Oliver's Jazz Bar, Greenwich
Martin Wheatley
Richard White
Richard White
Malcolm Earle-Smith
Malcolm Earle-Smith
Martin Wheatley
Richard White
Richard White
Richard White
Richard White
Colin Good
Colin Good
Malcolm Earle-Smith (trombone); Richard White (clarinet; baritone saxophone); Colin Good (piano); Martin Wheatley (guitar);
Deed I Do - Fred Rose & Walter Hirsch 1926
Black and Tan Fantasy - Duke Ellington 1927
Chinatown, My Chinatown - William Jerome & Jean Schwartz 1910
The Glad Rag Doll - Milton Ager & Jack Yellen 1928
Undecided - Sid Robins & Charlie Shavers 1938
(Up a) Lazy River - Louis Armstorng 1931
If I Could Be With You (One Hour Tonight) - James P. Johnson & Henry Creamer 1926
- encore
Oh, Baby (?)
The reason I went to see this band was the previous collaboration of Malcolm Earle Smith with Bryan Ferry. Obviously nothing in common between Nevada Street Four and Roxy Music; this was a '30 jazz night with an outstanding Richard White on clarinet.
The best part of the evening for me was the baritone saxophone, an instrument that I had never heard live before. The vocal interludes were a very nice treat as well, with Malcolm Earle-Smith confidently delivering a scat improvisation.
