About 20
minutes or so into the set
And 1
minute, 35 seconds into Body and Soul
The
pianist startles, pauses, and then
Launches
into Hall of the Mountain King
Though he
had been planning on
An
elaborate bit of flashy noodling
But –he
never saw her come in --
The King
of the Troll’s beautiful daughter
Is
in Mesner’s tonight! Sitting alone
Towards
the back of the crowd
Having
ducked once more out of Peer Gynt.
Of all
the places she could have gone
This cold
midwestern night, she is here!
Pleased
at the compliment, she finishes her drink
And
climbs on the table. Her dress is simple –
Where can
she have been hiding
A
vibraphone? Still, she has one now
And
flourishes a pair of mallets. The tenor sax –
It is,
after all, his trio -- nods consent;
He blows
out the notes of Paper Moon
And gestures
her the first solo.
There is
a recording of that night
Rare –
almost impossible, in fact, to find
And
different every time it is played.
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