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| During my time with the Pete Allen Jazz Band through the 1980's, I got to know Nat Gonella very well. He was always a source of encouragement to me. Here he is with L-R, Chris Hodgkins, Pete Allen, Bernie Allen, Me, Len Thwaites and Graham Scriven. |
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| I got to play with Al Grey (from the Count Basie Orchestra) on a delightful summers evening in the late 80's at the True Heart, an old coaching inn in the small village of Bishopstone, near Swindon. He played a storm and gave me some great encouragement. He signed this photo for me. Little did I know I'd be playing his part in the Back To Basie Orchestra some 15 years later! |
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| During my time with the Rod Mason Hot Five in Germany in the early 90's, Clarinettist Paul Harrison and yours truly went for a quiet pint(?) and were led astray by some American tourists at the famous Hofbrauhaus during the Oktoberfest in Munich. |
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