Andy
Lawrenson (violin, vocals); Simon O’Byrne (guitar, vocals); Paul Carroll
(upright bass, piano) + Also guests Stu Finden (soprano sax) Fiona Finden
(vocals)
(Review by Ann Alex)
This
was described by the band as their Stephane Grappelli show, so we held on to
our hats (should it be berets?) for an evening of stonking, swinging Grappelli/Reinhardt gypsy jazz. A large audience (donate
more chairs?) heard such numbers as My
Dear Mr Shane (Mei Bir Mist Du Schoen), sung by Andy; Tea For Two, with its beautiful verse from the guitar, main theme
from a luscious-sounding violin, and loads of improvisation all round.
That’s just a small sample of what we enjoyed:
other numbers included Reinhart’s 1940s tune Nuages; a 1937 tune of just introduction and chords, the band make
up the rest: I Can’t Give You Anything
But Love; It Don’t Mean A Thing; Honeysuckle Rose; How High The Moon; Misty;
a very dramatic Jealousy tango; Besame Mucho. For good measure, to show
what the fiddle could do, we had the well known Caprice No. 24 (Paganini), with Paul using the piano as a bass
line. I especially liked the slightly
husky tone of Simon’s voice on Misty
and Besame Mucho. Sorry about any
tunes I’ve missed or mistitled, but I was also counting the money we’d taken –
we volunteers get to do all sorts.
Then
came the surprise guests, the Findens, to join the band for the mad lyrics of Bernie’s Tune (twangy guitar and Fi
scatting) and also Lester Leaps In.
This
was when I leapt out to catch the Metro. Another night of wonderful music at
the Globe.
Ann Alex
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