Last night Dan and I dusted off our ‘going out’ clothes to attend the Blue Note 70th Anniversary Jazz Concert at the Lied Center.
I do not profess to be a jazz expert. Really, I don’t know the first thing about it. I just know what I like and what I don’t. And this, this I like.
The opening notes bubbled with the crispness of fine champagne, rising through the air and bursting over our heads and under our feet, reverberating through our limbs as if they were tuning forks. It was lyrical; it was melodious. It was inspired. The set began with Freddie Hubbard’s Hub-tones and closed on Cedar Walton’s Mosaic; however, a standing ovation won us an encore performance of Dexter Gordon’s Soy Califa. I found some new favorites in the Blue Note 7’s renditions of Idle Moments (Grant Green), Search for Peace (McCoy Tyner) and Criss Cross (Thelonious Monk).
In short, it was a romantic evening that I think we need to repeat at least once a month. We have been so busy lately that it’s easy to fall into the bad habit of overlooking one another. So, last night was about taking a time-out from responsibility and putting our commitments aside to remember the most important one of all - the one we made to each other.
(The Blue Note 7 consists of pianist Bill Charlap, guitarist Peter Bernstein, Ravi Coltrane - yes, son of John - on the tenor saxophone, Lewis Nash rocking the drums, Nicholas Payton on trumpet, Peter Washington strummin’ bass, and alto sax played by Steve Wilson.)
2 comments:
So romantic. I love jazz too, although, the really light loungy kind of stuff. Going out as a couple is important. It's good to make time for each other. Babe and I don't do it often enough but we try to at least once a month too.
good stuff! how long have you two been married?
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