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ABC Jazz Home > Programs > Thursday Night Live > Bernie McGann: 75th Birthday Concert
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Tracks in this feature
1. 'Take the Coltrane' (Ellington)
2. 'Wendy' (Desmond)
3. 'Hot House' (Dameron)
4. 'God Bless the Child' (Holiday, Herzog)
5. 'Strike Up the Band' (Gershwins)
6. Encore - Blues in F
In the band
Bernie McGann; alto, MC
Paul Grabowsky; piano, MC
Jonathan Zwartz; bass
Tim Firth; drums
Recorded: June 22, 2012
Live at SIMA, The Sound Lounge, Sydney
Engineers: James Kennedy, David Bates
Artist Biography
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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Bernie, you're a Heaven-sent musical messenger in our angst-filled world. An inspirational gold medal winner in the devoted hearts of all serious jazz devotees. Happy Birthday sweet soul - and stay with us as long as you wish. We need you. Any musical excursion involving Master McGann remains compelling listening.
Christopher Lynch.
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