A Tower of Power tribute from Birmingham called Rotunda of Wonder have got a strong claim for the title of best-named band in the world. They certainly worked their way through a set that was well appreciated by a small but growing crowd throughout and would be well worth a listen next door at the Yardbird.

The James Taylor Quartet strolled onto the stage and began laying down some highly danceable funky, bluesy, jazzy tunes. Taylor himself is as good a frontman as it’s possible to be when you’re behind a Hammond, and got the audience singing, or rather la-laing, along to a selection of the band’s own material and a couple of Booker T covers, climaxing with the crowd-pleasing Theme from Starsky & Hutch. By the time an encore of All Wrapped Up came along even upstairs was dancing along; this is not a band to have playing support unless you’re sure the audience will be behind you.

Incognito take to the stage initially as a six-piece, add a couple more horn players and finally their trio of singers arrive. Their music is uncomplicated jazz funk, as catchy and danceable as it ever was, and they hit the right note with an audience that wanted nothing more than to enjoy themselves.

Guitarist and mainstay of the band throughout their lengthy career Bluey kept order, sax player Nigel Hitchcock was the musical highlight of the set while singers Imaani (runner-up in the 1998 Eurovision Song Contest) and Katie Leone showed that they’re more than just backing vocalists.