tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-71050432011-08-04T11:23:04.312+01:00Andy's Blue NotesA random exploration of the world of Blue Note Records and other jazz as well as even more random thoughts on what is happening and what I am reading. It is designed to share information and music which is a vital part of my life. You can contact me personally at andy@bleaden.freeserve.co.uk should you wish to discuss anything I have written or even missed out! You can also ICQ me 277 487 048 Alternatively you can text or ring me on 0044 7946481674Andy's Blue Note Worldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16688025563715188628noreply@blogger.comBlogger311100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7105043.post-22861419564620214522011-02-03T12:24:00.003Z2011-02-03T12:39:55.252ZBleaden is back at the Chicken Shack! OkIt has been a while! I have been here and listening a plenty. I have spent the last 2 years going back deep in to my Blue Note collection and rediscovering some of the classics that I had forgotten about courtesy of time spent with an MP3 player which was big enough to give me a random Radio Blue Note ability. In practice that has meant rediscovering the following   The Three Sounds..from theAndy's Blue Note Worldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16688025563715188628noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7105043.post-31130966401954919012011-02-02T14:02:00.001Z2011-02-04T10:26:21.008ZMy thoughts on the Bobby Hutcherson set from Mosaic Select Bobby Hutcherson Inner Glow  UPDATED 2011! I took my time with this and savoured the delights of a mixture of Bobby Hutcherson’s style over the period of the 70’s covered by this set. I particularly enjoyed hearing Rosewood again from the LP Cirrus which has been missing along time from collection since I sold it back at the end of the 90’s. I also really enjoyed the chance to reacquaint Andy's Blue Note Worldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16688025563715188628noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7105043.post-7367997722556026592008-10-01T12:49:00.006+01:002008-10-01T13:12:06.946+01:00Rare Grooves are back! <!--[if gte mso 9]> Normal 0 false false false MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 <![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]> <![endif]--><!--[if !mso]> st1\:*{behavior:url(#ieooui) } <![endif]--> <!-- /* Font Definitions */ @font-face {font-family:Wingdings; panose-1:5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0; mso-font-charset:2; mso-generic-font-family:auto; Andy's Blue Note Worldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16688025563715188628noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7105043.post-43370155121505290942008-09-24T13:34:00.005+01:002008-09-24T13:56:23.512+01:00Lee Morgan: CharismaFound a little spare time last night and was watching a DVD of the Jazz Messengers live in 61 in Japan. Cracking stuff with Lee Morgan and Wayne Shorter giving some wonderful performances alongside Bobby Timmons and Jymie Merritt with Art Blakey proud to be showing off what was obviously a very on form performance by all.It got me thinking about Lee Morgan and which of his records I prefer him Andy's Blue Note Worldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16688025563715188628noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7105043.post-29184065856799755512007-07-02T16:57:00.000+01:002007-07-02T17:01:43.318+01:00Thesis on John Patton by Javier GonzalezThesis on John Patton by Javier Gonzalezfirst published on the John Patton My space tribute site John Patton websiteTHE FOLLOWING IS THE ONLY COMPREHENSIVE AND EXHAUSTIVE BIOGRAPHY DONE ON JOHN PATTON. IT IS A THESIS WRITTEN BY JOHN'S FRIEND JAVIER GONZALEZ. JAVIER DID AN UNBELIEVABLE JOB, WITH MANY PERSONAL INTERVIEWS WITH JOHN, HIS FAMILY, FRIENDS AND MUSICAL ASSOCIATES. JAVIER DID WONDERFULAndy's Blue Note Worldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16688025563715188628noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7105043.post-1170776647472678972007-02-06T15:20:00.000Z2007-02-06T15:45:33.176ZNew Mosaics are coming! Bobby Hutcherson and Andrew HillAndrew Hill Solo and Bobby Hutcherson 70's material new sets from Blue Note/MosaicWell after much debate (like 10 minutes and an excellent 2:1 $/£ exchange rate) I have ordered the new Andrew Hill solo Mosaic Select as well as the Bobby Hutcherson. One ( the Hill) is completely new to me and undiscovered. Hardly a risk as I have a great deal of Andrew Hill material both from the 60's and more Andy's Blue Note Worldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16688025563715188628noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7105043.post-1143993418193497182006-04-02T16:45:00.000+01:002006-04-02T16:58:59.003+01:00Groove Holmes: Comin on HomeThis is a fav of mine going back many years to a bizarre period on Blue Note where there were some less than popular jazz lps however with this lp Blue Note chose a rare star appearance by Groove Holmes at the time. It was Groovin for Mr G that blew my head at the time and I have never quit loving that fat sound the track givesPersonnel includes: Richard Groove Holmes (organ); Weldon Irvine (Andy's Blue Note Worldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16688025563715188628noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7105043.post-1143479234881565842006-03-27T17:41:00.000+01:002006-03-27T18:07:14.936+01:00Now Playing ....John Patton Soul ConnectionBig John Patton Soul ConnectionManaged to hunt this down a few years ago and could not find a picture of the LP until now ( nicked off of Ebay!) .Anyway this is a killer lp by John Patton on Nilva called Soul Connection which came out mid to late 80's as far as I know and was a enlightenment for me ( an already dyed in the wool John Patton freak) to hear him...still alive at the time and making Andy's Blue Note Worldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16688025563715188628noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7105043.post-1129818491940248882005-10-20T15:21:00.000+01:002007-07-02T16:56:06.110+01:00Jazz CollectionAndy's Jazz CollectionHiAfter a painful delay I have updated and edited my collection of jazz cds, ECM collection and mp3. If you have any questions about any of them please do not hesitate to ask!I have split them into three sections to make them less large.Enjoy!Ps The Cd shown here is a rare Kenny Burrell Japanese LP called Swingin which has been reissued on several different cds recently andAndy's Blue Note Worldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16688025563715188628noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7105043.post-1126616976588869922005-09-13T13:59:00.000+01:002005-09-13T14:23:39.933+01:00Kenny Cox Blue Note RecommendedKenny CoxIntroducing the Kenny Cox QuintetThis is a really good record from the unknown and rare ish Blue Note side of lifeWell worth a listen for its innovation as is his other Blue Note release Multidirection.Sadly neither are on CD...yet although rare copies can be hunted down for not alot of wonga...enquiries to me!Here is some more info from a site about the quintet which got named the Andy's Blue Note Worldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16688025563715188628noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7105043.post-1126615866285623362005-09-13T13:46:00.000+01:002005-09-13T13:57:44.530+01:00WHAT A STINKER!Stinking Bishop lives in fear of the Wallace & Gromit effectSteven MorrisTuesday September 13, 2005GuardianPiglets are snuffling in the perry pear orchard, and cows grazing in the meadows down in the valley. It is hard to imagine a lovelier scene than this, in a tranquil corner of Gloucestershire yesterday.But Charles Martell, cheesemaker and self-confessed ageing hippy, is worried. His cheese, Andy's Blue Note Worldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16688025563715188628noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7105043.post-1118848585546628552005-06-15T16:16:00.000+01:002005-06-15T16:18:27.250+01:00Hello Laziness!"Hello indolence, goodbye job?Those who dedicate their professional lives to idleness should do so with discretion if they hope to keep their jobs. This is one useful message in Hello Laziness - The Art and the Importance of Doing the Least Possible at the Workplace, an anarchic anti-business bible published in France. It is advice the author, Corinne Maier, a senior economist at Electricité de Andy's Blue Note Worldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16688025563715188628noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7105043.post-1118847276089026462005-06-15T15:54:00.000+01:002005-06-15T15:54:36.093+01:00Andrew Hill (courtesy of Blue Note Records) Andy's Blue Note Worldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16688025563715188628noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7105043.post-1118846596810973992005-06-15T15:43:00.000+01:002005-06-15T16:00:41.646+01:00Andrew Hill Mosaic Selectby Andy BleadenThis stunning find is the box set to die for for all Mosaic /Blue Note fans as it was a dream come true in all senses of the word. Mosaic originally released some of Hills best work on a set a while ago which took all his mid sixties sessions and some rare pieces too. This set became out of print and now fetches very high prices on Ebay. Since then Blue Note have issued a few of Andy's Blue Note Worldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16688025563715188628noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7105043.post-1093510567571456002004-08-26T09:56:00.000+01:002004-08-26T09:56:07.570+01:00 Reuben Wilson Live in concert online You can watch an wicked concert by the great Reuben Wilson right here courtesy of the Kennedy Millennium Centre: I was really impressed with this and reminded me of seeing him in Manchester UK back in 1999. Click on the link at the bottom of the page and follw instructions Kennedy Center Millennium Stage Archives: Reuben WilsonAndy's Blue Note Worldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16688025563715188628noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7105043.post-1093510363927947642004-08-26T09:52:00.000+01:002004-09-01T10:37:06.403+01:00International Archives For The Jazz Organ (IAJO)This is an excellent site for Hammond fanatics with lots of information and live recordings as well as some really interesting info from around the globe. This site is managed by Jürgen Wolf Click Here: International Archives For The Jazz Organ (IAJO) Andy's Blue Note Worldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16688025563715188628noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7105043.post-1091110482444088712004-07-29T15:14:00.000+01:002004-07-29T15:14:42.443+01:00Guardian Unlimited | Special reports | Hello indolence, goodbye job?Amelia Gentleman in Paris Wednesday July 28, 2004 The Guardian Guardian Unlimited | Special reports | Hello indolence, goodbye job?: "Hello indolence, goodbye job? Those who dedicate their professional lives to idleness should do so with discretion if they hope to keep their jobs. This is one useful message in Hello Laziness - The Art and the Importance of Doing the Least Possible at the Andy's Blue Note Worldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16688025563715188628noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7105043.post-1091110145862763662004-07-29T15:09:00.000+01:002004-07-29T15:09:05.863+01:00Telegraph | News | Civil servant faces sack for book on being lazyCivil servant faces sack for book on being lazy By Colin Randall for the Daily Telegraph A French civil servant who wrote a fly-on-the-wall account of office life advising workers on how to get away with as little as possible has been threatened with disciplinary action. Corinne Maier's book depicts a business culture more reminiscent of the British television series The Office than the Andy's Blue Note Worldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16688025563715188628noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7105043.post-1087334451612201492004-06-15T22:20:00.000+01:002004-06-16T09:42:39.820+01:00Yann TiersenYann Tiersen  .................and while we are talking about Yann Tiersen! Here is the site for the guy who wrote the film music for both Amelie and Goodbye Lenin ( as well as other cds as you can here on his website using this link.I strongly recommend you have a listen both to his soundtrack work and especially Le Moulin off the Amelie Soundtrack and La Dispute from the cd Le Phare: This isAndy's Blue Note Worldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16688025563715188628noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7105043.post-1087307958721825002004-06-15T14:59:00.000+01:002004-06-16T09:24:56.976+01:00Amelieamelie image 2  This is a new blog that I am working on that is only about the film Amelie Click here to go there: AmelieAndy's Blue Note Worldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16688025563715188628noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7105043.post-1086882581966823532004-06-10T16:49:00.000+01:002004-06-16T09:46:03.433+01:00Jazz Collectors WebringTo browse visit Jazz Webring Andy's Blue Note Worldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16688025563715188628noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7105043.post-1086853244248918882004-06-10T08:40:00.000+01:002004-06-10T08:42:26.733+01:00GOOD BYE, LENIN! This is an excellent movie which I would recommend to any body to have a watch of. Daniel Brühl does a lovely performance as a young man desperately trying to keep the old DDR alive and ticking for his ailing mother (Katrin Saß). Music from Yann Tiersen provides the idea background for what is a lovely film which paints a vivid picture of a country undergoing change as well as making you laugh.Andy's Blue Note Worldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16688025563715188628noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7105043.post-1086096787498609322004-06-01T14:33:00.000+01:002004-06-01T14:33:44.366+01:00Amestoy Trio - Le Fil / RootsWorld Recording ReviewAmestoy Trio - Le Fil / RootsWorld Recording Review Amestoy Trio: Le Fil This really was a lovely find for me last year and is one of my favourite non Jazz CDs at the moment. It is a unique LP that is truly original in its setting. For many people who have heard it when at my house the response has been either surprise or a keener interest. It can be hard to find on the high street but a Andy's Blue Note Worldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16688025563715188628noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7105043.post-1085565215950593502004-05-26T10:53:00.000+01:002004-05-26T10:59:49.923+01:00Michael Moore.com : Mike's Message : Mike's Latest NewsMichael Moore.com : Mike's Message : Mike's Latest News: "The New York Times: Michael Moore's Candid Camera The New York Times May 23, 2004 The New York Times: Michael Moore's Candid Camera "But why should we hear about body bags, and deaths, and how many, what day it's gonna happen, and how many this or what do you suppose? Or, I mean, it's, it's not relevant. So why should I waste my beautiful Andy's Blue Note Worldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16688025563715188628noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7105043.post-1085558006306096132004-05-26T08:53:00.000+01:002004-05-26T08:53:26.306+01:00New ways to deal with the EU!Ryanair is refusing to pay back alleged state subsidies arising from its operations at Belgium's Charleroi airport. Michael O'Leary, Ryanair chief executive, said on Tuesday that the Belgian authorities had written to the airline demanding the repayment of around €3m. "We have written back to say fuck off," he said on Tuesday. Ryanair had incurred costs eight times higher than the alleged Andy's Blue Note Worldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16688025563715188628noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7105043.post-1085516476289612912004-05-25T21:21:00.000+01:002004-05-25T21:22:53.756+01:00Blue Note Records WebsiteBlue Note RecordsAndy's Blue Note Worldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16688025563715188628noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7105043.post-1085515870762099152004-05-25T21:11:00.000+01:002004-05-25T21:17:04.180+01:00Bud Powell. The AmazingBud Powell  This is one of my first loves on the piano. Bud Powell's Blue Note captivated me as a young Blue Note fanatic and his playing enthralls me now. Favourite piece is probably Un Poco loco or maybe Blue Pearl or .....well this list could continue. ICQ me for more info 277487048 Andy's Blue Note Worldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16688025563715188628noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7105043.post-1085508111791169302004-05-25T19:01:00.000+01:002004-05-27T09:33:10.996+01:00Listening to Now:ronnie foster live at montreux  Ronnie Foster Live at Montreux Blue Note This is a rare find thanks to some serious internet searching it came up on auction via German Ebay. This was part of the Blue Note Live at Montreux series that were quite hard to find and on cd even harder as only Bobby Hutchersons date was available on cd for along time. Now I think you can find the Carmen Mcrae set butAndy's Blue Note Worldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16688025563715188628noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7105043.post-1085484804513056142004-05-25T12:33:00.000+01:002004-05-25T12:35:26.883+01:00Organissimo Jazz Forums - The place to discuss the band, jazz, and more! (Powered by Invision Power Board)Organissimo Jazz Forums - The place to discuss the band, jazz, and more! (Powered by Invision Power Board) This is what is happeing on organissimo today ! Go and have a look and join...its free!Andy's Blue Note Worldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16688025563715188628noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7105043.post-1085484254397866342004-05-25T12:24:00.000+01:002004-05-25T12:29:27.743+01:00truthout, let the people knowtruthout, News Politics This site I find helps more and more , get information out about what Bush is up to as well as what is goign on and wrong in Iraq as well as with the environment. Currently they are discussing : Newsweek: Behind the Walls of Abu Ghraib Marines Admit Abuse with Electricity at Second Prison 2 Brits Killed in Baghdad Blast; Fighting Intensifies in Kufa Video Andy's Blue Note Worldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16688025563715188628noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7105043.post-1085480923773515962004-05-25T11:16:00.000+01:002004-05-25T11:28:43.773+01:00Where to find Blue Note RecordsObviously the first port of call is the website of the organization themselves which is www.bluenote.com A nice site which used to have a bulletin board for fans that predictably I guess got shut down by the organization....booo! However it gives a good guide to what is currently available and you can order direct from them which is through their trading arm True Blue Music AlternativelyAndy's Blue Note Worldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16688025563715188628noreply@blogger.com