Submitted by Al Kanovsky 09/18/14
...to travel in 'space'. You need training, a space suit and a
rocket ship. Time travel is a lot easier. You head to The Funky Biscuit to
listen to JP Soars and the "Gypsy Blue Acoustic Revue".
J.P. along with Steve Lucinda (guitar), Mark Telasca (Bass), Chris
Peet (drums), Scott Ankrom (Tenor Sax/clarinet) and Chaim Rubinov (trumpet w/
every mute known to mankind) took us back in time to the era of the Charelston
and Django Reinhardt. They brought us back to the present with some
original J.P. compositions. We listened to tunes from Django, Muddy Waters and
Rev. Gary Davis. Each and every musician on that stage is a master of their
instrument. Mark surprised by playing upright bass(and reading a chart). Steve
and J.P. are rhythmic and melodic Siamese twins. Chris 'drove the bus'
and both Chaim and Scott played with the sensitivity and verve that is always
present in the Gypsy genre. The program opened with Django's "Swing
42". The trip into the past was easy and old memories were there for me.
Solos all around, followed by 8's, just like in days gone by. The next tune was
another Django favorite "Minor Swing". This
tune was the "Mustang Sally" of its time. Chaim played a super upper
register solo. Scott's talent is obvious as his use of triplets add the
Hungarian spice so prevalent in Gypsy music. The tempo and mood changes with
J.P.'s original composition "Viper". It is a dark bluesy melody.
A late night tale of a really bad woman. Chaim employs another mute for
his solo. Back to Django with "Douze Ambient" which would mellow
out a raging bull. An American standard of the era "I'll See You In My
Dreams" is done in a nice, easy swing tempo with J.P. and Steve featured.
Watching the two of them, seated side by side and playing with such joy is a
listeners delight. Scott switches to tenor with Chaim using his plunger mute as
the band jumps the BLUES. A newly discovered old time guitar tune "Guitar
Rhumbo" is a favorite of Steve's. It is done to a rhumba rhythm and gets
Betty R. up and dancing in the aisle. She is looking good having lost a little
weight and wearing a bright red dress. A little later on Betty and I did
it----dance I mean. Chaim and Scott are not unfamiliar with Latin rhythms and
deliver clave driven solos. The 2d set opens with a slow drag "St. Louis
Woman" in Gypsy style. Piano Bob and his gal Mary are in the house
sitting with Nick Trill. I am with Nancy and Jimmy Belize. Nancy is practicing
her guitar strokes just below Jimmy's heart surgery scar. The rest of the
program had some 'down-home, Charelston, Gypsy, Latin funk and soul. We all
were havin' a ball. Piano Bob and Nick Trill sat in on the closing number
"Find My Baby, Tell Her I'm Not Coming Home". J.P. has them all bring
it down real low as he and Steve do a guitar duet. It is an old BLUES guy
and a young BLUES musician playing for us and each other. Great!!! A
closing line of the BLUES tune says "Barbie Doll, baby, Got to let you go.
Nothin' on your mind, but stage, screen and radio". I readily admit I knew
a couple of gals like that. Didn't last long enough to remember their
names!!!!
Got into my short (old hipster jargon for automobile) turned on the radio and the Real Tracy Fields completed my time traveling with Dizzy's "Dizzy Atmosphere"
Got into my short (old hipster jargon for automobile) turned on the radio and the Real Tracy Fields completed my time traveling with Dizzy's "Dizzy Atmosphere"
Al's Disclaimer:
A short note: The reason I write this is because I love music and words. I do not book acts. I do not promote acts. I do not accept invitations to review artists. I go to venues of my own choice. When and where is not influenced by anything other than who I would like to hear that night or day. If I don't like what I hear, I won't write about it. When I like it I let you all know. I never mention a name without asking permission. "Pardon me, Miss. Would you like to dance?"
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