When every week bought a new trend, every copy of NME a new band and every trip to London a slight refining of image the early 80's were a wonderful place to discover music. One of the brief eras was the rise of jazz tinged pop epitomised by the likes of Weekend, Everything but the Girl and the first Style Council album.
As clean as a crisp white button down shirt, as fresh as a summers day on Ipanema Beach and as cool as Les Bains Douches after dark, the gentle shimmering guitars gave colour to the day, the rolling samba rhythm's added a swagger to the roll of the waves and the melancholy sway of the saxophone heralded the coming of another glorious Soho night.
Those gentle explorations led to a deep and abiding love of Jazz that has been with me ever since. With spring here and summer just around the corner the urge is with me again - Blow man, blow!
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