HW: Careful use of the saxophone

[Nick Medford]

On Thu, 29 Mar 2001 09:12:03 +0100, Mark Jermy <m.jermy at CRANFIELD.AC.UK>
wrote:

>Hi folks,
>a question for those who've seen Jez Huggett on stage with HW: what do you
>think of the way he plays the sax?

I think he's great. Just to be contrary, I think he plays far more
'musically' than Nik. Of course we all love good ole Uncle Nik, but on the
2 occasions I've seen Mr Huggett I thought he added an extra dimension that
Nik wouldn't have done. 'Angels Of Death' and 'Hassan I sabbah' are now at
their best ever IMHO. Also liked his playing on 'Hurry On Sundown'- made
the riff go with a bit more swing.

Don't know if he plays flute but he certainly plays clarinet on Hassan.

As for his 'look'- does it matter?? He looks like a cool jazzman, nothing
wrong with that. I think he played with Ian Dury and the Blockheads before,
and they were a fantastic live band by all accounts. Personally I hope
he'll be in the live HW line-up for some time to come.

Cheers
Nick