Chu Berry tonight on Jazz From Blue Lake

[Lazaro Vega]

Tonight on Jazz From Blue Lake, 10 p.m. - 3 a.m., the marvelous swing era tenor saxophonist Chu Berry, who admired the great Coleman Hawkins, eventually playing in Hawkin's chair with the Fletcher Henderson orchestra. Known for bringing up the musical level of the Cab Calloway band, Berry could manage fast tempos with ease and eventually mastered the ballad (his version of "(I Don't Stand) A Ghost of a Chance With You" leads the program at 10. Barry paired up w/great trumpeters, too: Red Allen, Roy Eldridge and Dizzy Gillespie. Included in tonight's program the 1941 club recordings featuring Berry with Charlie Ventura on "All of Me" and "Blue Lou." Hope you join us, www.bluelake.org/radio

[jostber]

Thanks, all Chu Berry is an enjoyment to listen to. Should the link be this instead? http://www.bluelake.org/radio.html

[Lazaro Vega]

Yes, that works better.

Tonight a turn around:

Blue Lake celebrates saxophonist Oliver Lake tonight, 10 p.m. -3 a.m. edt with his recordings in The World Saxophone Quartet, in duet w/ saxophonist Julius Hemphill, his Organ Quartet, the band Tar Baby, Mark Master's Ensemble tribute to Dewey Redman, a quintet with Bakida Carroll, & 2 different big band recordings, one featuring an 18 minute tribute to Eric Dolphy. A bold, swirling, strident sound from multi-instrumentalist, composer, bandleader Oliver Lake tonight. www.bluelake.org/radio

Also, we'll be playing the new Sonny Rollins recording of "Road Shows Vol. 2" including that guest appearance by Ornette with Sonny on Sonnymoon for Two, a quintessential blues. It's a strange, unorganized performance that has several high points, including Sonny sort of mimicking Ornette's concept in one of three solos he takes on the number. Cool to hear Sonny challenged like that. With Christian McBride and Roy Haynes motoring along for 20 minutes. Part of it reminds me of "Blessing in Disguise."