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 |
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| Week Ending: | May 10 | Apr 5 |
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| 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 |
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| 2. | May 08, 2009: | The Rent Party
Ode To Billie Joe |
5. | Mar 31, 2009: | Reelin' in the Years Jazz Special
Slow Down Sagg |
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| 3. | Apr 02, 2009: | Palo Alto Pop Overthrow
Ode To Billie Joe |
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Album Review
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
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 | |||||