On Monday evening at The Cricketers in Horsell Birch we saw the Phil Brown Swingtet back to normal line-up, complete with hats (see picture; Mrs Pat Brown in the foreground). This comprised Phil Brown (trombone), Lester Brown (trumpet, flugel horn), Mark Aston (Tenor Sax, Clarinet and curly soprano sax), Ken Ames (guitar), Andrew Clancy (keyboard), Mike Bennett (bass) and David Clancy (drums). Having discussed jazz composers with Axel at our table, I will attempt to name them all below. Our favourite numbers, as usual, were the slow ones, to which we danced:
'Georgia on my Mind' by Hoagy Carmichael and
'Tin Roof Blues' arranged and re-named by Walter Melrose and the New Orleans Rhythm Kings although it is based on 'Rusty Nail Blues' an early jazz riff used by legendary New Orleans cornetist Buddy Petit. Trombonist George Brunis is also sometimes credited as composer.
Having criticised modern jazz on this weblog I must say that we very much enjoyed Mark's tenor solos on
'Sunny Moon for Two' by Sonny Rollins
'After Supper' by Neal Hefti
'Shiny Stockings' by Frank Foster, of which Phil Brown once said to Selina "like the ones you're wearing". It was shiny tights last night because the door to the garden is continually opened and closed, letting the warm air out.
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