Big round bass notes from vocalist Dean Bowman alternating with full fat saxophone notes, sustained B-3 chords and vocal trills like bird calls introduced the dreamily seductive groove of “Cleo’s Mood”. Dean Bowman is easily one of the best vocalists in any genre today. This tune really gave him a chance to astound. “Do the Boomerang” had heads bobbing and feet tapping but I only saw one person dancing. Still, most of the audience complied immediately with Byron’s request for some back-up vocals on the third tune, “What Does it Take (to win your love)”. On “Roadrunner” the Cry Baby pedal was pumping as Dean Bowman ran with the words and became a traveling man, running on, off and across the stage.

The second set was all blues, mainly instrumental, starting with “Every Day I Got the Blues” and ending with a low-down dirty “Satan’s Blues”. David Gilmore’s guitar solo in “Mark Anthony Speaks” was riveting even though he broke a string. The encore, “Shotgun”, got people up doing what they had wanted to do all night — dance. It was our last chance.

There it is. What a treat to hear musicians of this caliber doing this music. We all got soul. Let’s give it some respect — and don’t be afraid to get down, get on the floor and do the jerk baby!