Digby Fairweather Notes From A Jazz Life: Vol. 2 CD New 824046339722

Cornetist Digby Fairweather has become one of the leading figures on the British jazz scene, both as a bandleader and sideman in other leader\u2019s bands, and as a writer and broadcaster, as well as being the founder and director of the charity Jazz Centre UK in Southend, aimed at promoting, preserving and celebrating the culture of jazz.\n\nAs a cornetist, his style embraces many strands of jazz, being influenced by the likes of Nat Gonella, Louis Armstrong, Ruby Braff, Billy Butterfield, Bobby Hackett, and Red Nichols.\n\nThis 35-track-2CD set is the second volume of a retrospective of his career to date, compiled by Digby himself, and with substantial booklet notes written by him. Included is recordings from across his career from 1979 through to 2018, and features recordings with a host of the top names in British jazz, including several by bands he has led under the names of Digby\u2019s Half Dozen and Digby\u2019s Fairweather Friends.\n\nAmong the artists with whom Digby perfor