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Phil Shotton (baritone sax); John Padfield (alto sax); Owen Bryce (trumpet); Mike Monument (French horn); Mathew Horner (trombone); Adam Dutch (tuba); Tom Sykes (keyboards); Matt Lawton (double bass); Andy Bold (drums).
As Paul Hartley in his welcoming speech, this nine-piece ensemble is the largest to be featured at the Moor Club's Sunday jazz nights.
Phil Shotton provided the charts and assembled a very talented group of musicians to play them. As well as tackling the Birth of the Cool tunes, there was enough time to delve into the Kind of Blue repertoire which featured some nice harmon mute work from Owen Bryce a person, I have heard about but never seen live. Miles would have nodded his approval of his version of All Blues.
I enjoyed this gig a lot more than I expected to and I must commend the man who impressed me a lot with his solid swinging basswork, Matt Lawton another new name to make a note of. Another soloist who interested me with his solo style was John Padfield. He sounded very original, a bit like a mixture of Johnny Hodges and Phil Woods.
Everyone agreed it was a superb gig and I hope Phil can get more gigs for this excellent unit.
Next MONDAY, May 4, it's Gair Carson with The Paul Hartley Quartet. Mike Farmer
Move; Moon Dreams; Venus De Milo; Budo; Freddie Freeloader; Deception;So What; Godchild; Boplicity; Rocker; Rouge; All Blues; Flamenco Sketches; Just at the Roost + encore.
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