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Louis Stewart, Noel Kelehan

Some Other Blues

Livia Records
Release Date: May 26, 2023

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1 Yesterdays - (Jerome Kern, Otto Harbach) 6:05  
2 You Stepped Out Of A Dream - (Nacio Herb Brown, Gus Kahn) 3:31  
3 I Only Have Time To Say I Love You - (Noel Kelehan) 5:05  
4 Minority - (Gigi Gryce) 5:08  
5 I'll Remember April - (Gene de Paul, Patricia Johnston, Don Raye) 5:39  
6 If You Could See Me Now - (Tadd Dameron) 5:40  
7 Some Other Blues - (John Coltrane) 2:40  
8 Sometime Ago- (Sergio Mihanovich) 4:37  
9 Singin' In The Rain- (Nacio Herb Brown, Arthur Freed) 5:32  
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The previously unreleased ‘SOME OTHER BLUES’ is regarded as a Holy Grail of Irish Jazz as it’s the only known studio recording of Louis Stewart and Noel Kelehan(pronounce “keel-a-han"). While Stewart was a local hero and internationally renowned guitarist, Kelehan was not well known as a jazz pianist outside of Ireland due to his TV-based composing, arranging and conducting, even though jazz was his first love.

Here we find Louis and Noel, two giants of Irish jazz, in the kind of electrifying form that thrilled Irish jazz audiences in the 1960s, and 70s, in a programme of duets that scale the heights of swing, virtuosity, and interplay.

Guitar and piano duet albums are uncommon in jazz, with Bill Evans and Jim Hall’s probably the best known. As Louis and Noel were huge admirers of both, they may well have been an inspiration for ‘SOME OTHER BLUES’.

  • Musical magic on Louis Stewart / Noel Kelehan 'Some Other Blues' / LA Jazz Scene
    Posted At: August 18, 2023 12:00 AM
    The previously unreleased ‘SOME OTHER BLUES’ is regarded as a Holy Grail of Irish Jazz as it’s the only known studio recording of Louis Stewart and Noel Kelehan(pronounce “keel-a-han"). While Stewart was a local hero and internationally renowned guitarist, Kelehan was not well known as a jazz pianist outside of Ireland due to his TV-based composing, arranging and conducting, even though jazz was his first l...
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  • Livia Records founder Dermot Rogers chats about 'Louis Stewart, Noel Kelehan - Some Other Blues' with Neon Jazz
    Posted At: July 20, 2023 12:00 AM
    The previously unreleased ‘SOME OTHER BLUES’ is regarded as a Holy Grail of Irish Jazz as it’s the only known studio recording of Louis Stewart and Noel Kelehan. While Stewart was a local hero and internationally renowned guitarist, Kelehan was not well known as a jazz pianist outside of Ireland due to his TV-based composing, arranging and conducting, even though jazz was his first love.Here we find Louis a...
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  • Dermot Rogers chats with improv exchange
    Posted At: June 20, 2023 12:00 AM
    Dermot Rogers – Episode 122: Undercover Classicimprov exchange - Leander writes…..Dermot Rogers is the principal and founder of the reactivated Dublin-based Livia Records label, which recently re-released the late guitarist Louis Stewart’s masterful OUT ON HIS OWN solo album, and the previously unreleased duo album, SOME OTHER BLUES, with pianist Noel Kelehan.Livia Records’ reactivation began in 2021, after...
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  • Louis Stewart, Noel Kelehan - Some Other Blues is a wonderful recording played with enthusiasm and energy / JazzProfiles
    Posted At: June 16, 2023 12:00 AM
    JazzProfiles - Steven Cerra writes….SOME OTHER BLUES  [Livia Records LRDC 2301] is a major release from Irish guitar giant Louis Stewart and his friend and collaborator, pianist Noel Kelehan (pronounced “keel-a-han"). This Previously unreleased gem reinforces Louis Stewart’s reputation and reveals Noel Kelehan, whose Bill Evans-like playing wasn't widely known. The album features 8 standards, including...
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  • Livia Records releases: Louis Stewart, Noel Kelehan - Some Other Blues
    Posted At: May 9, 2023 12:00 AM
    The previously unreleased ‘SOME OTHER BLUES’ is regarded as a Holy Grail of Irish Jazz as it’s the only known studio recording of Louis Stewart and Noel Kelehan(pronounce “keel-a-han"). While Stewart was a local hero and internationally renowned guitarist, Kelehan was not well known as a jazz pianist outside of Ireland due to his TV-based composing, arranging and conducting, even though jazz was his first l...
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