(Review by Peter Ninnim).
So listen.
It’s Sunday; it’s raining; there’s
netball on the sports channel; omnibus soap operas on BBC.
You could get stuck into the DIY and
score a few points, snooze on the sofa, go to Eldon Square or the Metro centre,
OR you could come along to the Salsa
Café, bring the kids, and relax with a drink and something to eat and listen to
some cool jazz.
Sunday gone was the day for a really
entertaining session with new players arriving and a solid rhythm section providing
the foundations. Kay Usher brought
her electric violin along and kicked off proceedings with an entertaining
performance of Honeysuckle Rose.
Husband John Usher adding to the
ensemble with some tasteful guitar. This was followed by Moonlight in Vermont and Lady
be Good.
Fi Finden played tenor
and introduced Sugar, a tune by
Stanley Turrentine and not one with which I’m familiar. All the Things you are and a vocal on Tenderly followed.
The tunes were coming thick and fast and
your reporter will have to have a bigger pad so forgive me if some of the
attributes are a bit off.
John Rowland gave us Embraceable You as well as, of course, playing on most of the other
numbers. Ray Burns joined in on
harmonica for Indiana and Jen Errington
sung On Green Dolphin Street and Good Morning Heartache and very nicely too.
Stuart McKie combined rhythm guitar with
some very thoughtful solos, taking it in turns with John Usher, this really
worked well.
Kath Jobes provided the vocal on Gee Baby Ain’t I Good to you, Autumn Leaves
and I’m Beginning to See the Light;
her voice seems to improve each week. Barry
Ascroft on Piano , Dave Parker
and Peter Ninnim on bass and drums
respectively set off Blue Bossa with
the horns, including Stuart Finden
on Tenor. Among other tunes featured were A
Nightingale Sang in Berkely Square
No Jam next week; see you on the February
2..
Peter Ninnim
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