Such a night – Dr. John hyldede Allen Toussaint
22. juli 2016It was during “Such a Night†that Dr. John made his musical kinship with Toussaint inescapable as he took two piano breaks in which he effortlessly reeled off a staggeringly complex progression of melodic ideas, accompanying chords and percussive rhythmic accents that have been a core attribute of New Orleans music for more than a century, reaching back to the innovative music of Creole pianist and composer Louis Gottschalk. (Randy Lewis i en anmeldelse af hyldestkoncert til Allen Toussaint i the Hollywood Bowl, onsdag aften)
– og “Such a night” i Dr. Johns version fra The Bands “Last Waltz”…