Groovadelphia

Organissimo
Big O Records
Jazz | Sep 2008

Reviews

Eme O
Reviewed 2009-01-07
Jazz trio. Organ, guitar, and drum; no vocals. Harmonica and keyboard make cameo appearances. FCC clean. Jazz/blues tracks are relatively groove-y. Slower tracks are ambient, kind of neo-soul; the band takes time getting to the melody. Overall sound is kind of like an opening act at a summer jazz festival; okay, but not ready for the main stage. Pick(s): 2, 3, 5, 8
--Eme O

1) Relatively funky at the start (brief drum solo before organ and guitar chime in).

2) Jumps to attention with a jazzy organ and drum opening. Falls into a latin rhythm for the rest of the song (still jazzy, though). Nice variations in the drumming at the end.

3) Blues/jazz. Inoffensive and has a beat you can dance to.

4) Slow, romantic, 'soul meets bossa nova.'

5) Ambient for 90ish seconds, then melody/rhythm appear. Nice contrast between funky and breezy elements in the middle. Some elements of the soundscape give kind of a 70s vibe.

6) Starts slow, but picks up. Organ and guitar solos. Some drama added by: swells in volume, unexpected stops, addition of higher-pitched sounds (toward the end).

7) Blues/jazz. Unhurried (though not slow). Guitar and organ solos.

8) Harmonica/guitar duet to start. Church-y organ sound. Jazzy guitar. Harmonica solo. Organ solo.

9) Slow, kind of 80s soul sound. Keyboard provides some contrast via high notes. Good for winding down.

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Charting

2009-01-11 — 2009-03-15 Jazz
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Track listing

1. Groovadelphia
2. Senor Buffet
3. Third Right On The Left
4. Traces
5. Danco De Alma
6. If Not Now, When?
7. Bleecker
8. My Sweet Potato Pie
9. Rhodesia