Paul Booth (tenor sax/piano/soprano sax/etc.)
As I heard the strains of Bye Bye Blackbird It felt like I was walking across the Williamsburg Bridge in New York listening to Sonny Rollins way back when. Come to think about it, I doubt if there are many people walking across the bridge these days!
It was, of course, Paul Booth blowing unaccompanied tenor in another solitary session. He wasn't unaccompanied long, due to the magic of technology he was able to provide piano backing for most of the numbers that followed.
The theme he chose was birds so we had The Beatles' Blackbird; When the Red Red Robin Comes Bob Bob Bobbing Along (for his dad's birthday); Skylark; Bob Marley's Three Little Birds (with a reggae riff from melodica, bari sax and tin whistle); A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square and Loro which is a parrot. For this last tune we had our man playing soprano backed by himself playing alto, tenor and baritone.
Surprisingly, there were no yardbirds in the musical aviary
There were a few technical hitches throughout but Paul assures us they will be sorted out for next time which will be...?
Lance.
PS: Ironically, there was a map of the world on the wall behind him!
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