{"id":874,"date":"2014-10-13T12:05:59","date_gmt":"2014-10-13T12:05:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/farnboroughjazz.co.uk\/?p=874"},"modified":"2017-02-10T12:43:21","modified_gmt":"2017-02-10T12:43:21","slug":"les-hanscombes-tailgate-jazz-band-10th-october-2014","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/farnboroughjazz.co.uk\/?p=874","title":{"rendered":"Les Hanscombe\u2019s Tailgate Jazz Band, 10th October 2014"},"content":{"rendered":"

LES HANSCOMBE\u2019S TAILGATE JAZZ BAND<\/strong> entertained us at our Farnborough Jazz Club<\/strong> (Kent) on 10th<\/sup> October 2014<\/strong>. Unfortunately, they had a horrendous journey to us, taking an hour to get over the QE2 Bridge, caused by road works. BRIAN GILES<\/strong> was to have been on trumpet, but did not make it due to personal problems. However, the rest of the band were band leader LES<\/strong>, who plays magical trombone, BRIAN<\/strong> HART<\/strong> on reeds, BRIAN STAPELY<\/strong> on drums (yep, would have been three Brian\u2019s!), DEREK PRING<\/strong> on sousaphone, plus OLLIE BENSON<\/strong> on banjo & guitar. Although our old friend Brian Giles was missing, the band were superb.<\/p>\n

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LES HANSCOMBE\u2019S TAILGATE JAZZ BAND at Farnborough Jazz Club (Kent), 10th October 2014. leader LES, who plays magical trombone, BRIAN HART (reeds) BRIAN STAPEL (drums) (yep, with Brian Giles, it would have been 3 Brian\u2019s!), DEREK PRING (sousaphone) and OLLIE BENSON (banjo & guitar. Photo\u00a0by Mike Witt<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n

It was very difficult for them, because they had chosen the repertoire to include a trumpet, but you wouldn\u2019t have guessed, they were so relaxed. The numbers they chose to play instead (at short notice) was wonderful and again, has made it difficult for me to choose what not to include in this newsletter (I don\u2019t like to give too much of their repertoire away). However, here is a little insight into the evening. I missed the name of their first number, so I begin with \u2018Saratoga Swing\u2019<\/em>, a super Duke Ellington number. This was followed by \u2018Exactly Like You\u2019 <\/em>sung by Ollie. I noticed Brian (H) played tenor sax and with Derek on sousaphone, made it a fabulous number. As for \u2018Georgia\u2019<\/em>, Les sang it beautifully and was a lovely one to include. It brought on a few dancers. Then Les sang \u2018I\u2019ve Got a Feeling, I\u2019m Falling\u2019,<\/em> which brought practically everyone onto the dance floor, being a lovely 1920\u2019s tempo. \u2018All God\u2019s Chillun Got Rhythm\u2019<\/em> was another fabulous 1920\u2019s sound and on came our line-dancers, well, all three of us! But then \u2018My Dear Mr Shane\u2019 (Oops sorry, that is my title for the song) <\/em>or to give its correct name \u2018Bei Mir Bist Du Shon\u2019<\/em> did bring on our line-dancers, excluding me (are they trying to tell me something, ha). I was jiving with Steve – phew, pretty fast stuff, especially as it was featuring Brian (S) on drums (fabulous).<\/p>\n

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LES HANSCOMBE\u2019S TAILGATE JAZZ BAND at Farnborough Jazz Club (Kent), 10th October 2014. leader LES, who plays magical trombone, was joined by BRIAN HART (reeds) BRIAN STAPEL (drums) (yep, with Brian Giles, it would have been 3 Brian\u2019s!), DEREK PRING (sousaphone) and OLLIE BENSON (banjo & guitar). Trumpeter John Longley kindly ‘sat in’ on a few numbers. Photo by Mike Witt.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n

Trumpeter John Longley was in our audience, who\u00a0has his own band, the \u2018Halstead Hotshots\u2019 and plays regularly (this and every 2nd<\/sup> Tuesday each month, 2.00-4.00pm) at the Cock Inn, Halstead, Kent. Anyway, he joined the band for a few numbers, one being \u2018When It’s Darkness on the Delta\u2019. <\/em>John sang and showed he also has a super voice. I just loved the following Glen Miller number, \u2018Little Man Who Wasn\u2019t There\u2019<\/em>. What a fabulous number, sung by Les. We were nearing the end of the evening, so they chose to play \u2018Get Out Of here and Go On Home\u2019<\/em> (again sung by John) and if the band thought they were going on home, they had another think coming, because the audience yelled for \u201cmore\u201d. Of course they did give more, playing their hearts out with \u2018Dallas Blues\u2019<\/em>. So there, you\u2019ve got it, another Friday evening of \u2018live\u2019 jazz which was certainly enjoyed by everyone present. We do have so much fun dancing which keeps one fit AND<\/strong> you can forget all problems of the week, so why not join us next Friday. We have that hugely popular band ‘Bob Dwyer\u2019s Bix & Pieces’ back again.<\/p>\n

Signing off –<\/p>\n

Your hosts,<\/p>\n

Diane & Keith.<\/p>\n

\u2018All God\u2019s Chillun Got Rhythm\u2019 \u2013 Walter Jurmann, Gus Kahn & Bronislau Kaper (1937)<\/em><\/h6>\n
\u2018Bei Mir Bist Du Shon\u2019 \u2013 (m) Sholom Secunda, (l) Jacob Jacobs (1937). <\/em><\/h6>\n
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\u2018Dallas Blues\u2019 \u2013 Hart A. Wand (1912)<\/em><\/h6>\n
\u2018Exactly Like You\u2019 \u2013 (m) Jimmy McHugh, (l) Dorothy Fields (1930)<\/em><\/h6>\n
\u2018Georgia on My Mind\u2019 \u2013 (m) Hoagy Carmichael, (l) Stuart Gorrell (1930) <\/em><\/h6>\n
\u2018Go On Out Of Here\u2019 \u2013 Buddy Bolden (need to check later if he wrote it – anybody tell me?)<\/em><\/h6>\n
\u2018I\u2019ve Got a Feeling I\u2019m Falling\u2019 \u2013 Fats Waller (1929)<\/em><\/h6>\n
\u2018Little Man Who Wasn\u2019t There\u2019 \u2013<\/em> Harold Adamson and Bernie Hanighen (1939)<\/em><\/h6>\n
Adapted <\/em>from poem \u2018<\/em>Antigonish\u2019<\/em> by Prof.Hughes Mearns (1899)<\/em><\/h6>\n
\u2018Saratoga Swing\u2019 \u2013 Duke Ellington (1929)<\/em><\/h6>\n
\u2018When It’s Darkness on the Delta\u2019 – (m) Jerry Levington, Marty Symes, (l) Al J.Neiburg<\/em>) (1932)<\/em><\/h6>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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