Monaco, Tony & His Toronto Trio / Live At The Orbit Room
Album: Live At The Orbit Room   Collection:Jazz
Artist:Monaco, Tony & His Toronto Trio   Added:Jan 2009
Label:Chicken Coup Records  

A-File Activity
Add Date: 2009-03-08 Pull Date: 2009-05-10 Charts: Jazz
Week Ending: May 10 Apr 5
Airplays: 1 3

Recent Airplay
1. Jul 07, 2023: soul street
Ode To Billie Joe
4. Apr 01, 2009: The Heart of KZSU
Someday My Prince Will Come
2. May 08, 2009: The Rent Party
Ode To Billie Joe
5. Mar 31, 2009: Reelin' in the Years Jazz Special
Slow Down Sagg
3. Apr 02, 2009: Palo Alto Pop Overthrow
Ode To Billie Joe

Album Review
Fo
Reviewed 2009-03-08
TONY MONACO: Live at the Orbit Room
Chicken Coup, 2009

HAMMOND B3 ORGAN – Tony Monaco doesn’t get the attention or accolades of Joey DeFrancesco or Dr. Lonnie Smith, but he burns things up quite nicely with constant low pressure and a grungy tone. This live set (Toronto, 2007) is classic organ-trio soul-jazz that takes its time, featuring extended solos that pile on the heat ever-so-gradually.

* * * | Fo’s Picks: 2, 5, 6

1. 12:15 – uptempo burner turned down to a low simmer, keeps up the tension
2. 11:24 – countrified funk, relaxed and steady: greasy guitar, icy-hot organ
3. 11:16 – sloooow ballad, sweet & tender but lapses into soap opera cheese
4. 9:01 – midtempo waltzing ballad, swings lightly, some good interplay later
5. 12:24 – upbeat and nicely funky: blues guitar solo, organ finally lets loose
6. 8:35 – edited down version of #1, for DJs on a budget (feels tighter)
7. 8:24 – edited down version of #2 … both work, take your pick

[ Fo ] 03/08/09

Track Listing
1. S'bout Time   4. Someday My Prince Will Come
2. Ode To Billie Joe   5. Slow Down Sagg
3. I'll Close My Eyes   6. S'bout Time
  7. Ode To Billie Joe