Jazz Social, returned for its second festive outing in the basement of Colchester's, Three Wise Monkeys on Saturday 27th Dec 25.

The difficult second album....?

Behave...... It did not disappoint!

Dave Malone & Mark Sweet, set the perfect scene, enabling Nick Bartlett to tip toe the fine line between hard percussive, not on shazaam tracks, and fusion floor fillers. 

Michael Cooper & Chris White, rounded off the night perfectly, giving the classics and newer found floor fillers exactly the right amount of breathing space. (Norman Connors, Galliano, Hank Mobley & Alice Babs, always make me a happy man)

Thank you to all who attended, dressed and danced - nobody failed to impress.  

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Here's a few records I was lucky enough to play during the night, plus a few funk/fusion/boogie tracks to round off the selection.

If interested - Track list below: 

1. Mongo Santamaria - Watermelon Man
2. Chick Corea - Central Park
3. Paz - Ac/Dc
4. Da Lata - Asking Eyes
5. Johnny Hammond - Los Conquistadores Chocolates
6. Gustav Brom - Calling Up The Rain (Vzývanie Dažďa)
7. Babatunde And Phenomena - Levels Of Conciousness
8. The Charlie Rouse Band - Cinnamon Flower
9. Irakere - Encuentro
10. Rhythm Makers - Monterey
11. Ruben Wilson & The Cost of Living - Got To Get Your Own
12. Donald Byrd - Changes (Makes You Wanna Hustle)
13. Freeez - Stay
14. James Taylor Quartet - Grooving Home
15. Aquarian Dream - Fantasy 
16. Wilfred Parker - I Wanna Be With You

**Cheers, Ciao, Peace **

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