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Hard Boppin' at Smalls
ByWeiskopf's Quartet featured Ugonna Okegwo on bass, Peter Zak on piano and Jason Tiemann on drums. The highlight of the show was a great version of "Gates of Madrid," a Weiskopf composition that appeared on his Open Road CD (2014). It has a melodic line similar to the great Blue Note recordings of the 1960s and particularly reminiscent of Wayne Shorter's compositions of that era as C. Andrew Hovan notes in his review of the album. I was unfamiliar with Tieman, but was impressed by his vigorous presence throughout the set.
Wyatt's group included longtime sideman Tyler Mitchell on bass, Bruce Cox on drums and Victor Gould on piano. Eric often features great up-and-coming pianists in his group including Benito Gonzalez (his regular pianist) and Sullivan Fortner. Victor Gould, a regular member of Wallace Roney's group is a dynamic young player of a growing stature and was in great form on this occasion. The group tore the cover off the classic Joe Henderson composition "Inner Urge." The lengthy rendition featured solos by each of the musicians and some notable exchanges between Wyatt and Gould. Another highlight was a beautiful and somewhat up-tempo version of a beautiful ballad by Bobby Hutcherson's "Little B's Poem." Cox and Mitchell played with great exuberance and were clearly having a great time. Their joyousness was infectious.
The photos in this series draws primarily from these performances. I also included several images of great jazz artists who have played Smalls with some regularity in prior years.
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