Chris Pearce was hired by Jazz Club 90 fill a gap in the schedule and he decided to revive the Frenchmen Street Jazz band for occasion, the players here were somewhat older than those of Jukes Jazz Society but there were a few similarities between the two... well two of the band also came from … Continue reading Gig Report: Chris Pearce’s Frenchmen Street Jazzmen 15th September 2019
It has been well over six months since I last attended a Chicago Swing Katz gig at the Wild Pig, so I was looking forward to seeing the band once again, and as expecting they did not disappoint. I did notice that Roy Sainsbury was not in the band for this occasion, I don’t know … Continue reading Gig Report: Chicago Swing Katz 8th September 2019
Jukes Jazz Society, previously Second Line Jazz Band, is a young seven piece band from around the Worcestershire and a number of the members are alumni of the WYJO and Best of Young Jazz program. Being a young band, the repertoire is slightly different to the usual bands that play at Jazz Club 90 with … Continue reading Gig Report: Jukes Jazz Society 8th September 2019
Read the previous entry here I made my way over to where the Star Hotel where the French band “Mama Shakers” had started performing and blow me the venue was incredibly busy, I hasten to add that while there were many people at the venue I suspect a number were regular patrons of the pub … Continue reading Upton Upon Severn Jazz Festival 2018. Saturday Part Two
Dave Brubeck Quartet performs "These Foolish Things" live in Rome in 1959. Apologies for the poor picture quality. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s8UQbzvSVy8
Oscar Brown Jr adds lyrics to Nat Adderley's composition Dat Dere. https://youtu.be/KKNmioX4v7Y
I am in a cold war thriller mood today so here is the opening theme to the 60s spy thriller the Iprcess File https://youtu.be/i2Jw6_Xgszk
Some homegrown crooning here, the Singing Bus Conductor himself Mr Matt Monroe performing "And You Smiled" aka "Eye-Level" https://youtu.be/pcfuPyjlxQk People of a certain age will no doubt recognise it as the theme tune to Van Der Valk.
Paul Whiteman and his Orchestra with Bix and Tram, the Rhythm Boys and Bing Crosby https://youtu.be/FhAu0G-QDPw
Yup this a very simple concept. I will post a tune a day for the month. Today's number is a classic from the recently departed Leon Redbone https://youtu.be/jcwE865ASso
