Without Understanding

Here's a video with suggestions as to how to improvise on Freddie Hubbard's great tune "Little Sunflower".

Jeremy Platt Trio recorded live.

Half Life is an original tune also available on my piano album "Sometimes Saying Your Name" available through Kudos.

Jeremy Platt - Guitar, Vocal

Richard Iles - Flugelhorn

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  Grant Russell - Bass

I had a great time performing with Richard Iles (flugelhorn) and Grant Russell (bass) at Zeffirelli's in Ambleside. Here's a version of the Isley Brother's "Who's That Lady". (Novation Synthesiser slightly out of shot!)

Here's another track by Dancing Fly. (See previous posts for details). This one's called 'Chosen Few"

Joe Augustine - Vocals and Guitar

Eddie Adams - Bass

Cano Joseph - Drums

Jeremy Platt - Guitar and Keyboard

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Here's another from the Dancing Fly vault. (Please see previous post for more information). This is a song of Joe's called Schooldays Lover. I sang the chorus and I remember him saying to me "FST" as a way to remember the order in which the lyrics came when we did it live. More overplaying on guitar by me but this tune is an absolute banger!

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Way back in the day, I did a few deps on guitar in a late incarnation of legendary Huddersfield band Jab Jab. In doing so I was fortunate to meet the late Joe Augustine and his brother Charlie. I played in Joe’s subsequent band Dancing Fly for a few years. We rehearsed every week in a basement for three hours and in that time we might work on two songs. It was all about the micromanagement of rhythm and in particular, about interaction with the bass. I contributed keys, guitar and BVs and I definitely overplayed on the first two but it seemed to work on top of the solid rhythmic foundation. I thought people might like to hear some of the tracks we did. This is Hendrix's "Hey Joe" as you have never heard it before!

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Joe, Cano and Steady Eddie – I salute you!

Another live track from the trio - this time recorded from the sound desk. I'm on piano, Richard Iles on Flugelhorn and Jose Canha on Double Bass.

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Here's another tune we recorded on a recent gig. This is a composition by Richard Iles and it features Richard on Flugelhorn (and Piano) and Jose Canha on Double Bass. I'm on guitar on this one.

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Live recording we made in December 2023. I'm singing this one a little bit higher than Barry White!

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Jeremy Platt (Vocals, Piano)

Richard Iles (Flugelhorn)

Jose Canha (Double Bass)