Joe began today's session saying he would be playing a few more tunes (eleven in total) rather than the eight or so he'd usually play during his weekly Saturday afternoon live stream. And a what a varied set list! First, Bill Evans, then Hoagy and onto Thelonious Monk and Keith Jarrett. Distinctive, individual voices, stylistically varied, all well within our pianist's compass.
Each number was a request from Joe's growing online fanbase. Someone bowled him a dolly...could he play Goats? Could he? Joe wrote it! You can buy it from Joe's Bandcamp, the tune is on his latest EP For Everything Else. A Jelly Roll Morton number, a 12-bar country blues - Corrina, Corrina (first recorded by Bo Carter way back in 1928) and some Scott Joplin. Joe said this would be the first time he'd ever played The Entertainer . You'd never have guessed. Whatever Joe is required to play, he'll play it as if for the umpteenth time.
Coming up to an hour later, Joe signed off with B from his 2019 EP, Daydreamer. This one was a full-on piece of European classical romanticism dedicated to his girlfriend. Everyone say: Ah!
Russell
Set list: Waltz for Debby; Stardust; Wee See: In Your Quiet Place; Dance Me to the End of Love; Moonlight in Vermont; Goats; Mr Jelly Lord; Corrina, Corrina; The Entertainer; B
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