Michael Young (piano); Paul Grainger (double bass); Abbie Finn (drums)
The best laid plans of mice and Tyne and Wear's Metro. Not one, but two new trains came and went, neither heading for Sunderland. Sometime later, much later, an old bone shaker pulled in. Sunderland here we come...
Better late than never, we rocked up at Sunderland's Engine Room, the Michael Young Trio in full flow. At the bar, no handpull. Food? The staff would ask the chef if he could be bothered. No handpull = Guinness. A pint of Dublin's finest, a plate of thick cut chips, fine dining here on Wearside. Where were we? Oh, yes, the Michael Young Trio - Young, piano, Paul Grainger, bass, Abbie Finn, drums. The Beatles' She's Leaving Home, the first of several by the Fab Four. Here, There and Everywhere, then the killer tune of the evening, a stonking take on Can't Buy Me Love, pianist Young outstanding.
Second set, standards, modern and not so modern. On Green Dolphin Street, Harry Warren's The More I See You (dancers taking to the floor), a Latin-to-Township number, All the Things You Are, the Michael Young Trio likes to mix it up. To finish, an unlikely set closer, My Funny Valentine.
Metro's trains not withstanding, a trip to High Street West to hear the Michael Young Trio is recommended. Next one April. Stay tuned to BSH for further details. Russell
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