Dean Masser, a tenor player with a big sound who likes to make every note count with an assertive hard-driving approach that makes everyone sit up and take notice.
He was well supported by an excellent rhythm section with Andrzej Baranek sounding particularly inspired on the opening number On Green Dolphin Street even though he must have played it over a thousand times. As far as I know the drummer Brian Costello who hails from Blackpool has not been to the Railway before, but he did a first-rate job and I hope we get to hear him again before too long. Ed Harrison is a frequent visitor to this venue and is always at the top of his game. Like Dean he resides in the Wigan area.
At the start of the second set, local drummer Dave Hassell sat in on It Could Happen to You and did some nice brushwork.
Dean’s set list contained a good mix of standards, ballads and a few of his own compositions, one of which has yet to get a title. I like the way Dean gets a full sound at the bottom end of his horn and I suppose his style if I had to describe it, would be Dexter Gordon with a strong Sonny Rollins influence.
Tomorrow (August 31) at the Railway guitarist Derrick Harris from Leeds is appearing with his quartet. Mike Farmer.
On Green Dolphin Street; Well Red; There Will Never Be Another You; You Don’t Know What Love Is; Back Chat; Recorda-Me; It Could Happen To You; How Deep Is The Ocean?; Untitled Original; In A Sentimental Mood; Billie’s Bounce,
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