Band contest, The Fulcrum, Slough 1980. Needless to say the ‘recording contract’ never materialized.

Tequila Sunrise 1980 L-R Brian Kirby, Barry Caws, Dave Crabtree, Mick Kirby, Al Kirtley, Ian Leigh, Alan Swinden

Kevin Drake memorial gig, Bournemouth 1981. Zoot Money, Al Kirtley. Next to Al is Mike Montgomery's dad.

Tequila Sunrise c1982. Foreground Al Kirtley, background Alan Swinden, Brian Kirby, Mick Kirby

Tequila Sunrise c1982.Brian Kirby, Al Kirtley

Benefit gig for Dave Crabtree after a severe hand injury. He recovered and went on to play better than ever.

Mick Kirby at one of our early jazz gigs. Spot the then name of the band on his tee-shirt.

Richmond Festival 1984 programme

Richmond Festival 1984. We had to decamp inside the pub for the 2nd set when it started to rain.

White Cross, Richmond L-R Dave Crabtree, Al Kirtley, unknown bass player

White Cross, Richmond 2nd set

Al Kirtley/Dave Crabtree Quartet, Blue Anchor, Staines c. 1984: our first jazz residency

Bournemouth Town Hall c.1985 L-R Rog Collis, Dick Ashby, Zoot Money, Al Kirtley

Bournemouth Town Hall c.1985 L-R Chris Ferguson, Dick Ashby, Al Kirtley, Rog Collis, Zoot Money

Bournemouth Town Hall c.1985 L-R Chris Ferguson, Zoot Money, Dick Ashby, Al Kirtley. Out of shot Rog Collis.

Turnmills, Clerkenwell, 1987. Dave Crabtree, Mick Kirby, Peter Giles, Al Kirtley

Turnmills, 1987. Dave Crabtree, Mick Kirby, Peter Giles, Al Kirtley and an audience of nil.

Palookaville, Covent Garden 1988 L-R Dave Crabtree, Yasmine Giles, Spike Heatley, Al Kirtley

Palookaville 1988. L-R Mick Kirby, Dave Crabtree, Spike Heatley, Al Kirtley

Palookaville 1988. L-R Spike Heatley, Dave Crabtree playing to the ceiling, Al Kirtley, trying to play with a strained wrist.

Al attempting a three-point turn, Palookaville 1988. L-R Dave Crabtree, Spike Heatley, Al Kirtley

Palookaville, Covent Garden 1988 L-R Dave Crabtree, Spike Heatley, Al Kirtley

Palookaville 1988. L-R Spike Heatley, Al Kirtley boring the audience with his lengthy announcements

Birdland rehearsing in Pete's neighbour's flat at Clapham Common c,1989. L-R Al Kirtley, Peter Giles

Birdland rehearsal, Clapham Common c.1989. L-R Dave Crabtree, Al Kirtley

Palookaville 1989 L-R Mick Kirby, Dave Crabtree, Peter Giles, Al Kirtley