with John Firmin
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- About the 1999 release, Million Dollar Secret
- About The band
- About the 1998 release, "Wild and Cool"
About the 1999 release, Million Dollar Secret
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About the Band
"...... Hard blowing tenor saxist, John Firmin, has a band that swings as hard as Count Basic's Kansas City Seven, jumps as much as Louis Jordan's Tympany Five, and bops like the great 40's bands of Lionel Hampton ... Kim Nalley is the best band singer, any style, I've heard in years. She's young, sharp and hip-, looks great, enjoys singing and knows all the moves of a knockout performer .... The Nocturne Band continues after all these years to be the créme de la creme of contemporary jump-swing bands." "...... The Johnny Nocturne Band is fascinating the jazz lovers at the Umbria Jazz Festival in Orvieto .... Kim Nalley has been nominated this festival's star..the public love her. The Johnny Nocturne Band plays a style of swing that allows the listener to absorb the color and atmosphere of the post-war blues ... news of the great, incredible Johnny Nocturne Band has spread fast..."-Philip Elwood, San Francisco Examiner Music Critic
".... walling and honking back to the jumps swing of Louis Jordan and Count Basle little big band era ......"-1 Corriere delle Umbria, Italy
"... jump blues is back with a vengeance, The Johnny Nocturne Band grabs the tiger by the tall and rides..."-Dan Oulette, Downbeat Magazine
"...... Firmin has assembled a crack unit, like none other in the world today, to explore the neglected juncture between jazz and R&B. His daring departure from established fashion that's highly danceable and ultimately delightful ......"-Blue Suede News
"The Johnny Nocturne Band ... truly tremendous..."-Lee Hildebrand, East Bay Express
-Dave Clarke, Juke Blues, U.K.
About the 1998 release, "Wild and Cool"
"As tasty as a martini and infectious enough to put Prozac cut of business." "In 1989, saxophonist John Firmin formed a group to rekindle the power and grace of the four-horn front-line - a 'little big band' that could swing, bop, jump the blues and serve up a jazz melody as tasty as a martini. Today. Firmin's unit, the Johnny Nocturne Band, has gained acclaim from Monterey to Milan."-House Of Blues Online
"In his choice of musicians who are steeped in jazz and blues, who can read often difficult charts, and who improvise with authority, Firmin has assembled a crack unit, like none other in the world today, to explore the neglected juncture between jazz and R&B."-Bill Kisliuk, from his liner notes
-Lee Hildebrand, East Bay Express
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