The best laid schemes of mice and men do indeed oft gang awry and tonight was no exception. Laura Jurd 8:00pm - 10:00pm book a taxi for 10:10pm what could possibly gang aft agley?
Well, someone in their wisdom decided that a half hour spot from a non-jazz singer/songwriter would whet the jazz audience's appetite and, in doing so, put my schedule out of sync - time, tides and taxis wait for no one.
So, although I missed the last 30 minutes of the band's 90 minutes set what I did hear was brilliantly executed. It was exciting, inventive, mega original and fun.
Imagine if, back in the day when collieries had brass bands or, for that matter bands had collieries, Miles had teamed up with Harton Colliery Brass Band instead of Gil Evans the end result may have been similar. Me an' Wor Lass as opposed to Porgy and Bess!
The euph and the tuba made for a perfect blend with Laura's cornet and offered an acceptable alternative to a row of saxophones. Add her distinctive piano style to her Milesian cornet sound, impressive bass by the ubiquitous Ruth Geller, rockish guitar from Haines and some New Orleans drumming from Corrie Dick and you have a band for today - the Rebirth of the Cool!
The whole shebang was the second date of a tour promoting her current digital/vinyl release THE BIG FRIENDLY ALBUM.
Imogen Bose (vocals/guitar) opened the show. A nice singer, good songs and a pleasing personality that at any other time would have been fine. Well worth checking out in a more appropriate setting - Lance
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