tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3275787030763289108.post1322593714794767464..comments2024-02-19T14:12:41.470-05:00Comments on Ever Up and Onward: Live at BirdlandEarl MacDonaldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01005699518764748768noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3275787030763289108.post-11472572806729155832013-02-03T10:42:49.198-05:002013-02-03T10:42:49.198-05:00When I heard them at PASIC 2010 they played really...When I heard them at PASIC 2010 they played really LOUD the entire time and with no dynamics whatsoever. Higher, faster, louder pretty much sums it up. Ironically, the young guy playing lead trumpet that night also plays lead in the Vanguard Orchestra, but a comparison between those bands almost isn't even fair...Igoe is a flamboyant, chopsy drummer...so was Buddy Rich, but at least Rich ALWAYS put the music first! There IS something to be said for a big band playing quietly and slowly sometimes!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com