Sadly there have been very few knowledgeable in-depth documentaries on jazz musicians and whilst I welcome any such documentary (on the real jazz - as here - and not the musac that critics and those similarly less knowledgeable seem to label as "jazz" these days!) I must admit to being underwhelmed and disappointed by this documentary which lacked depth and skimmed the surface! Nice to see "Father" Spike (Wells) who actually played with Tubby (unlike jazz panjandrum Simon Spillett who appeared in the documentary but who was not born until 1974 and never knew nor ever heard Tubby play in live performance - Tubby died in 1973!). I actually regard Bobby Wellins as the greatest British jazz tenor saxophonist (born in Glasgow!) - and indeed one of the greatest tenor saxophonists in jazz history!
Review of Tubby Hayes: A Man in a Hurry
