Ruth Lambert Trio: Ruth Lambert
(vocals), Giles Strong (guitar) & Mick Shoulder (double bass)
(Review by Russell).
No Moon at All, I’ve Got the World on a String, Ruth Lambert had
the audience wrapped around her little finger. And what an audience! ‘Bijou’
said Lambert, ‘select’, but how attentive, hanging on every note. ‘Nowhere to
hide’ confessed our Songbook Superstar.
Those Great North songwriters
Lambert, Shoulder and Strong previewed material from a soon-to-be-released
first album: Love That Never Dies (comp.
Lambert), Everything Was Beautiful (comp.
Strong), How Could I? (comp.
Shoulder), So Tell Me and Lullaby. All stood comparison with more
familiar GAS Book favourites including Time
After Time, Beautiful Love (Lambert toying with the lyric), Taking a Chance on Love and one of
Lambert’s signature songs - Skylark.
Lambert sang the blues (an
all-blues set would be interesting!) hitting us with Gee Baby, Ain’t I Good to You? accompanied by Giles Strong. Bonnie
Raitt’s Love Me Like a Man followed
(a demanding lot these blues women!). Mick Shoulder (composer, accompanist,
soloist) played tastefully throughout showing once again why he is in demand
across the scene. He can be heard next week at the Jazz Café in a duo with
pianist Dean Stockdale.
Ruth Lambert is one of our finest
singers. Hearing her sing is a joy.
Russell.
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