DESCRIPTION:
The jazz standard "Prelude to a kiss" composed by Duke Ellington and played in a great arrangement at a gig promoted by Jazz Steps that features:
BRANDON ALLEN (TENOR SAX)
ROSS STANLEY (PIANO/HAMMOND ORGAN)
ARNIE SOMOGYI (BASS)
MATT HOME (DRUMS)
http://www.jazzsteps.co.uk/live_2017_allen.php

"Brandon Allen's current Gene Ammons Project focuses on music spanning saxophonist Gene Ammons' entire career, from the late 1940s right through to the mid-1970s. Ammons was one of the founders of the Chicago style of tenor saxophone playing but was often in the shadow of his tenor-playing contemporaries, Dexter Gordon, Wardell Gray, and Sonny Stitt. Despite this he forged a lasting partnership with Stitt, recording some classic tenor battles in the 1950s. The quartet have played together for several years, and its joyous repertoire has been very well received at concerts throughout the UK and Australia."

We quoted, 'His four-octave range and flawless command of the altissimo register was nicely offset by his full-bodied yet raucous tonal quality offering something for fans of the entire history of the instrument - from Hawkins to Brecker - he's got 'em covered." from Frank Griffith, London Jazz News.

Visit https://brandonallen.co.uk/ and Twitter@bdajazz77

See also from the same gig a slow funky tune featuring Hammond B3 called "Ben", written by Michael Jackson at
https://youtu.be/6a8YQV0bvbs