Nevada Street Four

Oliver's Jazz Bar, Greenwich

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Martin Wheatley

Richard White

Richard White

Malcolm Earle-Smith 

Malcolm Earle-Smith 

Martin Wheatley

Richard White

Richard White

Richard White

Richard White

Colin Good 

Colin Good 

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Malcolm Earle-Smith (trombone); Richard White (clarinet; baritone saxophone); Colin Good (piano); Martin Wheatley (guitar);

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Deed I Do - Fred Rose & Walter Hirsch 1926

Black and Tan Fantasy - Duke Ellington 1927

Chinatown, My Chinatown - William Jerome & Jean Schwartz 1910

The Glad Rag Doll - Milton Ager & Jack Yellen 1928

Undecided - Sid Robins & Charlie Shavers 1938

(Up a) Lazy River - Louis Armstorng 1931

If I Could Be With You (One Hour Tonight) - James P. Johnson & Henry Creamer 1926

- encore

Oh, Baby (?)

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The reason I went to see this band was the previous collaboration of Malcolm Earle Smith with Bryan Ferry. Obviously nothing in common between Nevada Street Four and Roxy Music; this was a '30 jazz night with an outstanding Richard White on clarinet. 

The best part of the evening for me was the baritone saxophone, an instrument that I had never heard live before. The vocal interludes were a very nice treat as well, with Malcolm Earle-Smith confidently delivering a scat improvisation. 

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