The book is the star

Today I resurrected a bunch of charts based on the requests we got last Saturday, the additions to personnel, and personal preferences. Those are The Tide Is High, Shaft (!), Saturday in the Park, Proud Mary (Ike & Tina version), More Today than Yesterday, Mellow Yellow (!!), and a Tom Scott tune, Rock Island Rocket.

Emailed Bobby the Booker and I told him we were firm for Aug 20, but he was skeptical because my brother couldn't make it and we had a substitute bass player as well. Without hesitation I replied "the book is the star."

Unlike other bands where one person's conflicts determine when the band can work, this band has the potential to work constantly because every note is in the charts. There are maybe 10 bass players who can cut this book without rehearsals. Maybe 5 drummers, maybe 5 more.

Singers are another matter, yet with Javi and Brenda we are pretty well set even when Jimmy and Gary aren't on the premises.

Of course there's just one Fenno Brother on the upcoming gig . . .

But the book is the star!