Warren Vaché, Alan Barnes: The London Session – review

(Woodville)It's new, imaginative treatment that keeps old tunes alive, and this album provides 10 perfect examples. Vaché is a great cornet player with a quicksilver musical mind, and Barnes, a master saxophonist, has a magic touch when it comes to orchestrating for small ensembles. Surrounded by his settings of songs such as "My Funny Valentine" and "Sophisticated Lady", Vaché's tone takes on a golden glow. Furthermore, with saxophonist Andy Panayi and trombonist Mark Nightingale completing t...

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