Instinct

Reviewed: 2017-11-25
Genre: Jazz
FCCs: none
Review: local B-3 organist brings us back to the golden era of organ driven bop. This is a rocking disc with originals and old chestnuts.
If You Like: Jimmy Smith, Grant Green, George Coleman, Art Blakey
Track Review (favorites denoted by *):
*1/ Red Top (4:58) - organ starts with a big blast & quickly mellows into a midtempo jam> guitar solo> organ solo> jam> quick fade
*2/ Night In Tunisia (7:43) - drums start> uptempo jam> sax solo> jam> vibrant guitar solo> wild organ solo> jam> fade
3/ Purposeful (Radio Edit) - organ starts> slow tempo jam builds to midtempo> sax solo> organ solo> jam> slow fade
*4/ Thieves In The Temple (5:38) - drums/organ starts> uptempo jam> organ solo> sax solo> guitar solo> organ solo> jam> quick stop
*5/ Don't Misunderstand (11:26) - organ starts, quickly slows to slow tempo jam> guitar solo> sax solo> organ solo> jam> fade
6/ I'm An Old Cowhand (4:38) - organ starts> midtempo jam> organ solo> guitar solo> jam> crescendo end
*7/ Don't Know Why (5:22) - guitar starts> slow tempo jam> organ solo> sax solo> guitar solo> organ solo swells into midtempo jam> slow fade
*8/ Street of Dreams (7:14) - organ starts> midtempo jam> guitar solo> sax solo> organ solo> guitar solo> jam> quick stop
9/ Softly As In a Morning Sunrise (4:24) - organ starts slow, swings into a midtempo jam> sax solo> guitar solo> organ solo> jam> fade
10/ You Will Know (4:56) - organ starts> midtempo jam> organ solo> sax solo> slow fade
*11/ Purposeful (Full Version) - drums start> slow tempo jam> guitar solo> organ solo> sax solo> midtempo jam> fade