Live At The Orbit Room
Jazz
| Jan 2009
Reviews
Fo
Reviewed 2009-03-08
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
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
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Track listing
| 1. | S'bout Time | ||
| 2. | Ode To Billie Joe | ||
| 3. | I'll Close My Eyes | ||
| 4. | Someday My Prince Will Come | ||
| 5. | Slow Down Sagg | ||
| 6. | S'bout Time | ||
| 7. | Ode To Billie Joe |