tuesday night i saw los huevos diablos (no site yet, myspace soon) perform some classic old-time jazz. they shifted between latin sounds, straight ahead jazz, gypsy-tinged, bebop, and sweet jazz. some of their selections were even folk based. we got there to hear dizzy gillespie's "muskrat ramble" and "estrellita" (most likely by manuel maría ponce cuéllar).
their next set began with mostly latin tango rhythms and flavors. at one point they switched phrases in a linear fashion: guitar 1 played a brief phrase, fiddle (i thought it was a viola, but my man disagreed) played a phrase, and so on). it was a refreshing take on the trading riffs and soloing that goes in at typical jazz shows. usually it's one guy does a solo, golf clap. another guy wails, golf clap. they kept it fresh and alive.
they then played "take the a train" made popular by duke ellington and written by billy strayhorn. classic awesome. you can't go wrong with that song, and that's one of npr's picks of the 100 most influential songs in american history.
things got extra exciting when an older redneck couple (although the female obviously kept her figure and other attributes) slow danced (read:leaned on each other) and then met in the bathroom to have sex. they emerged with giant smiles and disappeared into a booth behind us. ahh, old love.
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