Another gig, a canary trained on karaoke kicks musical butt

The booker callled with another new gig this afternoon. We have our choice of Saturdays in August. Excellent.

The rhythm section and I got together this evening with Brenda, who sings in another band that Jimmy plays with. Very pleasant experience. Once again someone young and devoid of adult guile and cunning.

After we worked on a couple common things like I Will Survive and Respect I decided to give her a little test with a couple tunes that she did not know. We did Son of a Preacher Man, What Becomes of the Brokenhearted, and Jazzman. She listened to each tune, took a big, deep breath and slammed each out like she owned it. Where are these kids coming from? Can I have an unlimited supply? Brenda's experience to date is largely Karaoke. She does contests. She wins them. I can hear why.

We all leave whistling Jazzman.