tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2890708154880054256.post7824238589207154102..comments2024-03-27T22:41:44.357+00:00Comments on bebop spoken here: Remembering George EvansLancehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04494856116843281101noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2890708154880054256.post-69958770962698663682020-02-03T15:33:04.614+00:002020-02-03T15:33:04.614+00:00Stan Coates told me that he had George Evans' ...Stan Coates told me that he had George Evans' arrangements. There was certainly a huge amount of stuff in his garage! However, these could have been for Geraldo. In any event, the contents of Stan's garage went to a bari player in the BBC Big Band. A white van arrived and was loaded up with everything - including all the pre-WW2 'Mickey Mouse' stocks and also Alistair Atkinson&#carstairshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14775842767769585387noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2890708154880054256.post-920243858392645682020-02-03T13:28:21.818+00:002020-02-03T13:28:21.818+00:00Alan Rudd kindly pointed me in the direction of an...Alan Rudd kindly pointed me in the direction of an article by Leslie Evans on his brother George Evans which is very interesting. I have added the link to the originnal post so, Steve, maybe he didn't have a bonfire after all!Lancehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04494856116843281101noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2890708154880054256.post-11057423339779169102020-01-27T20:28:29.045+00:002020-01-27T20:28:29.045+00:00...and I remember going to listen to them play at ......and I remember going to listen to them play at The Grey Horse in Boldon. It was never terribly well attended but that didn’t matter - the music was always fab and it was a privilege to hear George play (and of course Roy).Betty Brett (on F/b)noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2890708154880054256.post-84526923839848481752020-01-27T20:23:14.518+00:002020-01-27T20:23:14.518+00:00Here’s my Dad with George - on telly in the early ...Here’s my Dad with George - on telly in the early 80’s. George was such a lovely man. He and Dad used to have regular jam sessions in our house and I used to sit on the floor and listen for ages! Lovely memories 🙂<br />Dad played in his big band too, around the same time<br /><br />https://youtu.be/tZyvZDgFskwElaine Willis (on F/b)noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2890708154880054256.post-19837755081324715252020-01-26T00:19:57.249+00:002020-01-26T00:19:57.249+00:00I once asked George what happened to the arrangeme...I once asked George what happened to the arrangements he'd done for Geraldo, and he told me he'd made a big bonfire in the back garden and burnt them! Oh dear!Steve Andrewsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2890708154880054256.post-83582844921117488862020-01-25T22:56:22.092+00:002020-01-25T22:56:22.092+00:00For a while Stan Coates' band rehearsed at Wes...For a while Stan Coates' band rehearsed at West Denton Social Club (the venue must have been down to Scotty Adair) and George Evans came along to work with the band. As John said, it was an education to work with him, likewise it was an education simply to sit and listen. Russellnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2890708154880054256.post-69464258321254174932020-01-25T20:36:19.850+00:002020-01-25T20:36:19.850+00:00He used to turn up at The Porthole near the North ...He used to turn up at The Porthole near the North Shields ferry landing and ask Munro Sutherland if he minded him sitting in for a few numbers. What a nice man and, of course, super tenor. I used to dep occasionally for Derek Dixon and it was an education and pleasure to stand behind him . On one occasion I had also brought my tuba - and he never complained! When I wanted to buy a bass sax carstairshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14775842767769585387noreply@blogger.com