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On Thursday evening we went to the Berrylands Hotel in Surbiton to see and hear Brian White's Magna Jazz Band. Special guest was Ken Reece, pictured playing one of his eight cornets, with Richard Lyons and Rex Bennett in the background. After my comment yesterday on how seldom we hear today's bands play 'My Gal Sal' we heard it for the second night in succession, this time at a much faster tempo. Our favourites were:
'Apex Blues' with fine solos on clarinet, cornet and trombone;
The Bix Beiderbecke composition 'Davenport Blues', seemingly played in place of my request for 'I'm Coming Virginia', my favourite number from the Bix repertoire;
Alan's keyboard solo 'Snowy Morning Blues'.

Labels: Jazz