Bill Wells and Maher Shalal Hash Baz – Tipsy Cat

Falkirk’s premier self-taught jazz bassist here teams up with the enigmatic Japanese trio to release a pretty cute little number that does rather have one picturing a slightly sozzled moggy making his way home to sleep it off after a night out carousing – no indication he got lucky but good times for future reflection seem to have been had. A largely brass-driven piece it also has some good flute passages and understated piano backing. It’s jazz filtered through a colliery band and you could do far worse than an album’s worth along the same lines to take the edge off a heavy night out on the tiles.