Thanks Marty. Today we’re going to hear a Miles Davis song recorded right here at ASU at the Delta Jazz Workshop.
“All Blues” was written by Miles Davis and was first released in 1959 on the most popular jazz album of all time, “Kind Of Blue”. “All Blues” is a blues with it’s own sound, in 6/8 instead of 4/4, and using all 7th chords with an off chord at the turnaround. Jazz musicians love to improvise on “All Blues”. It’s so familiar and so interesting.
On July 12, 2016, Jay Shepherd played “All Blues” in the ASU Fine Arts Recital Hall as part of the jazz department’s Delta Jazz Workshop. Featured on piano on this song we will hear Jay’s partner in crime, Shane Chastain.
Now, Shane and Jay are back together again in a new band, Silver Wings, and I hope to record them again for Something Blue.
In December, 2025, I released this concert as a live album, “Jay Shepherd Live At The Delta Jazz Workshop”. It’s great, all the way through. I’ll post a link to it on the Something Blue website at sbblues.com.
Playing at the concert were:
Jay Shepherd – guitar Tyler Worsham – piano Shane Chastain – piano Terrell Montgomery – bass and Keyven Dunn – drums
All of them are from Northeast Arkansas.
So now, recorded on July 12, 2016, here’s Jay Shepherd Playing “All Blues”.
Jeremy Burnett, John Shepherd, and Hairy Larry are Delta Legends. This CD was recorded live at Godsey’s Grill in Jonesboro, Arkansas, on July 14, 2017.
CD notes
Delta Legends
All Over Again
Recorded Live at Godsey’s Grill In Jonesboro, Arkansas On July 14, 2017
Song list
01 Drop Down Mama
02 Worthless
03 All Over Again
04 Why
05 Mississippi Sax
2,4 by John Shepherd
5 by Larry Heyl
1,3 traditional
Personnel
Jeremy Burnett - harp, vocals
John Shepherd - guitar, vocals
Hairy Larry - bass, harp, vocals
Produced by Larry Heyl for HairyLarryLand.
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Hear more from this show at archive.org/details/hl2017-07-14
Delta Legends will be performing at the King Biscuit Blues Festival in Helena-West Helena, Arkansas on Friday, October 11. We are scheduled to start at 3:00 PM but you better come early because we’re gonna start early if we can.
New CD from Delta Legends, Two Woman Blues. All originals by John Shepherd and Larry Heyl. Soon to be for sale on CDBaby and HairyLarryLand. Download for free now!
On June 3, 2017, Delta Legends performed at the Craighead Forest Bandshell closing “Jazz In The Park with Ham n Beans Blues”. The festival was held at the Craighead Forest Bandshell in the Blues Fest tradition featuring great regional artists at a free show in the city park. Beautiful Craighead Forest is located in Jonesboro, Arkansas.
Also playing were Rev. Rick, Common Time, Bebop Beatniks, and Azul and Midori.
The audio recordings of the Delta Legends show are available for free streaming and download at the Live Music Archive. Here’s a link.
