Talking of Jazz Herbies - I went to see Herbie Hancock last night (a little older looking than the first picture on the website!). Fantastic set of musicians with amazing technique, but I had my doubts about it. The drummer (Terri Lynn Carrington) was excellent, but way too loud and drowned out everyone else. Bobby Hutcherson on vibes was hard to hear and tended to get lost in the overall sound. Scott Colley on bass was, for me, the stand out of the evening - phenomenl playing. The band were clearly enjoying themselves but there was some spark missing - some of the solos were high speed meandering (can you meander at high speed?). I'm glad I went though just to have seen them. The last time he played Newcastle was the week I moved here nearly 30 years ago!