{"id":606,"date":"2014-06-09T10:15:30","date_gmt":"2014-06-09T10:15:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/farnboroughjazz.co.uk\/?p=606"},"modified":"2016-03-05T22:13:29","modified_gmt":"2016-03-05T22:13:29","slug":"martyn-brothers-jazz-band-662014","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/farnboroughjazz.co.uk\/?p=606","title":{"rendered":"Martyn Brothers Jazz Band, 6\/6\/2014"},"content":{"rendered":"

Last week, we said the MARTYN BROTHERS JAZZ BAND <\/strong>were going to be here at our Farnborough Jazz Club<\/strong>. Stating \u201cOh yes, they are back again this Friday, 6th<\/sup> June 2014,<\/strong> This highly talented young band has always been one of my favorites. Most of you know these two brothers are band leader, Barry Martyn\u2019s<\/strong> sons, who has lived in New Orleans for many years. As I said last time, Emile and Ben spent many years there too (Harold \u2018Duke\u2019 Dejan was Emile\u2019s godfather). Co-leaders <\/em>BEN MARTYN<\/em><\/strong> on double bass\/vocals and EMILE MARTYN<\/strong> on drums, have booked TOM KINCAID<\/strong> on piano, KARL HIRD<\/strong> on reeds, JEFF WILLIAMS<\/strong> on trombone (it will be nice to see you again Jeff after all these years) and JOHN RUSCOE<\/strong> on guitar.<\/em> If any of you are concerned about losing Trad Jazz, as we are all getting long in the tooth now (oh I forgot, I\u2019m only 17!), well here are the young boys who will keeping it going. This band always produce some exciting jazz, so let\u2019s give them a first class audience and how about some of you youngsters turning up too \u2013 they\u2019re quite good-looking, :0)\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

Well they did it again! We certainly had a great evening. This particular Friday was the 70th<\/sup> Anniversary of D-Day, so they slipped in some specials for a tribute, such as \u2018It\u2019s a Long Way to Tipperary\u2019 – 1st<\/sup> world war fame may it be (sung by Ben, with of course, our audience) and \u2018When the Saints Go Marching In\u2019, plus Ben\u2019s own composition, \u2018I’ll Watch the Moon\u2019 [Ben says it\u2019s his version, lyrically at least of \u2018I\u2019ll Be Seeing You\u2019. He wanted to write a song with the sentiment of the old WW2 songs about leaving somebody behind, being far away, but both looking up at the same moon from different parts of the world and connecting with each other]. By the way, when Ben left the house on Friday, he saw a little poppy growing on his drive which wasn\u2019t there the night before. Back to the evening, the first number I noted was \u2018Running Wild\u2019. They all had fabulous solos (Karl played tenor sax), which was rip-roaring when they all played together, so although they played it last time, I just had to mention it again. Jeff has a strong – good ol\u2019 earthy jazz voice, evident when he sang \u2018On the Sunny Side of the Street\u2019, great stuff. Then Emile produced some brilliant and elegant drumming to \u2018Summertime\u2019, (sung by Ben) again played last time, and why not when you play it that well! Karl was featured on tenor sax with Jeff singing \u2018Caledonia\u2019, oh what a wonderful musician Karl is. Now last time they were here, Ben asked if any of us knew what was at No.1 in the hit parade on the day of our birth. Keith\u2019s was \u2018Cheek to Cheek\u2019 (a big hit for both Fred Astaire and Frank Sinatra), so possibly why they played it this evening, of course plenty of dancing. They were all really fabulous (Karl on soprano sax) with \u2018Tiger Rag\u2019. Talk about rip-roaring again (sorry, can\u2019t help repeating myself).\u00a0Ben also sang \u2018The Twist\u2019 (made famous by Chubby Checker). There was plenty of dancing, but I\u2019m so glad I was otherwise occupied, so didn\u2019t need to hurt myself, ha! Tom and John\u2019s feature song, \u2018You Never Can Tell\u2019, wowie, they were spectacular, so couldn\u2019t leave this one out without a mention. Well, I really have gone on, haven\u2019t I? Their next gig will be 5th<\/sup> September 2014.<\/p>\n

Nothing like \u2018live\u2019 music to gladden the cockles of your heart, aye.<\/p>\n

Diane & Keith<\/p>\n

\u2018Caldonia\u2019 – Louis Thomas Jordan (1945)<\/em><\/h6>\n
\u2018Cheek to Cheek\u2019 by Irving Berlin (1935)<\/em><\/h6>\n
\u2018It\u2019s A Long Way to Tipperary\u2019 \u2013 (m\/l) Henry James \u2018Harry\u2019 Williams, (l) Jack Judge (1912)<\/em><\/h6>\n
\u2018I\u2019ll Be Seeing You\u2019 \u2013 (m) Sammy Fain, (l) Irving Kahal (1938)<\/em><\/h6>\n
\u2018I’ll Watch the Moon\u2019 \u2013 Ben Martyn (2004)<\/em><\/h6>\n
\u2018On The Sunny Side of the Street\u2019 \u2013 (m) Jimmy McHugh, (l) Dorothy Field (1930)<\/em><\/h6>\n
\u2018Running Wild\u2019 \u2013 (m) A. Harrington Gibbs, (l) Joe Grey & Leo Woods (1922)<\/em><\/h6>\n
\u2018Summertime\u2019 \u2013 (m) Geroge Gershwin, (l) DuBose Heyward (1933\/34)<\/em><\/h6>\n
\u2018The Twist\u2019 \u2013 (m) Dave Appell, (l) Kal Mann (1959)<\/em><\/h6>\n
\u2018Tiger Rag\u2019 \u2013 written & played by Original Dixieland Jazz Band (1917) (many others claim!)<\/em><\/h6>\n
\u2018When the Saints Go Marching In\u2019 \u2013 origins unknown (derived from (l) Katherine Purvis, (m) James Milton Black 1896) re-publ 1927.<\/em><\/h6>\n
\u2018(You Never Can Tell) C\u2019est La Vie\u2019 \u2013 Chuck Berry (c1960 released 1964)<\/em><\/h6>\n
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