Sam Calvert (drums); Richie Emmerson (tenor sax); Andrew
Medowcroft (piano/vocals); Tony Wood (double bass).
(Review by Ron H)
This month’s guest band, featuring a quartet formed from local
musicians new to Dormans (apart from Richie), gave the audience a first class
night of entertainment.
Up tempo versions of Almost Like Being In Love, A Foggy
Day and Louis Jordan's Is You Is or Is You Ain't My
Baby, got things underway. All had excellent sax solos from Richie as well as Andrew showing his skills singing, playing fine piano and displaying great
feeling for the music.
The band then settled down to play Have You Met
Miss Jones? Tony started When Sunny Gets Blue, with a nice bass
intro to a tight arrangement full of excellent dynamics.
Another ballad, My Funny Valentine, included fine sax
and piano solos and vocals once more by Andrew.
In complete contrast a rhythmic and swinging Night And
Day, featured a drum solo from Sam and a vocal by Andrew to wind up the
first set.
The Way You Look Tonight, opened the second set with a terrific sax solo from
Richie which was followed by a Tom Waits blues, New Coat of Paint.
Love Me or Leave Me, and the classic Georgia on my
Mind, were followed by my favourite of the night, Donald Fagen's Walk
Between the Raindrops, nicely sung in the Mel Tormé style by Andrew.
More Tormé style vocal with How Long Has This Been Going On, showed
how well the band played together.
A rhythmic version of On The Street Where You Live and
then No Moon At All with a fine drum and bass intro by Sam and
Tony and more great sax from Richie and vocals by Andrew finished the second set apart from the demanded
encore - another fast version of Almost Like Being In Love, this time without solos.
An interesting and varied selection of numbers that was
thoroughly enjoyed by the large audience.
With thanks to Dormans Club for their help and support with the
weekly jazz night
Ron H.
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