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Peter Horsfall: Nighthawks
by Bruce Lindsay
The title of Peter Horsfall's Nighthawks may call to mind the iconic Edward Hopper painting, or maybe Tom Waits' Hopper-inspired Nighthawks At The Diner (Asylum, 1975). A few bars into Nighthawks" it becomes obvious that Horsfall and Waits both take inspiration from the painting ("Nighthawks lead a lonely life...")--but Horsfall's melancholy vocal stands in sharp contrast to Waits' gritty growl.Peter Horsfall is probably best known as the trumpeter and vocalist with Kansas Smitty's House Band, a young London-based ...
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