Happy equals good...

Playlist
Happy Apple - The Peace Between Our Companies
The Bad Plus - Prog
The Bad Plus - Suspicious Activity
Happy Apple - Youth Oriented
Annie Lennox - Bare
Happy Apple - Please Refrain from Fronting
Happy Apple - Body Popping Moon Walking Top Rocking

So there I was in true fanboy fashion, the only person standing in the "queue" to get into the Happy Apple show tonight, having bought the two of the four CDs on sale at the desk which I didn't already have...

Consequently, it was another front row seat for me for a mind-blowing show from this trio of expert jazzers...



Drummer David King displayed the same brilliance as he had last night with his other main gig, The Bad Plus...

Last night it had been pianist Ethan Iverson who was making between song announcements, however his dry wit and comedy comments were nothing in comparison to Mr King's tonight - he could have his own stand up show...

Bassist Eric Fratzke and master blower Michael Lewis on saxes complete the band and this was around 100 minutes of (mostly) far out improv style free jazz with the occasional slower, tuneful structured piece thrown in...

Or that's how it sounded but if you had the CDs already, you'd realise that every single piece which sounded as if it was being created on the spot was actually a note for complicated note recital of this band's wonderful recorded music...

Superb and indeed very tasty!!

Another great night and, tomorrow, I can't wait - The Bad Apple - comprising Happy Apple together with Mr Iverson and bassist Reid Anderson from the Bad Plus, playing together as a quintet for only the second time ever...

Of course Messrs Anderson and Iverson were in the audience tonight but I refrained from approaching them to say "I have all your CDs and I just love your music" - maybe I should have...

As an aside, more CDs have been arriving from e-bay at precisely the time where I have little opportunity to listen to them - since Friday, the collection has grown by 13 including "at gig" purchases...

Highlight of the Day : Happy Apple of course...