Alan Glen (pno), John Pope (bs), David Carnegie (dms).
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Dave Weisser (tpt/vcl), Doug Fielder (ten), Barry Ascroft (pno), James Kitchman (gtr), Stuart Davies (bs), Malcolm Dick (dms). + Rob Brockway (pno).
What a day this has been what a rare mood I'm in ... After this afternoon's visit to the Porthole the Alan Glen Trio kept the adrenalin flowing with a mix of standards and originals laying waste to the suggestion that he only interprets rather than creates.
The originals were, A Farewell To Muggleswick a piece which brought to mind perfectly that remote County Durham hamlet situated high above the Derwent.Reservoir. How I remember the days when I would cycle up the tortuous climb. Alan's picture was less tortuous and more pastoral.
Waltz For A.C. a delightful jazz waltz dedicated to no-one and everyone. One For The Road was bouncier and funkier and inspired by All Blues. The Trio got a great groove on this one.
Standard-wise, I'm Old Fashioned, You and the Night and the Music swung with John Pope as ever producing some brilliant bass lines that were not without a touch of humour. Everything Happens To Me saw Alan at his most lyrical - so lyrical in fact you felt that, although it was an instrumental, he was improvising from the words as well as the chords. David Carnegie rounded off a day of drum education with a belting solo on I'll Remember April.
Apart from jazz originals Alan is also a prolific classical composer and I propose to discuss some of his contemporary classics shortly.
Prior to the Trio set, the Take it to the Bridge gang had done things to, among others, Sugar, Blue Daniel and Just Friends (splendid vocal by Dave).
James Kitchman had a few extended solos - he really went for it tonight and didn't play Stella By Starlight until the very end.
A surprise visit by Rob Brockway saw him sitting in and doing some fine playing on, I think, Mr PC.
When everything comes together as it did tonight you wonder why the room wasn't packed to capacity - all this for a £1?
Lance.
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