Bernie McGann – Happy Times
Today’s Aussie Friday track comes from the inimitable alto saxophonist Bernie McGann (1937 - 2013). Bernie was a fabulous performer to watch live (another artist with incredibly expressive eyebrows), and an iconic figure in Australian jazz.
Bernie McGann's one of the greatest of all jazz musicians, either here or anywhere… He's like a great painter who’s developed this style, and then refines it and refines it. But everything that he does is unmistakable because of the style.
– Paul Grabowsky
This particular incarnation of the Bernie McGann Quartet included Bobby Gebert on piano, Jonathan Zwartz on bass and John Pochee on drums. Today’s track Happy Times was recorded at the ABC's studios in Ultimo in 1986.
Happy Times is a Freddie Hubbard post-bop tune from 1962.
– Bozzie 🎷