It does what it says on the tin and if it's not on the tin then it's in Colin Hancock's album notes. Hancock, is well known to those denizens of the Village Hotel down North Tyneside way and he provides useful information on the musicians and the tunes.
Alexander is dexterous and fluent on clarinet - a worthy successor to the late Ken Peplowski on that instrument? Maybe. Whatever, he can certainly dance around the instrument delivering a master class on a set of early 20th century rags and jazz classics including some from Sidney Bechet and Jelly Roll Morton.
Paxton and Fowkes are without a doubt latter day professors of the idiom - straight out of a Storyville sporting house. Paxton also 'sings' on Sweetheart O'Mine.
Adkins and Dorn stomp along merrily and the whole sh'bang is jolly good fun and if Colin Hancock brings any discs to the Classic Jazz Party in November they'll sell like hot CDs. However, you don't have to wait that long. Turtle Bay Records released the album last Friday and it's available via the usual suspects. Lance
Wild Cat Blues; Slidin'; Dizzy Fingers; The Buffalo Rag; Nola; You and a Canoe; Blackstick; Ragtime Oriole; Little Bits; Shreveport Stomp; Sweetheart O'Mine.
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