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Mike Hall (tenor sax); Andrzej Baranek (keyboards); Bim Williams (bass); Eryl Roberts (drums)
What I like about Mike Hall is that he always puts on an interesting selection of tunes, and tonight was no exception. We heard some Strayhorn, a great Lee Morgan ballad, some Jerome Kern and a favourite of mine - Gone With the Wind. Nothing to do with the film of the same name as Mike pointed out.
Another tune that I liked was Ghost of a Chance which made me think of a 78 record I may still own by the great Charlie Ventura, a name you do not hear much about these days.
The second set contained more delights that were well received by the audience of about 60 jazz fans.
The only tune I was not too impressed by was The Window, written by Austrian Gunther Kuermayer in the style of Norwegian reeds man Jan Garbarek I'm afraid this genre is not to my taste.
Full marks to the rhythm section. They did a fine job of keeping things swinging and some of those tempos were very fast indeed.
It was another good night of modern jazz at the Moor Club. If I had to pick a highlight I think it would be Ceora from the first set. Mike really nailed this one.
Next Sunday night the Frank Griffith Quartet will be here, 8:00-10:00pm.
Mike Farmer
Gone With the Wind; Ceora; Soon; Ghost of a Chance; The Song Is You; But Not For Me; The Window; A Flower is a Lonesome Thing; Four Brothers; Cherokee.
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