Cuff Billett With The Dave Donohoe Band - "At The 2004 Bude Jazz Festival"
Catalogue Note:
I have waited nearly three years to record Dave’s fine band with Cuff Billet. A recording was planned at Keswick in 2002 but illness meant I missed the festival that year. So I was especially delighted when the chance came at Bude 2004 to record them together. This is one of the most exciting albums I have recorded in a very long time. Cuff Billet is without doubt one of the (if not the) finest New Orleans-style trumpeters playing today - anywhere, and his inspirational playing lifted the entire band. The other band members are:- Frank Brooker cl, ten sax, Dave Donohoe tb, Des Bacon pno, Malcolm Horne bjo, gtr, Annie Hawkins bs, Dion Cochrane dms. The tunes are:- S’il Vous Plait, Climax Rag, Maria Elena, Kid Thomas Boogie, Love Songs Of Long Ago, Come Back Sweet Papa, Original Tuxedo Rag, Tha Last Mile Of The Way, Tuxedo Junction, Hindustan, Aura Lee, Panama, Goodnight Sweet Prince. Over the years Eleanor had attended many jazz sessions with me but this was her last one. At Dave Donohoe’s request, the CD is dedicated to her memory. (78 min)
