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This evening we went to the George & Dragon in Thames Ditton (pictured) to see the John Barnes quartet, comprising John Barnes (baritone sax, alto sax, clarinet, vocal), Alan Dandy (keyboard), Mick Durelle (string bass) and Don Cook (drums). Our favourite numbers were:
1) Wrap Your Troubles In Dreams, written by Harry Barris with lyrics by Ted Koehler and Billy Moll, published in 1931. This link is to the version by the late Les Paul and Mary Ford.
2) Alan Dandy's solo feature Take Five, written by Paul Desmond and performed by The Dave Brubeck Quartet on their 1959 album Time Out.
3) Guest vocalist Kim Martine's first number What a Difference a day Made, originally written in Spanish by Mexican composer María Méndez Grever in 1934 as Cuando Vuelva A Tu Lado. The English lyrics were written by Stanley Adams and made famous by Harry Roy & his Orchestra. The song is in the Bolero romantic style and its also known as 'What a Difference a Day Makes' as in this version by Dinah Washington. I call this Selina's song because she once danced to it at the Rutland Arms with a guy called Richard, immediately after claiming she was too tired to stay any longer.
John Shepherd (trumpet) and John Lang (trombone) joined the band for 'I've Found A New Baby', 'Who's Sorry Now' and 'Ring Dem Bells'.

Labels: Jazz