DCJ wrote:
Anything is possible I suppose, but a re-formation of the BFO strikes me as highly unlikely. For the foreseeable future (i.e. next year) he will be touring with Roxy Lite and promoting Avonmore. The BFO was expensive to put on the road, and even a limited gig at Ronnie Scott's would be an expensive proposition.
The biggest plus side of the BFO going forward is that it wouldn't require BF to sing through the whole concert...
Mes Amis,
Maybe Windswept is dreaming but he doesn't think TBFO in the UK is a lost cause.
You wouldn't have the same costs associated with a world or Europeon tour and most of the players seem to be in 'The Basin Street Brawlers' so hopefully they could morph back into BF's band without too much trouble.
As for a residence at Ronnie's, there would be virtually zero travel costs associated with this and BF wouldn't necessarily have to perform — albeit a couple of songs at the end of the set would raise the roof!
At long last, there seems to be a genuine renewed interest in Jazz (the fabulous 'Hot Sardines' are selling out everywhere) and Bryan's album was so well received by aficionados. It was way more than a gimmick. It was a real reimagining of his music and was really well received by Jazz heads.
W2 would love to see more tracks interpreted into that vein and an expansion of ATGB catalogue would be more than welcome.
Frankly AEWBF was a complete triumph and and given that much of next year's UK audience will doubtless be devout Ferryistas, they are bound to make comparisons and W2 doubts that the show as it stands will cut it.
Hopefully we'll have many more opportunities to see our hero but every gig is becoming increasingly precious and W2 doesn't want to see a 'Roxy Lite' show when there is so much more to be done.
Salutations,
Windswept.
Ps. LondonPubs - you have impeccable taste. Tubby Hayes was a God.