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Since Herb was quoting Satchel Paige last night, I thought I would start by quoting Ernie Banks - "Let's Play Two!" That is what these two REDCAT shows were like, a fantastic double header. Both exciting games unique in their own way. Friday was more dynamic, but tonight was looser and you could really tell that Herb & Lani and band were having a blast. Tonight they made REDCAT their home. As I report from the third base (row) dead center in front of Herb, I see Eden Alpert is here once again with her boyfriend Jordan and said hello. If you are ever in Bel Air, please stop by Vibrato, she is a fantastic host. I got Herb's own set list once again, but as you will notice, the set list is the same as last night but with only one encore. I think Herb must have complained about the small type on his set list last night. Herb was going to introduce the two Bill Cantos tunes in the wrong spot last night before Lani stepped in. His set list tonight was two pages because the type was so big! We love you Herb!
BERIMBAU
WHAT NOW MY LOVE/NIGHT AND DAY - Give the bass player some! Herb stepped aside and ushered Hussain Jiffrey center stage so he could dazzle us with a masterful 6-string bass solo front and center. It was so clearly apparent tonight that Herb just loves playing with these guys. But more on that in a minute.
PARARAIO
BESEME MUCHO - Herb was like Mickey Mouse in "Fantasia", directing drummer Michael Shapiro like the brooms in the Sorcerer's chamber. As he played he motioned to Michael to bring more water! Bring less water! Bring more water! Now pour it on! If you would have asked me last night if that version of "Beseme" could be topped, I would have laughed at you. I was wrong. My God, did they knock it out of the park tonight! Herb insisted that Michael stand up and take a bow.
THAT OLD BLACK MAGIC
LET'S FACE THE MUSIC AND DANCE - Lani was smokin tonight. Like Kathleen Turner in "Body Heat". So Sultry. Herb started by acknowledging the tunes writer Irving Berlin. Herb remarked, "He couldn't tell a C note from a screw driver. But they built him this special piano, and he wrote these amazing songs that will live on long after I'm gone".
MORNING COFFEE
WHO ARE YOU - Bill Cantos is just an amazing musician and songwriter. And just such an approachable great guy. Got to talk to Bill before the show. Bill said that they have been shooting footage of all the shows so far including San Diego. They got some some really cool footage last night with the steady cam and in San Diego with all of the monitors and levels at Anthology from what Bill told me. They were filming tonight yet again, but it was a standard shoulder-mount cam. Bill said they they still have not been told what Herb plans on doing with the footage. I told Bill that last night's audience reminded me of when I went to the Roundabout Theatre in New York to see Joe Jackson record a new album live. "It was called, "Big World". Hey! Another great A&M recording! They handed out flyers before the show telling us to keep quiet till after the songs were finished. That is how the REDCAT audience was both last night and tonight. They just waited till after the last note rang out before they cheered. Just amazing.
I'VE GROWN ACCOSTOMED (SP!) TO HER FACE - Herb and Lani "made out" numerous times onstage tonight. Get a room you two! We loved it.
DINORAH/MORNING
JUST LIKE A STAR/A TASTE OF HONEY - I just love the "Do, Do, Do Do - Do-Ya Do" that Lani sings during "Taste"!
I'VE GOT YOU UNDER MY SKIN/RISE - The set was so loose, we got an extra 12 bars of Rise with a nifty new run by Herb! Another major highlight of tonight's nightcap of the twinight double header.
PAPER MOON
CORCOW-TRISTE-ONE NOTE SAMBA - Standing ovation
ENCORE
YOU GO TO MY HEAD/LIKE A LOVER - Herb left the mikes and went to the lip of the stage and played. Spine tingling. No amplification. Just he and his horn and his still intact amazing tone. It reminded me of when Tony Bennett tells his soundman to turn off his mike and he belts it out to the third mezzanine. Like Tony, Herb still has it. And Tony is in 80's. Hell, Herb is just a youngster!
LAURA - Second standing o
ALTERNATE SONGS - NOT PLAYED
HAPPY WOMEN
MY FUNNY VALENTINE
WHEN SUNNY GETS BLUE - This and "My Funny Valentine" have yet to see the light of day this tour. I hope you folks on the East Coast get a new treat.
WILD IS THE WIND
Well, I was hoping since they will have the whole month of April off before heading east, I thought maybe they would do a few tune-up nights at Vibrato. Unfortunately the Vibrato Calender is booked for April. So I pass the torch to my friends out East and the folks in the Northwest.
I expect FULL reports. I'm going to be living vicariously through them!
That wraps it up from tonight's finish to an incredible double-header. As the great Satchel Paige once said, "Work like you don't need the money. Love like you've never been hurt. Dance like nobody's watching."
BERIMBAU
WHAT NOW MY LOVE/NIGHT AND DAY - Give the bass player some! Herb stepped aside and ushered Hussain Jiffrey center stage so he could dazzle us with a masterful 6-string bass solo front and center. It was so clearly apparent tonight that Herb just loves playing with these guys. But more on that in a minute.
PARARAIO
BESEME MUCHO - Herb was like Mickey Mouse in "Fantasia", directing drummer Michael Shapiro like the brooms in the Sorcerer's chamber. As he played he motioned to Michael to bring more water! Bring less water! Bring more water! Now pour it on! If you would have asked me last night if that version of "Beseme" could be topped, I would have laughed at you. I was wrong. My God, did they knock it out of the park tonight! Herb insisted that Michael stand up and take a bow.
THAT OLD BLACK MAGIC
LET'S FACE THE MUSIC AND DANCE - Lani was smokin tonight. Like Kathleen Turner in "Body Heat". So Sultry. Herb started by acknowledging the tunes writer Irving Berlin. Herb remarked, "He couldn't tell a C note from a screw driver. But they built him this special piano, and he wrote these amazing songs that will live on long after I'm gone".
MORNING COFFEE
WHO ARE YOU - Bill Cantos is just an amazing musician and songwriter. And just such an approachable great guy. Got to talk to Bill before the show. Bill said that they have been shooting footage of all the shows so far including San Diego. They got some some really cool footage last night with the steady cam and in San Diego with all of the monitors and levels at Anthology from what Bill told me. They were filming tonight yet again, but it was a standard shoulder-mount cam. Bill said they they still have not been told what Herb plans on doing with the footage. I told Bill that last night's audience reminded me of when I went to the Roundabout Theatre in New York to see Joe Jackson record a new album live. "It was called, "Big World". Hey! Another great A&M recording! They handed out flyers before the show telling us to keep quiet till after the songs were finished. That is how the REDCAT audience was both last night and tonight. They just waited till after the last note rang out before they cheered. Just amazing.
I'VE GROWN ACCOSTOMED (SP!) TO HER FACE - Herb and Lani "made out" numerous times onstage tonight. Get a room you two! We loved it.
DINORAH/MORNING
JUST LIKE A STAR/A TASTE OF HONEY - I just love the "Do, Do, Do Do - Do-Ya Do" that Lani sings during "Taste"!
I'VE GOT YOU UNDER MY SKIN/RISE - The set was so loose, we got an extra 12 bars of Rise with a nifty new run by Herb! Another major highlight of tonight's nightcap of the twinight double header.
PAPER MOON
CORCOW-TRISTE-ONE NOTE SAMBA - Standing ovation
ENCORE
YOU GO TO MY HEAD/LIKE A LOVER - Herb left the mikes and went to the lip of the stage and played. Spine tingling. No amplification. Just he and his horn and his still intact amazing tone. It reminded me of when Tony Bennett tells his soundman to turn off his mike and he belts it out to the third mezzanine. Like Tony, Herb still has it. And Tony is in 80's. Hell, Herb is just a youngster!
LAURA - Second standing o
ALTERNATE SONGS - NOT PLAYED
HAPPY WOMEN
MY FUNNY VALENTINE
WHEN SUNNY GETS BLUE - This and "My Funny Valentine" have yet to see the light of day this tour. I hope you folks on the East Coast get a new treat.
WILD IS THE WIND
Well, I was hoping since they will have the whole month of April off before heading east, I thought maybe they would do a few tune-up nights at Vibrato. Unfortunately the Vibrato Calender is booked for April. So I pass the torch to my friends out East and the folks in the Northwest.
I expect FULL reports. I'm going to be living vicariously through them!
That wraps it up from tonight's finish to an incredible double-header. As the great Satchel Paige once said, "Work like you don't need the money. Love like you've never been hurt. Dance like nobody's watching."
