Bonington Theatre in Nottingham, UK on February 15, 2008
Simon Spillett's hero is the late Tubby Hayes, and there was no doubt he captured the spirit of the man with his energetic playing. Drummer Spike Wells had in fact played with Hayes in the early 1970s; pianist John Critchinson was formerly a member of Ronnie Scott's quintet, which formed another link with that previous generation of UK jazz musicians.