6/1/05 5:38pmScott Yanow, LA Jazz Scene (Jazz Around Town)Keyboardist Bill Fulton led a very versatile band at La Ve Lee (4/26/05). His septet featured trumpeter Anne King, trombonist Jacques Voyemant, altoist Rick Rossi, the great tenor-saxophonist Ernie Watts, electric bassist Larry Steen, and drummer David Derge. The group was flexible enough to sound like a little big band and could also switch to “R&B-ish” fusion when it fit the song. Fulton’s arrangements and electric piano gave the band it’s own distinctive personality on several originals (including “The Road Home” and the gospel-ish “New Religion”), Cedar Walton’s “Bolivia,” and an unusual up-tempo version of “‘Round Midnight.” Jeff Robinson guested for a couple soulful vocals on Stevie Wonder’s “Too High” and “Only so Much Oil.” Ranging from straight-ahead jazz to funky jazz, the Bill Fulton Septet put on a well-paced program and showed that they are well worth checking out
Date: Tuesday, April 26, 2005
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La Ve Lee - CLOSED
12514 Ventura Blvd
Studio City, CA 91604
