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Two gigs in two days that were not entirely dissimilar. Saturday night at Sage Gateshead was excellent and last night at the Globe ran it close.
Five fine instrumentalists playing Sheriff's original compositions. Jazz musicians, by the demands of their art are on the spot composers and whilst some take those improvised moments and, over time, hone them until they become formulaic others take their inspiration from outside sources. With Toussaint at Sage Gateshead it was his siblings and with Sheriff his opening number, Going to Church, was inspired by a painting of the same name by the American artist William H. Johnson (1901-1970).
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Red Kite had some Birdlike alto from Corry whilst Speed Aware was an out and out swinger featuring Boaden on drums. The set closed with Spiral Into Control.
The two horns combined well and it was good that Iles played flugel rather than trumpet making for a nice mellow sound that blended well with the alto.
I didn't catch the first two titles of the second set (one of which wasn't announced) but the third, a contrafact of Like Someone in Love renamed Love Someone had a boppy 1950ish Blue Note feel with the two horns trading fours.
I don't suppose Hartlepool has been the source of many jazz compositions so tonight may have been a first with Canoe John Darwin. Inspired by the Hartlepool man who faked his own drowning in a supposed canoeing accident it was, unsurprisingly, a dark composition that switched from 3/4 to 4/4 and back again.
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The show closed with Bell's (Belle's?) Blues that had the horns going toe to toe, an amazing solo from Jamil, punchy drumming from Caroline and impressive bass playing from Sam - who had been solid throughout - brought a most enjoyable evening to a close. Lance
PS: I'm not sure of the significance of the band's name.
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