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In the absence of a drummer they all managed to fit onto the small bandstand with Robin Sunflower even bringing an easy chair to sit on. Sunflower is a frequent visitor to the Railway and for this gig he had with him Adrian Ingram who is well known in the guitar world and it was he who was heavily featured solo-wise.
Plenty of great tunes were played by this unit and the total came to fourteen which included a wide range of compositions by the likes of Ellington, Henry Mancini, Charlie Parker, Sonny Rollins and Toots Thielemans among others.
As well as playing harmonica Robin Sunflower also likes to sing but keeps his vocals to a minimum which is OK with me. He sometimes uses a different line-up when he plays the Railway often featuring the great piano-man Richard Wetherall on the house upright but whoever he tuns up with he attracts a pretty good sized crowd of followers. I must admit I do not know much about the harmonica but Sunflower is as good as any I’ve heard although unfortunately I never did see Toots Thielemans live.
The tune Bluesette was played in the first set and this reminded me of a great night at Ronnie Scott's when I heard Milt Buckner who was featured doing this very tune on organ alongside Tony Crombie on drums.
The next jazz night at the Railway will be Tuesday July 11 with the Paul Hartley Quartet featuring Julian Gregory and Matthew Compton.
Don’t Get Around Much Anymore; My Little Suede Shoes; Bluesette; Misty; On the Sunny Side of the Street; Moon River; So Nice; Take the A Train; Little Sunflower; Body and Soul; Tenor Madness; Got Bless the Child; Perfidia; I've Got the World on a String.
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