Mick Shoulder (guitar); Dave Smith (guitar); Paul Grainger (string bass); Steve McGarvie (clarinet)
A typical Swing Manouche gig includes its quota of Django and a revolving cast of special guests. If it isn't Daniel John Martin (violin), it'll be Martin Winning (clarinet), and if it isn't either of them, it's likely to be Stevie McGarvie. This evening on Railway Street it would be Steve McGarvie, clarinet. The award-winning Globe slowly but surely filled up ahead of an eight o'clock start.
When Day is Done, R-26, Lulu Reinhardt's Notre Swing, Mick Shoulder's Swing Manouche set off at a leisurely pace. Bandleader Mick handled the guitar solos with trusty sidekick, Dave Smith, alongside string bass man Paul Grainger, taking care of business in the engine room.
Lulu Swing, Bei Mir Bist du Schön, Coco Swing, staple stuff, expertly played, from time to time Shoulder directing affairs, calling out the chord sequence, the sight-reading McGarvie and the fully-concentrated Smith all ears, with the man at the back, Monsieur Grainger, taking it all in his stride. Très bien!
Claire de Lune, the waltz Chez Jacquet, Irving Berlin's Russian Lullaby, it had been a thoroughly enjoyable evening. Swing Manouche went out on Minor Swing.
This coming Sunday on Railway Street (June 14) it's the Tyneside debut of one of the new kids on the block, pianist Eddie Gripper. Book now at: www.theglobenewcastle.bar. Russell
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