Things looked a bit grim at first. Your scribe arrived late due to construction perils and unfamiliar parking, to find only Jack D (trumpet) and Steve M (alto) present, and also discovering that there would be no rhythm section. So I pulled over the (very nice!) piano in the back room at the Black Dog, Bob (trombone) showed up, and we got started. At about 1:00, Wes (tenor) arrived, followed immediately by Annie (vocals) and Carl (trombone). At about 1:30, Steve and Bob had to head out, but the rest of us enjoyed ourselves until 2:30.
Unfortunately, when I am on piano rather than sax, I end up playing songs using my Eb Real Book, and have to spend a lot of time transposing chords to concert key before we can play a song. So I tend to forget to write down what we played. I remember we started out with All of Me. We did Blue Monk, For All We Know, Unforgettable, Somebody Loves Me, Two Degrees East Three Degrees West, maybe six or seven others which escape me.
Anyhow, while we will be meeting at the Black Dog next week, and perhaps for a few more weeks, the situation remains fluid. So stay tuned to this blog.
Participant Picks
(They're all my picks this week)
For All We Know
Nat King Cole
Billie Holliday
Chet Baker
Johhny Hartman
Donny Hathaway
Joe Sample and Lalah Hathaway
Barbra Streisand
Paul Desmond/ Dave Brubeck
Enjoy.
--SJH
FYI the workshop will no longer be held at the Black Dog Cafe as of today Sept. 12. We all should help the search for a new location!!!
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