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What a day this has been, what a rare mood I'm in why it's almost like Newcastle beating Spurs (was it 6-1? I lost count) and Sunderland moving into the play-off places against West Brom - a team from the midlands - via a 2-1 victory.
However, great as all this was, even Jacob Murphy's long range strike couldn't compare with what JazzMain were putting down at the Globe.
This is a band who have got it just right. It swings, but not in a retro fashion. It's hard-bop but, again, not in a retro fashion.
Gould blows the kind of tenor that us 'knowing coves' associate with Dexter Gordon which tonight was served up, most deliciously in the form of Cheese Cake and Fried Bananas.
Earlier, we'd had Sunday in New York, Soho Soul, Joy Spring, Born to be Blue, Jobim's Favella - Joe Linton should have been here although I guess he did his bossa nova on the pitch!
The set concluded with Have You Met Miss Jones?, Mr Magic and Amsterdam After Dark.
It had been great but, with a caveat that perhaps the first set was a number too long which meant, and I'm being selfish here, I had to leave before the end - time and tide etc...
This was all the more heartrending because, as I exited, Nick was playing a sumptuous version of In a Sentimental Mood.
Wonderful band, superb musicians. Lance
2 comments :
Yes indeed - a great gig! Lance had to leave while the band was smooching away in a sentimental mood, and he also missed their shiny stockings while he was on the bus back to Hebburn!
Always a great pleasure to be in Newcastle and great to see you on Sunday. I am looking forward to being back at the Newcastle Jazz festival in August
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