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This evening at The Cricketers in Horsell Birch, Woking, we saw Ian Cruickshank's Gypsy Jazz. Fantastic guitar playing by Ian Cruickshank and John Coverdale with the great Peter Morgan on bass, making this a great evening of jazz.
The numbers we found great for dancing due to the fine rhythm of the musicians were:
'Only You' as made famous by the Platters in the 1950s;
'Making Whoopee' most recent fame from Michelle Pfeiffer on the piano top in 'The Fabulous Baker Boys';
'Georgia On My Mind', Hoagy Carmichael's most enduring composition.
Numbers to which we particularly enjoyed just listening;
'Tea for Two', a 1925 popular song by Vincent Youmans and Irving Caesar, introduced in the musical, 'No, No, Nanette';
'Take These Chains From My Heart' by Hank Williams, later recorded by Ray Charles;
'What a Wonderful World' by Bob Thiele (AKA George Douglas) and George David Weiss, first recorded by Louis Armstrong;
'Tequila' as made famous by The Champs in the 1950s;
'Samba d'uma nota so' by the great Brazilian composer Jobim.

Labels: Jazz