New Originals For The Green Lady
Reviews
Tom McCarter
Reviewed 2019-01-05
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
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
Old Fart At Play (rebroadcast from Feb 1, 2019) — Jul 08, 2021
Lamanai
Clean Copper Radio & Hot Topics — Mar 07, 2019
Pretty Toasted
Clean Copper Radio & Hot Topics — Feb 28, 2019
Pretty Toasted
Clean Copper Radio & Hot Topics — Feb 26, 2019
Going To Chi Town
The Emerging Artist Network — Feb 21, 2019
Albert Einstein's Hair
Clean Copper Radio & Hot Topics — Feb 14, 2019
Charting
2019-01-15 — 2019-03-19
Jazz
| Week Ending | Airplays |
|---|---|
| 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 |