Just a Closer Walk with Thee - Climax Jazz Band 1991 br At the 1991 Indianapolis Jazz Festival we play Just a Closer Walk with Thee. This is one of the most requested tunes. I was never that keen on playing it, but now, some 18 years later, and having not been with the band as cornettist and musical leader for more than 11 years I can see why. It is Chris Daniels. Chris has a beautiful warm and musical voice and this had captured audiences worldwide for all these years. br Unfortunately the band in a consistent personnel combination does not exist any more in Toronto, their hometown. Fortunately the band has a very good festival line up. Jim Buchmann is back with the band but lives in Portland Oregon and the cornettist Dave Kosmyna lives in New York State.