{"id":742,"date":"2014-09-14T09:45:21","date_gmt":"2014-09-14T09:45:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/farnboroughjazz.co.uk\/?p=742"},"modified":"2015-01-09T01:42:27","modified_gmt":"2015-01-09T01:42:27","slug":"sarah-spencers-transatlantic-jazz-band-13-september-2014","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/farnboroughjazz.co.uk\/?p=742","title":{"rendered":"Sarah Spencer\u2019s Transatlantic Jazz Band, 13 September 2014"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Sarah<\/a><\/strong>SARAH SPENCER\u2019S TRANSATLANTIC JAZZ BAND<\/strong> made their annual appearance at our Farnborough Jazz Club, Kent <\/strong>on Friday, 12th<\/sup> September 2014.<\/strong> I said it all last year, but will repeat it. SARAH <\/strong>is a brilliant New Orleans<\/strong> tenor sax player, who must have a huge pair of lungs. What a strong performance she gives. Sarah moved to live in America some 16years ago. Since 2009, she has made an appearance at Farnborough during her annual tour<\/strong> back home. She has a wonderful dynamic personality and her playing certainly depicts this. Since the first time Sarah appeared with us back in our \u2018Badgers Mount Jazz Club\u2019 days in the 1980\u2019s, she has played at The Purcell Rooms within London\u2019s Festival Halls, plus world-wide festivals and of course, USA (www.sarah-spencer.com<\/a>). STEVE GRAHAM<\/strong> was on trumpet, MIKE OWEN<\/strong> on trombone (he was here three weeks ago with \u2018Baby\u2019 Jules Jazzaholics), DEREK JONES <\/strong>on double bass (he, I think, experience his first visit here \u2013 poor thing!), ANDY MAYNARD<\/strong> on banjo and CHRIS MARCHANT<\/strong> on drums.\u00a0 Last week I said “Sock it to them Sarah” and of course, she did just that.\u00a0 I mentioned Sarah must have an enormous pair of lungs, well she also has a heart the size of a pumpkin, because she tries to please everyone, playing with all her heart and soul, which the whole band did.\u00a0 They began the evening with \u2018Smiles\u2019<\/em> with the intention of putting smiles on all our faces, which obviously did. Next I noted down \u2018Breeze\u2019<\/em>, being a nice, fairly slow romantic number for dancers. Mike, in particular, excelling with it. This was soon followed on by \u2018C\u2019est Magnifique\u2019<\/em>, keeping the dancing going. Then \u2018Bouncing Around\u2019<\/em> was absolutely wonderful, with the dance floor packed. Sarah sang the next number \u2018Don\u2019t You Feel My Legs\u2019<\/em>, certainly it showed an influence of living in New Orleans, what a great strong and controlled voice she has. This is quite a fun naughty number (remember Christine Tyrell singing it here? I know Keith would recall, ha). The next number I noted, was \u2018Should I (Reveal Exactly How I Feel)\u2019<\/em> and such a brilliant rip roaring performance was given by everyone. Sarah then dedicated the next tune to her boyfriend, George as he was unable to come. It was called \u2018I\u2019m Alone Because I Love You\u2019<\/em> \u2013 lovely George. Mike sang the next song, (one of Judy Garland\u2019s) \u2018Under the Bamboo Tree\u2019<\/em>, he\u2019s another musician with a terrific voice. Next number was performed with such a \u2018wow\u2019 factor and as I was dancing, have no note of what it was called \u2013 sorry. I mention this because it always shows that they are enjoying themselves too. Anyway, their last number which was played way after time and was called \u2018Silver Bells\u2019<\/em>. Sarah, you are a star with a big love of your music, play on.\u00a0 [Video of the band when they appeared here in 2013 can b found on Youtube as follows: http:\/\/youtu.be\/PuC4eKvV1Bk]<\/p>\n

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Thank goodness for \u2018live\u2019 music<\/p>\n

Diane and Keith<\/p>\n

\u2018Bouncing Around\u2019 \u2013 Armand John \u201cA.J.\u201d Piron & Peter Bocage (1923)<\/em><\/h6>\n
\u2018Breeze (Blow My Baby Back To Me)\u2019 – (m) James F Hanley, (l) Ballard McDonald & Joe Goodwin (1919) <\/em><\/h6>\n
\u2018Don\u2019t You Feel My Legs\u2019 \u2013 Blue Lu Barker & Danny Morton (1938) <\/em><\/h6>\n
\u2018I\u2019m Along Because I Love You\u2019 \u2013 (m) Ira Schuster, (l) Joe Young (1930) <\/em><\/h6>\n
\u2018C\u2019est Magnifique\u2019 \u2013 Cole Porter (1953)<\/em><\/h6>\n
\u2018Should I (Reveal Exactly How I Feel)\u2019 \u2013 (m) Nacio Herb Brown, (l) Arthur Freed (1929) <\/em><\/h6>\n
(See online) Mitja Nikisch Tanz Orchester<\/em> (Film: Lord Byron of Broadway)<\/em><\/h6>\n
\u2018Silver Bells\u2019 \u2013 Jay Livingston & Ray Evans (1950)<\/em><\/h6>\n
\u2018Smiles\u2019 \u2013 (m) Lee S Roberts, (l) J Will Callahan (1917) (Judy Garland also wrote version)<\/em><\/h6>\n
\u2018Under The Bamboo Tree\u2019 \u2013 <\/em>(m&l) Bob Cole, (m) J. Rosamond Johnson (1903)<\/em> (from film \u2018Meet Me In St. Louis)<\/em><\/h6>\n
\"Sarah<\/a>

Sarah with the Harold Dejan’s Olympia Brass Band of New Orleans (Freddie Kemp and Harold) with some of the Ambrosia Brass Band in the background (Luciano, Bacchiocchi and Marco).<\/p><\/div>\n

\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Sarah Spencer\u2019s Transatlantic Jazz Band at Farnborough Jazz Club on 12th August 2014. Photo by Steve Moyse.<\/p><\/div>\n

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