Seacoast Stompers
at the Acton Jazz Cafe, December 3, 2011
videos by Harold McAleer
Scott Philbrick, Lee Prager, Bobby Reardon |
The Seacoast Stompers played to another full house at the
Acton Jazz Café
on this bright, sunny December afternoon. Frank Stadler - piano and leader,
Jimmy Mazzy - banjo and vocals. Bob McHenry - bass, Scott
Philbrick - cornet, Lee Prager - trombone, Bobby Reardon -
drums, Craig Ball - clarinet.
Members of the band are taking turns being 'Band
Director' - this month it was Scott Philbrick's turn. Which
was probably why Jimmy had so many vocals! My kind of
afternoon. And
Craig Ball was moved to the right, joining the trombone and
cornet in the front line.
Jimmy had vocals on Santa Claus is Coming to Town, Dinah, When
I Grow Too Old to Dream. Bob McHenry picked a tune, It Had to be You, sweet and very danceable, fabulous piano, with nice take out by Bob on string bass.
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They played Tiger Rag for Barbara on her birthday at the Acton
Jazz Cafe. Lee Prager was the tiger on trombone.
Barbara and Bill drive down from New Hampshire to hear the Seacoast Stompers. |
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Fantastic ensemble on Beale St., trombone adding some vibrato.
Jim playing his single string banjo, and vocal on Everybody Love My Baby,
fine string bass and drum solos. These two are really in sync!
Cornet sneaking in a bit of It Ain't Got a Thing if it Ain't Got That Swing.
Carrie Mazzy came up for a nice vocal on I'm Dreaming of a White
Christmas. Jimmy was featured on a beautiful ballad, Funny, also known as Not Much.
Another great danceable tune.
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Jimmy did a nice rendition of this 1923 tune by Vincent Rose and Harry
Owens Linger Awhile.
Bob McHenry's magnificent string
bass is always right there!!
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Craig Ball moved back to his usual
position next to the piano, took out a soprano sax,
for Sax Man. This is the first time we've ever heard him play one.
Amazing. |
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We've been listening to Jimmy's vocal of Porter's Love Song to a
Chambermaid for 40 years and it's still great. For proper effect,
both cornet and trombone were muted.
Scotty took the vocal on Ol' Rocking Chair's Got Me.
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Bobby Reardon took the intro on San, and he was
smoking!
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It's a fun afternoon - they move right along!
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Eva Belazs,
pianist for the New New Orleans Jazz Band, was back sitting near the
piano where she could watch Frank.
He did the piano intro to a peppy June
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Then the band went into medium tempo for Rose Room,
before getting into a really HOT finish with Fidgety Feet.
And it was over for another month.
Too soon. This afternoon just flies!!
But they'll return next year, January 7th, with the same fantastic group!!
Check out the Flyer. See you then.
Marce
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