Dave Rae (banjo & vocals),
Liz Bacon (clarinet), Jim Blenkin (trombone & vocals), John Robinson
(double bass) & Paul Bacon (drums)
(Review by Russell)
Gateshead British Legion, the
current home to Jazz at the Fell, sweltered on this mid summer night. The Rae
Brothers New Orleans Jazz Band, staunch supporters of the jazz club over many
years, fulfilled this most recent engagement as a quintet due to Mac Rae being
indisposed. Dave Rae remarked that many years ago he worked with the Mighty Joe
Young band but a stone’s throw along the road at the Honeysuckle pub
(long-since closed and due to open as an open-all-hours ‘express’ supermarket).
He further remarked that Alan Price turned up to hear the band. On hearing this
a wag at the Legion asked: Aye, but did he stay?
Price, Burdon and co were nowhere
to be seen at the Legion, those present were hard core regulars. The Rae
Brothers played it strict
From New Orleans
to Ascot . What? Yes, Ascot .
A late comer marched in wearing a top hat. Well, one does, doesn’t one? A
spiritual dating from 1892 put us on
Higher Ground and we strode to the interval bar with Marie. Another Guinness, a strip of raffle tickets and the Brolly
Dollies were readying themselves to strut their stuff.
We Shall Walk Through the Streets of the City (Rae vocals) vied for
the tune of the night (standing comparison with Rendezvous Jazz’ reading of the
number earlier in the day). Liz Bacon’s clarinet shone on St Louis Blues and Dave Rae’s vocals on Punch Miller’s Long Distance Blues were worth
travelling a distance to hear. An evening of first class New Orleans ’ jazz. Next Friday (June 28) get
along to the Legion to hear the Vieux Carré Jazzmen.
Russell.
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