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Giacomo Smith (alto sax,
clarinet); Alec Harper (alto sax); Pete Horsfall (trumpet); Joe Webb (piano);
Ferg Ireland (double bass); Shane Forbes (drums) + Nathaniel Facey (alto sax);
Ella Hohnen-Ford (vocals)
An eagerly anticipated set, Giacomo Smith leading a hand-picked small group playing classic 52nd Street charts by way of John Kirby. What's more, judging the vociferous reaction to the music heard this evening, a good number of Kansas Smitty's patrons were in the building. From the Famous Door to Jimmy Ryan's.
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Introducing Anitra's Dance, Smith
said: This is hard [to play]. Difficult, perhaps, but the band
played it with aplomb. It wasn't long before Ms Ella Hohnen-Ford joined to sing
a couple of numbers - The Folks Who Live on the Hill and If
I Had a Ribbon Bow. Excellent! Also in the house, Mr Nathaniel Facey. He
too joined the ensemble to play killer alto on Groovin' High,
trumpeter Pete Horsfall nailing Dizzy's coda. Talking of Dizzy...Salt Peanuts. Oh,
yes! Facey stayed on for this one - what a player! - backed by a cookin' outfit
(Shane Forbes' ride cymbal a thing of beauty). To close, Royal Garden
Blues. All on the stand blazed a trail - Horsfall, Alec Harper's searing
alto, tremendous.
Russell
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Set list included: Blue Skies; Dawn on the Desert; Anitra's Dance; Front and Center; The Folks Who Live on the Hill; If I Had a Ribbon Bow; Groovin' High; Salt Peanuts; Royal Garden Blues.
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