Bill Ware: Caravan

From Bill Ware's Duke Ellington tribute record, we have Bill Ware's vibraphone and Marc Ribot's irrepressible guitar answering Yes! to the question Does the world need another cover of Caravan? In Ribot, Ware has discovered the perfect foil. The guitar begins with plenty of unresolved chords, dissonant intervals, sly figures, and taunting silences then the fun begins. Ware unfurls that classic theme while Ribot comps (and swings) like mad, alternating chords with walking basslines. This inspires Ware to some tremendous, rippling solo passages. When the roles are reversed, Ribot is more than up to the task. Best of all, it sounds like the guys were having a load of fun.