Maceo Parker with Candy Dulfer at Miner Auditorium, December 29, 2019

SFJAZZ presents Maceo Parker with special guest, Candy Dulfer
Robert M. Miner Auditorium
SFJAZZ Center, 205 Franklin St, San Francisco, CA 94102 USA
7:30 PM, Sunday, December 29, 2019

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[7:31 PM; lights down; greetings and announcements from Natasha Maddison]

1. [7:34 PM] Off the Hook
   [7:45 PM; long yack from Maceo; all off but MP, WB]
2. [7:46 PM] Satin Doll
3. [7:48 PM] Prisoner of Love (MP)
   [7:50 PM; everybody back]
4. [7:50 PM] Make It Funky
5. [7:58 PM] (unidentified ballad) »
   [8:01 PM; add Candy Dulfer]
6. [8:01 PM] Uptown Funk
   [8:07 PM; drop GB, CD]
7. [8:07 PM] (unidentified tune)
   [8:14 PM; Maceo introduces GB; all off except WB, GB]
8. [8:14 PM] My Cherie Amour
   [8:18 PM; all back, including CD]
9. [8:18 PM] Pick Up the Pieces
   [8:26 PM; drop CD]
10. [8:26 PM] Let's Get It On »
    [8:33 PM; add CD]
11. [8:33 PM] (unidentified JB tune) » drum solo (all others off)
    [8:38 PM; PM off; WB, MP return]
12. [8:38 PM] You Don't Know Me »That Lucky Old Sun » You Don't Know Me
    [8:48 PM; long MP yack about Ray Charles]
13. [8:50 PM] Hey Pockey Way » (bass jam; all off but SC, JM, MP on keys!) »
    [8:56 PM; MP swap to flute; add WB, DP]
14. [8:56 PM] Stand By Me (DP)
15. [9:04 PM] Funky Good Time
16. [9:11 PM] Over the Rainbow
    [9:15 PM; add CD through end of show]
17. [9:14 PM] Pass the Peas
    [set ends 9:20 PM]
    
    Finale
18. [9:21 PM] Lay Away
    [show ends 9:27 PM; whew, what a night!]

• Greg Boyer: trombone, harmony vox;
• Will Boulware: keyboards;
• Rodney “Skeet” Curtis: bass;
• Candy Dulfer: alto saxophone, harmony vox;
• Pete MacLean: drums;
• Darliene Parker: lead and harmony vox;
• Maceo Parker: alto saxophone, flute, keyboards, lead and harmony vox;
• Bruno Speight: guitar.

Tonight's show was a nice diversion from the surrounding Dead & Company shows – or really, a chance to enjoy nostalgia of an entirely different flavor. Maceo certainly has a crack band, and they can lay down a ferocious groove when they want to, but I felt like he spent entirely too long reminiscing about the past (talking to the crowd), and not enough time actually playing. At 76 years old, he's more than earned the entitlement to hold court and celebrate the good old days, yet I would still rather hear him blow his horn than to repeat stories that have become part of his shtick. Guess that's a sign that I need to lay out on his next pass through tune to juice up my personal jones for his brand of funk.

Candy Dulfer is a great addition to the band – good for a strong dose of youthful vigor! I would have liked her to spend more time onstage, but ya gotta takes what ya gets!

Big thanks to Ting for the photo gallery!

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