Ian Bosworth (guitar); Richie Emmerson (tenor sax); Garry Hadfield (keys); Jeremy McMurray (keys); Ron Smith (bass); Mark Hawkins (drums) + Neil Brodie (trumpet).
This new Sunday afternoon venture had a most successful start with a good size and enthusiastic audience providing a warm welcome for the Ian Bosworth Quintet comprising, as it does, some of Teesside's best jazz musicians.
Starting with Ben Tucker's Comin' Home Baby, fine sax, trumpet, guitar and keyboard solos with great rhythmic backing from bass and drums showing how well they all played together setting the pattern for the rest of the session.
A swinging Out Of Nowhere was followed by a lively Blue Bossa played as a fast samba that included excellent solos from Richie and guest trumpet player Neil. Then, changing the mood, a beautiful version of God Bless The Child featuring moving solos both from Richie's sax, Neil's trumpet and sympathetic backing from the rest of the band. The first set was brought to a close with the popular All The Things You Are, well played and included nice keyboard work from Garry and guitar from Ian.
Jeremy then took over the keyboard for the second set starting with a driving intro to the Stanley Turrentine number Sugar, a nice bass solo from Ron and fours led by Mark's fine drumming.
Have You Met Miss Jones? with a great piano intro from Jeremy was followed by the Miles Davis number Freddie Freeloader giving all the opportunity to play the blues - Neil finishing it off on muted trumpet.
Herbie Hancock's Watermelon Man was a great number to close and it was played with much enthusiasm.
This new jazz session proved to be successful at Chapel, a CAMRA award winning pub in Middlesbrough, which was an excellent venue with good acoustics and friendly welcoming staff. Ron Hampton
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