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'Wending' Bernie McGann

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Aug 17, 2012 Updated Aug 27, 2012

A new double album from Sydney sax man Bernie McGann, released to celebrate his 75th Birthday year...

Disc One

1. 'The Breeze and I' (Lecuona-Casado)
2. 'Mex' (McGann)
3. 'Blues For Jackie' (Dorham)
4. 'ACNR' (McGann)
5. 'Sweet and Lovely' (Arnheim, Tobias, Lemare)

Disc Two

1. 'Fried Bananas' (Gordon)
2. 'Wendy' (Desmond)
3. 'Ashburner St' (Robson)
4. 'What Am I Here For' (Ellington)
5. 'One For Dex' (McGann)

In the band

Bernie McGann; alto
Warwick Alder; trumpet
Brendan Clarke; bass
Lloyd Swanton; bass ('Mex', 'Blues For Jackie', 'Fried Bananas', 'Ashburner St')
Andrew Dickeson; drums
John Pochee; drums ('Mex', 'Blues For Jackie', 'Fried Bananas', 'Ashburner St')

CD: Wending (Rufus RF 113)

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Bernie McGann (born 22 June 1937) is an Australian jazz alto saxophone player. He began his career in the late 1950s and is still active as a performer, composer and recording artist. Born in Granville, New South Wales, in Sydney's western suburbs, McGann first came to prominence as part of a loose alliance of modern jazz musicians who performed at the El Rocco Jazz Cellar in Kings Cross, Sydney...

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