Ben Allison at the Green Mill 3/3/07

Colleen and I saw the Ben Allison group at the Green Mill in Chicago last Sat. Tunes from the new CD, Cowboy Justice. really great stuff, but I don't think the event was managed very well. who am I to say, right? it was advertised as Ben Allison, 4-midnight. get there and it's 3 50 min sets. after the set we heard Ben said something like, "the next set will be exactly like this one". an obvious attempt to cycle the crowd. they were only charging a $12 cover. charge a little more, play 2 longer sets and advertise it as such. i bought the CD at the bar. Colleen liked it too.