Wednesday, May 05, 2004
The show last night was totally fab!
It was my first time to visit JZ Brat for an actual performance.
Nobuo Hara was there,
with his Sharps and Flats Orchestra.
Here is a set list from the night's performance:
Blues East
Trumpet Blues
Artistry in Rhythm
One O'clock Jump
Apple Honey
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With Pamela MacCarthy, vocals
On the Sunny Side of the Street
That's Life
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String of Pearls
I'm Getting Sentimental Over You
Sing! Sing! Sing!
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Encore: It's a Small World after All
It was so completely cool the way it all came about.
I sent Tomoya an email,
to wish him good luck: "break a leg"...
When he got my email, Mr. Hara was there.
He said: " Ask her to bring some charts"!
I have big band scores
that my husband (tenor-man, composer Akio Ueda)
wrote and arranged for me,
from another big band concert-
I gave "On the Sunny Side of the Street" a shot.
"That's Life" I did with just the rhythm section.
It all reminded me of an old jazz movie,
where musicians just fall by,
sit in and support one another...
All the band members signed my program,
as a memento.
A stellar night!
Special thanks to Hiroshi, for his support.
Tomorrow is my gig at Jazz Spot "J" in Shinjuku.
I hope to see you there!
Till next time... 'Mela
6:06 PM
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Photo: Michio Yves Ueda
