Last nights star guest at Googlies was alto saxophonist, Peter King. This man's jazz is on a different planet. His playing is complex, intriguing and mesmerising. I was transfixed just watching his fingers move around the sax. His improvisation is just fantastic and to witness this quality of jazz so close up is an experience I will cherish forever. During the last set, King and the house band played Wayne Shorters Footprints. Each part of the line up played extremely well and their soloing were high class. But I have to mention Colin Peters on piano whose improvisation was above the top draw. He appeared to be in a trance as he slowly lingered on each single note, letting the sound hang in the air. The tension he created made my spine tingle and he just kept the momentum going by slowly increasing the tempo. Improvisation is about tension and release, building the listeners emotions up and then letting them down. Colin Peters did not release the tension until the very last chord. He kept us up in mid air extending our apprehension and suspense until the last possible note. In the end I felt drained.
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