Plenty of tunes were played tonight, fifteen in total which included Ellingtonia, Herbie Hancock, Horace Silver, Henry Mancini and a number composed by Robin called Rainbow Dreams. As well as playing harmonica Robin took care of the vocals and the guitar solos were taken mainly by Adrian Ingram, with Hayden Minett taking the remainder. All the musicians were positioned inside the small bandstand with Nick Lunn being the only one not sitting down.
I know Mr Sunflower is a big fan of the late Toots Thielemans so I was a bit surprised to not hear any of the Belgian’s tunes tonight but perhaps Robin is saving these for his appearance at the Railway next month on April 23 when he presents a tribute to Toots. I believe he will have a different line-up for this gig with the house piano being involved.
Regarding the vocals which were featured on about half the tunes tonight I thought Sunflower sounded a bit like the trumpeter Jack Sheldon who had a similar voice and liked singing Ellington tunes.
The next jazz night at the Railway is on Tuesday March 29 with the Paul Hartley Quartet featuring Alex Clarke. Mike Farmer
Don’t Get Around Much Anymore; Mood Indigo; Perfidia; Tenor Madness; God Bless Tthe Child; Honeysuckle Rose; Rainbow Dreams; Take the A Train; In a Sentimental Mood; Canteloupe Island; There Will Never be Another You; Song For my Father; Moon River; I've Got the World on a String; Sleepyhead?
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