The Sunday Service - August 1

Adrian Cox (clarinet, vocals); Dave Archer (guitar); Will Sach (double bass)

Preacher Adrian Cox is once again in the country, for how long is another matter! Stints working across Europe have kept our clarinetist busy and today found him in London working with Kansas Smitty's mainstays guitarist Dave Archer and bassist Will Sach. Three great players* working out on material by composers as diverse as Louis Alter, Irving Berlin, Spencer Williams, and one A.
Cox (Upper Street Serenade) made for an effortlessly swinging hour of jazz. 

An online congregation of eighty plus parishioners fired off complimentary comments at a rate of knots although not quite as nifty as Adrian, Dave and Will took to swinging My Walking Stick! As hot as you like, superb! Our trio played Vincent Youmans' You Turned the Tables on Me, Adrian singing Sidney D Mitchell's lyrics. 

Adrian mentioned last week's APPJAG awards, thanking all those who voted for him, even though he didn't win, our man graciously adding: The Globe up there in Geordieland won the Lockdown Innovation award! Playing clarinet or singing, Adrian has the ability to read the rate-of-knots online comments at the same time, at one juncture seamlessly interjecting greetings to Ella Hohnen-Ford - Good afternoon, Ella - as he sang the aforementioned Vincent Youmans' number. The boys signed off with I'm Afraid the Masquerade is Over.      

Next week, to be confirmed, it's likely to be the same trio - Adrian, Dave and Will. Make a Facebook date with Adrian Cox Music, one o'clock.

            

* Two thirds of today's trio - Dave Archer and Will Sach - will be 'up north' in Newcastle and Saltburn on Friday 20 August playing the music of Art Tatum with piano virtuoso Joe Webb (see right hand column for details). 

Set list: I Would Do Anything for You; Upper St Serenade; My Walking Stick; I Know That You Know; Basin Street Blues; You Turned the Tables on Me; Black Bottom Stomp; Profoundly Blue; I'm Afraid the Masquerade is Over.