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Frank was born in Eugene in the US State of Oregon but now resides in Liverpool after stays in New York and London. Coincidently my son Lester has just returned from a work trip to Portland, Oregon and was telling me he enjoyed his short stay. Frank had selected a total of eleven tunes by composers such as Jobim, Henry Mancini, Sonny Rollins, and Irving Berlin.
The opening number was played on tenor sax, Lullaby In Rhythm, reminding me that I first heard this on an early Dexter Gordon LP. This was followed by the Mancini theme for Breakfast at Tiffany's played on clarinet by Frank and ably assisted by Richard Wetherall on his Nord Grand keyboard. Frank gets a great sound on clarinet and it was good to hear it featured so prominently throughout the evening.
Another composer I forgot to mention was the great Fats Waller, Keeping Out of Mischief Now. The intro by Wetherall was spot on and full marks to Dave and Eryl for a fine job of coping with some challenging and unfamiliar material.
Next Sunday, Oct. 26, Gair Carson with the Paul Hartley Quartet will be here 8:00-10:00pm. Mike Farmer
Lullaby in Rhythm; Breakfast at Tiffany's; The Best Thing For You; The Theme From Peter Gunn; Flamingo; I'm an Old Cowhand; Change Partners; Keeping Out of Mischief Now; Recorda Bossa Nova; Two For the Road; Sonnymoon For Two
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