{"id":32,"date":"2013-09-13T06:02:39","date_gmt":"2013-09-13T06:02:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/farnboroughjazz.co.uk\/?p=32"},"modified":"2016-03-27T13:14:37","modified_gmt":"2016-03-27T13:14:37","slug":"sarah-spencers-transatlantic-jazz-band-on-friday-13th-september-2013-about-george-tidimans-all-stars-on-friday-6th-september-2013","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/farnboroughjazz.co.uk\/?p=32","title":{"rendered":"George Tidiman\u2019s All Stars, 6\/09\/2013."},"content":{"rendered":"

\u2018GEORGE TIDIMAN’S ALL STARS\u2019<\/b> was set to entertain us last <\/span>Friday, 6th<\/sup> September 2013 <\/b>here at Farnborough Jazz Club. \u00a0<\/b>However, you may remember the M25 was suddenly closed, so we were worried as they fare from Essex (one from Oxford)!\u00a0 We arrived early to set up anyway.\u00a0 First to arrive was <\/span>JOHN SIRETT<\/b>\u00a0(double bass), so with Keith on spoons, plus he and I could sing duets, we thought we would cope <\/span>IF<\/b> we had an audience!\u00a0\u00a0 Then <\/span>BILL FINCH<\/b>\u00a0(drums) arrived – ah, Keith wouldn\u2019t need to play spoons.\u00a0 The next half hour, we had the band\u2019s engine as \u2018SOUTHEND BOB\u2019 ALLBUT<\/strong> (banjo\/vocals) turned up.\u00a0 He had travelled 120miles round trip anticlockwise on the \u2018A\u2019 roads, well done Bob.\u00a0 So now the audience would be saved from Keith and my vocals.\u00a0 Soon <\/span>DENNY ILETT<\/b>\u00a0(trumpet) arrived also after a horrendous journey, now we had a <\/span>QUARTET<\/b>! For the first hour, Denny held it together with some superb trumpet playing. \u00a0Considering the situation, we had a very good turnout too.\u00a0 However, our band leader, <\/span>GEORGE TIDIMAN<\/b>\u00a0(trombone\/vocals), had the sound equipment, so Bob\u2019s singing was \u2018acoustic\u2019 too!\u00a0 George eventually turned up to receive an enormous cheer.\u00a0 Having had an even worse journey, being on the bridge and shunted back through the Blackwell Tunnel, but he stepped up to play straight away.\u00a0 Denny, playing a joke on him, said they were about to play \u2018Ory\u2019s Creole Trombone\u2019.\u00a0 What a number!\u00a0 George being so dry, was not quite his excellent self \u2013 lip not quite ready, but that all added to the fun of the evening.\u00a0 Unfortunately ROGER MYERSCOUGH<\/strong> also had a dreadful time trying to reach us, being stuck as there had been an accident too, was eventually redirected and after a few hours, was forced to return home.\u00a0 Clarinettist Mick Collins and banjoist Brian Lawrence were both in the audience and had a couple of sit-ins (well done you two).\u00a0 George, as usual, told some of his jokes, I don\u2019t think he has ever repeated any here yet.\u00a0 The band were fabulous, all performing some fantastic jazz solos.\u00a0 Denny played with just his mouthpiece, so clever\u2013 sorry, didn\u2019t write number down.\u00a0 They played \u2018Coney Island Washboard He Will Play\u2019, with the usual audience participation. The next number I noted was \u2018Do You Know What It means to Miss New Orleans\u2019 to which Denny gave a fantastic intro to.\u00a0 They then dedicated the next number to the M25!\u00a0 It was \u2018Route 66\u2019! Bob sang the first part correct, but change the second part to places and \u2018A\u2019 roads in Essex, very clever Bob (what a great deep voice he has).\u00a0 Another number I jotted down, was made famous by The Squadronaires, called \u2018Strike up the Band\u2019.\u00a0 Wow, how they played that number. \u00a0Could they follow it, yes they did, with their last number \u2018South Rampart Street\u2019 (before ending with their signature tune of \u2018Bye, Bye Blues\u2019).\u00a0 I had managed to video a couple of numbers on my (old) mobile.\u00a0 The filming is too dark, however the sound of \u2018South Rampart Street\u2019 <\/span>is<\/b> worth putting on here and if George and the band agrees, I might do so later.<\/span><\/p>\n

Keep our jazz alive.<\/p>\n

Diane and Keith<\/p>\n

\u2018Bye, Bye Blues\u2019 – Fred Hamm, Dave Bennett, Bert Lown & Chauncey Gray (w.1925, p.1930)<\/h6>\n
\u2018Coney Island Washboard\u2019 – (m) Hampton Durand & Jerry Adams, (l) Ned Nester & Aude<\/h6>\n
\u2018Do You Know What It means to Miss New Orleans\u2019 – Eddie DeLange (1947)<\/h6>\n
\u2018Ory\u2019s Creole Trombone\u2019 \u2013 Edward \u2018Kid\u2019 Ory (1921)<\/h6>\n
\u2018Route 66\u2019 – Bobby Troup (1946)<\/h6>\n
\u2018South Rampart Street Parade\u2019 – (m) Ray Bauduc & Bobby Haggart (1938), (l) Steve Allen (circa 1950)<\/h6>\n
\u2018Strike up the Band\u2019 – (m) George Gershwin, (l) Ira Gershwin (1927)<\/h6>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

\u2018GEORGE TIDIMAN’S ALL STARS\u2019 was set to entertain us last Friday, 6th September 2013 here at Farnborough Jazz Club. \u00a0However, you may remember the M25 was suddenly closed, so we were worried as they fare from Essex (one from Oxford)!\u00a0 We arrived early to set up anyway.\u00a0 First to arrive was JOHN SIRETT\u00a0(double bass), so […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"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":[8],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-32","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-george-kid-tidimans-all-stars"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/farnboroughjazz.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/32","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\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/farnboroughjazz.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=32"}],"version-history":[{"count":16,"href":"https:\/\/farnboroughjazz.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/32\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1706,"href":"https:\/\/farnboroughjazz.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/32\/revisions\/1706"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/farnboroughjazz.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=32"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/farnboroughjazz.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=32"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/farnboroughjazz.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=32"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}