frae the dale

#13 me neither d_k, been trying to figure out what jazz is, but no luck so far......

#11 the Madeleine Peyroux song only came about because of this theme - can't even remember how I got to it, but I'd heard Leonard Cohen singing himself on Saturday on the radio and as everyone knows I'm not a fan, but there was something about the song I really liked - then found this version and liked it much better!

There's a song hovering round my head that my dad used to play on the piano, but for the life of me can't remember what it was. Pure dae'in ma nut in.

#12 is Frank not our slosh expert?

TUESDAY


- Jethro Tull ~ (Instrumental)


Ian Anderson's very Jazzy interpretation of a J.S. Bach composition.

:o)

You show 'em Lenny with your wee crazy piano:

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A fine show the nicht! I'd never heard that Rolling Stones variation before. I thought it was Dylan after sixteen pints of Guinness and a funny roll-up.


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Get Carter Main Theme / Roy Budd

Your Love is King / Sade

Light My Fire / Patricia Barber (really smooth relaxing stuff)

#18

Lenny should've covered

;o)

#19 it's on the 'Let It Bleed' LP / Tape / CD / download etc

#14 it's a film about a hungry white Dundee shark

#21 - that's not Lenny?

or even a hungry white shark fae Dundeh

Bryan,

The link on #17 is slightly misleading. If you (or your producer) go looking for it, chances are you'll find this version;

#18 wee crazy piano...

my isn't grand what a walk doon the canal wi' the dug can dae for ye.
i've discovered i know quite a lot o' jazz.

a list

'pasadena'..................temperance 7

'honey pie'..................the beatles

and if that jamie cullen walked intae ma livin' room richt noo' i'de say tae him...

'an' ah hope your no' gonnae condone yer ain kids 'doggin' music'

cheers frae the dale

Jazzman - Carole King

maybe as much pop than jazz but anyway it's my favourite song from Carole and it does have Jazz in the title....wonderful saxophone solo......so worth it for that alone!


Paul from Ayr

The Clash - Jimmy Jazz

Happy to second Ms Peyroux, although I'd prefer "J'ai deux amours". Alos
Baby I'm a fool/Your heart is as black as night - Melody Gardot
Mack the knife/La vie en rose - Louis Armstrong
Someone to watch over me - Linda Ronstadt/Nelson Riddle
Nature boy - George Benson
Ev'ry time we say goodbye - Ella Fitzgerald
Passing strangers - Sara Vaghan & Billy Eckstine


Joe
Linlithgow

Anything by The Crusaders but prefer
Soul Shadows / Crusaders with Bill Withers

Herb Alpert / Flirtation

Van Morrison - All In The Game or St. James Infirmary

Blondie and Queen play more jazz than most of the suggestions above.

Don't rule them out....

Ory's Creole Trombone - Blondie
Tiger Rag - Queen

East St Louis Toodle-Oo - Steely Dan

#36 seconded. Forgotten all about that.

Midnight in Moscow: Kenny Ball and his Jazzmen

Criminally overlooked on guitar hero night:

Martin Taylor - La Mer

#33 Nothing by Glenn Miller?

Frank Zappa - Peaches En Regalia

Some jazz suggestions

A Pair of Kings / Larry Carlton (Album track from Sapphire Blue)

See the World / Pat Metheny


Django Reinhardt / I'se a Muggin

/ Belleville

/ Nuages


Comes Love / Artie Shaw & Helen Forrest

Cerveza / Boots Brown and his Blockbusters

#40

I Love To Boogie by T Rex is probably the closest you'll get to jazz tonight

As someone who is not averse to a bit of jazz with his sunday lunch on occasion I could write a list of Norrie proportions, especially since Jazz can cover a whole wide range of sounds. Anyway number ones for me would be the superb

Morning Dance / Spyro Gyra

I bought the album this was on back in the day but it was a classic case of a one track album. still it would be good to hear it on the tranny again.

close second
Rio de Janeiro blue / Randy Crawford
This will get you all in the mood for next summers blog night.

also
Summer of 42 / George Benson
Easy / Al Jarreau
Let it flow / Grover washington jnr
Cantaloop / Us3

This will cheer ericinelgin up:

David Bowie and Pat metheny Group - This Is Not America

David Bowie with Lester Bowie - Looking for Lester

as much jazz as (----------------)

#44 nice!

How could i not ask for the divine the sensational
Diana Krall / Este Seu Olhar

Which translated means I'm coming for you paolo.

Also there isnt many better bits of jazz piano than old Tony B's San Francisco

#45

It don't mean a thing if it ain't got

Brian Wilson - They Can't Take That Away from Me

From Brian Wilson Reimagines Gershwin

Last two

Edith and the Kingpin / Herbie Hancock and Tina Turner
Unlikely to get played but what a great version. Musical arrangement is top notch.

So what / Ronnie Jordan

Well Hi anybody who missed me.........................HaHa

I've been searching for that GreggaryPeccary. He's off on one of his "Adventures" again

#49

I'm waiting for his next - Brian Wilson Deconstructs Disney.

I believe there's a nursery rhyme album in the pipeline.

Strangers In the Night - Peggy Lee Go On, Bryan! At least this version is relevant to tonight's theme!

Birdland - Weather Report

Take The A Train - Duke Ellington

La Mer - Martin Taylor as requested on guitar hero night

Undergrowth - Hidden Orchestra

Hot Day - Lemongrass

Peter Gunn - Sarah Vaughan from the Verve Remixes album/s

Never Tell Your Mother She's Out Of Tune - Jack Bruce especially keen to hear this, after years of campaigning for Jack's solo work.

Sunset & the Mocking Bird - Duke Ellington & His Orchestra

this will do for starters

regardez youse

henri

"You Call It Joggin" - George Melly with John Chilton's Feetwarmers

Love is the drug - Andy Mackay & The Metaphors

Yes that Andy Mackay and if you like your jazz a wee bit on the mellow side
you'll love this. Definiteley that late night relaxing sound..........

here's a nice jazz ballad you can all sing along with

I Only Have Eyes For You - Art Garfunkel

tonight's McCartney suggestion:

You Gave Mr The Answer - Paul McCarteny & Wings

tonight's Beatles suggestion:

Can't Buy Me Love - Ella Fitzgerald or Chet Atkins

and on the subject of Ella..

Manhattan - Ella Fitzgerald

regardez youse

henri

Forget the show. Jazzy bloggers might like

MOTH DILEMMA from BRING YOUR OWN by LED BIB

#51 Welcome back

Henri, the best dum solo I've ever heard live was by Kenny Clare, who incidentally was the drummer on Ella's version of 'Can't Buy Me Love'. When he left John Dankworth's band, who auditioned unsuccessfully to replace him?

Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band - Jazz, Delicious Hot, Disgusting Cold.

#58 Cozy Powell?

#58

Ginger Baker?

#58

Stephen Duffy?

Ringo Starr?

Karen Carpenter?

#58 #61 You were right first time HH ;o)

#58 best dum solo?

We don't speak about that........

Melody Gardot: If the stars were mine
Stacey Kent: The trolley song
Louis Armstrong: Ain't misbehavin'
Harry Connick junior: recipe for love
Ella Fitzgerald: Puttin' on the ritz
George Shearing and Peggy Lee: Do I love you?
Frank Sinatra: Dancing cheek to cheek
Claire Martin: Comes love
Dinah Washington: Mad about the boy
Joe Jackson: Jumpin' Jive
Glen Miller: In the mood

Welcome back to the blog, The Meek Family!

Don't suppose we'll hear from johnny near Duns tonight.







Johnny hates jazz!

#69

Hahahaha!
Very good blog / theme joke.

Jazz music is more popular than ever if the Grammies are anything to go by.In the same year Herbie Hancock's sublime "River:The Joni Letters won two including best album and the brilliantly talented bassist and singer Esperanza Spalding won best newcomer over Justin Beiber(good taste prevailed for once) and Kurt Elling is being hailed as one of the all time greats(he is!)So it would be cool to hear what all the fuss is about these new kids on the Jazz Block.Mind you you cant have a a jazz night without the King of Cool ,Miles Davis .
Miles Davis Time After Time
Tina Turner/Herbie Hancock Edith and the Kingpin
Esperanza Spalding Little Fly
Kurt Elling Stepping Out
Flora Purim Moondreams Cheers ,Willie Bartke

Thanks for the welcome back Henri - Meek family emails seem to have been disappearing into the ether recently so committing suggestions to the blog!

How could we have missed the fabulous Chet Baker from our list?
Chet Baker: I fall in love too easily
Michael Franks: Monk's new tune or Keeping my eye on you

Great show tonight

#73 I agree. Mostly. Even though Ella was conspicuous by her absence. Looks like the safe hands of any theme are just too safe. Who'd have thunk it?

#73 #74

Agreed, was a really good mix, and surprisingly hunners of folk don't realise how eclectic jazz is, there is some cool for everyone.

Couple o noticable absences but we're always gonnae get that in a 2 hour show.

Al,

#75 You're right Al - I was a bit miffed Ella didn't get a play, but then again, most of what was played was hopefully enough to encourage folk to rethink jazz. Or, if not, at least give it a chance to be reconsidered.
I asked one of my colleagues, whose musical taste I rate highly, what he thought of jazz. He was totally dismissive. Came up with the scatting/ bibbly-bop issues that seem to dog a lot of folks' understanding of what is quite a broad spectrum of music. I suspect he's in denial. And if he's not, what does it matter? There's room for all sorts on GIO.

Hi mary-doll & paolo

Was a wee bit miffed(understatement) with the whole country thing last night cos all the stuff I like was totally dismissed. I grew up wi all the old country standards and as a result, as any mewso likes to do, I was hoping for lot's of the new guys and gals, yee - haaa, to get noticed. Didny even play their own poster boy for the show.

Tonight, however, the young talent was recognised ?

Hey ho, a suppose we just need to keep on truckin....

#77 Al - I don't know if it sounds too "cowering hopeful"...but... sometimes they listen. Maybe not as closely if it's a busy night. Just, as you say, keep on truckin'. You never know, you might get lucky. Never a motto I'd use in any other sphere of my life. Hey, ho.