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Mark Crooks/Nat Steele Sextet play “Stan Getz and Cal Tjader”
Stan Getz & Cal Tjader had a highly successful partnership in the late 1950s. Mark Crooks on tenor sax and Nat Steele on vibes, as part of a wonderful sextet, play selections from the 1958 album.
The combination of tenor sax with vibraphone is a particularly warm and luxurious sound, and has been featured very successfully by several leading tenor players including Sonny Rollins (with Milt Jackson) and Joe Henderson (with Bobby Hutcherson).
Stan Getz and Cal Tjader had an especially successful partnership in the late 1950s, leading an all-star sextet including Scott La Faro, Vince Guaraldi, Eddie Duran and on his very first recording drum master Billy Higgins.
The sextet led by tenor player Mark Crooks and vibraphonist Nat Steele celebrate this collaboration, playing selections from their brilliant 1958 album. The sextet perform gorgeous arrangements of standards For All We Know, I’ve Grown Accustomed To Her Face and My Buddy along with swinging originals by Tjader and Guaraldi, Ginza Samba and Big Bear. Getz’s other vibraphone partnerships are also showcased, with selections from his recordings with vibes masters Lionel Hampton and Gary Burton.
Featured in the rhythm section are some of the UK’s finest jazz musicians: guitarist Colin Oxley, bassist Lorenzo Morabito, pianist Matyas Gayer and drummer Mark Taylor.
Cabaret Seating includes a cheese board and a glass of wine.
Balcony seating includes a glass of wine.