BillF

The Preacher Watermelon Man Gingerbread Boy

The music fulfils the promise of the picture!

Haven't seen it, but my daughter and son-in-law (both aged 30) liked it a lot.

Mine was also Humphrey Lyttelton, but in 1957 when he was infuriating the traddies by adding a saxophone section of Tony Coe, Jimmy Skidmore and Joe Temperley. In subsequent months I saw them with Jimmy Rushing and with Sister Rosetta Tharpe. On all three occasions the venue was Leeds Town Hall. I was a sixth-former at the time.

Now The Connection was much more of an specialist movie, made by people who were on the inside of the music and the culture. All Night Long - as far as I remember it - seemed like the product of mass audience filmmakers who were looking around for a way of using the then "in" thing - jazz.

Saw it on release. As a jazz fan, I was disappointed - understandably, I think.

Mike Hunt Bill Chase Chas & Dave

Rolly Bundok Doc Martens Mart Roger http://www.manchesterjazz.co.uk/

Ted Danson Damson Idris

Curly Russell Jack Russell David Yapp

Keeper of the Flame Lady McGowan Caldonia

General Custer Prince Buster Bertie Wooster

Snoop Dogg Hush Puppy The Silent Woman

Spin Doctors Otis Spann Robert Bridges

Armistead Maupin Joan Armatradng Tom Gunn