tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15748287.post1460644474697444246..comments2024-03-23T07:14:03.010-07:00Comments on Jazz from Geoff: Geoff Croninhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08320415942847116195noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15748287.post-87618964021444585972007-09-29T02:35:00.000-07:002007-09-29T02:35:00.000-07:00Sorry grumpytone, but I have only just got to read...Sorry grumpytone, but I have only just got to read your comment.<BR/><BR/>It's in the very nature of jazz festivals that individuals have a different "take" on events to some others, but regarding Carol Sudhalter I wasnt alone in thinking she was a little out of her (seaside) depth with those she was playing with. And she herself did wonder why her agent booked her to play alongside Alan and Greg. <BR/><BR/>I have been going to the Swanage festival for all bar 2 years of its existance, through some very thick and thin of my own life, and obviously because of the marvelous number and variety of gigs, you cannot see them all, or all of the sets you do see some of. I still think its the best festival in the UK, and hope to make it back every year it put on (which I hope is past the point of my own inability).<BR/><BR/>The incorrect Kennedy name was obviously my mistake, I didnt check on the name I was given, and I was told it was the drummer by a friend who heard the announcement. Both Kennedy's have been good festival friends over the years, and it is sad to have a 50 year partnership come to an end. I do, however, know of the circumstances that make that a necessity.<BR/><BR/>Geoff CGeoff Croninhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08320415942847116195noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15748287.post-55129839347339685502007-07-28T02:22:00.000-07:002007-07-28T02:22:00.000-07:00Geoff,Your take on the Barnes/Sudhalter set on Fri...Geoff,<BR/><BR/>Your take on the Barnes/Sudhalter set on Friday of the Swanage Jazz Festival leaves me a little cold. When I first visited Swanage some years ago, it was referred to by one high-profile artist as 'The Alan Barnes Festival' It was said in jest but resonated with everyone, because this view rather over-shadowed other artists. This year's festival, and indeed last year's, did not have the same Barnes obsession, but your comments prompt this response. These paired sets are not in the nature of a competition, but more about mutual appreciation. Carol Sudhalter's quality of expression on both tenor and flute seem to have passed you by, but I am sure will have been noted by Alan Barnes. Much in the way that Greg Abate will have admired Carol's splendid response, at blistering pace, to the complex arrangements he asked her to join him in during their set the next day. A set, by the way, that you chose simply to mention rather than review.<BR/><BR/>And another thing, Geoff. Dave Brennan's bass player Mick Kennedy announced his retirement at the Festival, not his brother Terry.Grumpytonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13126956489617329488noreply@blogger.com