I went to go see my favorite local jazz band last week at Yoshis... Steve Lucky and Carmen Getit. It has been quite awhile since I had the opportunity to see them, and let me say, they didn't disappoint. They have added a few new members since the last time I saw them. Their new tenor sax man is just blazing hot. Man can that guy blow! Of course, in a band like this, every player has to be top notch... and they are. Everybody just trades off soloing throughout the night, so you really get a sense of each players style and voice.
This was a record release party for the band, and it sure was fun. Steve and I went to see them a few years ago at a very small venue and got to sit and talk with the band between sets. Way back then they were talking about an album that they were working on. So I guess this thing has been in the works for a long time. The CD has a lot of tracks on it, and it sure does seem like some have been on the shelf for awhile. Not that it is bad, but you can tell that there is different production on some of the songs. Nevertheless, the album is very good. Here are a few tracks:
Though the album is really good, like any good jazz band, they really are best live. Only on the stage, with a live audience, do you get the sort of sponenety and fun that makes this kind of jazz so great. Not to mention the nuance and power that comes from getting blasted by a pounding piano rythm or a phalanx of horns. Here are some videos I found to give you an idea of what their shows are like. You really need to hear the amazing boogie-woogie piano work by Steve Lucky in the first video, it is incredible!
[this is good] It yet did not get.
Posted by: Matthew Warren | 05/01/2010 at 10:40 AM