Past gig · Big band
Gold Coast Big Band
A tight big band, with players aged from 14 to 83.
The review
Always a pleasure to have this excellent, tight big band back, fronted by Col Atkinson with his powerhouse bass playing, crooning vocals and compering, along with band leader Paul Radford on trombone.
Well-drilled sections, a great trombone chorus, excellent sax and trumpet groupings, and a brilliant rhythm section with great drive.
New singer Lisa Angel added glorious vocal glamour. She’s a star of the future, and her stand-out number “My Funny Valentine” brought the house down.
Great to hear “MacArthur Park”, that timeless classic, played so faultlessly with marvellous light and shade. Nice also to see the age range of this outfit, with the youngest player 14 and the oldest 83!
All the arrangements, whether classic standards or crowd-pleasing favourites, were well chosen and faultlessly played. A great evening, thanks to Gold Coast Big Band. We’ll see you again soon!