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DEAR GARY BARBER

My friend and collaborator GARY BARBER died yesterday

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Spike WellsJuly 21, 2023
ACK VÄRMELAND, DU SKÖNA

That’s the name of the Swedish folk song

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Spike WellsMay 1, 2023
SALVATORE NISTICO - HEAVYWEIGHT CONTENDER!

There he is! - in his pomp. The bruiser with a heart of gold.

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Spike WellsApril 14, 2023
GERI ALLEN. WHO? OH WOW!

When you’re a 77 year old jazz musician

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Spike WellsMarch 17, 2023
FRIENDSHIP AND PAUL ZEC

I am particularly saddened by the death of Paul Zec………..

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Spike WellsOctober 14, 2022
THE QUEEN IS DEAD. LONG LIVE THE CD.

I’m not of the right disposition

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Spike WellsSeptember 17, 2022
UNPLUG ME, PLEASE!

A deliberately provocative title for a short tribute

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Spike WellsJuly 20, 2022
IF A MAN IS TIRED OF BIG BANDS.................................

“The man who’s tired of big bands is tired of life”

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Spike WellsApril 1, 2022
TO BE PERFECTLY "CANDID" WITH YOU.......

Let me now wax lyrical about

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Spike WellsDecember 3, 2021
ALFRED'S ROCK'N'ROLL CASHCOW?

I was on drums with Ronnie Scott’s band

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Spike WellsNovember 11, 2021
BLOSSOM IN AUTUMN

This is a little tribute to the singer and pianist BLOSSOM DEARIE

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Spike WellsOctober 5, 2021
BRANSCOMBE BRAINSTORM

Alan Branscombe was one of my favourite British jazz musicians

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Spike WellsAugust 23, 2021
IS THERE A PERFECT JAZZ MOVIE? PART FOUR: EUREKA!!

And the winner is…………………………

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Spike WellsJuly 19, 2021
IS THERE A PERFECT JAZZ MOVIE? - PART 3: THE RUNNER-UP

Just to remind you, gentle reader

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Spike WellsJune 30, 2021
IS THERE A PERFECT JAZZ MOVIE? PART TWO - STILL HUNTING

To re-cap on the previous Musing, I’m looking for a film

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Spike WellsJune 16, 2021
IS THERE A PERFECT JAZZ MOVIE?

I don’t mean films with great jazz soundtracks

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Spike WellsJune 3, 2021
FREDDIE WAS ALWYAS REDDIE

The great pianist FREDDIE REDD died on 17th March aged 92!!

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Spike WellsMay 10, 2021
KENDALL'S KINGDOM

……………that is to say, the 2nd hand department in the basement

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Spike WellsApril 17, 2021
WALLY REMEMBERS episode #2

Hands up who went to the CLUB 11………..

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Spike WellsMarch 31, 2021
WAILIN' WELLINS - THE SAGA CONTINUES...........
WAILIN' WELLINS - THE SAGA CONTINUES...........

The Cork Jazz Festival in 2004

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Spike WellsMarch 18, 2021
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