What a Pleasant Surprise

The wife and I just got back from the monthly big band dance at Fritzi’s Blue Bubble Ballroom. Those old warhorses, the Paul Elizondo Band, were playing up a storm–they play great Latin stuff, but Paul obviously never tried to dance to any of his swing or ballroom stuff (Paul–synchonize your metronome!). However, we were all in for a treat, because Paul had brought along San Antonio’s premier jazz singer, Joan Carrol. Joan sang a bunch of Ellington and Harry James, stuff that’s not on either of her CDs. Here’s hoping she has a new CD in the works!