A beautiful gig and not an effect pedal in sight. No fuzz boxes, wah-wahs, cry babies or distortion units of any kind. Just two Ibanez jazz guitars in the hands of two master practitioners of the art.
The empathy between the two players was pure magic. Two like-minded guitarists on the same wavelength. When one soloed the other provided chordal accompaniment, or maybe a supportive bass-line. There were contrapuntal passages, breathtakingly accurate unison readings of a theme - Swing 42 being a typical example - two playing as one. Ok, perhaps well-rehearsed but that didn't detract from the impact on the listeners.
The room loved it! Everyone responding with whoops and hollers and handclaps that were anything but slow.
Naturally an encore was called for and we, or rather they got it. I had a bus to catch so I missed the encore but I didn't miss the bus - without me the 27 bus line would close!
Once again, the Jazz Co-op has come up with the goods - its strike rate is close on 100% - Lance
Blues For BJ ; Wave; Stringin' the Blues; Polka Dots and Moonbeams; Swing 42; Always and Forever; Skating in Central Park; Suite No. 4; Stagefright; Metheny Medley; Django's Castle; Chicken à la Swing; Doxy: Spain.
There was also a blues by Lonnie Johnson and a Luis Bonfá number - the titles of both escaped me. The encore, I'm told, was Alfie (not Alfie's Theme).
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