Paul’s
instruments are guitar, bass guitar, and banjo and he
is also a skilled arranger. He started playing stringed
instruments in 1953 and turned professional in 1959.
He has played jazz styles ranging from The New Orleans
Revival band (Barry Martyn/Ken Colyer) through mainstream
to modern jazz guitar (Pass/Kessel etc.)
Paul was a member of the Chris Barber Band from 1994
to 2004, and recorded with them many times. He has also
recorded with champion Jack Dupree, Albert Nicholas,
Ruby Braff, and Wild Bill Davidson, and freelanced in
all styles ranging from Monty Sunshine to (Serbian trumpet
player) Dusko Goykovich, plus a stint in the Midnite
Follies Orchestra - formed in Britain in 1978 by jazz
musicians Keith Nichols and Alan Cohen.
Paul’s CD ‘does what it says on the tin’
i.e. easy swinging jazz in the style of Barney Kessel,
with especially nice chord work. A short extract of
his version of ‘East Of The Sun’, from this
CD, can be listened to on the diary page of the SJGS
website, or from the link at the bottom of this page. |
