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Although it was a Tuesday night there was a really good turnout to hear Jeff Guntren who is originally from Davenport, Iowa but now resides in Bramhall which is quite close to Stockport. I noticed that there were a lot of new faces among the audience and by the time the band were ready to start, all seats had been taken. Those who had not seen Jeff before must surely have been impressed with his big sound and very modern concept as demonstrated on the opening number I'll Remember April. A total of nine tunes were played, most of which would be familiar to jazz fans apart from maybe Maiden Voyage which is usually played by trumpeters. Freddie Hubbard did a great version on Blue Note,
I was pleased to see Ken Marley on bass and we had an interesting chat during the interval. He told me how much he'd enjoyed his recent visits to the north east working with singer Jo Harrop. He was originally from Newcastle but now lives in the Stockport area and frequently plays here with Paul Hartley’s trio. He sounded on top form tonight and together with Eryl on drums they made things swing along nicely.
I liked the choice of tune to end what had been a most entertaining evening of modern jazz, Monk’s Blue Monk which had Jeff Guntren once again giving us his take on the 12 bar blues. This reminded me of the time I worked as a car salesman selling Ford cars and had to attend meetings at Birmingham N.E.C. When they unveiled the new Fiestas they used Blue Monk as a theme tune. I hope Monk got well paid for that!
The next jazz night at the Railway will be on June 2 with Andy Scott and the Dave Hassell Trio. Mike Farmer
I'll Remember April; Maiden Voyage; Blues In the Closet; Autumn Leaves; Darn That Dream; I Hear a Rhapsody; Corcovado; On Green Dolphin Street. Blue Monk.
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