Bevin Turnbull/Turn-Tay-Bull Podcasting: Recent Episodes
Bevin Turnbull
Bevin Turnbull- flugelhorn, synthesizer, piano
Composed by Bevin Turnbull & Andrew Patterson
Thomas Arthur John- doumbek drums
Bevin Sinclair Turnbull- keyboards & trumpet
BxRCTheatre.org
MIRROR GAME DANCE-composed by Bevin Turnbull
Badal Roy- tabla & finger cymbals
Bevin Tuenbull- trumpet & keyboards
Excerpt about Wayne from my first book--THE OTHER SIDE OF TOMORROW.
Underscoring: Footprints, Nefertiti, Twelve More Bars To Go - composed by Wayne Shorter w/Bevin on trumpet and piano Jazzman- composed by Bevin Turnbull w/ Bevin on keyboards & drums
Samples:
Duke Ellington's voice introduction and Wayne Shorter's soprano sax solo with Bobby McFerrin
Cover Photo of Dr. Linda A. Rock
Bevin has a casual conversation with Bethany Girard, a budding young author and friend. They discuss their Joy and Pain.
His gleeful instrumental composition TARA opens this, our 27th episode. At a point where Bethany describes a quite poignant
occurrence in her life, the music again takes over--MAKES ME WANT TO CRY--and says it all, when something is too painful,
too raw to talk about yet. Wade "Suade" Lance plays a biting guitar solo over Bevin's keyboards and vocal as TARA reprises.
MAKES ME WANT TO CRY--Bevin Turnbull composer & pianist
John Moody bass violinist Garry Bruer drummer
INSIDE OUTB. Turnbull
WHAT THE HEART NEEDSB. Turnbull
MILESTONESM. Davis
CLOCKTIMEB. Turnbull
Cover Photo: Dr. Charles Butler, Dr. Belinda Miles
*(left hand corner-Mike Flythe)
BxRCT show at The N.E. Bronx YMCA 12/17/22 1:00-4:00 PM
CHRISTORY composed by Bevin Turnbull
THE Virgin Mary Had a BABY BOY -Traditional Caribbean carol
WHEN CHRISTMAS COMES composed and sung by Ferdinand Wright
We are dedicating this podcast to the people of Ukraine and Somalia--just two examples which represent the horrors of inhumanity, hatred and violence in the world. While the leader of Russia sleeps in a warm bed with a full belly, he dictates the bombing of infants and children, leaving them without heat, food or water as winter grips Europe. In Africa, similar evil persists.
Our show expresses the joy and hope for better life in thee places and throughout the world. In a previous podcast I included my arrangement of MARCH SLAVwhich was composed by the great Ukrainian composer, Tchaikovsky. I have reprised it.
Dr. Belinda Miles and I are promoting our upcoming show on December 17th at the NE Bronx YMCA--a citadel against our own urban terrorism, violence and disorder. Imagine: my arrangements of Sleigh Ride and Frosty depict uttter happiness and fun, in stark contrast to the war(s) at home and abroad.
Belinda sings a poignant strain of Dona Nobis followed by an original of hers called SO DEEP. Yes, there exists optimism and love amidst the often bitter vicissitudes of the real world.
The song, MANHATTAN COOL is the featured subject. It was first recorded over 30 years ago at Systems Two Studios--Brooklyn, NY ; then again about 8 years ago at my studio--Tarah/Sarah Productions--Bronx, NY. In all these years, the song was never played before a live audience. I was always imagining that I could improve it. Now in 2022 we are seriously considering including its live debut in our next live production--Part Three of NEW JAZZ CITY:the musical.
One of the main characters, Anthony is a cold individual who the song is about. He tries underhandedly to capture the attention of Sherri, the lead female, who happens to be the love interest of Jazzman (Johnu).
Version 1 (circa 1982): Michael McCray- lead vocal, Bevin Turnbull-synthesizers, piano, B3 organ, Stew Cutler- guitar, Debbie Gilcrest, Wanda, Hamlet- background vocals, Erroll Bedward-drum programming
Version 2 (circa 2014) Bevin Turnbull-keyboards, background vocals
Remembering Japan's Shinzo Abe and Onaje Allan Gumbs. I think of ZEN: Simpliciy, Non pretentiousness and Quietude.
Sukiyaki was made popular by Kyu Sakamoto
Bevin Turnbull--Keyboards, Trumpet, Viola (pizzicato)
Dr. Belinda Miles--Vocals
Episode photo of Naomi Osaka
In 1994 I visited Montserrat with my Mom. That was the year before the volcano. That island is where my maternal grandmother was born. About 10 years later I visited Tortola, where my Dad's folks were from. I've returned therea 3 more times after that; the latest time with my sister. Our family owns about 30 acres on Tortola overlooking Roadtown, the CAPITAL.
Relatively unspoiled, Tortola only has about 25,000 inhabitants. I see it as the perfect paradise to retire to. However, we have some work to do here first. I'd like to build The Bronx Renaissance Community theatre with proper funding and sustained support from our patrons, so that when I'm no longer here, our legacy in the arts and culture will live on. Our next podcasts will be aimed at developing substantial funding. We need your help!
BxRCTheatre.org is our website
Russians recently bombed the village in Ukraine where P. I. Tchaikovsky lived and composed. It is (or was) a national landmark. This is my version of his Marche Slave.On it I played keyboards, trumpet, snare drum and hand cymbals.
Remastered recordings from our repertoire. REAL McCOY by Bevin Turnbull w/ Background vocals- Quinn Oliver and Jasen Bennett MONTSERRAT by Bevin Turnbull w/ Background vocals-Gwendolyn Reece CLOCKTIME by Bevin Turnbull w/Stew Cutler-guitar
This spring I composed some music and a quite guttural poem expressing some emotions about what's happening in Europe. As a citizen of the world and a global humanitarian, I have to release what I feel.
I wrote EVERYBODY'S ON THE PHONE some years ago, now using it as our theme music coming into and out oof this very ponderous episode.
Bevin Sinclair Turnbull- keyboards & trumpet; Cris Romano- vocals; Onita Brunner- phone voice
Connecting Peter Tchaikovsky's music and the national landmark home in Ukraine where he lived during the 1860s.
This episode concludes with CLOCKTIME written and performed by Bevin Turnbull--keyboards;
Stew Cutler--guitar, Erroll Bedward--drums
Bevin and Maria casually discuss the delightfully successful event held on Sunday, June 27th at the Marriott Residence Inn in The Bronx. Audience members were pleased and surprised about the newly-developed area in which the hotel is located. Free parking was provided and they were able to enjoy the flower garden environment on the patio, where the show took place. The sound outside the hotel was especially acoustically friendly. Nothing got too loud, yet the actors and singers were heard clearly, as the audience was close up. They interacted enthusiastically with our group in that unique intimate setting. They also danced spiritedly-- in particular-- to the Caribbean sounds of originals--MONTSERRAT and TORTOLA, as well as the Gospel-influenced PREACHER by Horace Silver. This was only a preview of NEW JAZZ CITY: the musical (part 2). We look to present the complete show, replete with costumes, props, lighting, etc. at the brand new BRONX YMCA. Please check our future podcasts and updates on BxRCTheatre.org for specific dates and times. On the 27th Bevin Turnbull (keyboards, trumpet, drums, vocals) was joined by Rev Dr. Charles Butler-bass, John Cooksey-drums, Trevaughn Thomas, flugelhorn, Dr. Chip Shelton- flute & bass clarinet, Juan Pimentel-congas, Terri Davis-vocals & percussion Staging Director- Rey Allen Actors- Keesha Miller as Sherri, Linden Anderson as Reverend Maxwell Youth Performers- Milan Bookal, Jasen Bennett, Chelsea Reid, Allen Rey Narrators- June & Courtney Walcott
If he could only hear me now! My dad's name was Rudolph (Charles) Turnbull. Actually, my great grandfather's first name was Charles. Really! It fits so well with the last 3 letters in our organization's initials that I couldn't resist. Our fundraiser for BxRCTheatre.org (501c3) will be held OUTDOORS on the patio lounge at The Marriott Residence Inn Sunday, June 27th from 4:00 to 7:00PM. The hotel is located at THE BRONX METRO CENTER ATRIUM- 1776 Eastchester Road, Bx NY 10461. Call 718-239-3939 or 347-265-6851 for further info. SONG FOR MY FATHER composed by Horace Silver; arranged by B. Turnbull- keyboards, Bruce Alcott- bass, Tony Archer-drums VIBRATION LOVE CALL composed by E. Drew & B. Turnbull (keyboards, trumpet and drums). CLOCKTIME composed by B. Turnbull who plays keyboards, percussion. Stew Cutler plays guitar; Errol "Pumpkin" Bedward plays drum programs on outro theme song
Casual talk with stage director, actor, dancer Rey Allen. We discuss and promote their fundraiser for BxRCT (501c3) to be held OUTDOORS on the patio lounge at The Marriott Residence Inn Sunday, June 27th from 4:00 to 7:00PM. The hotel is located at THE BRONX METRO CENTER ATRIUM- 1776 Eastchester Road, Bx NY 10461. Call 718-239-3939 for further information.
EVERYBODY'S ON THE PHONE by B. Turnbull- keyboards, vocals; Cristian Romano- vocals, Onieta Brunner- telephone voice
SO MANY STARS by Sergio Mendez; Karen Joseph- flute, B. Turnbull- trumpet & keyboard, Thomas John- percussion
Artwork- Antonio Marte
A casual talk with June and Courtney Walcott, founding members of Bronx Renaissance Community Theatre, underscored by Bevin Turnbull's music. They discuss and promote their fundraiser for BxRCT (501c3) to be held OUTDOORS on the patio lounge at The Marriott Residence Inn on Sunday, June 27th from 4:00 to 7:00PM. The hotel is located at THE BRONX METRO CENTER ATRIUM- 1776 Eastchester Road, Bx NY 10461. Call 718-239-3939 for further information.
Another conversation with Harry Evans-- PR with Philadelphia International Records. In this episode, our main subject is the magnificent Phyllis Hyman and her career. Every vocal I have written since meeting her has been influenced by her. It's as if for decades I've been trying to complete a song she requested so long ago. . . I'm still workin on it!
A relaxed conversation with the world-renowned, Ray Blue--tenor saxophonist, composer and educator. This episode kicks off with one of my original themes, MONTSERRAT (where my maternal grandparents were from) then segues into Ray's title cut, WORK. The rhythmic similarity is striking, yet I feature synthesizers while Ray remains true blue to acoustic piano and live drums accompanying him.
One would hardly guess that I only met Ray about a month ago, where I sat in on trumpet with his group in Peekskill, New York. That day one of the first things I said to him was notwithstanding his own personal style, that he reminded me of George Coleman, who played sax with Miles Davis in the 1960s. He seemed kind of flattered, telling me, "George is my teacher. I recently had my regular lesson with him!"
Ray underscores our talk with his renditions of standards--EVERYTHING HAPPENS TO MEand finally, THAT'S ALL.
Our customary closing is of course, CLOCKTIME by B. Turnbull.
Continuation of casual conversation with Harry Evans, Public Relations
for PHILADELPHIA INTERNATIONAL RECORDS, about his
personal insider experiences within an ever-changing industry.
Bevin Turnbull on keyboards, piano & trumpet on FOR THE LOVE OF MONEY,
PEOPLE MAKE THE WORLD GO 'ROUND, BETCHA BY GOLLY WOW
CLOCKTIME by B. Turnbull
A casual conversation with Harry Evans, Public Relations
for PHILADELPHIA INTERNATIONAL RECORDS, about his
personal insider experiences within an ever-changing industry.
Bevin Turnbull on keyboards, piano & trumpet on FOR THE LOVE OF MONEY,
PEOPLE MAKE THE WORLD GO 'ROUND, BETCHA BY GOLLY WOW
CLOCKTIME by B. Turnbull
A casual conversation with my music student, Sean Dicks (14 years old). LYRICA by Bevin Turnbull; Bevin- piano, Garry Bruer- drums, Charles Butler- bass NEW JAZZ CITY by Bevin Turnbull; Bevin- keyboards, trumpet, Booker T.- sax DON'T PANIC! by Bevin Turnbull; Bevin- keyboards & drums JAZZ IN THE HOOD by Thomas John & B. Turnbull PATHETIQUE by Ludwig Van Beethoven; Angela Hewitt- piano CLOCKTIME (our podcast theme song) written by B. Turnbull; Stew Cutler-guitar, Erroll Bedward- drum programs, Bevin on keyboards Reorded at SYSTEMS ll Brooklyn, NY.
Milan Bookal (10 years old) and I have a conversation. BxRTheatre.org
TARA(H)- written by B. Turnbull with Bevin on keyboards, vocals, percussion; Wade Lance-guitar.
BUILD THE WORLD for CHILDREN- written by Gene Kitt & B. Turnbull w/ Bevin on keyboards and trumpet Tara Turnbull- lead vocals on first verse and ending.
CLOCKTIME (our podcast theme song) written by B. Turnbull; Stew Cutler-guitar, Erroll Bedward- drum programs, Beviin on keyboards;
Reorded at SYSTEMS ll, Brooklyn, NY.
Second episode which recounts my years of knowing Dr. Byrd and how he schooled me and others. Bevin plays keyboards and trumpet on:
TUMBLIN’ by Bevin Turnbull; Joyce Stovall, vocals
JUST BEFORE THE STORM by Bevin Turnbull; Joyce Stovall, Michael McCray, vocals; Garry Bruer-drums, Phil Hamilton-guitar, Ed Martin-bass, Anthony MacDonald-percussion.
SUNRISE by Bevin Turnbull; Yolanda Lee, vocals; Erroll Bedward-drums, Ted Williams-bass; Philadelphia String Quartet arranged & conducted by Bevin Turnbull
A very honest talk about the mecurial musician, educator and scholar, Dr. Donaldson Toussaint L'Ouverture Byrd. CRISTO REDENTOR- composed by Duke Pearson & Donald Byrd. CERTAIN WORDS composed by Bevin Turnbull. BABY STEPS by Steve Johnson. BAY'S WINDOW by Bevin Turnbull (composed for Maria Wilson). CLOCKTIME by Bevin Turnbull. Bevin plays all instruments except on Mozart and Stew Cutler guitar on Clocktime.
Informal talk with Frida Hidalgo, Mexican flautist, who plays flutes on compositions by Bevin Turnbull with collaborators-- Maura McCabe (TALK TO ME); Anthony Wisdom (Ms. NIRVANA) and Roma Irizarry (FLUTTERBY). Bevin plays keyboards, trumpet and percussion. Stew Cutler plays guitar; Errol "Pumpkin" Bedward plays drum programs on outro theme song (CLOCKTIME).
Bevin celebrates his daughter, Tara's 27th birthday musically: Ms. NIRVANA (featuring Anthony Wisdom- acoustic guitar & Frida Hidalgo- flute), SOLAR WIND (featuring Badal Roy- tabla) 27 TIMES AROUND THE SUN, and CLOCKTIME (with Stew Cutler- electric guitar). Over SOLAR WIND, the lyrics to 27 TIMES are recited. Perhaps Tara will decide to sing this song one day. By the way, she is an excellent flautist too!
I, Bevin Turnbull also wrote, performed and recorded the piece, TMMA underscoring Gordon Nelson's poem. I'm on piano on MILESTONES by Miles Davis. Charles Butler-bass violin, Larry Banks on drums.