Our extra special Saga holiday with Mr Nice, Howard Marks | Letters

Thunderclap Newman | A trip with Howard Marks | Train journeys | Regional accentsAn aspiration to become a “Heavy Dude, Musically” prompted me to listen to Thunderclap Newman and Khachaturian (Letters, 7 April). Eric Banks’s HDM acquaintance was winding him up. The piano solo in Something in the Air is not taken from Khachaturian. His concerto uses classical themes and makes no use of jazzy syncopation. The piano bridge in the song is unremarkable but does its job well, complem