O J T / New Originals For The Green Lady
Album: New Originals For The Green Lady   Collection:Jazz
Artist:O J T   Added:Jan 2019
Label:Jazz Daddy Records  

A-File Activity
Add Date: 2019-01-15 Pull Date: 2019-03-19 Charts: Jazz
Week Ending: Mar 10 Mar 3 Feb 24 Feb 17 Feb 10 Feb 3 Jan 20
Airplays: 1 1 1 1 1 1 1

Recent Airplay
1. Jul 08, 2021: Old Fart At Play (rebroadcast from Feb 1, 2019)
The Shorter Shuffle
4. Feb 26, 2019: Clean Copper Radio & Hot Topics
Pretty Toasted
2. Mar 07, 2019: Clean Copper Radio & Hot Topics
Lamanai
5. Feb 21, 2019: The Emerging Artist Network
Going To Chi Town
3. Feb 28, 2019: Clean Copper Radio & Hot Topics
Pretty Toasted
6. Feb 14, 2019: Clean Copper Radio & Hot Topics
Albert Einstein's Hair

Album Review
Tom McCarter
Reviewed 2019-01-05
Reviewed: 2018-01-05
Genre: Jazz
FCCs: none
Review: terrific set of organ jazz trio (OJT – get it?), pushing new boundaries and romping with the best of the classic form. All originals. The Green Lady is the premiere jazz club in Kansas City
If You Like: John Scofield, Bill Frisell, Jimmy Smith, Gerald Clayton, Kenny Burrell
Track Review (favorites denoted by *):
1/ Lamanai (7:38) – organ starts> midtempo jam> guitar solo> midtempo jam> organ solo> uptempo jam slows to midtempo> quick stop
**2/ Going To Chi Town (5:55) – guitar starts> uptempo swinging jam> guitar solo> organ solo> uptempo jam> quick stop
3/ Scoo Ba Dit (5:14) – guitar starts> uptempo rocking jam> funky guitar solo> uptempo jam> organ solo> uptempo jam> crescendo end
4/ Back Yard Improv Jam (6:51) – drums start> midtempo jam> guitar solo> organ solo> midtempo jam> slow fade
*5/ Albert Einstein’s Hair (8:22) – organ starts slow & quietly, builds to midtempo jam> swirling organ solo builds to uptempo> guitar solo> drum solo slows to midtempo> midtempo jam> fade
***6/ Rooftop Blues (4;32) – organ starts> uptempo swinging jam> organ solo> guitar solo romps> uptempo jam with drum fills> quick stop
*7/ The Shorter Shuffle (4:08) – drums start> midtempo swinging jam> guitar solo> organ solo> midtempo jam slows to fade & crescendo end
*8/ Pretty Toasted (6;38) – organ starts> midtempo jam> organ solo> guitar solo> midtempo jam with fills from all 3 musicians> crescendo & fade

Track Listing
1. Lamanai   5. Albert Einstein's Hair
2. Going To Chi Town   6. Rooftop Blues
3. Scoo Ba Dit   7. The Shorter Shuffle
4. Back Yard Improv Jam   8. Pretty Toasted