Alan Barnes/Ken Poplowski: Doodle Oodle

(Woodville)Alan Barnes is around the UK jazz circuit so much, in so many different guises, that it's easy to take his virtuosity, ­professionalism and love of jazz's most accessible song-rooted manifestations for granted, not to mention his standup skills as the MC to his own work. But Barnes's frequent partnerships with American mainstream swingers who sense a kindred spirit (Scott Hamilton is a regular participant) frequently ­produce sessions that soar above ­formulaic trots throu...

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