Neil Yates (trumpet, tenor sax; vocals); Andrzej Baranek (keyboards); Joshua Cavanagh-Brierley (bass); Rick Weedon (drums).
Neil Yates was actually born in Stockport and now resides in North Wales where he can be regularly heard at a small pub near Llandudno - the Penryn Arms on Monday nights. I intend to visit this venue at the earliest opportunity. For tonight's gig Neil was backed by a superb trio including a drummer new to me, Rick Weedon, who did some tasty brushwork on the Louis Armstrong tune Do You Know What It Means To Miss New Orleans?. I used to own an EP of Louis doing this number with Jack Teagarden which I liked a lot.
A big surprise was Neil saying he was singing in care homes. He mentioned Sinatra and Dean Martin and in the first set we heard Neil tackle All the Way in the Sinatra style. My friend Jeff reminded me that Lee Morgan recorded the same tune. I must also mention Neil played his Montreux tenor sax extensively and I was impressed with the great mellow sound he produced. As you can see from the set list he likes a good tune and I found it a very entertaining evening. Mike Farmer
You're My Everything; What Are You Doing the Rest Of Your Life?; All the Way; Recado Bossa Nova; The Gentle Rain; On the Street Where You Live; Do You Know What it Means To Miss New Orleans?; What Is This Thing Called Love?
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