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 HORNBLOWER

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	TRACKS	MUSICIANS
1	Snake Rag	Roger Marks (tbn/ldr)
2	Chimes Blues	John Shillito (tpt/vocs)
3	Lord, Lord, Lord	Ken Rennison (alto/sop)
4	Some Of These Days	'Eddie' Edwards (bjo)
5	I've Found A New Baby	Terry Turland (bs guitar)
6	All My Life	Terry Lidiard (dms)
7	Jump In The Line
8	Someday You'll Be Sorry
9	Isle Of Capri
10	The Barefoot Boy
11	That's A Plenty

 

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The band are indebted to the scores of distinguished parties who have reviewed our CD's and live performances over the years. Almost invariably their words have been heart warming. Quoted here are just a few examples that relate to the more recent line-ups of the band.

'There has been some consistency over the three years in the choice of favourite bands. In both surveys Roger Marks' Armada Jazz Band has been voted number one . . .'
Castaway News - Trevor Thomasin - Clevedon Jazz Club - July 2003

' . . . lets go into some lilting New Orleans style jazz tonight from trombonist Roger Marks and his Armada Jazz Band. I've featured Roger and his immaculate trombone playing often on this programme in different modes - from traditional to mainstream and beyond - and in all of them he comes up with the goods.'
Humphrey Lyttelton - 'Best of Jazz' - BBC Radio 2 - 12 January 2004

The Armada is one of Britain's top bands . . . '
Barry Clare - Just Jazz - August 2004

There are occasions when trad jazz is a matchless art form. Totally justifying this view is a suite of twelve live recordings by the experienced and accomplished Armada Jazz Band.'
Keith Ames, Editor - The Musician - Spring 2005

That was Marching Through Georgia by Roger Marks and his Armada Jazz Band. That band gets a very distinctive, almost contrapuntal ensemble sound and hits some great tempos - I like it!'
Humphrey Lyttelton - 'Best of Jazz' - BBC Radio 2 - 22 May 2006

' . . . outstanding English band . . . it is apparent from this latest CD that the band is first rate.'
Gerard Bielderman - Doctor Jazz Magazine - The Netherlands - September 2006

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Roger Marks' Armada Jazz Band - HORNBLOWER
Odd Wheel Series, Vol 4 - Leap Frog Records - LF9681CD

All tracks recorded live at The Odd Wheel, Wembury, Plymouth courtesy of Alan and Nada Gordon
("....best landlord and landlady in the West")
Tracks 2,3 on 6th December 2007
Tracks 4,5,6,8,9,10,11 on 13th December 2007
Tracks 1,7 on 20th December 2007

Recorded and Mastered by David Baker
Mixed by David Baker and Roger Marks
Produced by Roger Marks - 01752 767766
Graphic Design by Anthony Smith of Disc Manufacturing Services
Scenic Photography by Roger Marks

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