The Georgetown Quartet. Now those that have been reading this Blog of late will know that Adam Westcott and the Inspiration String Trio on the Celebrity Eclipse were pretty darn good. Indeed, all four could fiddle pretty well. I was extremely impressed by Adam Westcott as he’s a first class musician. The ‘string trio’ were inspirational in both the looks department and the way that they played the music. Well done to Celebrity Cruises for booking such great performers. They were equalled by the four singers and a chap playing and singing. But one of my favourite bits of the Cruise was listening to the Jazz quartet in the Ensemble Lounge up on Deck 5. I must admit that I tended to gravitate towards the fifth deck, and I believe justifiably so.The Georgetown Quartet
Joy Ellis, stunning voice
Adam Osmianski, one of the best drummers I have heard
Tony DePaolis, looks like he is in love with his instrument
Andy Boanco, the man best suited to be in black
Here I am post cruise listening to an album produced by the Georgetown Quartet called ‘Passepartout’ (can mean Character and is also a character in a certain film). I was a bit nervous with 13 tracks, especially after unlucky Tuesday and Coach 13 in Spain. But I should have chilled as the music suggests and ignored the omen. I don’t have a favourite in the band as to me it is a collective with each one complimenting the others. Now don’t get me wrong, I have an eye for a pretty lady, and Joy is very pretty indeed. But you see, the first time that I listened to them, I was sat and obscured by the bar. Wow, thought I, how do these guys do it? Only later that night did I learn of Joy being tucked away out of sight around the corner alone and with her grand piano. It’s a pity that Joy wasn’t singing that night, because if she had been, then I would have thought that one of the fellow’s had broken his voice. You see I am an advocate of ‘perception is reality’ and for a few hours I truly believed that there were only three of them. I’ve listened to some good jazz in the past, and some really dreadful stuff. Indeed some of the stuff that I have listened to before Georgetown came onto my scene, was so dreadful that some tracks had to be deleted from my iPod.
The Georgetown Jazz Quartet; both live and on their album ‘Passepartout’ are pure bliss. Believe it not; the album was as cheap as chips. Things this good shouldn’t cost so little, so grab a bit of them before they become BIG.
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