We arrived early, but Boogie Woogie Meister Richie Giordano, from Pelham, New Hampshire, was already having a good time at the piano, playing enumerable ballads, Begin The Beguine, Why Do You Do me Like You Do, It All Depends On You, every once in a while slipping in some boogie. 

Green Eyes, in an exciting Latin beat, dancers enjoying dancing the rumba until they suddenly found themselves with an upbeat swing.  Amapola, another Latin beat, short but effective.  All of Me, sweet ballad, then Giordano turned it into a rousing boogie woogie.  Darktown Strutters Ball - one talented couple was dancing a syncopated Charleston, arms flaying, feet kicking up on the dance floor. 

The rhythm aces, Dave Bragdon and Ken Steiner, are the Mainstay for this band. They were featured on a blazing, hot  Dinah, Ken slapping that bass, interweaving with the drums. The mark of a really good drummer - you can actually hear him playing the melody.

Jeff on trumpet for More Than You Know, was pure Harry James.  Beautiful!

An upbeat Just You, Just Me, drum, trumpet and clarinet were wildly trading fours,  dynamite string bass,  then they let the drummer loose, Bragdon finishing with a fine drum roll. 

Leader of one of  New England's finest orchestras, The White Heat Swing Orchestra, Craig Ball played All Of Me, especially for Lynn, sitting in her special seat next to the piano.

She's Funny That Way was pure Jeff on trumpet, followed by a blistering Nagasaki, fiery clarinet backed by drum and Ken snapping that bass. 

Back to Harry James, Jeff played a lovely waltz from the 1930's, written by Eric Coates, made more beautiful by Craig on heart-wrenching tenor sax. Jimmy Enright's favorite tune, By The Sleepy Lagoon, brought back many fond memories.  

The evening was coming to an end - but we needed to have one more boogie - no name, just a fabulous Richie's Boggie.

We'll Meet Again.   And we surely will.  The crowd slowly started filtering out the door as Richie Giordano continued sitting at the piano, playing pleasing ballads.