Ledonne, Mike / I Love Music
Album: I Love Music   Collection:Jazz
Artist:Ledonne, Mike   Added:Aug 2014
Label:Savant Records  

A-File Activity
Add Date: 2015-03-27 Pull Date: 2015-05-29 Charts: Jazz
Week Ending: May 31 May 24 May 10 May 3 Apr 26 Apr 19 Apr 12 Apr 5
Airplays: 2 1 1 2 1 1 1 3

Recent Airplay
1. Mar 13, 2021: Rebroadcast: Music Casserrole
Blues For Ball
4. May 20, 2015: 5-20-2015
Blues For Ball
2. May 29, 2015: Rebop
Blues For Ball
5. May 08, 2015: Rebop
Blues For Gene
3. May 25, 2015: No Way To Say
Blues For Gene
6. May 02, 2015: Music Casserole
Blues For Ball

Album Review
Be Sharp
Reviewed 2015-03-26
HARD-BOP JAZZ ORGAN
Veteran LeDonne plays the Hammond B3 and leads an ensemble with tenor sax, guitar & drums (no bass) on this album of all covers. We get a few jazz compositions but more pop songs.

All instrumental. No FCC issues.

1 * Mid-fast. Cool, sophisticated Milt Jackson piece. Good hollow-body guitar solo. (6:32)
2 Mid-tempo. Sax & guitar trade improv lines on a simple Stevie Wonder melody. (8:58)
3 Very fast. Technical showpiece especially for sax & drums. I didn’t love the tune. (10:38)
4 Slow. Sassy, bluesy take on a very familiar melody. Left me wanting more. (5:50)
5 ** Soulful theme & variations. Sax & guitar both shine on this McCoy Tyner tune. (6:48)
6 Mid-tempo. Competent cover of 70s hit by the group War. A good high school stage band could play this. (6:39)
7 Very fast. Stevie Wonder again. A showy toccata for organ. I don’t know why. (8:03)

Track Listing
1. Blues For Gene   4. Put On A Happy Face
2. I Love Every Little Thing About You   5. Blues For Ball
3. I Love Music   6. The World Is A Ghetto
  7. Do I Do