Cobb’s Mob
The hit begins. Peter
Bernstein is the Mob Boss and he starts out killin’. Sounding so
brilliantly bright and swinging the melody like a
Speaking of the word great, name some of them and look who was right there on the drums. Cannonball Adderley, Sarah Vaughan, Wynton Kelly, I mean just look at his hat and everything speaks for itself. Jeff Hamilton was up in the balcony checking out the show with his wife. I now the look of a happy man and Jeff was digging it. He said it was too hot and he went down to move closer to the action. If you ask me, all of the heat was coming from the stage. Jimmy’s suspenders may have been holding him up but, he was certainly holding it down!
The solo performances were outstanding in tonight’s show. Richard Wyands, who by the way has some precious gems on Criss Cross as well, and John Webber were right in the timekeeper’s pocket. Peter out front plays so clean and with such precision, I relished on every note.
Jimmy makes it look so easy and simple to do. He is a fine tuned, well oiled piece of machinery, a master of time. He is like fine Japanese cuisine, clean, healthy, with a taste that sounds so delicious!
The ballads are beautiful and the melodies are hard driving. Jimmy is the last surviving member of the Kind of Blue sessions. Talk about being the pulse of JAZZ music. Cobb’s Mob puts together the best of the past with the best of the present and creates a dynamic future and creative longevity for the music!
LeRoy Downs
