A livestream from the 606. Solo piano by one of the top guys from across the pond - Larry Goldings.
The 50 minutes set was interesting, albeit somewhat meandering, and it didn't totally grab me. One thing was for sure, there wouldn't be any stride piano played on this gig! Nevertheless, his voicings were individual, reflective and often put me into a 'guess the tune' situation, particularly the opening number which turned out to be Bacharach's Close to You. The Mountain added a touch of the South African high life and there was also some Duke in the form of Purple Gazelle which, I guess, captured the composer's intent.
A couple of originals completed the set before I switched the telly on to see Sunderland get turned over at Blackburn despite having over 70% possession, a penalty not given and t'other lot getting away with an offside goal.
However, that's neither here nor there and it's good to know that there are still livestreams around for those of us who live some distance north of the Northern Line.
As an afterthought, after hearing Paul Edis at the Globe last Sunday and hearing Larry Goldings tonight, I came to the conclusion that maybe NYC isn't 3,461.34 miles away for Paul ... Lance
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