[Dixielandjazz] Retirement Home Gigs

[Stephen G Barbone]

Funny thing happened at a Retirement Home gig last night. The trio was  
playing American Songbook. At the halfway mark in the concert, we  
asked the audience for requests.

We played a couple of them, 1 Kern, 1 Gershwin, and then a blue hair  
rose up, she was about 80 years old, and asked:

"Could you play 'Straight, No Chaser', or 'Reflections'?

For those who may not know what these tunes are, the were written by  
Thelonious Monk.

For Straight No Chaser go to:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ANF1mpvvBo&feature=related

Or if you are as hip as the requester was, hear Miles, Coltrane,  
Cannonball et al do this wonderful 1958 rendition at:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pthTtLZINHQ


For Reflections, go to: (GREAT harmonics, IMO)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M1E2RKjKsRg


You never know what them old folks dig. VBG. (We player them both)

Cheers,
Steve Barbone
www.myspace.com/barbonestreetjazzband