It’s Friday night so another early start with the obligatory 10pm curfew to let the club crowd in.
This will be a short review as I would only be repeating much of what I said this time last year when we saw them at the Jazz Cafe. Review here
The husband and wife duo or Michael and Tanya Trotter possess two of the finest soul voices around that complement each other so well when they press that harmony button and turn the dial to eleven.
It’s quite a rocky start to the show and by that I mean musically with the band hitting its stride straight from the off and the volume tonight seemed a lot louder than other trips to the Omeara.
Once we got going its ninety minutes of the finest soul, country, blues, R&B and rock n roll you are likely to hear anywhere. The set draws heavily from their latest album ‘Lovers Game’ and is as you would expect full of personal autobiographical songs that in turns lift and take you down effortlessly. As with every show I have seen of theirs the set list is there as purely a guide and they decide the next song just as the last finishes. It keeps both the band and us the audience on our toes and I’m sure helps to keep each shown unique and spontaneous.
There’s room for a few choice covers along with some impressions taking in Nat King Cole, Louis Armstrong, Ella and Sarah Vaughan in an American classic segment which only further highlights the dexterity and range of the voices of these guys.
With the curfew hitting dead on ten the crowd were in no mood to leave baying for more, especially as proceeding had been held up for a few minutes as a member of the audience needed medical attention. We were soon rewarded with the couple appearing from the back of the room to perform acapella to close what was a special evening.
This band has become a must see whenever they play over here and if you want to see quality musicians, and beautiful harmonies, play an uplifting set of rhythm and blues then you won’t find any better.
Keep on soulful rockin’ y’all