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This turned out to be a very interesting gig with lots of great tunes, ten in total, five per set. Although Rod had brought along three horns to play, he featured only his tenor sax during the first half of the two hour show. His high energy playing was well in evidence tonight and he seemed to inspire his bandmates to greater heights.
Paul Hartley was in multi-tasking mode announcing tunes and playing some fine guitar solos as well as making sure the lighting was up to scratch. I think it was Paul who suggested the Sam Jones composition Bittersweet and Rod really nailed this 32 bar theme. The powerhouse drummer Dave Walsh was the ideal person for this group and his time-keeping is excellent especially when bossa novas are called for.
Ken Marley made a big impact when he soloed on a tune that is normally played as a ballad but this time it got a fast bossa nova treatment You Don't Know What Love is. Ken's fingers were flying!
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