Pete Tanton (trumpet, vocals); Alan Law (piano); Mick Shoulder (double bass); John Bradford (drums)
Pete Tanton said it felt like the end of a tour. And in some ways it was with three or four gigs in recent times just about constituting a tour. Tanton's Chet Baker Sings set arose from a one-off gig as a Central Bar Quintet session, its success was such that other gigs followed, culminating in this Jazz Co-op engagement which was streamed across the globe.
Ex-pat American trumpeter and vocalist Tanton opened the first of two sets with But Not for Me. From here on in the standards flowed, one after another, many of them from Baker's 1954/56 Pacific Jazz Records' debut album Chet Baker Sings. Alan Law accompanied at the piano with bassist Mick Shoulder and drummer John Bradford offering sterling support. One number after another, Tanton pulled the lyrics from the ether, seamlessly blowing 'West Coast' cool school trumpet a la Baker. 
The Globe drew a sizeable audience, frequently showing its appreciation for Tanton and co. Bandleader Tanton gave a 'shout out' to his American online audience (including a sibling residing in New York). Affability is Tanton's game and a thumb nail sketch of his subject punctuated two sets of absorbing music. If Tanton is an affable sort - he is! - the same can be said about Law, Shoulder and Bradford. And special mention of John Bradford, who, but for a few bars, played the entire set with brushes. Old school, cool school. Do it again soon, Pete! Russell
Set list: But Not for Me; Time After Time; Let's Get Lost; I Fall in Love Too Easily; There'll Never be Another You; That Old Feeling; The More I See You; I Remember You; Born to be Blue; Just Friends; My Funny Valentine; My Buddy; It Could Happen to You; I Get Along Without You Very Well; Look for the Silver Lining; Christopher Columbus
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