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on the road with george melly the final bows of a legend
in this compelling and moving account of the marvelous george mellys last five years on and off stage the eminent jazz trumpeter digby fairweather captures melly as never before . he vividly recalls the many gigs recording and drinking sessions the performances the characters they me t and the unexpected and unscripted encounters as well as their conversations and friendship . anyone who has seen george melly on stage will know how outrageous and captivating he can be . but there is another side to him his erudition his fame as an expert on surrealism his passion for angling his sexual appetite and more . even in his last year although very ill and growing ever more deaf mellys sense of fun and his love of music kept him singing to the end .