DE DUVEL IS OUD (Toppyjazz aflevering 243)

Deze week een eerbetoon aan enkele (jazz)musici die of nog leven en tot de wel erg krasse knarren behoren, of musici die net op zeer hoge leeftijd gestorven zijn. 

Helaas valt de absolute oudste zanger Johan Heesters buiten ons genre. Johan, die leefde van 1903 tot eind 2011, trad nog op toen hij 108 jaar oud was!!

 Van de oudste bandleider van vanavond  Edmundo Ros (1910-2011) tot de jongste Herb Geller (1928-2013)

 Playlist :

 01 - Tico, Tico - Edmundo Ros (1910-2011)

 02 - Besame Mucho - Edmundo Ros/Caterina Valente(1931-2024)) 

 03 - Let Go - Edmundo Ros/Caterina Valente 

 04 - Lady Of Spain - Edmundo Ros 

 05 - For Mods Only - Chico Hamilton (1921-2013)

 06 - Carol's Walk - Chico Hamilton 

 07 - On Broadway - Lou Rawls (1923-2013)

 08 - Spanish Harlem - Jimmy Justice (1929-2022)

 09 - Perdido - Rein de Graaff (1924)/Herb Geller (1928-2013)

 10 - Space a la Mode - Herb Geller/Mark Murphy (1932-2015)

 11 - Day By Day - Buddy Greco (1926-2017)

 12 - Call Me Irresponsible - Buddy Greco 

 13 - Quando, Quando - Buddy Greco 

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(herhaling van 2012)

Lisa Hilton Hit It Again (Toppyjazz 564)

The latest album from Lisa Hilton hit you between the ears. It's a perfect album for any sunday afternoon.
Clever songs like the mood of German singer Ute Lemper in Waltz From Nowhere.
We jump from Tropic of Tango to our other choices :  Sympathy For Blues and Chalkboard Destiny with , as always, the firm tenor from JD Allen. On this beautiful album again on drums Rudy Royston and bassplayer Luques Curtis. **** stars!
(note : I lived for many years in Bloemendaal ( the most expensive place in Holland) where Lisa  Hilton's uncle came from)
Herman van der Meij/Toppyjazz.

We also bring you again to jazzclub De Spiegel in Groningen, Holland for the complete concert
from Arnett Cobb in 1982. But this time in 320 kbps mp3 format.
Further Rein de Graaff, piano - Jacques Scholz on bass and John Engels drums.
Recorded 13 November 1982.
We found the cd from this concert in Japan!
Keep jazzin'

Playlist :
01 -  Cobb's Idea - Arnett Cobb (album Live at De Spieghel, Groningen, Holland)
02 - Sweet Georgia Brown - Arnett Cobb
03 - Just A Closer Walk With Thee - Arnett Cobb
04 - Boda And Soul - Arnett Cobb
05 - I Got Rhythm - Arnett Cobb
06 - Final Words By Arnett Cobb
07 - Sympathy For Blues - Lisa Hilton (album Chalkboard Destiny)
08 - Waltz From Nowhere - Lisa Hilton (album Chalkboard Destiny)
09 - Chalkboard Destiny - Lisa Hilton (album Chalkboard Destiny)
Download :Toppyjazz 564

New on Toppyjazz MAi 2019 (Toppyjazz 549)

Surprise, surpise!
We found 3 vinyl recordings from Stan Kenton. never available op cd .
Stan Kenton Plays For Today 1966, Finian's Rainbow and The World We Knew.
Nice albums!
Caecily Norby comes from Denmark(1985) and workes often with Lars Danielsson.
She's on tour with the name Sisters In Jazz.
Blue Canou Records is back with a new cd from Mr. Trey Wright "Begin Again".
Trey's guitar workes fine with the voice of singer Laura Coyle from  Atlanta.
Furthermore we have :
Rebecca Martin (1969, Maine)and Isabella Lundgren (Sweden, 1986).
Dutch piano player Rein de Graaf is 76 years old! He made a final event on The Bimhuis
Amsterdam. We Fly with Rein To The Moon!

Playlist :
01 - Sabre Dance - Stan Kenton (album Stan Kenton Plays For Today)
02 - A Man and A Woman - Stan Kenton (album The World We Knew)
03 - Old devil Moon - Stan Kenton (album Finian's Rainbow)
04 - Do I Move You - Caecily Norby  (album Sisters In Jazz)
05 - Announcement - Caecily Norby  (concert WDR 3)
06 - Dropping Things - same
07 - Looking At Each Other - Trey Wright (album Begin Again)
08 - From Now On - Trey Wright (album Begin Agin)
09 - Freedom Run - Rebcca Martin (album The Upstate project)
10 - A Slow Boat To China - Isabella Lundgren (album Hit The Road To Dreamland)
11 - Fly Me To The Moon - Rein de Graaff Trio (album Early Morning Blues)
12 - Lot Of Livin' To Do - Isabella Lundgren
Download :Toppyjazz 549

Dutch Jazz 2017 (Toppyjazz 486)

This week only Dutch musicians on Toppyjazz.
Again the surprise of Toppyjazz 481 : singer Simone Honijk.
Simone sent us 2 more albums which you hear  on the end of the program.
First 2 more tracks of From This Moment On, the surprisingly good new cd from Simone Honijk.
Furthermore the cd Sessions from Ben van den Dungen and The Joris Posthumus Group with some bad boys from Tokyo!

Playlist :
01 - Astronout - Simone Honijk (album From This Moment On)
02 - The Healing - Simone Honijk (album From This Moment On)
03 - Two Sessions 2 - Ben van den Dungen (album 2 Sessions)
04 - Situation On Easy Street - Ben van den Dungen (album 2 Sessions)
05 -One Eyed Felix - Joris Posthumus Group (album Tokyo's Bad Boys)
06 - Tokyo's Bad Boys - Joris Posthumus Group (album Tokyo's Bad Boys)
07 - Fair Weather - Simone Honijk (album Mosaic)
08 - Interplay - Simone Honijk & Bert van den Brink (album Interplay)
09 - Groovin' High - Scott Hamilton & Rein de Graaff Trio (album Live At The Jazz Room)
Download :Toppyjazz 486

The Best of The North of Holland (Toppyjazz 452)

This week we take you to the jazz scene of Groningen, the North of The Netherlands.
With :
Ben Webster & Piet Noordijk at Jazz cafe De Koffer 1973.
Francien van Tuinen (Prins Claus Conservatorium)
Bill Evans at de Stadsschouwburg Groningen 1973.
Lewis Porter & Joris Teepe (Prins Claus Conservatorium)
Rein de Graaf Trio & Scott Hamilton at The Jazzroom.

Playlist :
01 - Sweet Georgia Brown - Ben Webster & Piet Noordijk (album Ben Webster meets Piet Noordijk)
02 - Turn Off The Moon - Francien van Tuinen (album A Perfect Blue Day)
03 - The Gardener - Francien van Tuinen (album Countrified)
04 - Gloria's Step - Bill Evans (album Momentum cd 1)
05 - My Romance - Bill Evans (album Momentum cd 2)
06 - Blues For Chicks I - Lewis Porter & Joris Teepe (album Trio Solo)
07 - Crazy Blues - Lewis Porter & Joris Teepe (album Trio Solo)
08 - Groovin' High - Rein de Graaff & Scott Hamilton (album Live at The Jazz Room)
Download :Toppyjazz 452

Dutch Toppyjazz (part 5)Toppyjazz 380)

Happy to be back with some excellent Dutch musician and/or recordings. First this week Alan Harris with the Metropole Orchestra : Here Comes Alan Harris. Cafe Solo is another fine cd by Benjamin Herman (alt sax). Further we have in our radio show Deborah Brown, Wim Stolwijk en Laura Mvula. At last you get JJ Johnson in Concert at The Concertgebouw in Amsterdam 1957.
Playlist :
01 - I'm Old Fashioned - Alan Harris (album Here Comes Alan Harris)
02 - Smoke Gets In Your Eyes - Alan Harris (same album)
03 - You've Changed - Benjamin Herman (album Cafe Solo)
04 - Embraceable You - Ferdinand Povel-Pete Christlieb & Rein de Graaff (album Good Bait)
05 - Take My Hand - Deborah Brown (album International Incident)
06 - What Comes Up - Deborah Brown (same album)
07 - The Summer Knows - Wim Stolwijk (album Clair Obscure)
08 - Sarabande - Wim Stolwijk (same album)
09 - Can't Live With The World - Laura Mvula)
10 - Old Devil Moon - JJ Johnson (album What's New - Live in Amsterdam 1957)
11 - Night In Tunisia - JJ Johnson (same album)
Download Toppyjazz 380

Dutch Firework by Toppyjazz (Toppyjazz 367)

The start of 2015 with only Dutch (music) Firework with the fantastic new album by saxplayer Ben van Dungen with his album A Night in the Club (Madrid-Spain). More music from Pia Beck, Rein de Graaf, Marcus Stockhausen, Joop van Enkhuizen, Saralee Vos, Wim Overgaauw and more... >/p> Toppyjazz wishes you a very fine jazzy 2015. Playlist: 01 - Mahogany - Ben van den Dungen (album A Night at the Club) 02 - Beat Me Pia, Eight To The Bar - Pia Beck (album The Best of Pia Beck Trio) 03 - In A Sentimental Mood - Rein de Graaff (album Baritone Explosion. Live at Nick's) 04 - Felice - Marcus Stockhausen & Metropole orkest (album Marcus Stockhausen & Metropole Orchestra) 05 - Cheryl - Joop van Enkhuizen (album Blues Ahead) 06 - Largo - Chris Hinze & Louis van Dijk & Jan Goudswaard (album Bach Meets Jazz) 07 - Fly Me Top The Moon - Saralee Vos & Alexander Beets Quartet (album Great American Songbook vol .1) 08 - Here's That Rainy Day - Wim Overgaauw & Hod O'Brien (album Delightful Duets vol. 1) 09 - Oh Look At Me Now - Chris Peeters (album My Name Is Chris) 10 - I Wanna Be Like You - Jazz Connection (album Much Too Young To Loose My Mind) 11 - You Go To My Head - Mathilde Santing (album Mathilde Santing) 12 - Zimbabwe - Micheline van Hautem (album Chocolat) 13 - Horatio - Ben van Dungen (album A Night at the Club) Download :Toppyjazz 367

Arnett Cobb in Jazzhuis de Spiegel - Groningen (Toppyjazz 70)

 

Deze week hoort u het volledige concert dat tenorsaxofonist Arnett Cobb (1918-1989) gaf op 13 november 1982 in Jazzhuis De Spieghel in Groningen.
Ook toen hij amper op zijn benen kon staan , bleef Arnett Cobb optreden (zie foto) een indrukwekkend gezicht.
De begeleiding bij het concert was van Rein de Graaff (piano), John Engels (drums) en Jacques Schols (bas).
Verder alvast voor de Leidse Jazzweek van 20 t/m 26 januari 2025. 

De aftrap was in 2009 voor The Big Chris Barber Band toen de band een concert gaf in Four Reasons in Leiden. We besluiten dan ook met Chris Barber deze avond.
Voor alle info:

Leidse Jazz Week

Playlist :

01 - I Got Rhythm - Arnett Cobb & Rein de Graaff trio

02 - Sweet Georgia Brown - Arnett Cobb

03 - Body and Soul - Arnett Cobb

04 - Cobbs Idea - Arnett Cobb

05 - Power To The People - Candy Dulfer

06 - Just A Closer Walk With Thee - Arnett Cobb

07 - Final Words - Arnett Cobb

08 - Ice Cream - Chris Barber

09 - Down By The River Side - Chris Barber

(herhaling 23 januari 2025)