JadyAdie Qnote Records/ Newquay Music QNT10111
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Price: £10.99
Album photo by David Hurley
Father and son, John and Alec Dankworth, have been playing duo tunes off and on in John’s Old Rectory Studios for the past four years.
Now you can hear them all on JadyAdie, a new CD on Qnote records.
Alec says his dad is definitely a frustrated bass player.
“He bought a bass guitar to learn to write for it and taught himself a mean blues line, which he proudly demonstrates whenever he gets the chance.”
No need for John to play this time around, though – he has Alec, one of the finest double bass players in Europe, to do that for him.
Although, according to Alec, dad is a pretty hard taskmaster.
“The tracks include standards, originals based on standards and new compositions, including a couple by John’s long-time friend Ken Gibson. Most have fiendishly difficult bass lines – thanks, Dad!”
The 11 tracks include Mood Indigo, the song father and son first took to duetting on and which became a favourite in concerts, Harlem Airshaft and Let’s Call The Whole Thing Off, in addition to the Dankworth and Gibson compositions.
And what does the title of the album mean? Well, say it out loud and listen to what springs to mind – initially, that is…
Track Listing
- Harlem Airshaft
- Angel Glow
- Quiet Brew
- Zodiac
- Let’s Call The Whole Thing Off
- Bass Elergy
- Upbeat Downbeat
- Rainbow Room
- Double Stop
- Mood Indigo
- Song For Two
Recommendations
- FAIR OAK FUSIONS, John Dankworth and Julian Lloyd Webber
- IN A MELLOW TONE, John Dankworth Quintet
- METRO, John Dankworth and Rod Argent