Paul
Edis (piano), Mick Shoulder (double bass) & Adam Sinclair (drums) + Ruth
Lambert (vocals)
(Review by Russell)
Friday night down at the Village
Vanguard, NYC. The resident Paul Edis Trio is the only show in town. Soon to
sign to Blue Note, a coast to coast tour scheduled, a Down Beat front cover confirmed…
Meanwhile, in the real world,
Paul Edis plays the Jazz Café,
The interval. The Consett
Brewery’s White Hot set things up nicely for the second set. A request (for
BJ); My Funny Valentine. The
‘idiosyncratic’ Caff piano fought long, fought hard, but Edis tamed it. No such
struggles for bassist Mick Shoulder and Adam Sinclair (drums). The best in the
business working with the best piano player in the business. The Jazz Café
could sell advance tickets for the trio’s monthly engagement. Down the years a
number of residencies acquired legendary status with full houses being the
norm; Last Exit at the Gosforth Hotel, the Newcastle Big Band at the then
University Theatre to name but two. Falling
in Love with Love, Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas, as if it could
get any better, up steps Ruth Lambert – Santa
Baby herself! Bluesy it was. Let it
Snow, Rudolph and a Monkish Christmas
finale.
For as long as it lasts, the Paul
Edis Trio residency at the Jazz Café is the gig.
Russell
1 comment :
Wowza Russell! Thank You.
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