Ian
Bosworth (guitar); Josh Bentham (tenor/alto saxes); Alan Smith (bass); Dave
Archbold (keys); Mark Hawkins (drums).
(Review by Ron H)
A pleasing start to the first Jazz night of the new year
was made by the guest band Just Friends led by Ian Bosworth playing popular
standards to a good sized audience.
Stanley Turrentine's Sugar showed the attentive listeners that
this was a tight band with great soloists.
After Out Of Nowhere, a favourite ballad of
mine, Since I Fell For You had a relaxed feel and included a nice
guitar solo from Ian.
The first set closed with an up tempo version of Have
You Met Miss Jones?, again with fine solos all round.
The second set started in style with Nat
Adderley's Work Song before the rhythm to Blue Bossa was
set up by Mark on drums and Alan on bass with a fine solo from Josh, this time
on tenor.
Blue Monk gave the musicians plenty of
scope for some well improvised solos before finishing the second set with Take
the A Train.
However, after a request from the audience for an encore, Georgia
On My Mind, featuring Josh on alto, eventually brought things to an enjoyable close.
This was an excellent start to the 2020 Jazz nights and a nice
treat for an enthusiastic audience.
With special thanks, as always, to the management and staff of
Dormans Club for their help and support as we enter our 10th year of weekly
Jazz sessions.
Ron H
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