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November 2006
gig reviews

Oren Marshall - Charming Transport Band
John Law Trio
Andy Sheppard - 200 Saxophones - the opening of Gillett Square
Convergence Quartet
Robert Mitchell and Omar Puente
Ian Shaw
Mike Westbrook Village Band Project
Christine Tobin
Billy Jenkins
Huw Warren and Peter Herbert, Led Bib
Anker, Craig, Cleaver & Curios
Nikki Yeoh
Dog Soup
Sex Mob
Taeko Kunishima

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November 2006 gig reviews by Chris Parker

Ian Shaw

Saturday 11

One of the club's most dependable attractions, Ian Shaw, gave a typically intimate, breezily informal but unaffectedly virtuosic performance, taking in everything from Cole Porter's 'Get Out of Town' (dedicated to Mel Tormé via a characteristically amusing anecdote involving an Amsterdam brothel and a neckbrace) and sensitive visits to 'Angel Eyes' and 'Skylark' to a couple of songs ('Night in the City' and 'Talk to Me') from his latest Joni Mitchell-composed album.

Instead of his customary solo performance (during which he accompanies himself on piano), however, Shaw had Dave Preston with him, and he was thus able to air pieces from his forthcoming album, composed with the guitarist.

'Pamela', one such, was a touching schooldays-reminiscence song with an appropriately tender melody; if it's typical of the rest of the pair's collaborative efforts, the (Linn) album will be well worth investigating. Another unequivocally enjoyable performance from one of the UK's most assured and skilful acts.

 

 

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