Average evening, last night, thought the first piece they did not really gel until a Dresser solo near the end. Second piece was a blues and was a lot of fun thanks especially to a great bass line, the third was the peak of the show a piece dedicated to a late writer from Zimbabwe which had a great urban african feeling to it. The last piece of the 1st set was a piece dedicated to Elton Dean, it started well but seemed tired and it kind of fizzled, so the break was more than welcome.
The second set started with a project of Rudd, to rediscover Herbie Nichols compositions, as promising as it sound can't say that neither pieces got off the ground. The 3rd piece was a long one that was a little too stretched out and to be honest unispired, both guys seemed to have ran out of ideas.
For an encore Rudd sang a tune about a mattress on a stick, which reminded me that i've passed my bedtime and i wanted to go to sleep.
Let's hope that Hard Cell will be able to offer tonight better quality throughout the evening.