The Piccolo – Tender Plays Tubby

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22a founder, producer and multi-instrumentalist, Tenderlonious, head’s up this incredibly special release for Jazz Detective Records, paying homage to the British jazz legend Tubby Hayes.

A chance sequence of events lead to Tenderlonious, getting his hands on Tubby Hayes’ Piccolo, resulting in this outstanding re-interpretation of four classic Tubby Hayes tracks. Features some of London’s finest jazz musicians, with the hope; to introduce a whole new generation of jazz fans to a true great of British jazz.

Personnel: Ed ‘Tender’ Cawthorne (piccolo, flute, soprano saxophone), Nick Walters (trumpet), Hamish Balfour (piano, vibes, Fender Rhodes), Pete Martin (bass guitar), Aidan Shepherd (accordion), Tim Carnegie (drums)