Mick Shoulder (guitar); Danny Lowndes (guitar); Martin Winning (clarinet); Paul Grainger (string bass)
A beautiful, bright day here in Blyth. The Yamaha Music School continues to thrive with courses galore and a weekly concert programme. This week's Monday lunchtime concert featured Mick Shoulder's Swing Manouche. A gathering of Djangologists and others sat back to enjoy an hour of all things Django.
A recent change to the line-up has seen the departure of rhythm guitarist Dave Smith and the return to the fold of Sheffield-based guitarist Danny Lowndes. The band opened with Dinette and from here on in, Shoulder, Lowndes, Paul Grainger (string bass) and Martin Winning (clarinet) polished-off a string of classic numbers.
The ease with which solos were despatched was a delight to behold, first M. Shoulder, then D. Lowndes and onto M. Winning. The man at the back, P. Grainger wasn't left out, bagging himself a couple of solos during the near-one hour performance. Lowndes' feature on Nuages hit the spot and the Djangologists on Seaforth Street knew what was coming...the set finale Dark Eyes featuring Winning's slow burning clarinet, winding it up chorus after chorus to the devilish delight of the arch pyromaniac on the premises, Mr. M. Winning. Russell
Set list: Dinette; Anniversary Song; I'll Never Smile Again; Bei Mir Bist du Schön; Nuages; Djangology; Chez Jacquet; Lulo's Swing; Bossa Dorado; Dark Eyes.
No comments :
Post a Comment