Live at Peggy's Skylight, by The Fourmasons

Live at Peggy's Skylight

by The Fourmasons

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horngarth Loving the vibe on this and such a great recording. More please! Favorite track: Softly.

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1.	Softly 09:44	buy track
2.	Sentimental 11:37	buy track
3.	Ralph 07:03	buy track
4.	Monk 09:14	buy track
5.	Wine and Roses 09:07	buy track
6.	Yes, We've Met 08:48	buy track

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The Fourmasons ‘Live at Peggy’s Skylight’

Improvisations and impressions around tunes such as Softly, as in a Morning Sunrise (Romberg/Hammerstein), In a Sentimental Mood (Duke Ellington), Ralph's Piano Waltz (John Abercrombie), Blue Monk (Thelonious Monk), Days of Wine and Roses (Mancini/Mercer), plus an original tune penned by The Fourmasons' very own Peter Houtman: Yes, We've Met.

Recorded live at Peggy's Skylight, Nottingham, UK.
Saturday September 5th, 2020.

Peggy’s booker, Paul Deats, had put out a call looking for artists to get back and help establish post-lockdown gigs at their fabulous venue. The team there had done an amazing job in organising tools to run events online, paired with a takeaway service from their in-house kitchen. By the time our date came round, Nottingham’s C19 restrictions had been eased and the gig ran as a hybrid event of online livestream plus a physical audience in the venue, in two sittings, as ‘Twilight’ at 6pm and ‘Highlight’ from 8pm. We really liked the idea of playing these extended sets as it harkened back to the days of the original jazz club formats - only not finishing quite so late!
With the gig being streamed, Paul had also kindly offered to record the audio feeds and these form the basis of what you hear on this album. Enjoy!

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released December 4, 2020

The Fourmasons:
Lee Allatson - drum set
Peter Houtman - piano
Fino Lopes - guitar
Steve Nutter - bass
Ryan West - tenor

Live sound and recording capture - Paul Deats
Audio and artwork production - LBA
Additional photography - Sam Francisco

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The Fourmasons England, UK

A UK-based quintet founded on diverse musical histories within swing jazz standards, latin, free improvisation, ska and reggae, as well as afro, pop, rock, funk and experimental music. Band members have worked with the likes of Dave Murray, Alan Skidmore, Stan Barker, Liane Carroll, Rico Rodriguez and Dawn Penn. ... more