Humphrey Lyttelton is really utterly lovely. As a trumpet player, you can expect the man to lose a little of his lung power at 85, but he could definitely still cut it, and he'd assembled the most wonderful band. The alto solo in 'Lady of the Lavender Mist' nearly had me in tears, somethnig I never thought an alto would do. The two tenors soloing together nearly had me on my feet, and it was a particularly sit-down venue. I was grinning for an hour afterwards. Humph himself was the most charming old chap, full of stories, and only occasional dirty jokes. The onyl one I can remember was Q: 'Have you ever shoed a horse?' A: 'No, but I have told a pig to piss off!' His stories about the tunes were nearly as compelling as the tunes themselves.
The new Gotan Project album is wonderful too. TimeOut said the only thing that stops it descending into MOR pretention was the bandoleon. Fuck TimeOut. True to form, they hate everything. I've so enjoyed the new album I'll be off to see them live again in Shepherds Bush on 29th July. Hurrah!
Beatallica is a week today! How can I possibly be so excited about such a puerile and ridiculous gig? Who knows, but it's keeping me going when I wake up at 3am and can't get back to sleep, and when the salesmen just won't stop ringing at work. I can't wait to hear the opening strains of 'The Thing That Should Not Let It Be'.
So everything is good, especially when you're not inSurbiton.
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