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This evening we went to the George & Dragon in Thames Ditton to see the John Barnes quartet, comprising John Barnes (baritone sax, alto sax, clarinet and vocal), Alan Berry (keyboard), Mick Durelle (string bass) and Trevor Tomkins (drums, pictured). It is hard to pick out specific numbers; they were all good. We will just briefly mention:
Dream a Little Dream of Me usually credited to Fabian Andre and Wilbur Schwandt with lyrics by Gus Kahn and most famously recorded by the Mamas and The Papas as in the YouTube link;
Where or When from the 1937 Rodgers and Hart musical Babes In Arms, first performed by Ray Heatherton and Mitzi Green and then famously by the Benny Goodman Trio as in the YouTube link;
Can't Help Loving That Man of Mine from the musical Show Boat with music by Jerome Kern, lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II and based on a novel by Edna Ferber.
Guests John Shepherd and John Lang played three numbers, including 'Do You Know What It Means To Miss New Orleans' written by Eddie DeLange and Louis Alter and first heard in the movie 'New Orleans' in 1947, where it was performed by Louis Armstrong and sung by Billie Holiday. This is not to be confused with the very different Hoagy Carmichael number 'New Orleans' (John Shepherd please note).

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