MOON CATS:
The boys of acoustic swingin' jazz outfit
Le Chat Lunatique may occasionally
echo Bob Wills and the Texas Playboys
but their swank style (musical and
sartorial) is pure Quintette du Hot Club
de France, the groundbreaking acoustic
jazz quartet formed in 1934. Using
stringed instruments as driving
percussion, the Quintette, by and large,
originated the concept of the guitar solo
since that instrument was until then used
almost exclusively in jazz band rhythm
sections....
Picture a well-heeled gypsy band puffing
Gauloises in some saloon with French
dancehall mam'selles kicking up their
gams and you'll be prepared for this
ensemble's tight and talented act.
LOCAL IQ, JAN. 25 - FEB. 7, 2007
by: Captain America
