Martin Nickless plays Benny Goodman

Paul Morgan

Martin Nickless - clarinet
Bruce Boardman - keys
Paul Morgan - bass
Rod Brown - drums

17/11/2021

Twickenham Jazz Club welcomed the Martin Nickless Quartet for a night of tunes made famous by Benny Goodman.

Martin Nickless

Martin Nickless is a clarinet and saxophone composer and arranger. He has worked with various groups including Glen Miller UK, the Pasedina Roof Orchestra and the Chris Barber jazz band. Nickless has played for many West End shows, and sessions for composer Stanley Myers, as well as touring with Jack Jones, Frankie Vaughan & Norman Wisdom.

Bruce Boardman

Benny Goodman (1909-1986) was an American jazz clarinettist and bandleader known as the "King of Swing". Wikipedia

Rod Brown

Jazz Lexicon - Vinyl Joblottin' ep.8

Each week on Vinyl Joblottin’ we buy a bundle of vinyl at auction (or find one in a record shop, charity shop, car boot sale, etc). The records are a slice of a collection, giving us a glimpse into a collector’s past. Then we spin each joblot into a theme for you.

Welcome to Vinyl Joblottin'

Listen to episode 8 here - https://www.mixcloud.com/AlbanLow/jazz-lexicon-vinyl-joblottin-ep8/

This week I bought a joblot of jazz vinyl from my local record fair and record shop in Twickenham. I’ve been lucky to be part of the London jazz community for the past ten years. I love the scene’s rituals and language. It made me look at some of the jazz languages that have developed in its history. These include Cab Calloway’s Hepster’s Dictionary, Slim Gaillard’s Vout-o-Reenee Jive language, Swinging Syllables the Beatnik pamphlet, and A Jazz Lexicon compiled by Robert S. Gold. 

This episode features records from a joblot of 5 records that cost £5.39. Alban Low is your joblotter for this 20 minute episode.

1 - Zah Zuh Zah - Cab Calloway & His Orchestra

2 - Y'Know What I Mean - Marian McPartland

3 - Willow Weep For Me - Bud Powell

4 - Slippery - Milt Jackson & Ray Brown

5 - Hi'Ya Sophia - Benny Goodman And His Sextet

This radio programme is part of the A World In London Radio Series, more information at http://djritu.squarespace.com/