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Originally Posted by Paul Warburton Wil, i'm real curious as to the material these guys were using.
Combination of both guys compositions with a few standards or what? Thanks..... |
From what I remember, they opened with "My Funny Valentine", in an interesting interpretation which hinted at the harmonies, and had snippets of the melody right from the start, but unless you knew the piece, I think the average listener would have been hard put to "name that tune".
They did a very impressive "Blues for C.M." (a piece which Dave Holland had written in memory of Charles Mingus).
There were other tunes which I can't put names to, but they ended with "Careful" by Jim Hall.
Everything they played sounded very good - there was a transparency and focus seldom heard in a live performance. The balance and the interplay between the two instruments was superb. I'd never seen either of them in a live performance before, and must say that I was very impressed. Dave Holland's sound was fabulous, and Jim Hall's playing was exquisite.
It's my understanding that they used different sets for each performance.
- Wil
