excitement factor through the roof on this one
the 505 club's weekly email advising of this show
melbourne supremo trumpeter scott tinkler is in town
good enough - but teamed up with sydney supremo phil slater
add in the equally revered simon barker on drums and percussion
joined by highly respected local steve elphick on double bass
the thought of this combo in itself worth the price of entry
another full house for the 505 club this monday night
so i'm one of the floor-huggers but pillar-leaning
ready for shrieking dual trumpets to do their utmost
a quite gentle lead-in with phil slater shutting down the chatter
mr tinkler accepting the invitation and joining in and contrasting
the 2 best trumpet players in the land about to go exploring
bring it on i say - punishing and stabbing sounds is what i want
stage left and right 2 trumpets of similar looking vintage
held and played as though magnets of equal polarity
the first tune indicating what is likely to follow
the instruments not locking in harmonically
one occasionally shadowing the other as close as it gets
otherwise there's a sense of the surreal with their sounds
surely it is a rare thing to hear their equal in the same band
each trumpeter seeming to revel in the others inventiveness
each no doubt inspired by - but also complementing the other
a very slight nod from scott tinkler giving praise to phil slater
before he lets rip with some screaming stabs of sonic bliss
in the engine room simon barker is quietly stoking things
mostly with eyes closed as he himself soaks it all up
zoning in to add all manner of percussive noises
scraping and tapping cymbals, dragging drum on drum
a complete show in itself just watching his unique style
steve elphick seen by me for the first time improvising
his bass playing very deep and singular - then out with the bow
held low and flat and making the bass itself sound like a trumpet
phil slater seen blowing his trumpet but with air noise only
several minutes of this and a totally credible sound
convincing me this outfit is now riding this show big time
then all in with the 4 players obviously lost to the sound
it's not only us that realise this is a superb performance
5 or 6 pieces in total - all improvised - all outstanding
at one point me hoping they just keep playing
however it's all over before we know it
though there's a real charge in the air
everyone buzzing with excitement
including the many musicians in attendance
a great night for the audience, band and peers
the darts - hopefully this gathering not a once only
