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Zunigar-new to the trio, as is drummer Ramon Banda-offers swinging solo lines and
clean articulation reminiscent of George Benson (and, by lineage, Grant Green and
Wes Montgomery) throughout the set. He knows how to complement DeFrancescos
groove. Banda, a veteran of Poncho Sanchezs band, is an interactive drummer-not
too busy but making his presence felt and heard in a variety of tonal and rhythmic
ways. Pay attention to his tuning on the opening Donnys Tune.
A couple of times during the set, DeFrancesco cools his ebullient virtuosity long
enough to perform ballads: His Gloria (which he sings in an expressive, low-key
manner) and Lucio Dallas Caruso. The change of pace turns the scene into an
intimate nightclub, and the ever-youthful DeFrancesco scores again with this birthday
present.
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