Truly, Sonoma Jazz Plus is becoming the Monterey Jazz Festival of the 21st century. Why do I say that? Early on at Monterey in the beginning of the '60s I went each year with a buddy of mine, but we stopped going when it got too big and was no longer as intimate as this festival still is. And yet, each night has had its own incomparable peaks! I've heard both these greats before, Al Green back in the '70s, and Herbie Hancock back then and also two years ago here at Sonoma Jazz Plus in 2006, before he did his Grammy-winning "River: the Joni Letters." Both have such a repertoire by now that each show tonight was a blockbuster. Al Green's unique sense of sacred soul rocked us out like cosmic gospel; no mention or use of the usual cliches, his artistry gets more powerful with age. Herbie Hancock, who started out playing with classical piano, then played with Miles Davis and subsequently became one of the fathers of fusion, always turns over new leafs. Not only did we have two vocalists style some of the Joni Mitchell numbers he crafted, but his group included an amazing scratching DJ, C-minus, an incredible harmonica player from France, and a guitarist from Benin who knocked us out.