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On Monday evening we saw the Panama Cafe Orchestra at the packed Cricketers in Horsell Birch, Woking. The band comprised Dave Lowe (cornet, vocals), Richard White (clarinet, alto sax, vocals), Chris Lowe (trombone, vocals), Chris Houslander (sousaphone), Dave Griffiths (banjo) and Mike Gibbings (drums). The performance was recorded by Jed Kearse and colleague so presumably we can expect a CD to appear shortly. Numbers we particularly enjoyed were:
'Davenport Blues' by Bix Beiderbecke, featuring a solo sousaphone part;
'Cloudy', repeated for recording purposes, vocal by Chris Lowe;
'washboard wiggle', featuring Mike playing wasboard with drum sticks; and
'At The Jazz Band Ball' the epitome of Dixieland jazz.
We had a good crowd at our table, including Alan for the whole evening, Brian for the first session, Ernie taking his place for the rest of the evening and finally Shirley for the last session. The seats will be worn out at this rate.

Labels: Jazz