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Another great night of hard-driving bebop at the Railway and even before the band had played a note the room was standing room only which was good to see. Andrzej had brought along that fine guitarist Tony Ormisher who I believe is based in Liverpool but it’s a while since I recall seeing him at this venue. He was given plenty of solo space and had no problem playing the ten numbers that Andrzej had selected, a mixture of bop tunes, standards, and some Latin flavoured themes. There was one tune I had not heard before, Beautiful Moons Ago which was a ballad that Andrzej first heard on an album that the great pianist Bennie Green recorded at the Village Vanguard with bassist Christian McBride. This was written by Nat King Cole and recorded by his trio.
Most of the solos were taken by keyboards or guitar but Ed and Eryl also got their chance to let loose on the uptempo blues by Thelonius Monk - Straight no Chaser. The final tune, Cherokee featured more high-energy playing from everyone bass and drums included ending another great evening of modern jazz. There is no jazz on Tuesday, February, 20 at the Railway but on Sunday, February 25 there is Dave Walsh and the JDM Trio. Mike Farmer
I Thought About You; Watch What Happens; Sophisticated Lady; One Note Samba; Voyage; Moanin’; Bye Bye Blackbird; Beautiful Moons Ago; Straight no Chaser; Cherokee.
2 comments :
Since when was Stockport in the North East?
You must be a geography teacher! You are correct but, then again, neither are London, Edinburgh, Paris, New York or Chicago in the north east. We source jazz from wherever our scribes encounter it. You too, Mr/Mrs/Ms? are invited to contribute reviews from near or far.
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