The Johnny Nocturne Band's lyrics & chords

Saxophonist John Firmin formed the Johnny Nocturne Band in 1989 to play a couple of sets of instrumental music at Larry Blake’s “Home of the Blues” in Berkeley. The concept was to play small-band arrangements found in the neglected “grey area” where jazz met rhythm and blues in post-war America. This musical landscape began with jump bands and continued through the 1950s to include later artists such as the JB’s, Mongo Santamaria, King Curtis, Freddy King, Cannonball Adderley, and Herbie Hancock. These instrumental recordings were d...read more