Installment 4
| Venue: | Tivoli Gardens | | Situation: | Elvis Costello Tour | | Comment: | The Travels of Mr. Jerry |
July 5 Copenhagen is an amazing city surrounded by water. In every direction ventured, a bridge will eventually be crossed. We are in the old section of downtown very close to St. Peter's Cathedral; another thing we're surrounded by - cathedrals. We are also very close to the shopping madness of Stroget (st). You want it? It is on Stroget, many charming squares full of open-air cafes with strolling guitarists and tourists, Italian food, all kinds of food. The little sausage trailers are a big hit with me. My Ohio Polish/Italian/Ukrainian palate came back to life here; a little while here and I really could be a linebacker. We played the beautiful Tivoli Gardens this evening, and, with Elvis’s throat being on the mend, are getting pretty good at this. I notice the band functioning more independently; we are moving around to a greater extent musically, now that we know the tunes so well. Dennis [Crouch] is a master at changing the mood by simply holding onto the root chord and letting us crawl around under it. Very suspenseful. What a blast, continually learning how to turn songs inside out and give them new life. July 6 This is my day to just walk around and be a Copenhagen tourist before going to hear Diana Krall and band in the Tivoli. I took a leisure day comprised of walking, people watching, and then some napping. Woke up in time to go downstairs, have a coffee and a cigar on the patio, and then ride over with Elvis to see the show. Diana is a wonderful entertainer who sings with about eight voice/personalities and plays the piano like a demon, much in the school of her mentor, Oscar Peterson. With Bob Hurst (who studied with the same professor at Indiana University as Edgar Meyer) on bass, Anthony Wilson on guitar, and Karriem Riggins going crazy on the drums, I really enjoyed the show. Later when Diana told me she was flying by the seat of her pants and suffering with a cold the same as Elvis, I wanted to tell her how inspiring it was to see someone play so well and be seemingly natural and at ease. It all seemed so effortless on her part. Oh well, I need to remember when I think I am having a bad night, it may, in fact, be an inspirational one in someone else's eyes. I will go back to school on that one. July 7 Travel day....but first, I promised my daughter Miss Nola I would snap some pictures of fashion statements on the streets in the cities where I wander. This proved to be an easy mission and much more fun than taking the image of a building. A structure can last a thousand years; a fashion statement is so fleeting. Off to the Vienne Jazz Festival in France.
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