The Tubby Hayes Quintet – Dancing in the Dark (CD, Savage Solweig Records, 2011) – Mint / Sealed Folk unusual time signatures

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Recorded at the Van Gelder Studio

captured at the Montreux Jazz Festival and continuing the trio’s celebrated run at the venue

With raw power and intimacy

The first classic Joy Division record

The Tubby Hayes Quintet – Dancing in the Dark (CD, Savage Solweig Records, 2011) – Mint / Sealed Folk unusual time signaturesA British jazz session led by Tubby Hayes, showcasing his robust tenor tone and tight small group interplay. Dancing in the Dark reflects Hayes command of hard bop phrasing within a quintet setting that balances swing and melodic clarity. Mint and Sealed CD on Savage Solweig Records (2011).