The Birth of a Band

There is a new band forming: the Blue Note Jazztet. It’s a consort of favorite musicians in the Presbybop Music family who will present concerts in the hard bop tradition of Blue Note records. Jeff Kellam gets the run down from pianist and bandleader Bill Carter. We discover the idea has been perking for over twenty years – and we have the receipts to prove it. Listen in as they discuss the formation of a new ensemble. Two old musical pieces emerge from the Presbybop archives to illustrate the tradition – and the future – of the music. Music: “I Heard the News” from Stand on Your Head, Bill Carter and the Presbybop Quartet “The Gate is Narrow, the Road is Hard,” (recorded live 2001) and recorded again on Stand on Your Head. Music used by permission from Presbybop Music (BMI)Theme music: "All Thumbs" from Faith in a New Key, Bill Carter and the Presbybop Quartet Music used by permission from Presbybop Music (BMI) Announcer: Chris Norton (c) Presbybop Music Support the show