It was another well-attended Sunday evening at the Railway with most of the regular jazz fans arriving early to make sure they obtained a seat. I noticed a few unfamiliar faces and by 9:00pm the place was full and the bar was doing a brisk trade.
Munch had brought with him two excellent musicians from Yorkshire, guitarist Derek Harris and drummer Paul Smith who were here recently with the Derek Harris trio. On bass was Grant Russell who I had not seen for a while but there he was on the small bandstand and ready for action!
Munch was in a playful mood tonight and, before the first number, he introduced the band members in a humorous way, told a couple of amusing jokes, then launched himself off into a fast version of that Clifford Brown classic Joy Spring followed by another joke then that great Brubeck tune The Duke.
Although Munch concentrated on the tenor sax for this gig, he played flute on one number only, Luis Bonfa's well known composition Samba De Orfeo. He did a perfect rendition of this Latin style tune.
He always includes a blues in his performances and more often than not it’s that Johnny Griffin blues Jamfs or to give it its full title The Jamfs are Coming. One aspect of the evening which has just occurred to me is that no ballads were played, That's just an observation not a critique.
Mike Farmer.
Next jazz night is on Tuesday Nov. 9 with the Paul Hartley Quartet featuring Julian Gregory.
Joy Spring; The Duke; Jamfs; Giant Steps; Autumn Leaves; Airigin; Along Came Betty; Samba De Orfeo; Lawns; Oleo; Sonnymoon for Two. {encore}
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