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On Saturday evening we saw Mike Barry's Select Six at The Rutland Arms in Catford, South-east London. All the band were fine musicians, including Mike Barry on trumpet, but I will single out Michael Holt (trombone) and John Lee (tenor sax & clarinet) for great individual performances. Michael's solo during 'Savoy Blues' would surely have satisfied Kid Ory himself.

'Father' Ted Simkin played an electric string bass, made to his own specification and pictured here. It sounded every bit as good as it looked and attracted much interest during the interval.

For the penultimate number 'What a Difference a Day Makes' one of the audience asked Selina to dance with him. They performed a slow jive together and Colin Dobson came over and fanned them, presumably to cool any excessive ardour !