Herbie Hudson (tmb/hca/vcl), Jim McBriarty (clt), Malcolm Armstrong (pno), Alan Rudd (bs), Tommy Graham (dms), Olive Rudd (vcl) + Peter Holdsworth (tpt).
As announced exclusively last week on "Bebop Spoken Here" Derek Fleck and the Maine Street Jazzmen have parted company. Severance pay ran into several zeroes albeit without any digits in front of the zeroes. Derek's replacement is man about town Jim McBriarty (pictured left).Jim soloed well insuring the high standard of clarinet playing he inherited was continued.
It was another rip-roaring session of Goodtime Jazz with Herbie slipping and sliding around to the manner born. Vocals too roll from his tongue as does the chromatic mouthharp he produces from some hidden orifice.
Malcolm Armstrong must have the best left hand in the business - reminiscent of Bob Zurke and the old Bob Crosby Bobcats. Tommy Graham punches things along and Alan Rudd had some nice breaks.
Olive, Alan's fair lady, impressed on "Keeping Out of Mischief Now", "Some of These Days" "Singin' the Blues" - which is the old Beiderbecke/Trumbaur tune (didn't recognise it with words last week!) and rabble-rousers such as "Doctor Jazz" and "Bourbon Street Parade".
An excellent start to the weekend - it's Roy Williams and John Hallam at Blaydon tonight then down to the Scarborough Jazz Festival (Friday through Sunday).
Lance.
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