Brubeck Braid

Corbett | May 1, 2008 3:51 PM

Scott told us about this nice Sunday afternoon jazz concert with Matt Brubeck and David Braid. I thought it'd be cool to hear one of Dave Brubeck's sons play, while looking out over the Bund. Ran into JQ and Lawrence as well, so the Shanghai jazz contingent was well represented.

It was great just lounging there, enjoying this sort of jazz recital with like minded people who wanted to lounge around and enjoy something well done and nice as well.

Brubeck had a really cool carbon fiber cello set up that fed real well into the PA. Braid played a nice blend of Chopin styled jazz charts and tasteful solos. I liked the way they arranged their material to work as classical pieces and in an AABA (no not the Swedish pop group misspelt) jazz format with solos and a head.

There was one tune mid-set where a truck horn blared through the windows right at the perfect moment, a half step off.

Here's the head to the Monk tune, In Walked Bud.

Dizzie, he was screaming
Next to O.P. who was beaming
Monk was thumping
Suddenly in walked Bud and then they got into somethin'

Oscar played a mean sax
Mr. Byers blew a mean axe
Monk was thumping
Suddenly in walked Bud
And then the joint started jumping

Every hip stud really dug Bud
Soon as he hit town
Takin' that note nobody wrote
Putting it down

Dizzie he was screaming
Next to O. P. who was beaming
Monk was thumping
Suddenly in walked Bud
And then they got into something

Category: Music

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