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Jim Collins (tenor sax); John Hulme (flugelhorn, cornet); Robin Joiner (keyboards); Peter Hartley (bass); Eryl Roberts (drums)
Although I'd heard Jim and John many times leading quartets at the now long gone Railway pub in Stockport, this was the first time I'd heard them co-leading a quintet and I was looking forward to hearing what they had to offer.
They opened up with a Clifford Brown blues Sandu and right away I knew I was going to enjoy this gig as the sound of tenor sax and flugel working well together is one that I love to hear.
The selection of thirteen tunes included some by Hank Mobley, Benny Golson, Joe Henderson, Lee Morgan and Charles Mingus. During the first set we heard John Hulme giving us his version of Golson's I Remember Clifford and in the second set Jim Collins gave us his take on Body and Soul.
It was good to see Eryl Roberts behind the drum kit as he has not been here for a while and he used brushes to great effect on Ceora. Also doing some fine basswork was Peter Hartley and he had the intro to the Eddie Harris tune Cold Duck Time which brought things to a close at 10:00pm.
I must mention the keyboard work of Robin Joiner who also did a first rate job with some challenging music. I'd very much like Jim and John to make a speedy return to the Moor Club with more of the same music that sounded so good this evening.
Next Sunday (March 2) at the Moor Club the West Coast Octet will play the music of Dave Pell 8:00-10:00pm. Mike Farmer.
Sandu; This I Dig of You; Ceora; Bluesette; I Remember Clifford; Four; Nostalgia in Times Square; Soul Station; Along Came Betty; Softly as in a Morning Sunrise; Body and Soul; Recorda Me; Cold Duck Time.
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