I had a trio gig last night…in Augusta. I got a call a few weeks ago asking if I was available. Yes! Send me the details! The reply included the times, attire, and the address for the Augusta Country Club. Boo. You could've mentioned that.
It wasn't a big deal because the gig was really fun. I guess the client had specifically requested a trio of sax, bass, and drums…weird. Sonny Rollins fans? The State of the Tenor? Whatever. It was cool with me. When I first did jazz gigs as a leader, I did a bunch of these, but it's been many years since then. I think I played differently--it was hard to not to ear Sonny in my head.
This trio had Jeff Williams on bass, and Justin Varnes on drums. I hadn't seen Justin in a couple of years. He's playing better than ever. It was great to catch up with him.
The gig finally ended after I got a little out on Ju Ju. The drunk sunburned guy looked right at me and said, "You can stop."
Here's the audio. Check it out!
Augusta Trio by David B Freeman
davidfreemanmusic.net
