Blue Train Collective are an instrumental jazz ensemble that play exciting renditions of standard repertoire from American Songbook though to Bebop and beyond. Consisting of in demand regulars on the London jazz scene, this talented group of musicians are the perfect accompaniment to any event.
Available in a variety of line ups from a duo through to a quintet, Blue Train Collective are led by saxophonist and composer, Harry Brunt. Harry is a graduate from the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama (MA Jazz) and has played in a vast array of musical scenarios a nd venues including performances at Pizza Express, Kansas Smitty’s, Vortex Jazz Club, The Ritz, Wembley, Twickenham,Soho House, The Tate Modern, Rototom Reggae Contest Europe and London Fashion Week.
"The party was a huge success, thank you very much for your help! Blue Train Collective were very professional and created exactly the atmosphere we were looking for"
Rosy Howells
Charles Russell Speechlys Summer Party
Sample Set List
BLUES
Cousin Mary – Coltrane
Freight Trane – Coltrane
All Blues – Davis
Blue Pepper – Ellington
Isotope – Henderson
RHYTHM CHANGES
Apple Jump – Gordon
Anthropology – Parker
Swedish Shnapps – Parker
Oleo – Rollins
Lester Leaps In – Young
STANDARDS
Mercy, Mercy, Mercy – Adderley
Giant Steps – Coltrane
Hot House – Dameron
Take the ‘A’ Train – Ellington
A Night in Tunisia – Gillespie
Autumn Leaves – Kosma
Ornithology – Parker
BALLADS
Over the Rainbow – Arlen
Naima – Coltrane
I Want to Talk about You – Ekstine
You Don’t Know What Love Is – Raye
I Fall in Love Too Easily – Styne
LATIN/MODAL
So What – Davis
Blue Bossa – Dorham
Little Sunflower – Hubbard
Desafinado – Jobim
Footprints – Shorter
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