Such a night – Dr. John hyldede Allen Toussaint

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It was during “Such a Night” that Dr. John made his musical kinship with Toussaint inescapable as he took two piano breaks in which he effortlessly reeled off a staggeringly complex progression of melodic ideas, accompanying chords and percussive rhythmic accents that have been a core attribute of New Orleans music for more than a century, reaching back to the innovative music of Creole pianist and composer Louis Gottschalk. (Randy Lewis i en anmeldelse af hyldestkoncert til Allen Toussaint i the Hollywood Bowl, onsdag aften)

– og “Such a night” i Dr. Johns version fra The Bands “Last Waltz”…

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