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It’s unusual to find Richard playing the main role in a four-piece combo and doing all the announcements. He did them well. Also taking a major part in the proceedings was an old friend of mine who I had not seen for some time.
I first met Uli Elbracht, originally from Cologne, at the Crown, an old jazz venue under the Stockport viaduct. This was maybe 20 years ago.He impressed me then and impressed me tonight with his original composition entitled Anything You Like and I liked what he did with it and the Irving Berlin standard How Deep Is The Ocean?. This tune seems to be one that gets played a lot by Stockport musicians, in fact looking at my notes I see Ed Kainyek gave it a thorough workout only last week.
Richard is very good at choosing tunes and looking at his selection this evening, six for each set, I would say there was something for everyone. The ballad You’ve Changed is a particular favourite of mine and I always like to hear Moanin’ by the great Bobby Timmons. Richard did a wonderful version which concluded a satisfying first set.
The second set also contained some interesting material including the Black Orpheus Theme, sometime known as Morning of the Carnival by Luis Bonfá followed by Tico Tico a tricky uptempo Latin number. I know Munch Manship sometimes likes to feature his piccolo on this tune and he did so to end one of his shows at the Railway just prior to closure. Ed Harrison and Eryl Roberts kept things as they should be and all I can think of saying is keep on doing what you’re doing.
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I Love You; Accentuate The Positive; All Blues; Anything You Like; You’ve Changed; Moanin’ ; How Deep Is The Ocean?; Black Orpheus; Tico Tico; Ishafan; Noreen’s Nocturne; Sandu.
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