It's a Sin to Tell a Lie, so said Herbie Hudson as he ushered
in this week's Jazz in the Afternoon session. Sitters-in were in early waiting
to be called, not least Doris Fenn and Brian Lynham. Ain't
Misbehavin' sang HH before the first of them, Mr Lynham, harp in hand,
sang Sonny Boy's Mighty Long Time to Dave Percy's bass
accompaniment. Messrs Brian Chester and Ollie Rillands joined the party on an
instrumental Stormy Weather. Lynham would return later in the
afternoon.
HH shimmied like his sister - what's her name? -
before paddling lazily up a river to rendezvous with a certain Sweet
Georgia Brown. Right, time for Mr J Broddle. From Sweet Georgia
Brown to a swinging Sweet Sue JB charmed the birds
from on high.
Interval - a trip to the bar for a second pint of
Toon Broon (Blaydon's Firebrick Brewery). Raffle tickets at the ready...
Stalwart Teresa Armstrong put in an appearance
ahead of her mid-week film premiere engagement. Sammy Fain's That Old
Feeling, a measured Red Sails in the Sunset and a
jaunty Ces't Magnifique were TA's three tunes this week.
She'll be back next week regaling all and sundry about her red carpet
adventure.
Miles 'Indiana' Watson sang and bugled The
Birth of the Blues with D Fenn to his left knocking out the chords
ably supported by the house band of Hudson, Brian Chester, keyboards, Dave
Percy, bass and the old rock 'n' roller himself, Ollie Rillands, drums. Bye
Bye Blackbird heard more from Watson with a Fenn solo thrown in for
good measure.
And so he returned - Mr No Time For Jive, Brian
Lynham - on the last train to Cullercoats. Pistons turning, stoker Lynham
worked up a sweat before putting in a shift with Watson down at St
James' Infirmary. Ah, wait...that's an inspired B Chester cranking it up a
la Alan Price at the B3!
As three o'clock approached drummer Rillands
squeezed in his not-to-be-missed 'quiff and drapes' medley. He had the band's
many veteran followers up doing their thing...after a while they sat back down,
jiggered. And that was just about it. Herbie Hudson thanked one and all, see
you next time.
Russell
Herbie Hudson (trombone, harmonica, vocals); Brian
Chester (keyboards); Dave Percy (bass); Ollie Rillands (drums, vocals) + Brian
Lynham (harmonica, vocals); John Broddle (vocals); Teresa Armstrong (vocals);
Miles Watson (trumpet, vocals); Doris Fenn (banjo)
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