Videos
The videos here were all recorded over several years in the early '90s at the Plough, a pub near Clapham Junction in south-west London (see also Jazz at the Junction). The Alan Cooper Trio (sometimes augmented by a bass) was resident there and played once and sometimes twice a week over that time. The quality of the recording is not great and the intrusive background noise doesn't help but in my view, and many others agree, the music is worth preserving and illustrates why Coops was held in such high regard on the UK jazz scene.
Alan Cooper Quartet - 'Undecided'
Recorded at the Plough, south-west London circa 1991. Alan Cooper (clarinet), Jamie Evans (piano), Roger Limb (bass), Ian Howarth (drums).
Alan Cooper Quartet - 'Beginnin' to See the Light'
Recorded at the Plough, south-west London circa 1991. Alan Cooper (clarinet), Jamie Evans (piano), Roger Limb (bass), Ian Howarth (drums).
Alan Cooper Quartet - 'Sweet Lorraine'
Photo above was taken in Eindhoven, Holland, in 1985. Tenuous link with the tune is Coops tucking in to a massive dollop of "sweet" Dutch icecream.
Alan Cooper Quartet - 'Sunny Side of the Street'
Recorded at the Plough, south-west London circa 1991. Alan Cooper (clarinet), Jamie Evans (piano), Roger Limb (bass), Ian Howarth (drums).
Alan Cooper Quartet - 'Perdido'
Recorded at the Plough, south-west London circa 1991. Alan Cooper (clarinet), Jamie Evans (piano), Roger Limb (bass), Ian Howarth (drums).
Alan Cooper Quartet - 'Mack the Knife'
Recorded at the Plough, south-west London circa 1991. Alan Cooper (clarinet), Jamie Evans (piano), Roger Limb (bass), Ian Howarth (drums).
Alan Cooper Quartet - 'Cheek to Cheek'
Recorded at the Plough, south-west London circa 1991. Alan Cooper (clarinet), Jamie Evans (piano), Roger Limb (bass), Ian Howarth (drums).
Alan Cooper Quartet - 'The Nearness of You'
Recorded at the Plough, south-west London circa 1991. Alan Cooper (clarinet), Jamie Evans (piano), Roger Limb (bass), Ian Howarth (drums).
Alan Cooper Quartet - 'Mean to Me'
Recorded at the Plough, south-west London circa 1991. Alan Cooper (clarinet), Jamie Evans (piano), Roger Limb (bass), Ian Howarth (drums).
Alan Cooper Quartet - Doctor Jazz
Recorded at the Plough, south-west London circa 1991. Alan Cooper (clarinet), Jamie Evans (piano), Roger Limb (bass), Ian Howarth (drums).
Alan Cooper Trio - You've Changed
Alan Cooper (clarinet), Jamie Evans (piano) - Recorded at the Plough, south-west London during the residency (1990-1993).
Alan Cooper Trio - China Boy
Alan Cooper (clarinet), Jamie Evans (piano), Ian Howarth (drums). This incomplete track was recorded at the Plough, south-wst London during the band's residency between 1990-1993.
Georgia on My Mind - Alan Cooper Trio
Recorded at the Plough, south-west London, during the band’s residency between 1990-93. Alan Cooper (clarinet), Jamie Evans (piano), Ian Howarth (drums).
Blue Turning Grey - Alan Cooper Trio
Recorded at the Plough, south-west London, during the band’s residency between 1990-93. Alan Cooper (clarinet), Jamie Evans (piano), Roger Limb (bass), Ian Howarth (drums).
Ain't Misbehavin - Alan Cooper Quartet
Recorded at the Plough, south-west London, during the band’s residency between 1990-93. Alan Cooper (clarinet), Jamie Evans (piano), Roger Limb (bass), Ian Howarth (drums).
Blue Monk - Alan Cooper Quartet
Recorded at the Plough, south-west London, during the band’s residency between 1990-93. Alan Cooper (clarinet), Jamie Evans (piano), Roger Limb (bass), Ian Howarth (drums).
Tea for Two - Alan Cooper Trio
Recorded at the Plough, south London during the band's four years residency (1990-93). Alan Cooper (clarinet), Jamie Evans (piano), Ian Howarth (drums).
Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square - Alan Cooper Quartet
Recorded at the Plough, south London during the band's four-year residency (1990-94). Alan Cooper (clarinet), Jamie Evans (piano), Roger Limb (bass), Ian Howarth (drums).
Alan Cooper Quartet - Sugar to Tea
"When I take My Sugar to Tea" - The Plough Sessions (1990-93) - Alan Cooper (clarinet), Jamie Evans (piano), Roger Limb (bass), Ian Howarth (drums).
Alan Cooper Quartet - Casablanca
As Time Goes By (Casablanca) - The Plough Sessions (1990-93) - Alan Cooper (clarinet), Jamie Evans (piano), Roger Limb (bass), Ian Howarth (drums).
Alan Cooper Trio - Sunny side of the Street
Alan Cooper (clarinet), Jamie Evans (piano), Ian Howarth (drums).
Alan Cooper Trio - Devil and Deep Blue Sea - alternative take
Alan Cooper (carinet), Jamie Evans (piano), Ian Howarth (drums).
Alan Cooper Trio - Autumn Leaves
Alan Cooper (clarinet), Jamie Evans (piano), Ian Howarth (drums) - Jazz at the Plough (1990-1993).
Alan Cooper Quartet - Recorded at the Plough
Alan Cooper (clarinet), Jamie Evans (piano), Roger Limb (bass), Ian Howarth (drums) - Recorded at the Plough, Clapham Junction, South London in November 1990.
1. Cheek to Cheek; 2. Beginning to See the Light; 3. Sweet Lorraine; 4. Undecided; 5. Moonlight in Vermont; 6. All of Me.
Recorded by Roger Limb.
Alan Cooper at the Plough - Indiana
Another clip from the Plough sessions in the Plough, south London (early'90s). Alan Cooper (clarinet), Jamie Evans (piano), Roger Limb (bass), Ian Howarth (drums).
Alan Cooper Trio The Plough Sessions 1990-93
After You've Gone - Alan Cooper (clarinet Jamie Evans (piano) Ian Howarth (drums)
Alan Cooper Trio - All of Me
Another clip from the '90s sessions at the Plough pub in Clapham Junction, south London. Featuring Alan Cooper (clt), Jamie Evans (pno) and Ian Howarth (drums) (pictured).
Alan Cooper Trio - Slow Boat to Clapham
Alan Cooper (clarinet), Jamie Evans (piano), Ian Howarth (drums). Recorded in the Plough, Clapham Junction, London, in 1993.
Alan Cooper Trio at the Plough Pub London 1991
Don't Get Around Much Any More - Alan Cooper (clarinet), Jamie Evans (piano) and IanHowarth (drums).
Alan Cooper Trio at the Plough Pub, London 1993
Sweet Sue - Alan Cooper (clarinet), Jamie Evans (piano), Roger Limb (bass) and Ian Howarth (drums).
Alan Cooper Trio at the Plough Pub, London 1990
Alan Cooper (clarinet), Jamie Evans (piano) and Ian Howarth (drums) A late night version of Devil and the Deep Blue Sea.
