From: Bob Davis (earthjuice_at_prodigy.net)
Date: 2003-11-30 22:38:01
1. The show was off the hook. ("voodoo/doo-doo funk" for days)
2. The band was much tighter than they were when I saw them a year ago in Los Angeles
3. The spirit of Miles Davis permeated the room
4. It was a standing room only crowd
My thanks to Sara Hill and the Management of Joe's Pub for granting me the honor of
introducing the band and it's members from the stage just prior to the second show.
And of course a special thanks to Soul-Patrol's very own Michael Henderson who has been
laboring for the past few years to do the impossible and make a dream come true.
* He came up with an idea to extend the legacy of the music of Miles Davis into the future.
* He put together the players (Michael Henderson, Sonny Fortune, Michael Wolff, Badal Roy,
Barry Finnerty, and Victor Jones)
* Booked the performance dates.
* And he made that idea into a reality, with the help of Sonnace Records CEO Rick Frimmer.
Everybody had a great time!
In fact, bro Selah was sitting next to me and he was so into the groove that he was banging
the silverware on the table, keepin time' with Victor Jones.
Carlton Smith, who was titting a few tables over said that he didn't even realize at first
that it was Selah, he thought that it was part of the percussion in the band.....lol
Funniest moment...
After the show I asked Micheal Henderson what the set list was...
His reply...
'HELL IF I KNOW...'
(I said, that was the correct answer.....lol)
Sorry, but I don't really have a 'set list' for you.
The music simply flowed from one song to the next, although I certainly recognized when they
were getting off on some of the Original 'On The Corner' songs (ex: New York Girl, Black
Satin, etc)
This was a little different than the LA show that I saw last year...
1. At the LA show, they pretty much stuck to the script and just played the songs from the
original 'On The Corner' LP in order
2. At the saturday night Joe's Pub show, they played the music from On The Corner, but there
was also a great deal of improvisation, including several foray's into 'blues-rock' territory
(courtesey of the guitar work of Barry Finnerty), that were AWESOME
3. Micheal Wolff had BOTH a B3 organ as well as a Fender Rhodes to work with and he KILLED it
with some MUCHO MACHO FUNK. On this night he seemed more comfortable in his role, as I have
stated before, he's got the most difficult job of all in this band, because he has to in
effect 'replace' Miles Davis.
4. Badal Roy and Sonny Fortune's solos gave me 'flashbacks' to the 1970's.
5. Victor Jones didn't miss a beat, serving as a replacement for the ailing Ndugu Chancellor
(who I'm told will be back soon)
For myself that STONE COLD FUNK was making my hips, arms and every other part of my body
quiver
It was an evening filled with nothing but love and positive energy for all who were there,
both performers and fans.
A PROUD evening indeed for Soul-Patrol.
& thanks to the "lurkers" and "non lurkers" who showed up last night.
One quick story, I gotta tell you all right quick...
At the end of the evening, I was sitting at the bar with Micheal Henderson and 'Spaceman' (of
the BRC) doing a kind of 'post mortem' of the show, and Mike leans over and says...
"Bob, here is someone that I would like to introduce you to, Mrs.Gil Evans..."
My heart dropped
And she said...
"I've been hearing some very good things about you young man, keep up the good work..."
(now THAT really made my day....)
For more info about CHILDREN ON THE CORNER, go to their website at:
http://www.davisind.com/redirect/?d=newsletter_cotc
<a href="http://www.davisind.com/redirect/?d=newsletter_cotc"> CHILDREN ON THE CORNER OFFICIAL
WEBSITE</a>
And don't forget, you can listen to some of the PRIME CUTS from their NEW CD called 'REBIRTH'
right here on Soul-Patrol.Net Radio at the following link...
http://www.soul-patrol.net/cotc.ram
<a href="http://www.soul-patrol.net/cotc.ram"> LISTEN TO: CHILDREN ON THE CORNER REBIRTH</a>
NP: Miles Smiles
(and I truly think that he was looking down last night and smiling)
_________
Bob Davis
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