Norman Thatcher, a superior trad jazz trumpeter whose style sometimes mixes Ken Colyer with Bunk Johnson, shows off the surprising influence of Bix Beiderbecke on several of the numbers (including "Sorry," "I'm Coming Virginia" and "Louisiana") on this 1997 quintet set. Teamed up with four complementary players (the versatile John Wurr on clarinet, alto and baritone, pianist Hugh Crozier, banjoist Sarah Roofe and Steve Davis on tuba), Thatcher and his excellent group explore such other numbers as "A Porter's Love Song," ...
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Norman Thatcher, a superior trad jazz trumpeter whose style sometimes mixes Ken Colyer with Bunk Johnson, shows off the surprising influence of Bix Beiderbecke on several of the numbers (including "Sorry," "I'm Coming Virginia" and "Louisiana") on this 1997 quintet set. Teamed up with four complementary players (the versatile John Wurr on clarinet, alto and baritone, pianist Hugh Crozier, banjoist Sarah Roofe and Steve Davis on tuba), Thatcher and his excellent group explore such other numbers as "A Porter's Love Song," "Hilarity Rag," "Dardanella" and even "Good Night Sweetheart." The music is played with spirit, swing and creativity within the New Orleans jazz idiom. Well worth searching for. ~ Scott Yanow, Rovi
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