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The swing dancers were out in force - man can they do the Lindy Hop - I was exhausted just watching them! Still, with a band like this who couldn't/wouldn't want to dance? Peppered with soloists and singers, the hits and near-misses of the '20s, '30s and '40s were given the hottest work out since the Palomar Ballroom in L.A. burnt down.
There was too much happening to describe everything in chapter and verse although I did try only to find my notes were nigh unintelligible (what's new?).
Numbers sung included: Sugar, Sunday (Chloe); It's Only a Paper Moon (Olga); In a Mellow Tone, I'm Beginning to See the Light (Kay); Don't Get Around Much Anymore, Sweet Georgia Brown (Niffi); St. James Infirmary, My Walking Stick, Russian Lullaby (Anders); Dinah (Alec); Lester Leaps in (Fiona). Elise also sang but I missed the title of the song.
Among the instrumentals were Don't be That Way, Petite Fleur (Lachlan featured on soprano), 9:20 Special and a blistering Lester Leaps In that had everybody blowing their heart out after Fi's vocal.
Also worthy of being mentioned in despatches: Lara on trumpet, Olga on flute, Stu ob bari, the ever changing rhythm section and ace dep Alan Law on piano.
It was a night, quite a night! Lance
1 comment :
It was indeed a swinging night! Plus, the Elise vocal was on a wonderful Catherine Russell tune 'Just Because You Can' ... Catherine is real jazz royalty. She is the daughter of Luis Russell, who had one of the hottest and swingy-est big bands of the 1920s and 1930s.
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