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Test Piece

The newly enhanced version of this blog, improved at great expense, enables me to upload audio files. I thought I’d check out that facility by sharing this rendition of the tune Petite Fleur which was written in 1952 by the great Sidney Bechet but made famous by Monty Sunshine by a recording with Chris Barber’s band in 1959. The version here was performed in the 1990s in a little recording studio in Gateshead. Can you identify the clarinet player? (Hints: (i) it is not Sidney Bechet; (ii) nor is it Monty Sunshine; and (iii) it was my Dad playing the drums…)

This entry was posted on March 31, 2023 at 9:59 pm and is filed under Biographical, Jazz with tags . You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.

3 Responses to “Test Piece”

  1. Anton Garrett's avatar
    Anton Garrett Says:
    April 1, 2023 at 12:58 pm

    Humph?

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  2. Unknown's avatar
    Just a Closer Walk with Thee | In the Dark Says:
    April 9, 2023 at 11:34 am

    […] The recording that was played on that occasion was this one, made at the same session as the track I posted a few days ago, featuring the same personnel (including my Dad on the drums), but with vocals by a fine Jazz and […]

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