Upton Jazz Festival 2018: Saturday Part Three

Read the previous entry here   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o2O5tvfCdcQ I sat myself down at the left hand middle front row of the marquee and got myself a good view of the band, upon arrival I was slightly concerned that the band was called the Millington Legacy Band which to me implied a death in the band but …

Upton Upon Severn Jazz Festival 2018. Saturday Part Two

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 …

A Tune A Day #20

Frank Sinatra with the Tommy Dorsey Orchestra: Saturday Night (Is the Loneliest Night of the Week) https://youtu.be/IP0P2hw31i0

Upton Jazz Festival 2018 #3: Friday Part Two

Read the Previous Entries HERE and HERE I arrived at the gig and got myself a good seat near the front as there wasn’t a particularly large crowd for the event, possibly the tucked way nature of the tent was a contributing factor to this. The band were playing a number as I arrived and …

A Wednesday Playlist

Here's a personally selected Spotify playlist of Big Jazz. Featuring Glenn Miller, Tommy Dorsey, Count Basie, Duke Ellington and many more... https://open.spotify.com/user/21gfcblypfg4fvhmktfb73eya/playlist/1XChxoYHuzvRdN3MX2ji3L?si=byADzeFNRE2o0hNsxtgi3g

30 Day Song Challenge: Day 19

Day 19: A Song that Makes You Think About Life My life or life in general? Let's go with a mix with Frank Sinatra and That's Life https://youtu.be/zoXLKgX0MgU

30 Day Song Challenge: Day 9

Day 9: A Song that makes you happy Cab Calloway: Papa's in Bed with His Britches On https://youtu.be/NQ_8zk3zIts

Sunday Session

Here is Matt Palmer's Eagle Jazz Band playing the Tiger Rag and Bring Me Sunshine live at Upton Jazz Festival, at the bridge venue. This was was the band who opened the festival https://youtu.be/UveksGE0_yk

Album Review: Clare Teal- Don’t Talk

Right from the opening drum beat and the fan-fair introduction from the brass of the big band, it is evident this album was going to be something special. This album marks Clare Teal’s debut for Sony Jazz and is the better of them, cynics at the time could be forgiven for thinking Sony were jumping …

Album Review: Frank Sinatra- I Remember Tommy

Now this album is somewhat of a tricky one for me to review, fond as I am of both Frank Sinatra and the Tommy Dorsey Orchestra and loved the original recordings they made together. So this album should by all accounts be made of win, the tracks are amongst the most well known they recorded …