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The final instalment of our LOCKDOWN series... and we've saved the best till last! Very pleased to welcome our mate Mike Lovatt to guest on this one. This is a brilliant chart, arranged by the great Tom Kubis, that we put together for our gig at Sage Gateshead in February '20... one of the final shows we played before lockdown, so it seems fitting that this tune should also make an appearance as our final remote recording. Trumpet - Mike Lovatt Alto 1 - Steve Summers, solo Alto 2 - Keith Robinson Tenor 1 - Jamie Toms Tenor 2 - Dave Kerridge Bari - Laurie Rangecroft Trumpet 1 - Dick Stacey Trumpet 2 - Gordon Marshall Trumpet 3 - Pete Tanton Trumpet 4 - Michael Lamb, MD Trombone 1 - Kieran Parnaby Trombone 2 - Chris Kurji-Smith Trombone 3 - Chris Gray Trombone 4 - John Flood Piano - Graham Don Guitar - Pawel Jedrzejewski Bass - Mike Whent Kit - Guy Swinton Arranged - Tom Kubis

Fascinating Rhythm comp. George Gershwin arr. Nelson Riddle tscb. Jon Harpin

A clip from our last gig at Flat Caps Coffee before Covid-19 struck back in February... seems like an age ago, but really pleased we snuck in with this show before lockdown - fabulous evening and brilliant audience! CATCH AS CATCH CAN comp Lennie Niehaus Saxes: Steve Summers, Keith Robinson, Jamie Toms (solo), Dave Kerridge, Laurie Rangecroft Trumpets: Gordon Marshall, Dick Stacey, Pete Tanton, Michael Lamb Trombones: Kieran Parnaby, Mark Ferris, Chris Kurji-Smith, John Flood Piano: Graham Don (solo), Guitar: Pawel Jedrzejewski, Bass: Michael Whent, Kit: Dave McKeague

Since the flippin' Coronavirus has taken over the world - we got a bit sick of no gigs and just sitting at home... so we thought we'd give this a shot! ‼️ 100% FILMED AND RECORDED ON MOBILE PHONES ‼️ Vocals - Alice Grace Alto 1 - Steve Summers Alto 2 - Keith Robinson Tenor 1 - Jamie Toms Tenor 2 - Dave Kerridge Bari - Laurie Rangecroft Trumpet 1 - Gordon Marshall Trumpet 2 - Michael Lamb Trumpet 3 - Pete Tanton Trumpet 4 - Dick Stacey Trombone 1 - Kieran Parnaby Trombone 2 - Chris Kurji-Smith Trombone 3 - Kieran Parnaby Trombone 4 - John Flood Piano - Graham don (Solo) Guitar - Pawel Jedrzejewski Bass - Michael Whent Kit - Guy Swinton (and his kids) Mixed and Editied - Liam Gaughan & Michael Lamb Video - Michael Lamb ROUTE 66 Comp Bobby Troup Arr Dave Tanner