Debra Milne (vocals), Steve
Glendinning (guitar), Paul Susans (double bass) & Rob Bates (drums)
Christmas done, New Year done,
Splinter at the Bridge is back. Hello snow.
The few turned out to hear Debra Milne. The Newcastle based vocalist has assembled a trio
of musicians of some pedigree. Guitarist Steve Glendinning knows his
instrument, Paul Susans is an in-demand bass player and young drummer Rob Bates
has developed at a rate of knots. Milne presented two sets of balanced
material; bop standards, a bossa, a couple of original tunes (Glendinning is a
song writing partner) and a tune for KC. An intriguing aspect to Milne’s
performance is a penchant for writing lyrics to bebop charts - Killer Joe
and Good Bait being two such
classics. Jobim’s How Insensitive
highlighted the delicate playing of Glendinning, No More Blues swung as did Four with the Jon Hendricks lyric and an original - Show Me the Man - suggested
there is a budding lyricist in our midst. Milne was a habitué of the Jazz Café
on Pink Lane
and the untimely death of proprietor Keith Crombie inspired the tune The Jazz Caff Song and with it the set
drew to a close.
Russell
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