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QUESTION: What do you get if you mix a top-selling album, a group of jazz orientated musicians and a smattering of Police classics? Answer: Probably one of the most musically intelligent performances of the year.
And who is responsible for this exciting montage of melody? None other than that old copper himself Sting. Now free of Police custody and totally wrapped up in jazz he has found a cosy, uncluttered corner of the music world from which to operate and entertain.
On the whole the show had a relaxed, unforced feel to it. Almost like a jam session; and at times the songs did veer off into the spontaneous, 'Bring On The Night' and 'They Dance Alone' (a song recently banned in Chile because of its political overtones) to name but two.
Strangely, very little was played of the acclaimed album 'Dream Of The Blue Turtles' apart from three tracks, notably a personal favourite, 'Fortress Around Your Heart'. Most of the concert was dedicated to playing his new release 'Nothing Like The Sun' in its entirety, which meant we were treated to the Hendrix classic 'Little Wing' and its soaring guitar solo by Jeff Campbell.
Come the encore, when Sting asked "What do you want to hear?", the reply was unanimous: 'Roxanne'. You see no matter how far a man runs, his past will always catch up with him and so it did at Wembley with the closing number. A song, Sting admitted, that he felt he'd been playing all his life. But that's the way it is with standards and the title of this one? You've guessed it: 'Message In A Bottle'.
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