Jazz
Terry Lightfoot (cl, alto sx, voc)
Ian Hunter-Randall (tp)
Phil Rhodes (tb)
Barney Bates (pno)
John Armatage (dms)
Mike Godwin (st bs.)
From the start of his bandleading career in the mid-1950s, Terry Lightfoot's name has been synonymous with quality of sound and presentation. In this recording, Terry Lightfoot and his Band clearly demonstrate their versatility and ability to play a wide span of repertoire. With a programme ranging from the Bob Crosby classic 'Big Noise from Winnetka' to a fine small band version of Duke Ellington's hauntingly beautiful 'Black and Tan Fantasy', the band shows an uncanny ability to switch from a conventional and traditional jazz format to interpretations of big band classics such as Count Basie's 'Jumpin' at the Woodside' and Woody Herman's 'At the Woodchopper's Ball'.
Terry Lightfoot
Active Decade: '00s
Born: May 21, 1935 in Potters Bar, Middlesex, England
Genre: Jazz
Terry Lightfoot made his, professional debut as a bandleader in 1956, and since that time has established an international reputation as a clarinetist, saxophonist and vocalist of the highest calibre. He was prominent in the traditional jazz revival in Britain in the 1950''s and reached a much wider audience during the "Trad" boom of the early 1960''s. During this period, and in subsequent years, he has broadcast prolifically, both on radio and TV, recorded many albums, and appeared in the only movie to feature British jazz bands, "It''s Trad Dad!". In 1964, Terry made his first visit to the U.S.A. and played in New York at the legendary Eddie Condon club, and the following year toured Britain with the great Louis "Satchmo" Armstrong. He had previously met "Satch" in London in 1956, when he had the privilege of "jamming" with the man whose recordings first introduced him to jazz music as a teenager. During the course of his career, he has work |
