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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, tenor sax, clarinet), Alan Dandy (keyboard), Mick Durell (bass guitar) and Don Cook (drums). Guests were Kim Martine (pictured with John Barnes) and John Lang (trombone). Our favourite numbers were:
1) Too Close For Comfort, written by Jerry Bock, George David Weiss, and Larry Holofcener in 1956 as part of the score for the Broadway musical Mr. Wonderful starring Sammy Davis, Jr. The link is to a vocal by Peggy Lee.
2) Kim's vocal, at my request, the beautiful Close Your Eyes, composed by Bernice Petkere. The link is to a version by the Los Angeles Jazz Quartet.
3) Alan Dandy's feature with Mick, Misty composed by Errol Garner as heard on this link.
4) Alan Dandy's solo feature Snowy Morning Blues composed by James P Johnson. The link is to the Dutch Swing College, a favourite band of our youth.

For the second week in succession John Barnes tried to play the clarinet part of Jelly Roll Morton's Shreveport Stomp in a duet with Alan Dandy, who had no trouble with it. John's struggle was defined by his comment "I would rather have a colostomy". I wonder if he meant coloscopy ?

Labels: Jazz