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Good to see things back to normal after a five week break and who better to re-start the jazz activities than Munch and his bunch of very experienced musicians?
The first set opener was a Harold Arlen number I wish I Knew and this was followed by a tune that became popular when Sonny Rollins featured it on his iconic album The Bridge. I've heard Munch play Without a Song many times and this rendition of the Vincent Yeomans composition was as good as any I've heard apart from Sonny's. To close the first set the flute was chosen for Roland Kirk's Serenade to a Cuckoo and this evoked memories of hearing Kirk live at various venues when he toured throughout the north west, sometimes with his own band.
The final number was Hank Mobley's wonderful tune from his Blue Note Album Soul Station. This I Dig of You which is a number that every tenor player has to grapple with sooner or later. Everyone was blowing at full steam ahead and the audience seemed well satisfied with this evening's performance.
More interesting gigs are in the pipeline and next Sunday, Sept. 7, Richard Iles and his band Heaton Deluxe will be onstage 8:00-10:oopm. £5 entry.
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I Wish I Knew; Without a Song; Ceora; Up Jumped Spring; Serenade to a Cuckoo; The Best Things in Life are Free; Softly as in a Morning Sunrise; Speak Low; Alice in Wonderland; This I Dig of You.
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