Lewis, Greg / Organ Monk
| Album: | Organ Monk | Collection: | Jazz | |
| Artist: | Lewis, Greg | Added: | Oct 2010 | |
| Label: | (No Label Information) | |||
A-File Activity
| Add Date: | 2010-11-21 | Pull Date: | 2011-01-23 | Charts: | Jazz |
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| Week Ending: | Jan 23 | Jan 16 | Dec 26 | Dec 19 | Dec 12 | Dec 5 | Nov 28 |
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| Airplays: | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Recent Airplay
| 1. | Feb 08, 2011: | Rebop
Light Blue |
4. | Jan 14, 2011: | No Cover, No Minimum
Four In One |
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| 2. | Jan 23, 2011: | An Evening at the Astrodome
Played Twice |
5. | Jan 11, 2011: | Rebop
Locomotive |
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| 3. | Jan 18, 2011: | Rebop
Locomotive |
6. | Dec 20, 2010: | Frequency Jam
Played Twice, Monk's Mood, Criss Cross |
Album Review
Fo
Reviewed 2010-11-20
Reviewed 2010-11-20
GREG LEWIS: Organ Monk
self-released, 2010
ORGAN JAZZ – Hammond B3 player takes on a set of Thelonious Monk tunes. Lewis gets Monk’s quirky sense of harmony and time, and he’s not afraid to get weird (especially in the intros), but he’s also a funky player who can get things grooving. Cindy Blackman’s restless drumming adds some extra bite, but guitarist Ron Jackson smoothes it all out. Bonus points for picking some of Monk’s less obvious tunes.
Fo’s Picks: 2, 3, 4, 5, 8, 9, 15
2. 3:56 – mysterious intro, solo percolation, then a happy little drive with drums
3. 5:06 – bizarre scattered intro & ending, with a hot, spiky swing in between
4. 4:22 – nice lazy lope: guitar chills out, drums apply gentle pressure
5. 4:51 – goofy repetitive bounce; a snappy uptempo glide, good drums
8. 4:33 – squirrelly melody, an upbeat stroll with winking solos for all
9. 5:15 – sneaky solo intro, then organ romps over slow steady groove
15. 4:27 – original, built on repetitive riff, balances aloofness & a good time
[ Fo ] 11/20/10
self-released, 2010
ORGAN JAZZ – Hammond B3 player takes on a set of Thelonious Monk tunes. Lewis gets Monk’s quirky sense of harmony and time, and he’s not afraid to get weird (especially in the intros), but he’s also a funky player who can get things grooving. Cindy Blackman’s restless drumming adds some extra bite, but guitarist Ron Jackson smoothes it all out. Bonus points for picking some of Monk’s less obvious tunes.
Fo’s Picks: 2, 3, 4, 5, 8, 9, 15
2. 3:56 – mysterious intro, solo percolation, then a happy little drive with drums
3. 5:06 – bizarre scattered intro & ending, with a hot, spiky swing in between
4. 4:22 – nice lazy lope: guitar chills out, drums apply gentle pressure
5. 4:51 – goofy repetitive bounce; a snappy uptempo glide, good drums
8. 4:33 – squirrelly melody, an upbeat stroll with winking solos for all
9. 5:15 – sneaky solo intro, then organ romps over slow steady groove
15. 4:27 – original, built on repetitive riff, balances aloofness & a good time
[ Fo ] 11/20/10
Track Listing
| 1. | Trinkle Tinkle | 8. | Four In One | |||
| 2. | Jackie-Ing | 9. | Locomotive | |||
| 3. | Criss Cross | 10. | We See | |||
| 4. | Light Blue | 11. | Monk's Mood | |||
| 5. | Played Twice | 12. | Think Of One | |||
| 6. | Boo Boo's Birthday | 13. | Work | |||
| 7. | Coming On The Hudson | 14. | Introspection | |||
| 15. | Kohl's Here | |||||