DJ Hairy Larry Presents Lady Bird Featuring Paul Lessard On Alto Sax
From the Archives Of Something Blue 2025-12-21
Hairy Larry – 1625 Groove Street
Thanks Marty, today we’re going to hear some amazing alto sax work recorded at HairyLarryLand.
So part of this equation is Paul Lessard playing alto sax with me while he was teaching at ASU. He’s an absolutely fantastic player who thinks on his feet and took a lot of the load off of me by cueing transitions in the songs, keeping the band tight.
Another part of the equation was Chris Isom and Spencer Rawlins. I played with them when we were taking jazz together at ASU but more importantly they played in the working band, Common Time, and developed a tight drums and bass lock while paying their dues.
And the third part of the equation, I was a math student and I do realize that I’m stretching my metophor, is Craig Collison, former Director of Percussion at ASU, former Bebop Beatnik, and, most importantly, my friend and teacher.
Chris was coming to town over Spring Break. Spencer and I both wanted to play with him. Paul and Craig were also available. So on March 25, 2025, we enjoyed the session and we recorded my album, “1625 Groove Street”.
“Lady Bird” was written by Tadd Dameron in 1939 and first released in 1948. It has been recorded by Art Blakey, Don Byas, Miles Davis, Stan Getz, Dexter Gordon, Charles Mingus, Gerry Mulligan, Bud Powell, Chet Baker, and many others.
If you’re curious check Wikipedia. It’s a great song.
So now, recorded at HairyLarryLand on March 25, 2025, here’s “Lady Bird”.
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And that’s “Lady Bird” from my album “1625 Groove Street”. Don’t miss Something Blue, Saturday night at 10:00, to hear more songs from “1625 Groove Street”, Tom Scott, and Dave Holland.
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