That’s Rocky Gresset on the left, and Adrian Moignard on the right. They have a sort of friendly contest ongoing to see who can blast out Gypsy Jazz faster and more musically than the other. It’s always a tie, though they each have their own style.
“Cherokee” is a jazz standard from way back in the 1930s, by Ray Noble. It blasts through a series of different keys, and the third of four parts of the tune were considered too challenging by many soloists, so the song was often avoided, except by guys who could really play. Like these guys.
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I have a wall of very nice stringed instruments (4 guitars and a banjo), a table of nice ukuleles and a few scrubs of each in the garage. After 50+ years, I have decided that they do nothing but mock me, so I will be finding them new homes. After seeing this clip, it occurred to me that it never occurred to me to even aspire to this level of playing. 12 bar blues/bar band was my highest aspiration. This playing is on a whole different planet…
DH and I were stunned and mesmerized by such beauty!
Thank you,