More of Rico's Best of Popup Louis - April 9

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Akin to BBC speak - ie 'another chance to hear' = a repeat - Rico Tomasso, for a second week,  revisited some of the many accompanists who've helped out on these Friday night live streams over the last year. A couple of piano players for starters, Italian Luca Filastro followed by Nick Dawson, accompanying respectively, on I Double Dare You and Relaxin' at the Touro. Guitarist John Kelly (he appeared in Newcastle playing trombone and guitar with Frog and Henry), contributed an excellent solo on Memories of You with Rico playing flugelhorn and singing. 

Denny Ilett's recent success leading a big band at Ronnie Scott's playing the music of Jimi Hendrix couldn't have been more different, musically speaking, from this evening's offering, early thirties' Armstrong playing I'm in the Market for You. Online comment alluded to the frequent interruptions in this week's session. Oh, such are the perils of this new-fangled technology! Oh, well, onto Fats Waller, Louisiana Fairytale, this time, Rico's accompanist, the excellent guitarist Nils Solberg. 

Brian Kellock couldn't be left out, he wasn't, with the Scottish pianist joining Rico on Dear Old Southland, the first chorus taken at a stroll, the second at a gallop, Rico commanding, Kellock, equally so. As the set neared its end, a set increasingly plagued by technical glitches, pianist Craig Milverton (pictured) played Willow Weep for Me, Rico on the plunger, followed by an apposite From Monday On (think lockdown easing and all that!) featuring the sole banjo outing courtesy of Simon Picton. Another Popup Louis same time (7:00pm) next Friday.  

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Set list: I Double Dare You; Relaxin' at the Touro; Memories of You; I'm in the Market for You; Louisiana Fairytale; Dear Old Southland; Willow Weep for Me; From Monday On.    

Rico Tomasso (trumpet, flugelhorn, vocals); Luca Filastro (piano); Nick Dawson (piano); John Kelly (guitar); Denny Ilett (guitar); Nils Solberg (guitar); Brian Kellock (piano); Craig Milverton (piano); Simon Picton (banjo)