THIS WEEK AT HEDSOR JAZZ   LIVE JAZZ

Poster Art courtesy Tracy Geogiades

Yes this Thursday is a live jazz night at The Hedsor Bar. 8pm start 10.30 finish and £12 to get in! Then you will be listening to a 6 piece ensemble.

We thought it would be a bit of fun to extend our front line to include a trombone player this week. So in addition to the trumpet of Lester Brown and the reed playing of Mark Aston we have invited the trombone playing of Ray Wordsworth

Lester and Mark have been associated with Hedsor Jazz for a long time. They both go back to the days when our leader at Hedsor Jazz was Clive Burton, a trombone player!  So we thought it would be good to be reminded of some of the tunes played in the past.

Lester and mark at Hedsor in 2021

Ray Wordsworth is a well respected trombone player who became part of the Humphrey Lyttelton Band that included Karen Sharp and Jo Fooks before Humph past away. I remember him playing in that band at a concert I saw at Kings Lynn back in the early 2000’s. In more recent years he has been associated with the Glenn Millar Orchestra. He has also played as part of “The Sound of 17” that was led by drummer Dick Esmond, which also included bass player Ken Rankine who was Hedsor’s bass player for many years.

You might like to check out one of Dick's sessions at Ealings “The Plough”.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XLRRvFrhx2E

This one also has Lester Brown

So spread the word that this Thursday you get 6 players for £12! We pay them more than that!!

 

In the weeks when we don’t get live jazz at Hedsor it does give me the chance to catch up on some of my CD collection. One that had been misfiled under Ellington was a great re fined!

As many of you know I was (and still am) a great fan of saxophonist, the late Tony Coe. I had placed an Alan Barns CD in amongst those of Duke Ellington because it was titled “Harlem Air Shaft”. It has some very Hedsor players on it. AND Tony Coe! Sadly Tony never played Hedsor, but Alan has him on this album alongside Bruce Adams. Alan and Bruce are now both familiar to us! Also included is bassist Alex Dankworth who did play Hedsor once!

 

It was recorded (and probably misfiled!) in 2008. It is on Alan’s Woodville Label, so is probably still available to buy from him, much to the delight of his aged relatives!!

PS

IF you're within range, Alan is playing TONIGHT at Dawkes in Maidenhead. Why not search it out and give yourself a wet day reviver!