(Review by Ron H)
The festival at Dormans took a
different turn to the norm in that we had Anth Purdy with
his Solo Swing Jazz Guitar Show, which was well received by the audience who
clearly enjoyed his style of playing.
After
talking about the multi-track recording technique he uses, Anth played Surfing
in Tacoma followed by a tribute to Les Paul with a nice arrangement
of Mockingbird Swing.
Anth
showed considerable knowledge of the history of swing guitar and talked about
his influences which included Django Reinhardt, Charlie Christian, Merle
Travis, and Hank Garland among many others.
This
resulted in his desire to play jazz, western swing and rockabilly - relevant
forms of music from the 1920s to the present day.
The
evening's programme included such numbers as Blue Moon/Sleepwalk,
Paris1939, the Merle Travis number Cannonball Rag, Rooster's
Rocking the Barnyard, Guitar Rag, Night of the Cobra, Machine Gun Kelly, the
big band style of Back in New York Again, showing the
different styles of Anth's playing. The night was finished off with the
lively Jitterbug Stomp and Atomic V.
Anth
with his fine guitar playing, showed great enthusiasm in keeping this type of
music alive.
Thanks, as always, go to Dormans Club for their
help and support.
Ron H
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