Wigan Casino 6/2/81 5Th Oldies Anniversary Live Tape

[sir cumference]

With regard to the criticisms of "jazz". It doesn't really make much sense to say you don't like "jazz" (unless you really don't like all the sub-genres). I like some jazz and dislike others - Hard Bop, soul jazz, Fusion etc I generally like. Early 20th century stuff or avante garde I'm generally less fond of.

I get what you are saying,but in a similar vein to Pete-I don`t like any of it.

[El Corol]

I was there that night and agree it was a totally bad call to play it, completely the wrong tempo, but Istill think it's a beautiful record ! Having said that I did dance to it but they could have played the blue danube and Id have tried to stomp to it - I was that smashed ! ahem, nothing to be proud of of course !

See, I said some people would dance to it whatever. Being smashed tends to have that effect : )

Mind you I think your backflip into the splits was a bit OTT : )

Edited August 6, 2014 by El Corol

[Pete S]

I get what you are saying,but in a similar vein to Pete-I don`t like any of it.

 

I like Minnie The Moocher and Take Five.

Think that's it.

[jocko]

I get what you are saying,but in a similar vein to Pete-I don`t like any of it.

 

I think the more relevant point is Nina Simone MBJCFM is barely Jazz!

 

I can't remember it ever being played there mind, so shows what I know, that old saying if you remember it you weren't there possibly  

[Back Street Blue]

Thanks for posting this Pete.........that was my last night at Wigan.......and despite the Tamms credentials HGDBM always reminds me of doc martins and trying to pull the bird in the pink "baby jacket" on the speedway when the fairground came to town!!

[Guest MBarrett]

I like Minnie The Moocher and Take Five.

Think that's it.

 

I struggle with anything that hasn't got a melody line so that puts quite a bit of jazz off-limits for me. 

 

But someone who is definitely on limits is the prodigiously talented Oscar Peterson (RIP).

 

If you don't know his stuff this might be worth 2:55 of your life . . . . . . . .

 

[Tabs]

Thanks Pete.

Enjoying it exactly for what it is.

A moment in time and memories.

Cheers

[Sooty]

Nina Simone....I have it and have played it at every wedding/disco/party I can recall early evening/afternoon reception time....must play tune really....same as 'I just wanna make lurrrrve to you' Etta James which i;ve got away with later in the evening at party's....same kinda tune/genre for me! But....I would never have played Nina or Etta at a nighter..........but Fallin....Connie Francis......i'd dance too on any dance floor and would have spun it at my peak in the 90's at any venue I frequented......before it got famous on the ad....and would have had it away....I reckon!x

 

Jazz? Like Pete....I struggle to get excited about it....or the type that Jazz shows play that I see when flippin! I did watch a documentary a few months back about Etta James which followed her in her later years doing concerts......I thought she was just brilliant every song. Dunno if it was Jazz......cos I really don;t know what Jazz is....I like Nina.....but think I don't like Jazz.....! I suppose it's like Northern....there's pop and there's hard core! Nina I put in the pop Jazz perhaps....and I bought it?!x

 

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https://youtu.be/Ff9vZj2xg2g?list=PLta4LxHj-oIVrSwTTEhKQSF5esVNGzEe5

 

Jazz...?...Soul?....dunno.......but i dance to it every time I spin it.......hmmmm...............Northern does that to me.......!!!x

Edited August 7, 2014 by SOOTY

[maslar]

I think the more relevant point is Nina Simone MBJCFM is barely Jazz!

 

I can't remember it ever being played there mind, so shows what I know, that old saying if you remember it you weren't there possibly  

 

MBJCFM is probably the epitome of a popular jazz song ...  "barely jazz"??

 

As I've said previously it was played on numerous nights and I remember the floor being busy. Actually it's usually a case of - if you can  remember it you were there. That actually makes more sense. Unless of course you're engaged in some clever little word play which isn't really clever to anyone who really is clever.

[maslar]

Looking a this playlist its noticeable how about three-quarters of it (rough estimate) was played over and over in the main room through 1980-81. On Friday Oldies and also on Saturday oldie spots in the main room.

[Guest gordon russell]

Some trivia for you. Lenny Curtis ( aka Jimmy Mack Harrison)is married to Darlene. She is a sister of one of the Tams. There you go FREE info.

thought Darlene was married to  boycey

[macca]

Nina Simone was definitely a West Hampstead, early 100 Club tune, where it most definitely fit in with other left field stuff R&B and Jazz influenced stuff. Hearing it transplanted to a more Northern event like the Fleet allniter was odd though.