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...spent but elated. As always, you, our valued catalog customers, were never far from our thoughts--especially the evening we lingered over jasmine tea with a Mahayana Buddhist monk at the Four Winds Monastery, perched precariously above a roaring tributary of the Ganges. As we sipped to the rhythmic whirl of prayer wheels, I in my all-cotton, breathable Sahib Gear[TM] Punting Pants, Jan in her wind-resistant Amelia Earhart Aviator's Bra, we couldn't help noticing the elegant saffron robe that enveloped our host. The rustic fabric, simple and unfussy, draped beautifully--perfect, as Jan remarked...
...album kicks off with Real Love, Lennon's dreamy 1979 ballad to which Paul, George and Ringo added sweet harmonies and rhythmic heft. There's also 12-Bar Original, a metallic-blues instrumental from 1965. Two other "new" songs are from that year: Paul's flaccid That Means a Lot, recorded as a demo for a single by P.J. Proby; and a Ringo vocal, If You've Got Trouble, with inanely taunting lyrics: "You think I'm soft in the head/ Well, try someone softer instead...
...orchestra's ability was most in evidence in "Petrushka," a complex work which incorporates Russian folk tunes and avant-garde rhythmic experimentation. Just the number of instruments involved was impressive: everything from piano, harp and celeste to xylophone, snare drum and triangle found a place on the crowded stage. It makes one wonder what HRO would do if the admissions committee ever forgot to admit a harpist...
...after Redman cautioned the packed upper level of Sanders Theater not to get any ideas) and then the leader let the two bassists have a long dialogue that was the evening's highlight. As they exchanged four-measure, then two-measure phrases, it seemed like McBride was supplying the rhythmic intensity for both bassists. He was like a champion swimmer who breaks the record swimming with one arms while carrying a floundering swimmer in the other. Thomas grew exasperated trying to match McBride's brilliance, and he wittily "gave up" after a particularly difficult flourish, playing four discordant quarter notes...
...feature for Jimmy Blanton was competently played by bassist Ben Wolfe. However, the cameo appearance of pianist Marcus Roberts proved to be the highlight of the tune. Roberts stretched the harmonies of his blues choruses with Monkish lines, piano runs reminiscent of Ellington's "Ko-Ko" and an unparalled rhythmic concept. Following Roberts, Marsalis introduced LCJO's vocalist Milt Grayson. A veteran of the Ellington orchestra, Grayson charmed the audience with his thick bass voice as he worked through renditions of "Do Nothin' Till You Hear From Me" and "Love You Madly." Marsalis ended the evening with his own compositon...