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Mike Hope (tenor sax, flute); George King (keyboards); Grant Russell (bass); Eryl Roberts (drums).
Mike Hope has been a major player in the north-west and beyond for many years and although I've seen him many times its not very often that I've seen him play flute. However, he did use it once during the course of the evening on George Shearing's classic tune Lullaby of Birdland. This is a tune that I don't normally care for but Mike 's version was impressive with a really full sound.
Mike is a big fan of Stan Getz and he ended the first set with a tune that Getz liked to play, Moonlight in Vermont. Getz and guitarist Johnny Smith had, in jazz terms, a big hit with this number. Later came another big hit for Getz with Desafinado which Mike Hope played in the second half. Those who never saw Getz live should try and catch Mike on his next gig,
On bass tonight was Grant Russell who, together with drummer Eryl Roberts, did a first class job in the rhythm section. George King who was using a Roland RD 300sx keyboard got plenty of solo space and sounded good. It was a great night of straight-ahead modern jazz and made even better by my winning second prize in the raffle, Dexter Gordon's A Swingin' Affair.
Next Sunday, March 23, from USA but now resident in Bramhall, tenorman Jeff Guntren will be featured in the Paul Hartley Quartet. Mike Farmer
Trane's Blues; The Way You Look Tonight; On the Sunny Side of the
Street; Lullaby of Birdland; Moonlight in Vermont; Rhythm-A-Ning; Desafinado; How Long Has This Been Going On?; Take Five; I Want To Be Happy
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