Johnny Mandel's Song 'Emily'

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Nonetheless, the band performed a song called “Emily” originally written by Johnny Mandel. The style of the song is considered to be jazz blues, since it requires more developed harmonies and rhythms that generally breaks out of custom blues pattern. This song was considered the soloist of the night, since pianist Vic Donnell started off with a solo in which the rest of the band began to engage in syncopation. However, the highlights of the show would have to be when the band performed “Blue Monk” and “Back at the chicken shack”. Marty Liquori stated that the song “Blue Monk” by Thelonious Monk was considered flat blues. He stated that the entire band enjoys playing this song often since Thelonoius Monk had a distinctive improvisational style