It's so great to see two accompanists, who know how to practice restraint, in order to complement the featured performer. Their excellence still shines through even more in my opinion.
its been said before but ya cant help but know it , Kenny sure can swing ! and theres nothin "safe" about his playing , he's always in the DANGER ZONE ! = REAL JAZZ
Good to see him develop his arrangement from his big band version of about 40 years ago. 83 years old and still swinging as hell :))... BTW what's the drummer's name ? He did a fairly good job, very secure timing and good solo.
I know what you mean dude..the comment about "the guitarist making his own sound" is absolutely true of course..like Bird with the Grafton alto in Toronto or Clint Strong playing a dinged up Parker Fly ( A Parker Fly is a fabulous solidbody so I hope that people see my point of irony and nothing more here..)..and this being acknowledged,there are people who have held a Gibson Florentine (As Kenny calls it--"The Cut") and there are people who have not. ..and so.. I really know what you mean dude. A 1967 Super 400? OF COURSE you hope you can do it justice! All my best to you Sir.
For many years Gibson's most expensive electric guitar. It has an 18" body & was designed to be loud as possible for big bands, (introduced in 1938 I think?) Early versions have no electronics so the body really rings out. The Super is for super jumbo body size. 400 is for $400. CES is for "cutaway electric Spanish". Super expensive during the Great Depression also. Meant strictly for professionals. The equal of $10,000 today - which is about what they cost now. Hand made one at time by special order only. Another reason I would be sorry to see Gibson fail, and they still make great guitars I think.
He's about as good as a soon to be 93 year old man can be. Won't travel (his wife won't let him) so he won't be at our wedding when I marry his daughter on September 21st.
