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Classic Swing stomped off with their eponymous signature tune and it soon became obvious that familiarity hadn't bred contempt as the soloists answered the call. This was jazz from an era when swing was the thing - timeless.
McBriarty sang Angry, although of course he wasn't, the solos were spread around and the feelgood factor reached all four corners of the room.
Olive took over the mic for Just Friends and Almost Like Being in Love. Our girl was in good voice and the band in their element.
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A thought occurred to me that I'd like to hear McBriarty and Marshall playing a clarinet duet...
Hartley's turn to sing and he opted for Sweet Lorraine. He also blew some smooth trombone. It's a great tune but Mitchell Parish's lyrics (I'm as happy as a baby boy, with a brand new choo-choo toy) don't have quite the same impact as the words he added to Hoagy's Stardust the year before (the nightingale tells his fairy tale).
Prior to the interval and the raffle, Olive sang All of Me (why not take all of me?). When the raffle was drawn the lucky winners opted for the wine or the chocolates.
The second set opened with an uptempo instrumental - Love For Sale - and the guys did Cole Porter justice.
McBriarty then sang Mama's Gone Goodbye. Perhaps she'd left with Olive who was about to wax eloquently on When the Midnight Choo-Choo Leaves for Alabam. Two choo-choos in one review! Mrs Rudd stayed on board for Some of These Days before the band took off Beyond the Blue Horizon.
Another vocal and 'bone offering from Hartley on Fats Waller's I've Got a Feeling I'm Falling before the show ended with a chaotic Doctor Jazz.
A lot of fun and a lot of good, swinging jazz at Cullercoats every Friday. Lance
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