SUNDAY MAY 27.

RANDY BRECKER/TOMMY SMITH w. SNJO "A Tribute to Michael Brecker" - Adam Smith Theatre, Kirkaldy. 01592 583301. www.onfife.com.
Final night of the mini-tour. Kirkaldy will be flying tonight!
GROOVE-A-MATICS - Magnesia Bank, Camden St. North Shields. NE 30 1NH. 4:00pm. Free.
Award winning Blues Band.
JAM SESSION - Jazz Café, Pink Lane, Newcastle. Late afternoon/early evening. free. Bring your axe.
Anything can happen and sometimes does!
BRADO MARQUIS (PA) - Hoochie Coochie, 54 Pilgrim St., Newcastle NE1 6SF. Doors 7pm. £8.
New Jersey Soul Sensation.
ANDY CHAMPION ENSEMBLE - The Bridge Hotel, Castle Garth, Newcastle NE1 1RQ. £5. 8:00pm.
A Splinter promotion.
Charlie Mingus Re-visited - don't miss!
SOLO DINNER JAZZ (Alan Law on piano) - The Cherry Tree, 9 Osborne Rd., Jesmond. Lunchtime. 0191 2399924.Wine and dine to some nice sounds.
MUSICIANS UNLIMITED - Park Hotel, Hartlepool.
1:00pm.
Popular big band session.
SWING WITH "JUST FRIENDS" - The Forum, Darlington. 8:00pm. £3.
"A mainstream Jazz and Blues sextet guaranteed to get your toes tapping".

Friday, 4 November 2011

R.I.P. Beryl Davis

Beryl Davis died Oct. 28 aged 87. A long time favourite of mine she made her first records at the age of 15 with Django and Stephane. During the Second World War she recorded many sides with Grappelli's Quintette, Miller's AEF Band and later with her father's band (Oscar Rabin and his Orchestra co-leader Harry Davis). After the war Beryl moved to the States where she had a successful career including a stint on the Hit Parade radio show with Frank Sinatra.
Here is Undecided one of the tracks recorded with the Hot Club. And in later years...
Sadly missed.
Lance.

1 comments; click to add more:

  1. This version of "Undecided" is one of my son Kevin's top 6 fave recordings ever...he had no idea she was still alive, as you say lance.. RIP
    Liz

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