New Originals For The Green Lady

Jazz | Jan 2019

Reviews

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

Recent airplay

The Shorter Shuffle
Lamanai
Pretty Toasted
Pretty Toasted
Going To Chi Town
Albert Einstein's Hair

Charting

2019-01-15 — 2019-03-19 Jazz
Week EndingAirplays
Mar 10 1
Mar 3 1
Feb 24 1
Feb 17 1
Feb 10 1
Feb 3 1
Jan 20 1

Track listing

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