1979, I'd met this girl at a party, she claimed to like jazz. I mentioned that I was going to a gig at the Corner House the following night and did she fancy going? She did.
It was Jeanie Lambe, singing and looking beautiful alongside husband Danny Moss blowing tenor who my friend also thought looked beautiful - well maybe handsome! When we kissed goodnight, I guess we weren't kissing each other!
I'd heard Danny several times, particularly with the Dankworth band. He was unique inasmuch as he wasn't a hardbopper like most of his peers but more a semi throwback to the rich full sound of Hawkins and Webster.
I'd never heard Jeanie, prior to that night but it wasn't long before I began collecting whatever albums I could find. One of my favourites was recorded 4/5 years on - Midnight Sun - her interpretation of the title track mega close to being the definitive version, maybe an eyelash behind June Christy but streets ahead of the rest.
Jeanie and Danny moved to Australia where, Danny died in 2008
The somewhat belated news of her death has left me feeling very sad. The fact that, it would appear, she spent the past six years of her life in a coma only serves to intensify that sadness although, I suppose the knowledge that her suffering is now over is something.
Annie, Norma, Cleo, Claire, Clare, Carol, Jeanie - perm anyone from ...
Jeanie Lambe left us on May 29, 2020, age 79.
Sadly missed - Rest In Peace.
Lance
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