Last week at the Chillingham the punters were topping up their drinks with anti-freeze in an attempt to keep warm – this week the heating was back on although I think one or two were still on the anti-freeze. Perhaps they'd developed a taste for it.
Some great things happened on the bandstand tonight. Mark Williams literally blew everyone away with an amazing guitar blast on “Four”. On “Blues For Duane” he did it again before Dave Weisser sang the Annie Ross take on Wardell Gray's “Twisted”. How he managed to remember all the words never mind vocalese them so well amazed me!
Darren Grainger played strident alto throughout and Barry Ashcroft had more than a few good choruses. Eric Stutt drove the rhythm section along nicely whilst John Pope is fast becoming a force to be reckoned with on double bass. On second thoughts, delete 'fast becoming'.
The second set saw James on guitar for “Stella” along with Paul Gowland on alto. “Yardbird Suite” taken at tempo de lick had Paul in full flight with Mark, who had taken over from James midway, also knocking them in. David Carnegie, now on drums, kept the pot boiling for one of the better nights.For the last fourteen years we've been updating the world about jazz in the north east of England and updating the north east of England about jazz in the world. WINNER of the Jazz Media Category in the 2018 All Party Parliamentary Jazz Awards. Contact lanceliddle@gmail.com
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Wed 18: Vieux Carré Jazzmen @ Cullercoats Crescent Club. 1:00pm.
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Thu 19: 58 Jazz Collective @ Dorman’s Club, Middlesbrough. 9:00pm. TBC.
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Sun 22: More Jam @ The Globe, Newcastle. 3:00pm. Free.
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Mon 23: Jazz in the Afternoon @ Cullercoats Crescent Club. 1:00pm.
Wed 25: Vieux Carré Jazzmen @ Cullercoats Crescent Club. 1:00pm.
Wed 25: Darlington Big Band @ Darlington & Simpson Rolling Mills Club, Darlington. 7:00pm. Rehearsal session (open to the public).
Wed 25: Four @ The Exchange, North Shields. 7:00pm.
Wed 25: Take it to the Bridge @ The Globe, Newcastle. 7:30pm.
Wednesday, January 21, 2009
The Heat is On
Last week at the Chillingham the punters were topping up their drinks with anti-freeze in an attempt to keep warm – this week the heating was back on although I think one or two were still on the anti-freeze. Perhaps they'd developed a taste for it.
Some great things happened on the bandstand tonight. Mark Williams literally blew everyone away with an amazing guitar blast on “Four”. On “Blues For Duane” he did it again before Dave Weisser sang the Annie Ross take on Wardell Gray's “Twisted”. How he managed to remember all the words never mind vocalese them so well amazed me!
Darren Grainger played strident alto throughout and Barry Ashcroft had more than a few good choruses. Eric Stutt drove the rhythm section along nicely whilst John Pope is fast becoming a force to be reckoned with on double bass. On second thoughts, delete 'fast becoming'.
The second set saw James on guitar for “Stella” along with Paul Gowland on alto. “Yardbird Suite” taken at tempo de lick had Paul in full flight with Mark, who had taken over from James midway, also knocking them in. David Carnegie, now on drums, kept the pot boiling for one of the better nights.
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1 comment :
Hi Lance
Your gig review is spot-on.Mark Williams is seriously good and John Pope seems to have it ''in the pocket'' as they say.Mr.Weisser can capture the essence of a lyric,I look forward to the next time he sings ''Willow Weep for Me''.
Russell
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