Thanks Marty, I’ve got a song today recorded right here at ASU. I was taking composition from Dr. Tacke working on an algorithmic composition technique where I repeated a rhythmic motif in the left hand as a way of adding variety and to produce a unique comping rhythm. This worked out well so I added…
Month: February 2021
From The Archive February 21, 2021 – Rob Alley – “A Foggy Day”
Thanks Marty, I just love playing some great jazz on Arkansas Roots. I met Rob Alley when he was on the music faculty at ASU. He played jazz trumpet and was very helpful to jazz students letting them sit in when he played at The Edge Coffeehouse. I invited him to play at the Craighead…
From The Archive February 14, 2021 – Reba Russell – “At Last”
Thanks Marty, It’s great to be here on Arkansas Roots with a song from KASU Bluesday Tuesday. Reba Russell was definitely a favorite with the Bluesday Tuesday audience and one of my favorites as well. When she was booked for November 13, 2012, she was glad to come and play but she wanted someone on…
From The Archive February 7, 2021 – John Spencer – “Road To Brigadoon”
Thanks Marty, It’s great to be here on Arkansas Roots sharing songs from the archives of Something Blue. I met John Spencer at Blues Fest and it wasn’t long before we had John and Tommy, The Spencer Brothers, on stage. John came to me with some songs that he and Tom Turner wrote, Tom was…