This was something different for the monthly JATLP session.
TJ is, first and foremost, an entertainer. And, whilst he may not be the world's greatest pianist nor the world's greatest singer, combine the two and you get the feeling that maybe he is not that far short in either category!
The audience loved him and so did I. He engaged us with his patter between numbers creating an ambience so important on a gig - especially on a one man show such as this.
There maybe others who do it better but, off hand, I can't think of many or, indeed, any.
A programme of tried and tested standards, some blues and a hint of country (sans western) gripped the audience and had feet tapping, hands clapping and calls for more which didn't go unheeded.
The lesson to be learned was that this - and each and every other JATLP concert - provides accessible contrast within the prisms of what we think of as straight ahead jazz. They don't go back to the Delta nor do they seek to explore the unknown that is forever lurking on the outside. Instead they continue to prove that The Sound of Surprise is ever present irrespective of the time frame as TJ proved this afternoon. Lance
Darktown Strutters' Ball; Just in Time; Times are Gettin' Tougher than Tough; Where or When; When the Lights go Out; Georgia on my Mind; Without a Song; Stardust; On the Road Again; Ain't Misbehavin'; Roll 'em Pete; Roll me up and Smoke me When I Die; I Can't Help Being Still in Love With You; Let the Good Times Roll.
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