Herbie Hudson (tmb/hca/vcl), Derek Fleck (clt), Malcolm Armstrong (pno), Alan Rudd (bs), Tommy Graham (dms), Olive Rudd (vcl).
Another fun packed afternoon at "Rosies" with everyone on form - even Derek dropped the mask of inscrutability. This may have been because of his innovative idea of using an alto reed on clarinet. Whether by intent or accident I don't know but it played okay. The question now is, was Derek playing a clariphone or an altonet?
The repertoire was as per with few surprizes although this was one occasion when familiarity certainly didn't breed contempt. I say few surprizes but "Summertime", played as an uppish tempoed jazz waltz, was new to me and it worked.
Herbie did his thing on harmonica as well as a few vocals and a plunger solo on, I think, the aforementioned "Summertime" that could have been mistaken for Lawrence McBriarty - or did I mean 'Tricky Sam' Nanton?
As always, Olive strutted her stuff with verve and vitality - "Sister Kate" had an almost vaudevillian appeal whilst her opener, "All of Me," seemed like an extension of last night's finale at the Chilli. There was also a duet with Herbie on "Deed I Do" which replaced "I Wished on the Moon" - next week Olive?
On drums, Tommy Graham - the facial resemblance to his father Johnny is markedly noticeable - drove things along nicely ably supported by Alan on bass and Malcolm on piano.
As usual, the gig was well-attended but where, I ask, are the South Shields jazz fraternity? Until a few years back South Shields had a thriving jazz club - there must be a few of the former members still around.
Lance.
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