The Bull's Head, Barnes
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| Location | 373 Lonsdale Road, Barnes, London SW13 9PY |
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| Owner | Geronimo Inns |
| Type | Music and food |
| Genre(s) | Rock, Blues, Soul, Jazz |
| Capacity | 80 |
| Opened | 1959-2013 (independent ownership) 2014- (corporate ownership) |
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The Bull's Head, also known as "The Bull", is a pub in Barnes situated within the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames. It hosts live music in an attached music room which has a capacity for 80 people.[1][2][3]
Overlooking the river Thames in the south west London suburb of Barnes, it was one of the first and most important jazz venues in Britain. The Bull's original music room was opened at the same time as Ronnie Scott's Jazz Club[4] and became known as the "suburban Ronnie Scott's".[5]
In 2009, The Bull's Head was named by the Brecon Jazz Festival as one of twelve venues which had made the most important contributions to jazz music in the United Kingdom.[6]
Contents
History
1959–2012
The Bull opened as a jazz venue in 1959 and under the management of Albert Tolley,[7] became an important venue for major UK and visiting international jazz musicians during the 1960s.
In 1982 Dan Fleming took over the premises and the venue continued to flourish with its jazz rosta. Fleming added blues and rock acts to its listings, a policy which continues to this day.[8]
The venue featured in Martin Scorsese's History of the Blues (2003).[1]
The music room was refurbished with sponsorship from Yamaha in 2006[7] and was renamed "The Yamaha Room".[1]
In 2009 the Bull celebrated fifty years as a venue and a spokesman from Yamaha Music stated: "We are delighted to congratulate the Bull's Head on reaching the milestone of its 50th anniversary. We are very proud of the Yamaha Jazz Room and our partnership with this historic venue, the unique place it occupies in international jazz history and its philosophy to present and showcase both established and new talent."[7]
2013 change of ownership
On 1 July 2013 Fleming retired and the Bull's Head lease was sold to Geronimo Inns, a wholly owned subsidiary of Young & Co.[8] Although the new lease agreement was said to protect the continuation of live music[8] a petition to preserve the music room was launched in June 2013.[9] The refurbished pub and music room, needing acoustic improvement, was opened at the beginning of 2014.[10]
Musicians who have performed at the Bulls Head in Barnes
- Alphabetical listing
P.P. Arnold, Vic Ash, Guy Barker, Jeff Beck, Richard Busiakiewicz,[11] Maggie Bell,[12] Conte Candoli, Roger Chapman,[12] Al Cohn, George Coleman, The Quentin Collins Quartet[13] Jim Cregan, Jamie Cullum,[3]Blossom Dearie, Digby Fairweather, Willie Garnett, Herb Geller,[14] Coleman Hawkins, Tubby Hayes,Frank Holder Chris Jagger, Mick Jagger,[13]Sheila Jordan, Peter King, Tony Lee, Bill Le Sage, Linda Lewis, Arthur Louis, Humphrey Lyttelton, who performed monthly at the Bull's Head for 42 years,[15] Rik Mayall,[1] Billy Mitchell, Zoot Money, Gary Moore,[16]Lanny Morgan, Dick Morrissey, Never the Bride, John O'Leary & Alan Glenn Allstars,[17] Gerard Presencer,[11] Alan Price,[3] Protect the Beat, Spike Robinson, Shorty Rogers, Charlie Rouse, Ronnie Scott,[18] Sax Appeal,[19] Phil Seamen, Bud Shank, Terry Smith,[18] Harry South, Stan Sulzmann, Bobby Tench, The Barnes Blues Band,[12]Art Themen, Stan Tracey, Charlie Watts, Ben Webster, Don Weller, Harvey Weston,[20] Jimmy Witherspoon,[7] Ronnie Wood.[13]
Live recordings
- Storm Warning! (Mercury) – The Dick Morrissey Quartet (Harry South, Phil Bates, Phil Seamen, Dick Morrissey). Bulls Head Music. 1966
- Spoon Sings and Swings Jimmy Witherspoon. Bulls Head Music. 1966
- Now! ... Live! (Verve S/VLP9220) – Phil Seamen Trio (Phil Seaman, Tony Lee, Tony Archer). Bulls Head Music. 1968
- Live at the Bull – Tribute Vols. 1–2. Featuring Dick Morrissey, Spike Robinson, Bill Le Sage, Alec Dankworth, Bill Eyden (recorded 1987/8). Bulls Head Music. 2007
References
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- ↑ 11.0 11.1 Carr, Ian and Digby Fairweather, Brian Priestley (2004) The Rough Guide to Jazz, p. 116. Rough Guides, 2004 At Google Books. Retrieved 6 July 2013.
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- ↑ Jack, Gordon (2004) Fifties Jazz Talk: An Oral Retrospective, p. 88. Scarecrow Press At Google Books. Retrieved 6 July 2013.
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- ↑ 18.0 18.1 Chilton, John (2004) Who's Who of British Jazz: 2nd Edition, p. 338. Continuum At Google Books. Retrieved 6 July 2013.
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- ↑ Chilton, John (2004) Who's Who of British Jazz: 2nd Edition, p. 384. Continuum At Google Books. Retrieved 6 July 2013.
External links
- Jazz UK July/August 2003 Issue 52, p. 11. "Room Service": Bull’s Head – Interview with Dan Fleming (pdf)
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