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This evening at The Cricketers in Horsell Birch we saw the Phil Brown Swingtet, comprising Phil Brown (trombone), Lester Brown (trumpet, flugel horn), Mark Aston (Tenor Sax, Alto Sax, Clarinet), Ken Ames (guitar), Andrew Clancy (keyboard), Mike Bennett (string bass) and David Clancy (drums). As usual with this band, we heard jazz from the 1920s to around 1960. We like the variation, though not everyone agrees with us.
Numbers we particularly liked were:
'Don't Mean a Thing if it Ain't got That Swing' with a great tom-tom intro by David and vocal by Phil;
'Carnaval' from Black Orpheus by Luiz Bonfa, played by Mark with the rhythm section;
'Lullaby of Birdland' music by George Shearing, referring to Charlie 'Bird' Parker and the Birdland jazz club named after him;
'Just a Gigolo / I Ain't Got Nobody', vocal by Ken, supported by Phil and the rhythm section;
'My Funny Valentine' featuring Mark and Lester.
Guests were Ray Poole (keyboard) and Peter Clancy (string bass), playing 'Autumn Leaves' and 'Centrepiece'.
The picture shows Peter Clancy chatting to Pat Brown while four members of their families (+3 others) play jazz !

Labels: Jazz