{"id":1949,"date":"2015-05-10T20:00:40","date_gmt":"2015-05-10T20:00:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/farnboroughjazz.co.uk\/?p=1949"},"modified":"2015-05-23T09:42:59","modified_gmt":"2015-05-23T09:42:59","slug":"roger-marks-chris-walker-the-pedigree-jazzbands-tribute-to-trad-8may2015","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/farnboroughjazz.co.uk\/?p=1949","title":{"rendered":"Roger Marks, Chris Walker & The Pedigree Jazzband\u2019s \u2018Tribute to Trad\u2019, 8may2015"},"content":{"rendered":"

ROGER MARKS & CHRIS WALKER\u2019s \u2018Tribute to Trad Jazz\u2019<\/strong> with THE PEDIGREE JAZZBAND<\/strong> played for us in Farnborough Jazz Club (Kent)<\/strong> as part of their 2015 tour to the South East on Friday, 8th<\/sup> May 2015<\/strong>. Leader, ROGER<\/strong> (trombonist) travels from Devon and co-leader, CHRIS<\/strong> (clarinettist) travels from Dorset. \u00a0The rest of the gang were GRAHAM TREVARTON<\/strong> on trumpet, KEN AMES <\/strong>on banjo, TONY MANN <\/strong>on double bass and COLIN LARN <\/strong>on drums.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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ROGER MARKS (trmb) & CHRIS Walker (clt) ‘Tribute to Jazz’ with Pedigree Jazz Band at Farnborough Jazz Club (Kent) 8th May2015. Band were GRAHAM TREVARTON (trmpt), KEN AMES (bnjo), TONY MANN (d.bass) & COLIN LARN (drm). Photo by Mike Witt.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n

They were here last year (19th<\/sup> September), with this special show, which gives little tit-bits of information about the music being played. It happened to be my son-in-law\u2019s birthday, so my family all turned up.\u00a0They loved the information given on intros to numbers, giving them so much insight into everything. I loved the first number, a Rossini one, but played based on the Dutch Swing College version of \u2018William Tell\u2019, a great start. There were some wonderful numbers in between, but will mention next their special tribute to much-loved Acker Bilk, who passed away 2nd<\/sup> November 2014 (and must surely be with that very special band in the sky).\u00a0 The number was \u2018Blaze Away\u2019. [I remember singing a version of this number at our Saturday morning pictures at the ABC Plaza\u00a0at Catford back in late 40\u2019s!\u00a0 What fun that was. I felt sorry for the man who had to open the doors to let us kids in \u2013 he had to quickly stand back against the wall behind the door \u2013 or be trampled upon – flattened – ha!]. Back to our jazz, Graham sang the next one, \u2018Lord, Lord, Lord, You Sure Been Good to Me\u2019. \u00a0Oh yes another great jazz voice and\u00a0a number for the dancers, being a great tempo. Blow me, another great jazz voice, in the shape of Ken. He sung Tommy Dorsey\u2019s \u2018Tight Like That\u2019 (another Louis Armstrong hit).<\/em>\u00a0\u00a0 <\/strong><\/em>I wrote no comments about \u2018Sukiyaki\u2019, although it wasn\u2019t necessary as I put three ticks against it \u2013 says it all, doesn\u2019t it (except to mention Kenny Ball had a hit with it).\u00a0 Next came \u2018The Drunken Song (There\u2019s a Tavern in the Town)\u2019 traditional, but copyrighted by William H. Hill in 1883. It was sung by Rudy Val\u00e9e in 1934. He couldn\u2019t stop laughing during the first recording, so had to record it again. However, the laughing version became the hit. You can find both on YouTube. I think we performed our line-dance to the next one, a Judy Garland hit, \u2018Easter Parade\u2019.\u00a0 Roger then featured with \u2018Mack, the Knife\u2019 (both Louis and Bobby Darin had hits with this one).\u00a0 He was brilliant and of course backed by their sturdy \u2018engine\u2019. Another tribute to Acker came by way of Chris playing superbly to \u2018Summer Set\u2019. Then what a brilliant drum solo from Colin with \u2018I Scream, You Scream, We All Scream For Ice Cream\u2019 – whew, super and saw the evening completed in a fantastic way from all the lads (and audience of course).\u00a0 Thanks you so much for a very entertaining evening.<\/p>\n

Keep it up guys.<\/p>\n

Diane and Keith<\/p>\n

\u2019Blaze Away\u2019 \u2013 Abraham \u2018Abe\u2019 Holzmann (1901) (possible tribute to President Theodore Roosavelt?)<\/em><\/h6>\n
\u2018Easter Parade\u2019 \u2013 Irving Berlin (1933) <\/em><\/h6>\n
\u2018I Scream, You Scream, We All Scream for Ice Cream\u2019 \u2013 Howard Johnson, Billy Moll & Robert King (1927)<\/em><\/h6>\n
Lord, Lord, Lord, You Sure Been Good to Me\u2019 \u2013 Traditional Gospel song<\/em><\/h6>\n
\u2018Mack, the Knife\u2019 \u2013 (m) Kurt Weill, (l) Burtolt Brecht (1928)<\/em><\/h6>\n
\u2018Sukiyaki\u2019 \u2013 (M) Hachidai Nakamura, (l) Rokusuke Ei (1961)<\/em><\/h6>\n
\u2018Summer Set\u2019 \u2013 Acker Bilk and David Collet (1959)<\/em><\/h6>\n
\u2018The Drunken Song (There\u2019s a Tavern in the Town)\u2019 – traditional<\/em><\/h6>\n
\u2018Tight Like That\u2019 \u2013 (Tommy Dorsey\/Hudson Whittaker)<\/em><\/h6>\n
\u2018William Tell\u2019 \u2013 Gioacchino Rossini (1829)<\/em><\/h6>\n

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