Bennett made several stops to perform in Ottawa. In 2001, he sang to about 9,000 people in Confederation Park at the Ottawa Jazz Festival.
Here is this newspaper’s review of that show, by writer Chris Cobb. Time and date references have not been altered.It’s impossible to find an adjective, let alone a superlative that hasn’t been used a hundred times to describe his music, either in the recorded or live forms.
But let’s not dwell on the negative. This was a masterful concert by a master of his craft. A night of romance for some, a night of musical appreciation for most. Those in a position to savour every note and every vocal inflection could only have been thoroughly entertained and somewhat mesmerized by the sounds of “Turn it Up!” or “We Can’t Hear” coming from behind them.
“The voice is what Pearl Bailey loved … and onto the stage he was shoved.” Ross’s sentiment was noble but he should not give up his night job.Article content For the entire concert, the crowd of about 9,000 was so reverently silent you could hear a plastic wine glass drop onto the Confederation Park grass.Article content
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