{"id":1571,"date":"2015-02-19T11:45:49","date_gmt":"2015-02-19T11:45:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/farnboroughjazz.co.uk\/?p=1571"},"modified":"2015-08-19T10:57:56","modified_gmt":"2015-08-19T10:57:56","slug":"mike-barrys-xxl-band-13th-february-2015","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/farnboroughjazz.co.uk\/?p=1571","title":{"rendered":"Mike Barry\u2019s XXL Band, 13th February 2015"},"content":{"rendered":"

MIKE BARRY\u2019S XXL BAND<\/strong> was here at Farnborough Jazz Club<\/strong> on Friday 13th<\/sup> February 2015<\/strong>. Leader MIKE BARRY<\/strong> (trumpeter) had booked JOHN ELLMER<\/strong> (clarinet), REX ODELL<\/strong> (trombone), JOHN STUART<\/strong> (banjo), TREFOR \u2018FINGERS\u2019 WILLIAMS<\/strong> (bass) and PAUL BUDD<\/strong> (drums). I told you it would be a super band and with Mike full of smiles, we were sure once again it was going to be a happy evening and of course, it was.<\/p>\n

\"Mike<\/a>

Mike Barry’s XXL Jazz Band with Mike (trmp), Rex Odell (trmb) John Ellmer (sop.sax), John Stuart (bnjo), Trefor ‘Fingers’ Williams (d. bass) & Paul Budd (drums) at Farnborough Jazz Club, 13th Feb2015. Photo by Mike Witt.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n

\"Mike<\/a>

Mike Barry’s XXL Jazz Band with Mike (trmp), Rex Odell (trmb) John Ellmer (sop.sax), John Stuart (bnjo), Trefor ‘Fingers’ Williams (d. bass) & Paul Budd (drums) at Farnborough Jazz Club, 13th Feb2015. Photo by Mike Witt.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n

So here we go again. Are you ready to hear about my usual Friday bumph. I\u2019m not sure it was their first number, but certainly mine to mention, \u2018Johnson Rag\u2019<\/em> that is. Some of you may remember I wrote to composer Jack Lawrence, just too late as he had only just passed away a year earlier, aged 98. What a great composer. This one of his was such a jolly piece and set the evening up for me. Then Rex sang the next number, \u2018Everybody Loves My Baby\u2019<\/em> and what a wonderful asset he is to this happy band. He and Mike sang in harmony together, same as they did to the following tune \u2018I Wannah Say Hello\u2019<\/em> \u2013 terrifically. \u2018Jo Avery\u2019s Piece\u2019<\/em> was our choice to perform our (Charleston style) line-dance.<\/p>\n

\"John<\/a>

John Ellmer on tenor sax & Trefor ‘Fingers’ Williams on d. bass with\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Mike Barry’s XXL Jazz Band at Farnborough Jazz Club, 13th February 2015.\u00a0 Photo by Mike Witt.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n

John Ellmer played brilliant alto sax with \u2018Creole Love Song\u2019,<\/em> [what a talent he is \u2013 being one super drummer too]. Then that oldie followed, \u2018Put another Nickel in, In the Nickel Odeon\u2019 <\/em>also sung by the duo (Mike and Rex). That tune takes me back to when we would sing along at Saturday morning pictures as a little girl – ha. They also played that wonderful tune \u2018When the Midnight Choo Leaves for Alabam\u2019<\/em> (my sister and I would perform this in shows for all the kids in our neighbourhood \u2013 poor things!). Anyway, we did another line dance to that one. One of Bing Crosby\u2019s hits \u2018We\u2019re Poor Little Lambs \u2013 Ba, Ba, Ba\u2019<\/em> came next. Yes, you can guess, we all had a sing-song to this one. It was originally produced by Yale University in 1910.<\/p>\n

\"John<\/a>

John Stuart (banjo) with Mike Barry’s XXL Jazz Band at Farnborough Jazz Club, 13Feb2015. Photo by Mike Witt.<\/p><\/div>\n

My last number to mention was Louis Armstrong\u2019s hit song \u2018When The Saints Go Marching In\u2019<\/em>. This being a rally lively one, finished with huge smiles all round and I don\u2019t know about you, but to see a lot of smiling faces makes me feel a million dollars. Everyone in the band gave their all and were superb, what a great evening. I knew you would leave refreshed and a little lighter (from dancing) ready to face another week.<\/p>\n

\u2018Live\u2019 jazz \u2013 you just can\u2019t beat it!<\/p>\n

Diane & Keith<\/p>\n

\u2018Creole Love Song\u2019 \u2013 dispute between Joe \u2019King\u2019 Oliver (1923) and Duke Ellington (1927)<\/em><\/h6>\n
\u2018Everybody Loves My Baby\u2019 \u2013 (m) Spencer Williams, (l) Jack Palmer (1924)<\/em><\/h6>\n
I Wanna Say Hello\u2019 \u2013 (m) Jimmy MacDonald, (l) Jack Hoffman (1951)<\/em><\/h6>\n
\u2018<\/em>Jo Avery\u2019s Piece\u2019 \u2013 traditional <\/em><\/h6>\n
\u2018Johnson Rag\u2019 \u2013 (m) Guy Hall, (l) Henry Kleikauf (1917) & updated Jack Lawrence (1940)<\/em><\/h6>\n
\u2018Music, Music, Music \u2019 (Put another Nickel in)\u2019 \u2013 Stephen Weiss & Bernie Baum (1949) <\/em><\/h6>\n
\u2018The Wiffenproof `Song We\u2019re Poor Little Lambs, Ba Ba Ba\u2019 [Kipling\u2019s poem] (m) Guy Scull.<\/em><\/h6>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 (l) Meade Minnigerode (1910)<\/em><\/h6>\n
\u2018When The Midnight Choo Leaves For Alabam\u2019 \u2013 Irving Berlin (1912) <\/em><\/h6>\n
\u2018When The Saints Go Marching In\u2019 \u2013 traditional Gospel<\/em><\/h6>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

MIKE BARRY\u2019S XXL BAND was here at Farnborough Jazz Club on Friday 13th February 2015. Leader MIKE BARRY (trumpeter) had booked JOHN ELLMER (clarinet), REX ODELL (trombone), JOHN STUART (banjo), TREFOR \u2018FINGERS\u2019 WILLIAMS (bass) and PAUL BUDD (drums). I told you it would be a super band and with Mike full of smiles, we were […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_bbp_topic_count":0,"_bbp_reply_count":0,"_bbp_total_topic_count":0,"_bbp_total_reply_count":0,"_bbp_voice_count":0,"_bbp_anonymous_reply_count":0,"_bbp_topic_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_reply_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_forum_subforum_count":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1571","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-mike-barrys-xxl-band"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/farnboroughjazz.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1571","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/farnboroughjazz.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/farnboroughjazz.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/farnboroughjazz.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/farnboroughjazz.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1571"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/farnboroughjazz.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1571\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2215,"href":"https:\/\/farnboroughjazz.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1571\/revisions\/2215"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/farnboroughjazz.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1571"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/farnboroughjazz.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1571"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/farnboroughjazz.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1571"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}