The Melbourne Connection

On the evening of 31 August 1998, Graeme Bell, Frank Johnson and Len Barnard with Steve Waddell's Creole Bells and guest Tom Baker came together before a packed house at North Sydney Leagues Club to take us back to the golden years of Australian jazz. The concert was repeated the following evening at Clubbe Hall in Mittagong, in the NSW Southern Highlands. The tunes on this CD were recorded at those two concerts.

Musicians

Graeme Bell - piano
Frank Johnson - trumpet,vocals
Len Barnard - drums, washboard
Steve Waddell - trombone, vocals
Bob Pattie - cornet
Eric Holroyd - cornet
Mike Edwards - vocals, clarinet, soprano sax
Ian Pearce - piano
Tony Orr - banjo
Fred Clark - tuba
Richard Opat - drums
Tom Baker - tenor saxophone




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