A letter in last weeks Radio Times alerted me to this Prom, performed on August 11th and televised on BBC4 on the 28th. I watched it last night on that there player and when I got home tonight I watched it all again. It’s great! There are 2 bands (Guy Barker & Winston Rollins) mirrored on stage, sometimes playing together. Barker did the arrangements for both bands and does most of the conducting. Some cracking playing by both bands, and what really comes across is how much they enjoy doing it. The programme repertoire ranges from the scholarly to the flat-out, and incorporates both smooth and raucous as appropriate. Splendid singing from Clare Teal, and a nice turn from Jamie Davis and the Promunards doing Kalamazoo-zoo-zoo-zoo. I particularly enjoyed his first half rendition of Marie with the Winston Rollins brass section chanting nonsense lyrics behind his smooth delivery. Also features that sly old motherfunster Lester Freamon from The Wire, aka Clarke Peters enjoying himself performing Minnie the Moocher to a big crowd. Hi-de-ho!
Available for another 12 days. Niiiiiiice!
