Paul Edis (piano), Graeme Wilson
(tenor saxophone), Graham Hardy (trumpet & flugelhorn), Chris Hibbard
(trombone), Mick Shoulder (double bass) & Adam Sinclair (drums)
(Review by Russell).
(Review by Russell).
If you run a jazz club this is
the band to book. The Paul Edis Sextet is shot through with first rate
musicians, composers and arrangers. The band’s CD There Will be Time formed the basis of two excellent sets at
Blaydon Jazz Club. My Heart Belongs to
Daddy and Autumn in New York (early
winter in Blaydon!), the former arranged by bassist Mick Shoulder, the latter
by Graeme Wilson (tenor), featured a plethora of solos - Shoulder, pianist and
bandleader Edis, Wilson and Graham Hardy (flugelhorn) - which set the tone and the
standard. And what a standard!
The casual visitor, perhaps a Blue Note or Concord label A & R
big shot, couldn't fail to be impressed. Administrate
This (comp.Edis) and Donald Brown’s Being
with You put Edis in the spotlight with some effective stride piano on the
latter number. Graeme Wilson’s tenor caught the ear on Out of Nowhere and the first set closer - Blues for Dad – introduced drummer Adam Sinclair.
Interval chatter
about Paul Edis’ gig earlier in the week with Lewis Watson and Rob Walker at
the Cluny
reached a unanimous verdict…superb. The Blaydon session was shaping-up nicely. A Surrey with a Fringe on Top and Softly as in a Morning Sunrise
Blaydon Jazz Club’s Christmas party night - Thursday December 6 - features genial reedsman Frank Brooker with
the James Birkett Quartet. The evening starts a little earlier than usual at 8:15 pm to accommodate a sumptuous
buffet. Feel free to bring a culinary contribution.
Russell
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