Time?
OK, where does it go? It’s
supposed to be some sort of fixed criterion, regulated by rotation and speeds
fixed over millennia, but the days and weeks seem to fly by. IT’S THURSDAY again, and I have only just got around to reminding you that TONIGHT we have
JAZZ at The Hedsor Social Club !
The almost original Clive
Burton Quintet will be playing from 8.30 pm and you can see and hear them for
the amazingly low entry fee of £6!! OK,
it may not be all you are required to spend tonight, but you can park your car
for free.
It’s always great music in
that modern jazz way that is only 65 years old, no matter who we have playing
for us at Hedsor.
Last week the amazingly young 80 something Alan Grahame wowed
us on the vibraphone, and what a lovely sound that made. We have yet to find
the wrapping paper, but he IS coming for our Christmas Party (December 18th).
Before I move on to a CD
Review (wonders will never cease!), I will remind all of our jazz friends to
drink sensibly at Hedsor. I know from personal experience that the Police are
keeping an eye on the Hedsor club, and wish to repeat their success rate on the
breathalyser. Gladly for me I did not require a night in the cells!
CD Review
A recent release on the
Woodville label has trombonist Mark Nightingale teamed with fellow trombonist
Alistair White in a recreation of the sound of the Jay and Kai albums of the
50’s.
It is all very well done,
with Graham Harvey on piano, Alec Dankworth on bass and Clark Tracey on drums,
the later pair have played for us at Hedsor, and Mark Nightingale having played
with Clive at the old Fifield Sunday evening gig it’s almost a family link.
Another link very close to home is that this superb recording (and it is in
every way) was recorded at Maidenhead’s Norden Farm. The playing is superb, and
the tunes well chosen (two being composed by Mark himself). If you have lost
that old Jay and Kai LP from the 50’s, give yourself a treat (and help Alan
Barnes raise his children, Alan Barnes owns Woodville Records!!) by buying this
album, you wont be disappointed. “The Sound of Jay and Kai” WVCD142
No comments:
Post a Comment