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Sunday, July 16, 2006

Gambit Jazzmen at the Rutland Arms

On Saturday evening we saw Pete Lay's Gambit Jazzmen at The Rutland Arms in Catford, South-east London. Deputy Ken Sims (cornet) joined the usual members Johnny Rodgers (clarinet/alto), Barry Weston (trombone), Chris Marney (banjo/vocals), Roger Link (bass) and Pete Lay (drums). The front line really swung on the up-tempo numbers and also produced melodic, rhythmic, slow numbers, to which Selina and I danced. I can't pick a highlight but great examples of the two styles were 'Papa Dip' and 'Blue Turning Grey'. The couple sitting at our table had driven up from Deal so it shows how
a) popular the pub is for jazz
b) little jazz is available in Kent.
Ken Sims played an American, Bix Beiderbecke style, cornet as also used by Enrico Tomasso and Peter Rudeforth. I asked Ken about it and he echoed Peter's thoughts that it is a cornet because of the conical bore. Denny Ilett disagreed when I asked him the same question, he says Americans just made short trumpets.

posted by Peter # 13:22

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