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Article: Mighty roar of a jazz warrior.(Review)
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- The Evening Standard (London, England)
- Article date:
- November 25, 2002
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Byline: JACK MASSARIK
Courtney Pine Barbican Joe Lavano/Lee Konitz Festival Hall
HIS festival theme was a tribute to John Coltrane, but the showman inside Courtney Pine wanted more. Prowling around the Barbican stage in spotted blue bandanna, yellow waistcoat and black leather trousers, London's original jazz warrior gradually turned Friday's concert into his normal finger-busting, circular-breathing saxophone blitzkrieg.
Determinedly contemporary - "Here's Afro Blue, 2002 style!" - Pine recast the Coltrane classics over chattering jungle beats for Hammond organ, two electric guitars and the tough bassanddrums team of Peter Martin, Robert ...