Post Contest Blues, revisited
Were there any post contest blues at our first rehearsal since the contest on Sunday? Well if there were I didn’t notice them. We had a good rehearsal with all but one turning up (and he didn’t turn up because he’d injured his foot and couldn’t drive!). Usually after a contest the first rehearsal is a bit light on players as they often feel the need for a break. However, we couldn’t afford any breaks this week as we’ve got the first of two recording sessions on Sunday for our upcoming CD (no title yet).
It’s a light playing order for the CD with tracks like Barnard Castle, but we’ve got some great solos going on like Basin Street Blues arranged featuring our fantastic, pro tombonist Mike Innes, and Misty featuring our flugel horn player, Dave Thomas. We’ll not be doing any of Partita but we will be playing La Mourisque which we performed at the Milton Keynes Entertainment contest in February.
All in all I’m really looking forward to it and it should be a good tonic for the band after the disappointment of the Areas on Sunday.