The Freedom Jazz Fest is back on!
We play on Saturday, September 19, 1:00pm at Minnehaha Falls.
We began again with two drummers (Gene and Tom) and two sax
players (Steves M and H). Wes came in just after we had begun trying to play a
few tunes. Steve M began things with Lush
Life (I-258). Steve H backed up a page and we tried Lullaby of Birdland (I-256). Wes (tenor) arrived and got set up
while we played Lazy River (I-242).
Wes had an off-book copy of Green Dolphin
Street, which we did in the traditional alternating Latin/Swing. During
some banter, I must have said the phrase, “All right, OK,” because Gene thought
that a fine idea for a song (I-24). We moved on to Doxy (II-111) as a way of prepping for the Jazz Fest gig.
By now, Carl (trombone) and Annie (vocals) had found some
seats; Serdar (guitar) and Dick (vocals) were not far behind. We started the
vocal portion with Annie’s requests: first, My
Ship, followed by Sophisticated Lady
(I-376). Next up was Dick’s call, The
Nearness Of You (II-285). Annie picked the trickier-than-it-sounds I Concentrate On You (III-154). We
followed that with Dick’s choice, A
Sunday Kind Of Love (I-392). Annie
suggested the musicians take a turn, and Carl pulled out Blue Monk (I-52); to our surprise, Dick had vocalese lyrics, which
Annie sang. Time After Time (III-408) was Annie’s next tune; Dick went with one
of his favorites, Out Of Nowhere (I-318).
We had Serdar take a turn, and he went with Black
Orpheus (I-49); Dick joined on vocals, accompanied by the charming visitor Angel
and her parents on a shaker egg. We finished up with Annie on vocals on Like Someone In Love (I-243).
Participant Picks
Carl and Annie: Abbey Lincoln, Learning How To Listen
Tom: Herbie Hancok, Watermelon Man (two very different
versions)
Annie and Wes: Billy Eckstine, I Apologize
A Sunday Kind of Love (various versions which may or may not
prove Wes’ thesis)
Etta James: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TjiBj014t7g
Ella Fitzgerald: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VtyF9lBYXpk
Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CBJVL_DDFh8
Beth Rowley: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IhSQ7kbLBZA
Del Vikings: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xw_UQp4z9jk
Steve H: Zoot Sims and Joe Pass, Pennies From Heaven
Enjoy!
--SJH
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