Man Dave is as swinging and relaxed as ever. And it’s cool to see him play it in the big band style vs his more modern jazz fusion style he was known for in the 80s and 90s.
I was at this gig from 2017,the first time of many that I’ve been to at Ronnie Scott’s. I’ve since had the privilege to get to see Dave Weckl there on several occasions and got to meet him after one of the gigs, I also got to see him with Chick Corea back in 2017,and I’ve been honoured to see other music legends there,such as Lee Ritenour, Dave Grusin, Billy Cobham, Tom Kennedy, Mike Stern, David Sanborn, Marcus Miller, and Steve Gadd among many others🙂👍
Laurence is an enigma! Very rare to find a bassist with not only Laurence's chops and skill on the instrument but also an amazing arranger & I can only wonder at his harmonic knowledge
The smoothness. The "rightness." The intelligent note choices. The constant awareness of what the other musicians are doing. The chops. The swing. The finesse. There's only one Dave.
