Georgie Fame & The Blue Flames Swan Songs
2013 CD
Big Band
Cool Jazz
Bop

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Three Line Whip
bass Alec Dankworth
tracks 12 composed by Mike O'Neill
drums James Powell
guitar Tristan Powell
organ [hammond b3], lead vocals, composed by, piano Georgie Fame
percussion Ralph Salmins
saxophone Alan Skidmore
trumpet Guy Barker
vibraphone Anthony Kerr
tracks 4, 12 vocals Madeline Bell
A review from The Guardian:

As the title suggests, this is Georgie Fame’s final album. It’s so full of life, energy and bright ideas that it doesn’t seem possible but, at 72, he means it. The 12 numbers constitute a kind of summing-up of his musical world. They range from a brief hymn-like tune recalling his Methodist childhood, through echoes of Count Basie, R&B, calypso, bebop, and a marvellous rap in praise of Mose Allison (“my mentor”), all ending with a muttered list of a lifetime’s heroes above a long, fading riff. There are instrumental pieces as well as songs, with sparkling solos from long-serving members of the Blue Flames, including Guy Barker, Alan Skidmore and Anthony Kerr. Beautiful.
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