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Paul Taylor
(keyboards); Jason Etherington (electric bass); Christian Alderson (drums)
(Review by Steve H/Photos courtesy of Ken Drew).
I’d previously seen Tipping
Point at this very same venue earlier this year (reviewed here). I was impressed
but not overwhelmed. How things have changed in the last 8 months, for, on
Sunday night, they were little short of outstanding. All the individuals played
marvellously in their own right but without resorting to set piece solos in the traditional manner. At times it was hard to
decide which one of the quartet to focus on such was the skill and finesse on
offer from all 4 members.
Hendickx, cool and calculating on percussion, Bardon, fascinating on
bass and Bourne, at times sounding almost ecclesiastical. All led by Skipper
Mainwaring who really blew up a storm on tenor and electronics. This band though is certainly more Jazz SAS than
‘Dad’s Army’ and the old cliché about “the whole being greater than the sum of
the parts” is really worth trotting out
again with the caveat that the individual parts were still magnificent.

Steve H.
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