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Pizza Express in London's Wardour Street has already booked pianist Chris Minh Doky (pictured, below) for a five-night residency at the start of next year--January 8-12--to coincide with the release of his new Blue Note album Cinematique. As the title suggests, this features interpretations of soundtrack themes such as Merry Christmas Mr Lawrence, My Favourite Things, The Godfather and, somewhat inevitably, James Bond ... Speaking of film scores, a really excellent piece of music by little-known saxophonist Jacques Schwarz-bart, who unsurprisingly made his debut on Fresh Sound, will be used in a forthcoming movie starring Kirk and Michael Douglas. The track in question is called Forget/Regret and features vocalist Stephanie McKay ... London-based British bassist Larry Bartley has completed a tasty solo debut album which boasts contributions from the ...