Such middle-youth popsters seeking solace in the jazz club tend to obscure the authentic talent. One unassuming but persistent please of living in outer London is bumping into the Tony Heiberg Quintet. He's an engaging ex-New York guitarist who once jammed with Carlos Santana before becoming an anglophile and moving here (he says he's cured now). Heiberg surrounds his nimble acoustic guitar with the altoof Jake Fryer and a swinging rhytm section. On his first album, In Vino Veritas, you'll hear traces of Rheinhardt, world music and a little Mozart. The lightning sax and guitar of Bollywood Bop reveal impressive technique, Margaret Of Kingston reveals melodic flair, while Espionage gives us the lighter side of film noir. |
