Highlights from Bude Jazz Festival 2005

Welcome to a small sample of music from the eighteenth Bude Jazz Festival 2005. As usual fans gathered from far and wide to enjoy a wonderful week of their favourite music and meet up with fellow enthusiasts who they had possibly not seen since the previous year’s festival. Bude is an unforgettable experience offering a wide variety of traditional styles and other sessions ranging from swing to bop and beyond.

The bands on this CD represent the mix that is always evident, coming from all parts of the UK and beyond. Indeed the delightful town of Bude can truly claim international status for jazz week! An added bonus to the festival is the annual Life Boat festivities on holiday Monday ending with a spectacular firework display. Intervals in the music are usually arranged to coincide with it which is greeted with some relief by the recording engineers!

These recordings were made at live sessions in some of the twenty jazz venues but there are also several jazz parades which both lead the “second liners” and entertain the crowds. Strolling around the town, you will surely come across many musicians giving impromptu street performances.

If you were there, we hope this brings back happy memories of hot music and warm sunny days. If you were not there, then we hope that this souvenir album gives you a flavour of these festivals. This series of compilation CDs from the 1990 festival onwards is building into a historical record of jazz bands heard in the UK. They are all available from Raymer Sound.

See you in 2006!

Track details

1. Steaming South Raina Reed 5’05
Charleston Chasers
Sean Bolan (cornet), Peter Rudeforth (trumpet), Robert Fowler, Olly Wilby,
Nick White (reeds), Adrian Fry (trombone), Raina Reid (piano), Martin Wheatley
(guitar), Paul Moylan (bass), Debbie Arthurs (percussion).
Budehaven Leisure Centre 30.08.05.

2. Ting-A-Ling Little/Britt vocal Geoff Wilde 5’45
Gambit Jazzmen
Barry Weston (trombone), Geoff Wilde (cornet/vocals), Johnny Rodgers (reeds),
Chris Marney (banjo), Roger Link (bass), Pete Lay (drums).
Wooda Farm 28.08.05.

3. On A Coconut Island Anderson 5’12
New Orleans Delight
Kjeld Brandt (clarinet), Derek Winters (trumpet), Kim Menzer (trombone), Erling
Lindhart (banjo), Hans Pedersen (piano), Stephan Karfve (bass),
Claus Lindhardt (drums)
Ivor Potter Hall 02.09.05.

4. My Sweet Carmichael/Gorrell 4’05
James Evans’ Incredible String Four
James Evans (reeds), Martin Wheatley (guitar), Tom Kinkaid (piano),
Jim Ydstie (bass)
Globe Hotel 01.09.05.

5. I’m Alone Because I Love You Young vocal Dave Donohoe 7’19
Black Snake Jazz Band
Dave Donohoe (trombone/vocal), Richard Bennett (trumpet), John Maddocks (reeds), Mike Cox (banjo), Des Bacon (piano), Bill Cole (bass),
Colin Bowden (drums)
Ivor Potter Hall 27.08.05.

6. Put On Your Old Grey Bonnet Murphy/Wenrich 5’41
Yellow Dog
Derek Winters (trumpet), Brian Carrick (reeds), Dave Soby (piano),
Stu Morrison (banjo), John Boyett (bass), Cees Hoogkamer (drums).
Ivor Potter Hall 01.09.05.

7. Where He Leads Me I Will Follow Blundy/Norris vocal Gwyn Lewis 5’40
New Orleans Heat
Alan Birkinhead (trombone), Gwyn Lewis (cornet/vocal), John Scantlebury (reeds),
Barry Grummett (piano), Tony Peatman (banjo), Harry Slater (bass),
Dion Cochrane (drums)
Ivor Potter Hall 30.08.05.

8. Margie Davis/Conrad/Robinson 6’52
Maddocks/Huxley Reeds United
George Huxley, John Maddocks (reeds), Jon Penn (piano), Geoff Over (banjo),
Stuart Gledhill (bass), Barry Norman (drums).
Budehaven Leisure Centre 20.08.05.

9. Crazy Nelson 5’57
Panama Jazz Kings
Gordon Hunt (clarinet), Steve Graham (trumpet), Bob Kefford (trombone),
Malcolm Hurrell (banjo), Colin Fulcher (bass), Colin Bigwood (drums).
Ivor Potter Hall 02.09.05.

10. Perdido Tizol/Drake/Lenk 6’59
Jeremy Huggett’s Band Of Gold with Jim Fryer
Jeremy Huggett (reeds), James Clemas (piano), Tony Mann (bass),
Brian Clarke (drums), Jim Fryer (trombone).
Globe Hotel 01.09.05.

11. Irish Black Bottom Venable/Armstrong 4’20
Big Bear Stompers
Ben Cummings, Tony Davis (trumpets), Mike Wills (reeds), Graham Hughes (trombone), Charles Condy (piano), Dave Moorwood (banjo),
Geoff Hull (sousa), Andy Crisp (drums).
Ivor Potter Hall 01.09.05.

12. Swanee River Foster 5’31
Savannah Jazz Band
Bill Smith (cornet), Gabe Essien (clarinet), Brian (Sam) Ellis (trombone),
Tony Pollitt (bass), John Meehan (drums), Richard Speight (banjo).
Wooda Farm 28.08.05.