Frith Street @ Hoochie Coochie.

Zita Frith (vcl); Lloyd Wright (gtr); Phil Richardson (keys); Ian Paterson (bs); David Francis (dms).

Perilously perched on a bar stool, Frith opened with a fast shuffling Well Alright, Ok, You Win. The sound was good and Wright showed he didn't need time to warm up as he took the old Basie classic to Mars and back on a blistering work out. Georgia on my Mind kept the pulse ticking as did The Candyman. There Will Never Be Another You swung nicely then an anomaly. Frith described her next number as "A corny song". I think Mr. Sinatra, Mr Astaire and the composer, Cole Porter, may have disagreed with this description of Let's Face The Music and Dance! To her credit, faced with such 'corny' material she sang it well.

Back to the non-corny material -   wanna hold you wanna hold you tight, Get teenage kicks right through the night!, L-O-V-E and The Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy From Company B.

A superb set from an equally superb band and singer.

The bottles of London Pride were going down well and Warren was frequently called to provide more chairs for the rapidly filling room. This really is a good venue and well worth checking out.

Back on stage, a lady in the audience was heard to remark favourably on Frith's asymmetric angled hairstyle which was as cool as her Sway.

Wright steamed into Choo Choo 'Ch Boogie taken at a laid back bluesy tempo and Frith sang it so well they named a street in London after her and planted a jazz club there!

Let's Do It, Loverman, Lullaby of Birdland and the encore The Way You Look Tonight took us to the end of one of the best Hoochie Thursdays to date.

Come back soon.

Photos.

Lance.