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... an icon of cool... ...Mr. Poché's
guitar solo wailed the blues and jabbed with insistent triplets. ...impressive guitarist
Renard Poché's electric riffs made him sound like a swampy Jimi
Hendrix. Poché took Dr. John's
audience ...down a swampy path for some guitar god- fireworks..." "Solitude" included
a haunting, echoey guitar solo by Poche, fitting for a song of longing
for lost love. It was so mournful and
beautiful I wanted to weep. ...some fine trombone
work from by Renard Poché... (with N'Dea Davenport) ...guitarist Renard Poché
earned extra credit for his occasional Hendrix-like divergences, as
well as his striped bell-bottom pants, probably stolen from the Average
White Band while on tour in 1973.(in reference to Poché's
appearance with Dr. John at the 2002 Rochester International Jazz Festival.
Also on the bill, the Average White Band.) At Muddy Waters, Poché
was an eyeful. Leader Renard Poché switched instruments (guitar,
trombone, percussion) as often as the band shifted gears. Toe-tapping
adult contemporary jazz, sultry jazz ballads, inside-out funk grooves,
and shearing rock were all delivered with style. ...one can't help thinking
that, despite his performance abilities, Poché's strongest talent
may be as a record producer. Sitting at the piano,
he (Dr. John) traded bright funk injected solos with his young guitarist
(Poché) who passed out slick, crisp progressions... |
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