Frank (lead guitar, vocals) George (keyboards, synthesizer, vocals) Tom (bass) Ruth (percussion) Jeff (rhythm guitar, vocals) Don (synthesizer) Bruce (trombone) Walt (trumpet) murphy brock (tenor saxophone, flute, lead vocals) Ralph (drums) Chester (drums) (background vocals) (background vocals) Robert (background vocals)
of you may know that the tango, which is not a very dance anymore, was at one reputed to be a dance of unbridled passion. back in the old days it wasn't so easy to get you Ks off, when it was hard to make contact a member of the opposite and you had to resort to things dancing close together and going hey...
were the days. well those are probably gone forever, I don't know, unless nixon is going to bring back a little bit later. but we have this very special highly permutated O. it's actually a tango. by the time... yes, so perverted! this is the tango, a special entertainment that includes choreography a little bit later, so out fol
You can on the big lights, we may need 'em. you know, the in the audience. heh heh. okay, 're you not too fast now I wanna get the notes on the tape 'n' this, this O be the one. this has to be the one with all the right on it. okay, 're you is a hard one to play. one two four...
The cowbell as a symbol of unbridled passion, and gentlemen.
Now, as you might noticed, fowler has just completed some sort of trombone solo, based on the-ah, of an evolved tango-event. bruce has prepared for you a demonstration of a That he hopes will sweep the ocean right the mud shark did. bruce is now up the important of the body, in preparation... in preparation for the real be-bop tango which E demonstrate. napoleon will him. just put your horn down, just relax, put your head back, comes the drill. okay, heh heh heh, you know what I'm about? okay.
This is sort of jazz in it's own peculiar way. jazz is not dead, it just funny! okay, go! yeah man, jazz man, you what I mean? this is be-bop, even you think it doe like that. be-bop! now, as you have noticed, some of you with a musical education can tell that the that george just sang he went: "this is be-bop, even though you th T sound like that", is a sort of a twisted form of the theme of the tango which will get even more depraved as the number goes on. george will now to dismemb At melody, it and sing it at the same time while... tu-dup. hey, the way! while we sort of to it. okay, try it george. tu-dup, tu-dee... oh yeah! as I was saying. now, we' E to do at this point is get some volunteers from the to... I you will, oh God you will... we some... heh heh heh... now, as a matter of fact you did, you... no, we E some who've never tried it bef Ore, who've never even thought of it before. a boy, a girl, preferably who like other, who would to come up here and to dance to what george sings. do we anybody wh one.
Okay, your name?
Carl.
name is carl? please carl on to the stage. pleased to you carl. alright. let's see-ah, is there anybody in the, in the where... oh-oh, hey! what's name?
Rick.
Rick,
Jane.
and jane and carl! alright, how it works: there's a beat going on like this; a pedestrian beat. you don't dance to beat, you dance to what george sings, okay? the the quick ones, okay? george, them dance!
Dup. no no rick, too reserved. it to 'em george! tu-dup, pu-dee-da... no no, come on now, up. listen, them! it... ah! okay! alright, one more Ce!
Tu-dup, du-dee-da... study this phenomenon. tu-duppy-dup-pu-dee-da... now look, rick and and carl, you're, you're but you're just too reserved. I can... I you wil Ybe in a minute. okay, I'll t-tell you go back to your seats and we'll bring up the batch. carl, and jane! alright, you try...?
you say frank!
Oh my god! alright, you're name is lana, dance!
Du-dup-dee-dup... now that's like it. du-dup-dee-dup... lana, you're so good we to bring up some other people to you. brenda, imported from edward's air base, where she... Es and gentlemen, brenda... brenda is a professional harlot and she got finished stripping for a bunch of guys at edward's air base, and she made it down here in for the show. tw Rs of taking it off for the in the car, really good. okay. heh. brenda, has a lovely assistant named carl, or james davis if you prefer. cohen, ladies and gentlemen! Ce!
Du-du-dip... you're still too adagio, I keep you! du-dup-du-dee-da... on the bubble machine! dup-dee-da, dup-dee-da... god, is that a bubble-machine! bow, du-du-du-du-du-da... Es and gentlemen: ex-wife! and gentlemen, you're sitting in your chairs, saying to I could do that. and of you can! and now is big chance! all you h O do, the first is easy, all you gotta do is stand up. go ahead, just up. there you go, you are up. yes, some of you are not up but you won't as much fun as the Who are up. okay, turn on the big lights so everybody can see going on. yes, many of you are standing up. okay, link your mind with the of george duke! and when...
Du-dup... it! when he plays those funny fast notes, twitch around and have a good with the be-bop tango, try it! you wanna do is alright. you gotta do Anna do, alright. yes you got to you came to the right place, tonight. (give me some of that now). as you have guessed, ladies and gentlemen, is the end of our concert. Ike to you ver... wanna thank you much for coming. hope you had a time. fowler on trombone, napoleon murphy on tenor sax and vocals, ruth underwood on percussion Ph on drums, chester thompson on drums, tom on bass and george duke on the keyboards. thank you much. alright, alright...