Swing Times Five, with Debby Larkin
at the Sherborn Inn, October 30, 2012
A sparse but impressive crowd braved the rainy
remnants of Sandy at the Sherborn Inn on Tuesday
to hear Jeff Hughes’s Swing Times Five, with vocalist Debby Larkin.
Jeff is the ‘front line’ for this group, but aptly aided by
pianist Ross Petot, Dan Weiner guitar, with rhythm Pete Tillotson on
bass and Dave Didriksen drums.
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Jeff played one of his 'new' instruments, a 1940
King Master Model cornet – fabulous tone, sounding like a trumpet in
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They started with a Benny Carter tune When Lights Are
Low. Jeff paid Tribute to two composers, Leo Robbin and Ralph Rainger who
wrote a whole passel of tunes. Delving into those Jazz Decades, they
continued with Love Is Just Around The Corner,
Touching on Halloween, I Don’t Stand a Ghost of a Chance
With You. Debby came up with a first for this band, Billie Holiday’s Miss
Brown To You, originally produced by John Hammon on one of the first mixed
bands:
Miss Brown to you -- Billie Holiday 1935
Promotor and producer John Hammond had organized this first studio session
to record Billie Holiday. He made pianist Teddy Wilson in charge of the
orchestra. A fine band was created with Benny Goodman clarinet. Roy Eldridge
trumpet, Ben Webster tenor sax, John Truehart guitar, John Kirby bass and
Cozy Cole drums. Another classic it became! (Bob Erwig on YouTube)
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Debby puts heart and soul into her songs,
No Moon at All, Old Devil Moon,
I Put a Spell on You, What a Little Moonlight Can Do, I Wished on a
Moon. |
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Dan Weiner was featured backed by the rhythm section, intuitively building
his solos on Lullaby of the Leaves, and adding some fine Hawaiian guitar in Blue Hawaii.
Joining the band, one of New England's renowned reed men, Arnie Krakowsky's tenor sax raised goose bumps on
this audience!
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Jeff listens as the sound of Arnie's sweet tenor sax
envelops the room. |
Then the room definitely got hotter with Deb's hubby, Jeff Stout, and the
arrival of Craig Ball clarinet,
who just happened to have their
instruments with them.
Real HOT!
Beyond The Blue Horizon.
Bewitched Bothered & Bewildered with Deb on vocal. Fabulous!
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Ross Petot's fabulous piano
playing was featured on Star Eyes, with fine backing from the
rhythm boys, Pete and Dave.
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The band joined Debby and all of us congratulating
Lynn and Bob Sickle on their 45th wedding anniversary - with Lynn's
favorite tune - All of Me. |
The last set had sparks flying, with Jeff on cornet leading a new front line, Arnie tenor sax,
Jeff Stout trumpet, Craig on clarinet: If I Should Lose You, Thanks
For The Memories (written by Leo Robbin and Ralph Rainger for The Big Broadcast of 1938,
starring Bob Hope).Easy Living, Moanin’ Low – Craig Ball’s high notes hit
the ceiling! We didn't want the evening to end!
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The flaming HOT music attracted a couple of ladies who had been dining in the Pub Room. They
stopped by the door on their way out, asking "What kind of music is this?" I explained that it's
called 'Swing', and gave them some New England Traditional Jazz cards so they
could find it again.
I love this music. Over forty years, it's still full of surprises and never
gets dull. You never know what to expect, and it keeps getting
better and better!
Swing Times Five and Friends promised - We'll Meet Again. And we will,
and bring along more friends, now that the last of Hurricane Sandy has finally left us!
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| By Marce,
Updated October 31. 2012
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