Something Blue - Dream - August 9, 2014

Giorgio Gaslini -  La Notte
Jazz Alliance - https://archive.org/details/ja2010-10-23
Thelonius Monk -  Monk's Dream
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Giorgio Gaslini, Ballo Di Lidia

Welcome to Something Blue. I'm Hairy Larry and I've got the blues, for you.

Giorgio Gaslini, Blues All'Alba
Giorgio Gaslini, Voci Dal Fiume

All right now, we're listening to Giorio Gaslini. That was music he wrote for the film "La Notte". We heard "Ballo Di Lidia", "Blues All'Alba" and "Voci Dal Fiume".

Something Blue is broadcast on KASU, 91.9 FM and streaming on the internet at kasu.org.

I'm Hairy Larry, host of Something Blue. Visit the Something Blue website at sbblues.com to listen anytime.

On October 23, 2010, I recorded Jazz Alliance at Bebopalooza! at The Edge Coffeehouse right here in Jonesboro. Here they are now playing two jazz standards, "Black Orpheus" and "On Green Dolphin Street".

Jazz Alliance, Black Orpheus
Jazz Alliance, On Green Dolphin Street
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Thelonius Monk, Monk's Dream
Thelonius Monk, Bright Mississippi

Now that's what I'm talking about. We heard piano genius, Thelonius Monk, playing "Monk's Dream" and "Bright Mississippi". His compositions are distinctive placing Monk in the top rank of jazz composers.

Something Blue is broadcast on KASU, 91.9 FM and streaming on the internet at kasu.org.

I'm Hairy Larry, host of Something Blue. Thelonius Monk has a way with the blues that really gets me. Here he is now playing "Bolivar Blues" followed by Jazz Alliance with "Up Jumped Spring".

Thelonius Monk, Bolivar Blues
Jazz Alliance, Up Jumped Spring