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There are two musicians who are sure-fire room fillers here at the Railway. Dean Masser who was recently here on April 9 is one and the other is Munch Manship who like Dean is a virtuoso on the tenor saxophone. Munch is also a first rate flautist but his flute was only brought into play during the second set when he gave us his take on Luis Bonfá’s great composition Samba de Orfeu.
An interesting member of this fine quartet was keyboard maestro Paul Kilvington who knows how to build his solos and his high energy approach went down well with the Sunday night audience. I always like to see local bassman Dave Lynane on the bandstand and together with Dave Hassell on drums they completed a first rate rhythm section.
A number that I don’t think I’ve heard Munch play before is Dear Old Stockholm , a Swedish folk song that Stan Getz liked to feature when he lived in that country. Another tune that I liked was I’ve Told Every Little Star that was also featured by Dean Masser on his April 9 gig and both versions showed the strong influence of Sonny Rollins. The closing number was one that had everyone pulling all the stops out, Ray Noble’s Cherokee. It was a great tune to end an outstanding night of modern jazz and I look forward to Munch’s next visit here.
Unfortunately there is no jazz at the Railway on Tuesday April 18 so the next jazz night is Sunday April 23 with Robin Sunflower and his Toots Thielemans tribute band. 9-11pm. Mike Farmer
Without a Song; Dear Old Stockholm; The Jamfs Are Coming; My Romance; This I Dig of You; I’ve Told Every Little Star; A Weaver Of Dreams; Samba de Orfeu; Cherokee.
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