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This evening we went to The Europa in East Molesey to see the Urban Gin House Band. The line-up comprised Alan Brock (trumpet), Les Dyos (trombone, pictured), Alan Dandy (keyboard), Mike Bennett (bass) and Eddie Kettle (drums, pictured).
Our favourite numbers with this line-up were:
'Buddy Bolden's Blues', composed by Jelly Roll Morton, vocal by Alan Brock;
'Meditation' played in Latin-American style;
'Million Dollar Secret', unknown to us but apparently composed by Helen Humes, who sang with Count Basie's band for 3 years;
Alan Dandy's beautiful feature 'Blues in the Night', (see last Thursday's post).
Guests were:
John Shepherd (pocket trumpet), Trevor Dockerill (clarinet) and Roland (tenor sax), playing 'Satin Doll' and, with Aileen May (string bass), 'Honeysuckle Rose';
Fred Shaw (cornet) and Peter Clancy (trombone) with Trevor and Aileen, playing 'I Wanna Little Girl' and 'Mandy, Make Up Your Mind';
Ray Lindsay (tenor sax) playing 'There Will Never be Another You' and 'Lover Man'.
Colin Lewry played keyboard during the breaks.

Labels: Jazz