On Friday afternoon we were back at Ampthill Methodist Church for another concert in the Ampthill Recitals series. Jazz vocalist Immy Churchill and guitarist Sol Grimshaw treated us to a celebration of American Songbook repertoire including 'Isn't This a Lovely Day?', 'I'm Puttin' All My Eggs in One Basket' and 'Stardust'. Immy and Sol were both very impressive performers - gentle, delicate and precise. It was good to be reminded of the similarities between the classic American Songbook and Brazilian bossa nova through a Tom Jobim song. And I loved their Gypsy Jazz version of 'After You've Gone' - which always reminds me of Dennis Potter's 'The Singing Detective'.
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