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Jazz is, as the old adage goes 'the sound of surprise'. This proved to be the case this lunchtime when Emily Masser opted for only one of the ten tunes listed in the optimistically printed programme. This was Old Devil Moon which unfortunately was undermiked so we didn't get the listening pleasure that was to follow.
Almost Like Being in Love, now that the volume was raised, was more like being in love. A brief scat chorus and solos from piano, bass and drums - this was the real deal.
A swinger of a blast on Gershwin's A Foggy Day had all four going for broke. The only let down for me was the absence of the verse.
East of the Sun had a throwaway feel about it but an uptempo The Man I Love complete with vocalese chorus raised the bar. It needed a change of mood to follow that and it took a beautiful, sensual My One and Only Love to do just that. It sounded as if she was singing from the heart. Dry eyes were at a premium.
One Note Samba isn't just one note. The middle eight contains rather a lot of them and requires mucho dexterity from both voice and fingers, especially if you're singing or playing it as a fast samba.
On the Sunny Side of the Street began with just voice and bass - no one was going to grab their coat and get their hat whilst this was going on.
The enjoyable afternoon at the, as always, sold out Lit & Phil session closed with Oh, Lady be Good with some Ella inspired scatology. A fine singer and a rhythm section to die for. Like 'the lady' they were all good. Lance
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