(Review by Steve
H/Photos courtesy of Ken Drew)
This was improvisation at its most improvised. Three consummate
musicians, mutually inspired, produced two fascinating sets, although to be
honest, I didn’t recognise any of the tunes. Corey Mwamba seems to play the
Vibes like nobody else I’ve ever seen. Besides using various combinations of
mallets he extracts sound using his hands, fingers, a bit of rope and even his
breath. Not to be outdone Champion the Wonder Bass employed the bow and a
mallet on his double bass to great effect. Burt also has an unusual
instrumental style seeming to hit the guitar strings rather than strum them.
What amazes me as a non-musician was how quickly the guys were able to pick up
what their fellow band mates were doing. They were then each able to empathise,
improvise and augment what was going on. Absolutely fascinating and not only
did the good sized audience seem to thoroughly enjoy it but the trio also
seemed to revel in their creative comradeship. It may not be Bebop but it was
certainly tiptop.
Steve
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