How would I forget something like that?

I don’t know if you went to press before notification of Willie Garnett’s death on October 15, but I was very surprised that he didn’t have a mention in your Real Gone section. You’ve previously had a great write-up for Don Weller, who Willie played with for years, plus The Willie Garnett Big Band. He also played in Rocket 88 with Jack Bruce and Charlie Watts, to mention but a few. He was such a warm, very kind character. One of my favourite memories, from around 1978, is of Willie playing I Do Like To Be Beside The Seaside on saxophone to my dog, who was sitting in the Take Five music shop’s window in Hammersmith, howling along with him while people stopped and stared in disbelief. RIP Willie Garnett, you’ll be sadly missed by everyone who ever met you. Brian Walker, via e-mail