This is a live performance of John Ellis’ tune “Tall Drink of Water” at the Jazz Standard in NYC. The tune has a cool piano/guitar riff thats played underneath the melody, as well as a fun groove overall. These musicians appear to be different than the ones from the original recording, but all play pretty well. John Ellis starts his solo with a lot of interesting simple licks with a decent amount of space. The guitar had a really cool tone during the solo, with a little bit of drive and possibly chorus that is very popular in the NY jazz scene as of late. The drummer had a lot of control over dynamics during the whole performance, and was able to quickly change the energy at various points of the solos. I find it interesting that the musicians appear to be reading the music/arrangements, but still able to communicate with each other effectively.
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