The band was comprised of Louis Heriveaux on keyboard, Kevin Smith on bass, and Chris Burroughs on drums. Everybody played pretty well, though 10 AM is really early to start a jazz gig. I felt like I couldn't get anything going, and I tried to inspire the other guys to play more aggressively (which would hopefully get me going). In some spots, it definitely sounds like we're at odds with each other--I'm going nuts and the band is really playing it cool. In the second set, I think we got a little more together. I always feel like I'm failing when the band doesn't read my playing as I think they would; maybe I need to go with everybody else instead of trying to drag them in a different direction.
Here's audio:
David Freeman Quartet-July 14, 2012 by David B Freeman
davidfreemanmusic.net
