Artist: Alan Barnes
Born: July 23, 1959. Altrincham, England
Genre: Jazz, Be-Bop, Cool Jazz, Film Score, Big Band, Swing, Easy Listening
Occupation: Musician, Composer, Arranger, Bandleader
Instruments: Saxophone, Clarinet
Alan Barnes is an English Jazz Musician. He studied at Leeds College of Music and became proficient on Alto and Baritone Saxophone and Clarinet. He led several groups including Pizza Express Modern Jazz Sextet, and recorded with Dave Newton, Tony Coe, Ken Peplowski, John Horler, Brian Lemon, Alan Plater, Martin Taylor and Warren Vache. He dominated the Saxophone and Clarinet Section of the British Jazz Awards throughout the '90s and performs at major International Jazz Festivals.
Title: Alan Barnes + Eleven - 60th Birthday Celebration (New Takes On Tunes From '59) (2019)
Genre: Jazz, BeBop, Cool Jazz, Film Score, Big Band, Swing, Easy Listening
Label: Woodville Records
Rating: *****
Tracks:
1. Boogie Stop Shuffle (5:37)
2. Take Five (7:16)
3. A Felicidale (6:59)
4. A Change Of Pace (5:42)
5. Dreamsville (8:23)
6. Little Rootie Tootie (5:27)
7. Naima (6:11)
8. As Catch Can (10:51)
9. The Single Petal Of A Rose (5:44)
10. Hi-Fly (6:05)
11. Blowing The Blues Away (7:49)
Personnel:
Alan Barnes: Alto & Baritone Saxophone, Clarinet, Bass Clarinet
Pat White: Trumpet
James Copus: Trumpet, Flugelhorn
Mark Nightingale: Trombone
Gordon Campbell: Trombone
Howard McGill: Alto Saxophone, Clarinet
Robert Fowler: Tenor Saxophone, Clarinet, Bass Clarinet
Andy Panayi: Tenor Saxophone, Flute, Clarinet
Mick Foster: Baritone Saxophone, Bass Clarinet
Robin Aspland: Piano
Sam Burgess: Bass
Matt Skelton: Drums
Alan Barnes + Eleven - 60th Birthday Celebration (New Takes On Tunes From '59) is the 60th Birthday Celebration Album of Alan Barnes, released on July 12, 2019 by Woodville Records, features eleven classic compositions from 1959, included are compositions by Duke Ellington Thelonious Monk, John Coltrane, Horace Silver, Gerry Mulligan and more!.
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