TRIP 28/08/2010

the Trip session 65 “no room for squares”-jazzorizit- special with vintage vinyl on 28th August 2010, Playlist and Ramblings. More at HYPERLINK "http://www.jimz.biz" www.jimz.biz, and Jim B Donovan on facebook…..
Well if you had said to me ten years ago, that I would still be playing out on a Saturday night at a packed bar in the middle of Reading, and playing “jazz” at that, I would have thought it was all a dream. However I think it happened in reality last night. The “plot” was to do a “Sod the Reading Festival “, special and revive my old “jazzorizit” night “No Room For Squares”. Let’s hope after last night that we can get the night back, as I am now able to leave my equipment in situ., and this has already lead to another night starting on the last thursday “Tracks and Grooves”, with the Mighty AC throwing the tunes on. However all good things have a downside. This one is that the equipment I am using is my spare kit, and is not quite, in my view, in spite of masses of testing, up to my normal rig. It seemed to get us through ok however , but I had a glitch with one turntable-that you would hardly notice- but the recording which I could not have set up right only recorded one channel, and that in mono. Plus every other tune has low volume on the playback. It might take some time therefore to copy it for the afroba to play back, and even may not copy well at all, so a month might go missing!
So nice to see a lot of regular faces, and new ones, especially the guy, who said he “had never been to a night like it”. I just hope that was a compliment! Plus lots of interest in the tunes and competitions. Also nice to see Nigel and his wife, who are involved with “jazz in reading”, it could lead to some “live” jazz at the afroba. Tim ibetya popped in towards the end, and photographed nicely for my facebook page. We also had some genuine reading festival mud in the place to add to the atmosphere!!! The night was dedicated to the late Abbey Lincoln, and the next session is back to “normal” on September 25th, with “Tracks and Grooves” the following thursday Sept 30th. Be there or be somewhere else!
BCNU - Hopefully- Jim.
FLINTSTONES...YOU CAN’T GO BACK IN TIME, classic 60’s voice sample.
MILES DAVIS…HUMAN NATURE, md goes mj.
BOBBI HUMPHREY…YOU MAKE ME FEEL SO GOOD, lovely bluenoter.
GARY BARTZ…I’VE KNOWN RIVERS, classic original.
MICHAEL WHITE…GO WITH THE FLOW, cool or wot!
MARK MURPHY…STOLEN MOMENTS, vocal version of oliver nelson classic.
GIL SCOTT HERON…THE BOTTLE, the 1990 live and long version.
ASTRID GILBERTO…GIRL FROM IPENEMA, 60’s bossa cool.
QUINCY JONES…WHAT’S GOING ON, great jazzy take on marvin.
MILES DAVIS…SOMEDAY MY PRINCE WILL COME, vintage miles.
ABBEY LINCOLN…NEVER LEAVE ME, bless her, rip abbey.
JULIE LONDON…LIGHT MY FIRE, Julie grooves.
BILLIE HOLLIDAY…I CAN’T GET STARTED, first ever play for billie.
KENNY RANKIN…PEACEFUL, tune covered by georgie fame.
ABBEY LINCOLN…WHEN MALINDY SINGS, another cult abbey.
DJ KRUSH/TOSHINORI KONDO…THE SUN IS SHINING, jazz meets hip hop meets marley.
LOUIS ARMSTRONG…THE CREATOR HAS A MASTER PLAN, one of louis’ last and grooviest tracks.
PEPE BRADDOCK…DEEP BURNT, hit of the evening with the freddie hubbard “little sunflower” sample.
ANGELA BOFILL…PEOPLE MAKE THE WORLD GO ROUND, jazzy version of philly soul tune.
GRANT GREEN…A DAY IN THE LIFE, our hot afro fave.
MARLENA SHAW…WOMAN OF THE GHETTO, and another.
GIL SCOTT HERON...I’M NEW HERE, gil featured in the new waxpoetics and his latest lp cut, requested.
MADLIB…MONTARA, maddie invades blue note.
HARRY BECKETT…WARM SMILES, great brit jazz from the late harry.
GROVER WASHINGTON JNR…SUMMER SONG, for the weather!!
ROY AYERS…EVERYBODY LOVES THE SUNSHINE, and another!
JOE BATAAN…THE BOTTLE, over here recently, a cover of gil scott heron tune.
STAN KENTON…LIVE AND LET DIE, competition tune off seven.
TOMMY McCOOK…PERSIAN SKA, skajazz?
ELLA FITZGERALD…JAZZ SAMBA, classic and classy ella.
MONGO SANTAMARIA…GREEN ONIONS, hot latin dancer.
VINCE MONTANA…HEAVY VIBES, jazzdisco!
PEPE BRADDOCK again,
BLACKALICIOUS…SWAN LAKE, INSTRUMENTAL, with shadow cutting up “people make the world go round”.
ABBEY LINCOLN…MALINDY again,
MILES DAVIS…ALL BLUES, THE one.
GEORGE SHEARING…THE WORLD IS A GHETTO, sir george-britjazzer-covers war in the 1970’s
FREDDIE HUBBARD/AL JARREAU…LITTLE SUNFLOWER, with the sample used in “deep burnt”
ST. GERMAIN…ROSE ROUGE, jazzhouse!
PEGGY LEE…FEVER/I’M A WOMAN, two pegz classics.
ROLANDO ALPHONSO…EL PUSSY CAT, more skajazz.
TITO PUENTE…FAT MAMA, latin clanker.
RAY BARETTO…EL WATUSI, and another.
TULLIO DE PISCOPO…STOP BAJAN, jazzdisco?
BARRY DE VORZON…WARRIORS THEME, filmjazzdisco?
SIVUCCA…AIN’T NO SUNSHINE, our man sivucca covers bill withers classic.
JAMES TAYLOR…MISSION IMPOSSIBLE, britflacidjazz.
JOHN SCHOEDER…SOUTH AMERICAN GETAWAY, gilles p. fave.
HERBIE HANCOCK…WIGGLE WAGGLE, sampled to def.
4-HERO…BLACK GOLD OF THE SUN, jazzorizit, big afro fave.
LAST POETS…IT’S A TRIP, well was it?
ST.GERMAIN…SO FLUTE, more housejazz.
MADLIB…SLIMS RETURN, maddie returns for one last one.
JIMMY SMITH…HANG EM’ HIGH, funkydiscojazz?
COUNT BASIE…GREEN ONIONS, bigbandsouljazz!
GANGSTARR…ABOVE THE CLOUDS, using a johnny dankworth sample
DJ PREMIER…IN DEEP CONCENTRATION, which I was not, after five and a half hours!
JAZZMATAZZ…WHEN YOU’RE NEAR, miscue, but worth it.
CHARLIE CHRISTIAN…SWING TO BOP, the root of modern jazz from 1941.
The trip”hasnowreachedthegrandoldageof65timetoretirediscuss!” production, 2010.

RUDE 19/08/2010

CLUB RUDE at THE QUEENS ARMS, GREAT KNOLLYS STREET, READING. THIRD THURSDAY EACH MONTH, PLAYLIST FOR SESSION ON 19th AUGUST 2010. MORE AT www.jimz.biz, and on FACEBOOK-CLUB RUDE/PAUL ANDERSON/JIM B. DONOVAN.
Well it seems like for the last seven years we have just been building up to take this night into orbit, and we are finally up there, with an evening that seemed to hit all the right high notes. Great venue, Great Tunes, Great Guests, Great Crowd. My only problem was I missed most of the early part of the evening due to jazzboitis, but I got back to Rude at 9.45, and the place was rockin’ or is that moddin’. However for the last few days, the recording I have of the evening has been played over and over non stop, and the vibe is still there on the minidisk. The DRC crew, Lee, Bruce, Mike from Wycombe guested , and did they make a great job of it?, I want more!. Dan returned to play from his hols., Smiler from his chat with Martha Reeves, and I dished out a load of free Toots and the Maytals cd’s. We are back to “normal”, next month but are already working on a super duper Christmas special-Rickidy Tickedy, Bcnu-Jim.
BOOKER T…SLIM JENKINS PLACE
HORACE SILVER…THE SHOW HAS BEGUN
JOHN MAYER…ACKA RAGA
CANNONBALL ADDERLEY…BROTHER JOHN
DUDLEY MOORE…STRICTLY FOR THE BIRDS
DAVE BRUBECK…BOSSA NOVA USA
JIMMY SMITH…I GOT MY MOJO WORKING
JOHN BISHOP…WADE IN THE WATER
KENNY GRAHAM…BONGO CHANT
DIZZY GILLESPIE…MANTECA
MARY WELLS…DEAR LOVER
MEL TORME…CAST YOUR FATE TO THE WIND
HANK MOBLEY …WORKOUT
JOHN DREVAR…THE CLOSER SHE GETS
GRANVILLE WILLIAMS…HIGH LIFE
CHOSEN FEW…SHAFT-VERSION
BUDDY GUY...I DIG YOUR WIG
DORREL HAWKINS…CLING TO ME
MARVIN GAYE…HITCH HIKE
MIRACLES...I GOTTA DANCE TO KEEP FROM CRYING
THE CREATION…HOW DOES IT FEEL
THE BETTERDAYS…YOU’RE CRACKING UP
PEARL WOODS…SIPPIN’ SORROW
NAPPY BROWN…COAL MINER
GROUNDHOGS…SHAKE IT
RICHARD KENT STYLE…I’M OUT
THE CREATION…HOW DOES IT FEEL
MANNISH BOYS…I PITY THE FOOL
JIMMY CLIFF…KING OF KINGS
JACKIE EDWARDS…SEA CRUISE
DAVID ISAACS…SINCE YOU ARE GONE
DERMOTT LYNCH…HOT SHOT
SOLOMON BURKE…KEEP COOKIN’
MIRACLES…MICKEY’S MONKEY
JACKIE WILSON…I’M SO LONELY
JAMES BROWN…TELL ME WHAT YOU’RE GONNA DO
GLEN BROWN…NO MORE SLAVERY
JACKIE EDWARDS…I FEEL SO BAD
LLOYD CLARKE…LOVE IS STRANGE
BUSTERS GROUP…JOYS HOP
THE CONTOURS…FIRST I LOOK AT THE PURSE
BOOTS BROWN…TROLLIN’
PRINCE BUSTER…BURKES LAW
DAKOTAS ALL STARS…CALL ME MASTER
TOMMY McCOOK…JERK TIME
GLORIAS’S ALL STARS…JUMBO JET
BOOKER T…RED BEANS AND RICE
BYRON LEE…SOUL LIMBO
THE INVITATIONS…WHAT’S WRONG WITH ME BABY
MARTHA REEVES AND THE VANDELLAS…HEATWAVE
THE TEMPTATIONS…WHY YOU WANNA MAKE ME BLUE
CHOCOLATE FROG…I FORGIVE YOU
BLUES BUSTERS…LOVE ME FOREVER
MARCIA GRIFFITHS…FEEL LIKE JUMPIN’
SENSATIONS…SHAKE IT
MARTHA AND THE VANDELLAS…SHOW ME THE WAY
EDDIE BO…EVERY DOG GOT HIS WAY
WAILERS…HYPOCRITES
LOU JOHNSON…UNSATISFIED
YOUNG HOLT TRIO…AIN’T THERE SOMETHING MONEY CAN’T BUY
TOMMY McCOOK…SOUL REMEDY
SALT AND PEPPER…MAN OF MY WORD
RANDYS ALL STARS…TIME OUT
COLEEN AND TEDDY…BEACHNUT
IKE/TINA TURNER…DUST MY BROOM
BOOKER T…TAKE YA SHOES OFF
ESQUIRES…GET ON UP
HEPTONES…GUIDING STAR
PRICILLA PRICE…ROCKEFELLER JONES
PROMATICS…SUGAR PIE HONEY
UNIQUES…TRYING TO FIND A HOME
MERLE SPEARS…I WANT TO KNOW
SAM AND KITTY…I’VE GOT SOMETHING GOOD
KING CANNON…SOUL SCORCHA
LONNIE LESTER…YOU CAN’T GO
THE CROW…YOUR AUTUMN OF YOUR TOMORROW
RAY BARETTO…TOGETHER
VELVET SATINS…NOTHING COMPARES TO YOU
SOUND DIMENSION…GREAT GOOGA MOOGA
LITTLE WILLIE JOHNSON…LONELINESS
THE LEGENDS…FEAR NOT
AUDREY…LOVE ME TONIGHT
THE ROSEBUDS…SAY YOU’LL BE MINE
DICE THE BOSS…TEA HOUSE FROM EMPEROR ROSCO
ZZIF SKCUB…PU DNIM RUOY GNIKAM
FLOR SIRRAH…KCAB EMOC T’NOW GNAREMOOB YM
PRINCE BUSTER…CINCINATTI KID
TOMMY McCOOK…STUPID DOCTOR
CLARENDONIANS…SHOO-BE-DOO-BEE
IMPRESSIONS…YOU’VE BEEN CHEATING
SUGAR PIE DESANTO…I DON’T WANNA FUSS
WILLIE MITCHELL…SECRET HOME
MARTHA AND THE VANDELLAS…LIVE WIRE
BOBBY VALENTINO…BATMAN BOOGALOO
JOE BATAAN…SUBWAY JOE
LAUREL AITKEN…SKINHEAD
SOUND DIMENSION…REAL ROCK VERSION
MARY WELLS...DEAR LOVER
FLEUR DE LYS…THE BITTER AND THE SWEET
ESCORTS…UNRELEASED DEMO
DARRELL BANKS…ANGEL BABY
ESTHER PHILLIPS…JUST SAY GOODBYE
CLUB RUDE IS A “JOYTOPLAYATANDBEATANDWELCOMEBACKLITTLERICHARDANDSORRYIHADTOPOPOFFTOPLAYELSEWHERE”PRODUCTION, 2010