Two previous Zephyr Records Brian Lemon releases, parts of which are included in the CD reviewed below.


Hi Folks,

Further on from yesterdays quick email about the Tim Saunders gig at Mo's last night, this nag will be brief, as the following wind is now in an adverse direction!!

For those who missed last night, you missed a treat. Tim's Quartet were in good form, and we had the added real pleasure of Sheila Scott as his guest vocalist. It was an evening of very pleasent and sophisticated jazz, and the audience (from comments overheard) would like some more of the same soon!!

Tomorrow night (Thursday) at The Hedsor Social Club we have the Clive Burton Quintet plus one. Watch out for a well fed Dutch trumpet player imported from France(!) for the occasion. Entry £3 plus raffle, and,yes, we do still need your money as well as your company!! (even Mo's gig will be going up by an extra £1 next month).

Sunday, Century Jazz at Fifield as usual (8pm start).

Don't forget (well, I wont let you forget, but you know what I mean) the concert for Cancer Research UK on Friday week (12th May). Don't let a happy man get very old, do come along. I know you will have a super musical experience (look at the cast!), and its in a cause we all have reason to support.

What have I been listening too?

The CD that has impressed me most this week is a compilation of music from the Zephyr label, all of which includes British pianist Brian Lemon. I've been a fan of Brian's for many years. Another fan I met at Brecon referred to him as "the thinking man's pianist", which I can heartily endorse.

The Zephyr label has been issuing various collaborations which include Brian for many years now, and they have recently produced a retrospective of his work. I have most of the albums reflected in this new issue, but believe me, I had forgotten how good our best players can be. Here we see him with the likes of Dave Cliff, Tony Coe, Alan Barnes, Ruby Braff, Scott Hamilton, Roy Williams, George Masso to name but a few. It's a well recorded as well as a well played set, and if you haven't got all of the previous Zephyr releases, its a good place to start. Zephyr Records ZECD36 "The Brian Lemon Anthology" will get you it.

That's it for now folks, as usual you will find some artwork on the blog page.

TTFN

Geoff C

http://jazzfromgeoff.blogspot.com/