A Jazz Club Session With The Crane River Jazz Band

In the history of British Trad Jazz two bands loom large from the 1940s revival, George Webb's Dixielanders and The Crane River Jazz Band.  The Crane River Band included Ken Colyer and Monty Sunshine two musicians who would go on to greater things. Although the band had come to an end by 1953 when Colyer set out on his pilgrimage to New Orleans they reformed in the 1970's and continued to play.  This live recording comes from 1988 and was recorded by Allan Gilmour who has captured all the excitement and atmosphere of a Crane River Jazz Band gig.