[Slowhand] various Clapton band members performing in Vancouver BC during the past week

[John Walasko]

Hello Slowhanders,

I've seen several Clapton-related artists perform in concert here in  
Vancouver in the past week or so;

1. Roger Waters on June 21 - his band included Katie Kissoon and Andy  
Fairweather-Low. Ms. Kissoon looks as lovely as always and sounded  
wonderful on her solo spots. Andy looked very nice as well (of  
course), and played some fantastic guitar solos. I remember when Andy  
stole the show with a great guitar solo at a Clapton concert I saw at  
the Albert Hall in 1992 and always wondered why he wasn't featured  
more by EC....

I noticed that Waters lip-sync'd through a large portion of his  
concert, by the way.

2. The next night was jazz legend, tenor saxophonist Sonny Rollins,  
as part of the Vancouver International Jazz Festival. His drummer was  
EC alumnus Steve Jordan. I've never seen Sonny Rollins before - he's  
77 years old but still plays amazingly. His band was comprised of  
excellent musicians, but their performance was hampered by a poor PA  
mix in the large hall they played in.

3. June 24 was The Derek Trucks Band, also as part of the Jazz  
Festival. Trucks had left Clapton's band by the time I saw the 2007  
tour earlier this Spring, so June 24 was my first time seeing him.

In the past, Trucks has had a few Clapton songs in his band's  
repertoire, but none were played the night I saw him. They did play  
some blues tunes familiar to EC fans; Key To The Highway, and The  
Forty-Four. Trucks' wife Susan Tedeschi joined the band to sing 5 or  
6 numbers, and she played guitar as well - including some great wah- 
wah playing. I've heard some of Derek Truck's studio recordings, but  
they don't do justice to his impact in concert. His version of "My  
Favorite Things", done in the style of the John Coltrane quartet, was  
incredible...

At the Trucks concert I saw a woman wearing a Cream Madison Square  
Garden 2005 t-shirt, and we had a short chat. She was English but had  
lived in Canada with her husband for many years. I've unfortunately  
forgotten her name, but I'll say hello again if she's watching this  
list.


John
Vancouver BC Canada